Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources opened online registration for the state’s regulated alligator hunts at 8 a.m. today. Registration must be completed by 8 a.m. on July 14. To register, visit alabamainteractive.org/dcnr/alligator_hunt/welcome.action. A total of 260 alligator possession tags will be
Continue ReadingWarnerMedia and Discovery have revealed the name that their soon-to-be-combined companies will take once they are fused together: Warner Bros. Discovery. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced the name Tuesday to WarnerMedia employees in a conversation hosted by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar. “We thought we need to represent, really, who are we? Who are we? What’s
Continue ReadingSam’s Club is the latest warehouse chain to bring back food samples, joining rival Costco in returning to a pre-pandemic shopping staple. Beginning this week the company is relaunching its sampling and demo program, called “Taste & Tips,” across its roughly 600 US locations. The perk was discontinued in March 2020 as the pandemic hit
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Starting Tuesday, June 1, people who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to wear masks indoors in Milwaukee. The city’s health order officials expired. The Milwaukee Health Department says they’ve listened to the science and have seen the city’s drop in overall COVID-19
Continue ReadingJune is Pride Month, when the world’s LGBT communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Pride gatherings are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are. The original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CICERO, Illinois (WLS) — A rideshare driver was shot and critically wounded after an attempted robbery Monday night in Cicero, police said. Police said at about 7:34 p.m., a rideshare driver was called out to 23rd Street and 55th Avenue. Police said four people were there and attempted
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Homeowners in one Albuquerque neighborhood were left with a lot of water damage after Monday’s severe storm swept through the area. Homeowners near 52nd and Central Avenue on Evansdale Road told KOAT they’re frustrated. Their homes and garages flooded with that storm. They
Continue ReadingA new LGBTQ exchange-traded fund recently launched on Wall Street … just in time for the start of Pride Month. It’s a clear sign that investors recognize the purchasing power and economic clout of members of the LGBTQ community. The LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF from data firm LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings invests in 100 companies in
Continue ReadingYoung trans athletes provide the heart of “Changing the Game,” but some of the most sobering commentary comes from their families, who freely acknowledge their ignorance about trans kids before having one. Landing amid politicization of the issue, this sensitively told Hulu documentary won’t settle the debate, but it does put faces to those thrust
Continue ReadingJohn Oliver has a new enemy — cereal. The “Last Week Tonight” host, whose show was off on Sunday for the Memorial Day weekend, took to YouTube to rant about the lack of innovation in cereal land. “I’m aware that there’s a lot going on in the world right now, but instead of focusing on
Continue ReadingAmerica’s recovery from the pandemic downturn has been rocky: Millions of workers — especially women — remain on the sidelines, while parts of the economy are booming and inflation is rising. Getting people back into the labor force and into a job is now key to keep the recovery going and stop the economy from
Continue ReadingCzech police have asked for Prime Minister Andrej Babis to be charged with fraud, following an investigation into alleged misuse of European Union subsidies, according to a statement released on Monday. The criminal unit of the Economic Crime Department of the Prague Police has concluded its investigation into the case — known as “Stork’s Nest”
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The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it won’t review a lower court opinion that awarded a $2 billion verdict in a case brought by a group of women who sued Johnson & Johnson after developing ovarian cancer which they say stemmed from exposure to asbestos in the company’s talc powder. There have been tens
Continue Reading The Supreme Court is staring at its self-imposed end of June deadline, but the justices have not yet released some of the most significant opinions of the term, including a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the Voting Rights Act and a case on religious liberty involving a Philadelphia foster agency. Recent weeks have seen
Continue ReadingAsparagus is known to be a traditional side dish of the Flemish people, so much so perhaps that a recipe for the delicious shoot has mistakenly appeared in a Belgian law database. Local commercial lawyer Morgan Moller was surprised to find the cooking instructions buried amongst medical product pricing laws in the French language version
Continue ReadingThis special edition of the “Reliable Sources” newsletter is a look ahead to the next three months in pop culture, politics, business, tech, and more. The summer of 2021 is about vaccinations and unmaskings and in-person premieres and “post-pandemic life” -— albeit at different paces for different people. And plans keep evolving as Covid-19 evolves.
Continue ReadingWilberforce University will cancel student debt for 2020 and 2021 graduates, according to a news release. The president of the historically Black university made the announcement during 2021 commencement exercises Saturday, noting the total amount of cleared debt will be more than $375,000. “As these graduates begin their lives as responsible adults, we are honored
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO) — A police officer has died after a crash in north Phoenix late Monday night. Phoenix police said the officer, 27-year-old Ginarro New, was involved in a crash around 10:45 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Cave Creek Road and Greenway Parkway. Chief Jeri
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Police have identified the man who was shot and killed in a Lowe’s parking lot on Saturday evening. Officers responded to a shooting call at the Lowe’s located in the 1100 block of North Hayden Meadows Drive at about 6:42 p.m. Officers arrived and
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Students, staff and community members are invited to meet two finalists for the principal position at Sky View Middle School during a virtual forum Tuesday at 5 p.m. Attendees will get a chance to see presentations from the candidates and provide feedback about the finalists.
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