Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Greenwood Rising History Center building is complete. Now comes the hard part — filling it with stories. Workers from 1220 and Local Projects will spend the next month doing just that in the leadup to the centennial commemoration of the 1921 Tulsa
Continue ReadingBill and Melinda Gates have been in the process of getting divorced for two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. On Sunday, the Journal reported that one factor in the demise of the Gateses’ 25-year marriage was revelations that Bill Gates had spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker of minors, according
Continue ReadingExpedia, LendingTree, Ticketmaster and Tinder owner Match were all once part of IAC, the sprawling media and e-commerce conglomerate controlled by mogul Barry Diller. Now, online video platform Vimeo is preparing to be the next big spinoff. IAC shareholders are expected to formally approve the split this Friday, paving the way for Vimeo to trade
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to nix federal protections for members of the community, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. Citing a June 2020 Supreme Court decision that found federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A family from Greenwood is contemplating legal action after a hospital prevented a wife from saying goodbye to her husband dying of COVID-19. They found out a couple days too late about a new Indiana law that requires visitation be allowed even during a public
Continue ReadingFederal safety regulators are investigating reports that more than 1 million Honda Accords have a steering problem that can a cause a car to veer out of its lane. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, disclosed late last week, involves Accords from model year 2013 to 2015. There have been 107 incidents
Continue ReadingWendy’s is returning to the United Kingdom following a two-decade hiatus, judging now the right time to take advantage of Britons’ growing appetite for quick and convenient meals. The American burger chain said in a statement that it’s aiming to open 300 to 400 outlets nationwide. It expects to create between 9,000 and 20,000 jobs
Continue ReadingA cyberattack forced the largest US fuel pipeline to shut down Friday, and analysts are worried the disruption could result in a spike in gas prices. The Colonial Pipeline system spans more than 5,500 miles and transports about 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast. It transports 2.5 million barrels per day of
Continue ReadingAfter spending nearly two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and begin the long journey back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, and it carries a generous amount of material collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. Tune in live to NASA Television
Continue ReadingOn a typical week in pre-pandemic times, about 15 people would walk into one of Patrick Whalen’s casual elegant restaurants seeking a job in the kitchen. From Jan. 1 to April 15 of this year, a total of 15 people sought back-of-the-house positions at Tempest, Whalen’s highly acclaimed Charleston, South Carolina, seafood restaurant that landed
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The Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences has launched an online retail store to sell cheeses, honey and beef jerky made by its students.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Las Vegas police are investigating a report of a missing 2-year-old boy last seen east of the Strip. About 3:11 p.m. on May 5, the child, identified as Amari Nicholson, was reported missing in the area of 3600 block of Paradise Road near Sands
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A 24-year-old man didn’t let the pandemic stop him from giving back to others. Jesus Morales’ viral TikTok videos have moved people to tears and let him gift thousands of dollars to many street vendors in Southern California. Morales worked at a gym but
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Monday will host two critical Democratic senators for individual meetings at the White House as he enters a crucial week for his legislative agenda. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tom Carper of Delaware, two committee chairmen central to the infrastructure legislative process, will meet separately with Biden at the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story REDLANDS, California (KABC) — An Inland Empire woman received the perfect Mother’s Day present: Welcoming her first child into the world. Kelsey and Christopher Richards of San Jacinto had their first child at Redlands Community Hospital. The baby boy, Miles Richards, was born early Sunday morning weighing a
Continue ReadingThey had the artsy, rustic venue, the tailored dress and a guest list including about 150 of their closest friends and family. But the pandemic had other plans, forcing Carly Chalmers and Mitchell Gauvin to make a difficult decision about their wedding — twice. “Everything was changing,” said Chalmers, a Toronto-based marketing manager whose nuptials
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Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday lambasted the GOP as a “circular firing squad” attacking each other and said the party experienced “the worst four years” under former President Donald Trump. The comments from Hogan come as Republican lawmakers prepare to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her position as GOP conference chair and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Saturday night in Honolulu the Maui Classic made its return, a bodybuilding competition. Triceps & biceps at their best otherwise known as the Ikaika Classic. Leading to a Sunday Mother’s Day special, for mom turned first time competitive bodybuilder Melanie Gonzalez there was a lot
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Registration for a popular kids’ summer program run by the City of Honolulu started yesterday, but the process left many parents hanging. It’s called Summer Fun, but the process to snag a spot in the city’s free program is anything but. The Department of Parks
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SPALDING CO, Georgia (WGCL) — Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said deputies regained control of the jail on Friday after inmates “created a disturbance”. According to Sheriff Dix inmates used metal bunk beds to barricade the entrance to a unit inside of the jail around 6:45 a.m. Also,
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