Bank of America’s chief executive is the latest business leader to speak out about restrictive voting legislation in states such as Georgia and Texas, calling for a federal bipartisan commission to investigate the measures. “The right to vote should be distributed in the broadest sense and anything that goes against that shouldn’t be tolerated,” said
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KALIHI, Hawaii (KITV) — Without money for more than three months, a 33-year-old Kalihi resident is battling to keep a roof over his head and food on the table. His unemployment checks stopped coming — and he doesn’t know why. The former Oahu maintenance worker, who asked not
Continue ReadingThe family of Tamir Rice sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Friday asking him to reopen the investigation into the boy’s 2014 shooting death and to convene a grand jury to consider charges against the Cleveland police officers who killed him. Former AG William Barr announced in December that the Justice Department would not
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is being sought after he allegedly stole 30 cartons of cigarettes in St. Louis County. Detectives in North County said the suspect was seen on surveillance cameras stealing the cigarettes from an unmanned counter at the Cig-Liq Outlet on Dunn
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis-area chiropractor is accused deceptively marketing products, saying they could treat or prevent COVID-19. In a complaint filed by the Justice Department on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), authorities say that Eric Neptune was claiming that products he
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STE. GENEVIEVE, Missouri (KMOV) — An officer was injured after a suspect threw a lit Molotov cocktail in Ste. Genevieve overnight. Police Chief Eric Bennett told News 4 Officer Pete Unverferth, 36, responded to the St. Jude subdivision around 1 a.m. after a neighbor had called 911 to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The ongoing stalemate in labor negotiations between the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Service Employees International Union could lead to a scenario where students face picket lines on campus when in-person learning resumes next week. The local SEIU chapter, which represents 1,900
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An outside review of the Central Oregon Community College Campus Public Safety Department, during which all officers were placed on paid leave a month ago, has concluded with findings and suggestions for improvement, the college said Friday. A new interim director of the department was named and the staff will switch to a “more casual” uniform, to more easily distinguish from police.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Westmoreland County woman claims she was forced to work in a local senior care facility’s COVID-19 unit, despite being high-risk and having a note from her medical provider. Dianne Corrie filed a lawsuit in federal court this week against her former employer, Redstone
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Nate Shapiro was leaving Temple Israel last Friday when something caught his eye. “I just noticed something weird on the light poles and so I actually pulled back in and investigated and saw it was a Neo-Nazi recruiting propaganda poster,” Shapiro said. The executive
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GUTHRIE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A transgender woman said she was turned away from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the Logan County Health Department. The Oklahoma State Department of Health wouldn’t comment on camera about the incident but said in a statement the woman couldn’t get the vaccine due
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Nashville singer and songwriter Mitchell Tenpenny has joined the Music Industry Advisory board for Music City Baseball; furthering momentum of bringing a MLB team to Nashville. The Music City Baseball project is at the forefront of raising enough private investments to bring MLB to Music
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts Sunday, November 7, 2021 – Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Set clocks back one hour. Sunday, March 14, 2021 – Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Set clocks ahead one hour. It is “Daylight
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The news that George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courtney Ross, at one time served as a teacher to Daunte Wright echoes the intimate connections between Emmett Till and Fred Hampton, two martyrs of the civil rights era who never met in real life. This shared connection between two men killed by Minneapolis area police who also never
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will expel 10 US diplomats, curb the activity of US non-profit groups in the country and sanction US officials in a series of measures meant to retaliate for President Joe Biden’s sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin Thursday. Lavrov, speaking at a press conference in Moscow
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The Flint Registry will be mailing out two free, reusable face masks to every household in the city of Flint. Starting on Friday, April 16, approximately 60,000 masks will be mailed to Flint homes. “I wish we could mail vaccines, but I’m thrilled that
Continue ReadingHelen McCrory, the British actress best known for her roles in the ‘Harry Potter’ films and ‘Peaky Blinders,’ has died, her husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced on Friday. McCrory, who was 52, died “peacefully at home” after “an heroic battle with cancer,” the “Homeland” star said in a tweet. The London-born actress, who starred as
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Here is the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for April 18-May 1.
Continue ReadingFormer Republican President George W. Bush is calling for bipartisan action on several immigration measures, calling for a restoration of “the people’s confidence in an immigration system that serves both our values and our interests.” In a Washington Post op-ed published on Friday, Bush strikes a gentler tone on immigration than the one often uttered
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For five nights in a row, protesters have gathered — often with snow falling around them — outside of the Brooklyn Center Police Department to chant the name Daunte Wright, whose fatal shooting during a traffic stop Sunday sparked anger in the Minneapolis area and across the nation. During the days, the local community witnessed
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