Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Springfield Middle School parent was suspended from the baseball diamond after yelling racial slurs at the coach. Latoya Groves doubled down on her words Thursday. She admitted to calling the coach, ‘coach c–n’ at a game, then taking to Facebook where she called
Continue ReadingA quick-thinking customer at a Chick-fil-A drive-thru used the door of his truck to help police catch a fleeing suspect, authorities said. Police in Jacksonville, Texas, said that officers were attempting to stop a man in a stolen vehicle on Wednesday when he took off on foot, according to a post on the department’s Facebook
Continue ReadingAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos will not be testifying before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, according Mike Casca, a spokesman for Senator Bernie Sanders, the chair of that committee. The company told the panel Friday that the Amazon founder is unable to attend next week’s hearing on inequality, Casca told CNN. In a statement, the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — With two tennis ball-sized growths on each side of its beak, a goose in Baldwin County has captivated the attention of hundreds of animal lovers offering to help. The goose, named Ricky, went into surgery at Langston Animal Hospital to remove one of
Continue ReadingGoogle and Microsoft openly sparred on Friday as the latter prepared to testify at a Congressional hearing focusing on Big Tech’s impact on local news. Microsoft targeted Google’s dominance in advertising as it described in congressional testimony how the tech industry has contributed to the erosion of local journalism. “The problems that beset journalism today
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NATURAL DAM, Arkansas (KFSM) — A local man says he stumbled into a wooded area full of rattlesnakes while out on a hike. He says he took a tumble trying to get away. “It was pretty scary,” Stephen Gossow. “It was unexpected, and it happened so fast.” Stephen
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIFFLINTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Mifflin County Regional Police have charged two Juniata County teens with setting a fire that consumed the “Biden Barn,” an empty structure painted with a campaign ad for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and a message calling for unity over division, on March 6.
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Andy Murray has pulled out of next week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after the birth of his fourth child. Matt Gentry, publicist for the two-time Wimbledon winner, told CNN Friday that reports that Murray’s wife, Kim Sears, had given birth and that Murray had withdrawn from the tournament in Dubai as a result were
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICKASAW, Alabama (WALA) — Students at Chickasaw High School are making prosthetic legs. At some point, they will deliver them free of charge to people in need in Central America. “When you realize it’s going to be on a person you realize you’re not only changing your life
Continue ReadingThe new details emerging daily at the US-Mexico border are tough to track. It’s a fast-moving situation, described by the Biden administration as a “stressful challenge” and decried by critics of immigration as a “crisis.” There are a lot of developments we’re still learning in real time. Here’s a look at some of the key
Continue ReadingHouse and Senate Democrats are bracing for a clash over the next phase of President Joe Biden’s agenda, preparing for a long slog and intense debate over competing priorities and legislative tactics after quickly coming together on the massive relief plan signed into law Thursday. A wide array of Democrats in both chambers, in the
Continue ReadingFor decades, China’s economy has grown much faster than America’s. That trend is likely to be broken in 2021 as the US recovery from the pandemic gains momentum. Economists are swiftly upgrading their US growth forecasts as Covid vaccinations accelerate and after Washington enacted a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that is far larger than many
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance for childcare programs during the pandemic, emphasizing the importance of mask-wearing for everyone 2 years of age and older, as well as air ventilation and other strategies. “Early last year, CDC released initial guidance for childcare programs during Covid-19. As we learn
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Last weekend, a prominent Republican senator, Ted Cruz of Texas, and the second-ranking Democratic senator, Dick Durbin of Illinois, had an argument on the Senate floor about whether undocumented immigrants are eligible to receive checks from the pandemic relief bill President Joe Biden signed on Thursday, the American Rescue Plan Act. Cruz said “every illegal
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A Canadian-led international team of scientists have disproven what was thought to be the discovery of the ‘world’s older crater’ from a meteorite in Greenland in 2012. The findings, published in the March issue of “Earth and Planetary Science Letters,” detail that during
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study suggests that some COVID-19 patients who suffer from prolonged symptoms after recovery, including anxiety, mood disorders, sleep problems and fatigue, are at a greater risk for depression. The study, conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, found that
Continue Reading The White House’s coronavirus response team on Friday outlined the different ways the federal government will be working to implement President Joe Biden’s ambitious goals unveiled during his prime-time address to the nation Thursday night. During a speech marking the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, the President committed to directing all states
Continue ReadingAmazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has been asked to testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing focused on income inequality. The Amazon founder was invited by Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, the senator’s spokesperson, Mike Casca, confirmed to CNN. The hearing will include testimony from Jennifer Bates, an Amazon employee who
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The Bend Park and Recreation District is hiring for more than 35 positions, and interested applicants are invited to apply now. Open positions include part-time and full-time positions in recreation, custodial services and park services.
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan will be the first foreign leader to visit the United States since President Joe Biden took office and the global coronavirus pandemic halted much international travel, according to a senior administration official. No firm date has been established yet for the trip, the official said. Biden met virtually with
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