By Lila Watts and Laura Ly, CNN A statue of George Floyd that has been in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood since Juneteenth will be moved on Monday — first back to the studio for refurbishment and then to Manhattan’s Union Square Park in September as planned, according to Confront Art, the group that produced the statue.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El inspector general de la CIA lleva a cabo una revisión del manejo que realizó la agencia sobre el caso de los funcionarios enfermos por el misterioso “Síndrome de La Habana”, según supo CNN. La revelación llega justo cuando los casos se multiplican en todo el mundo. Varias fuentes familiarizadas con
Continue ReadingBy Kati Weis Click here for updates on this story WESTMINSTER, Colorado (KCNC) — A little-known Colorado insurance law is making a big difference for a Westminster couple, and they’re hoping their story will alert other expecting parents. Jessica Rapp and Jake Irwin say they are having to pay $5,000 more for the birth of
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — An 84-year-old man proved that it’s never too late to reach your dreams when he graduated from California State University, Northridge. John Kihm earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology in June 2021 and is now inspiring people of
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Bootleg Fire is now the Oregon’s third-largest wildfire since 1900, and more than 2,000 people are still under some form of evacuation order, officials said Thursday. “It’s kind of a dubious honor,” Oregon Department of Forestry spokesperson Marcus Kauffman said of the fire that started July 6 and had charred
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging “systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women and under-represented groups.” The petition, viewed by CNN Business, specifically addresses concerns among staffers within an Amazon Web
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Max Gomez Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Try to imagine being a healthy high school student, and out of the blue one day you’re in liver failure so bad you may only have days to live without a transplant. That happened to one teenager, but
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — A statue in Davis that was destroyed by vandals earlier this year is getting a replacement. Officials said the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Central Park will be replaced with a new version of him—seated, rather than standing, to make it
Continue ReadingBy Len Ramirez Click here for updates on this story GILROY, California (KPIX) — After two challenging years, the Gilroy Garlic Festival is making a comeback, but things will look a bit different this time. Volunteers are prepping up the food on Gourmet Alley, and that distinctly garlicky odor is once again wafting through the
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,836, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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The Opening Ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was a feast for the eyes and ears as athletes from more than 200 delegations took the field.
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces unit known as the Boinas Negras for human rights abuses in the wake of historic protests on the island. President Joe Biden said in a statement that Thursday’s actions were “just the beginning–the
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Steve Kornacki joins TODAY to talk about where fans can find all their Olympic coverage for the Tokyo Games.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Funcionarios de la administración Biden reconocieron este jueves que la pandemia de covid-19, que parecía estar menguando hace un mes, ha entrado en una nueva fase de alarma. El presidente Joe Biden dijo desde la Casa Blanca que los miembros de su equipo de covid estaban examinando el aumento de casos
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The 64-acre Swamp Wells Trail Fire that broke out south of Bend last Sunday was declared fully contained late Thursday, and the last evacuation levels were dropped Friday on the 686-acre Darlene Fire southeast of La Pine.
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business It’s been a turbulent week on Wall Street, starting with a massive selloff over worries about the Delta variant. But by Friday, stocks were back up and each index closed at at record highs. The Dow closed 0.7%, or 238 points, higher, finishing above 35,000 for the first time ever.
Continue ReadingDave Flitman, Builders FirstSource CEO, says the recent uptick in demand for housing will be “sustainable” over the next few years because of millennial and Gen Z clientele.
Continue ReadingBy Allison Ross Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — WMTW is teaming up with the American Red Cross for a blood drive Friday. Rachel Adams is asking everyone who is eligible to step up and donate blood Friday. During the course of her life, Adams has received 300 blood transfusions.
Continue ReadingBy Perris Jones Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Three men have been charged in an animal cruelty case out of Norman. Hundreds of exotic animals, including kangaroos, camels and ostriches, were found severely malnourished – some to the point of eating the bark off trees. In late April, authorities
Continue ReadingBy Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska School Activities Association sanctioned girls wrestling in May, which means girls can hit the mat in their own divisions this winter. Millard Public Schools hosts its first girls wrestling camp Friday, July 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. at
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