Actor Felix Silla, who portrayed Cousin Itt on the 1960s TV series “The Addams Family,” died on Friday. He was 84. Silla passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his manager Timothy Beal told CNN. “He was a great friend, a great client and he will be missed,” Beal said. Fellow actor and Silla’s
Continue ReadingActor Jaleel White is joining the growing list of celebrities who have launched a cannabis brand. White, known for playing Steve Urkel on the 1990s sitcom “Family Matters,” is partnering with 710 Labs on his new line, itsPurpl. It’s set to launch in California on April 20, or 4/20, and includes variants of the strain
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President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration will increase the refugee cap after a back and forth on Friday where the administration first announced it would keep the cap at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump, before reversing course after facing blowback from refugee advocacy groups and Democrats in Congress. “We’re
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — Vancouver Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in Vancouver on Saturday. Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Waterfront Way just after 4:30 a.m. A 35-year-old man was delivering newspapers in the area, and upon returning to
Continue ReadingPicking out the perfect engagement ring can be a lot of pressure for someone preparing to propose. A man in Atlanta seemed to have a solution — just propose with five rings. In a video posted to Instagram, William Hunn gets down on one knee and presents five rings to his girlfriend of about a
Continue ReadingThe bodies of two men found inside a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off the Louisiana coast have been identified. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John King identified the two men as Anthony Hartford, 53, of New Orleans and James Wallingsford, 55, of Gilbert, Louisiana. The bodies of the two men were found inside
Continue ReadingAs health experts worry about a Covid-19 resurgence, an influential forecasting team said the country did not make significant progress against the virus this week. And it warned about Americans taking fewer safety precautions. The forecast provided Friday by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington is nearly the same
Continue ReadingTwo people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson said in a statement. A second victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury to her leg, Lt. Neal
Continue ReadingGoogle takes many opportunities to celebrate trailblazers with its homepage doodles. On Saturday, the search engine featured Laura Maria Catarina Bassi, an Italian physicist and professor who was a pioneer for women in science. Born in 1711, Bassi debated top academics on the history of philosophy and physics by age 20, an impressive achievement given
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Several high school football players from the three Bend schools had remarkable seasons, but they might have gone unnoticed — at least, in traditional post-season awards fashion. However, the head coaches at the schools weren’t going to let that happen.
Continue ReadingDonations from political action committees to some of former President Donald Trump’s biggest allies in Congress tumbled during the first three months of the year amid the corporate backlash over the January 6 US Capitol insurrection, a CNN analysis shows. But small-dollar donors have helped to fill their campaign coffers in many cases, giving some
Continue ReadingTwo people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson said in a statement. A second victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury to her leg, Lt. Neal
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Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is launching a new “America First” caucus, her office confirmed Friday, bringing together a group of far-right lawmakers known for their controversial rhetoric. Punchbowl News obtained a flier promoting the new caucus, which calls for a “common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions” and pushes a series of conspiracy theories
Continue ReadingThere are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,460 — and 888 new cases, the highest daily case count in 2 1/2 months, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction — and many residents are fuming about it.
Continue ReadingOne person was hospitalized with critical injuries after a shooting Saturday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. The suspects involved fled the scene and are at large, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson told CNN in an email. The mall is being searched as a precaution and people are being
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Several people, who filed their returns last year by paper, have reached out to News 4 saying that they have not received their refund or their stimulus check. If you think you’re the only one still waiting on a tax refund or stimulus check,
Continue ReadingSpaceX secured a $2.89 billion NASA contract to build spacecraft that will land astronauts on the moon for the first time in five decades. The fixed-price contract is a major vote of confidence for Elon Musk’s rocket company, as the space agency is placing a large amount of responsibility for its cornerstone human spaceflight program,
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department said Friday that a Nazi sympathizer who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 poses a threat to Jewish residents in his native New Jersey and therefore shouldn’t be released from jail. The alleged Capitol rioter, Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, was a well-known Nazi sympathizer at the Navy base where he worked in New
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new program in the Midstate hopes to keep more families together. It’s called Safe Baby Court and it’s now in Rutherford County. It’s been around since last June. Right now, 16 families are part of the program. News4 was there for the
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