A Connecticut woman is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-year-old son after he was found dead in their apartment Sunday morning, according to police. Tiffany Farrauto, 33, of New London, was arrested after police officers responded to a call about a woman striking a vehicle with a bat, New London Police Chief
Continue Reading
Deschutes County and Jefferson County are partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council to collect public feedback to support updating their Natural Hazards Mitigation Plans.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss a case concerning a controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use public benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers. The new filing is the latest example of the Biden administration’s Department
Continue ReadingRepublican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed into law a controversial bill aimed at limiting voting and making it harder for voters to return absentee ballots, her office announced Monday. The legislation, which passed both Republican-controlled chambers of the state legislature last month, will reduce the number of early voting days from 29 days
Continue Reading“Big Brother” fan favorites Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd are back. The husband and wife duo, who met on season 11 of the hit show in 2009, were announced Tuesday as co-hosts of a new real estate television series, “This You Need To See.” It will feature top real estate agents around the country and
Continue ReadingA Kentucky judge on Monday dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker III, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by police when a “no-knock” search warrant was executed on her home in Louisville on March 13, 2020. Walker “is relieved that, after the worst year of his life, prosecutors have finally acknowledged that he did
Continue ReadingFormer first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year. The organization announced its nine-member Class of 2021 on Monday. Along with Obama, it includes soccer icon Mia Hamm, NASA’s first African American female engineer Katherine Johnson and PepsiCo’s first female CEO, Indra Nooyi. This year’s edition of
Continue ReadingSelena Gomez says music might not be in her future forever. The actress/singer made the admission in an interview with Vogue. Gomez is their April cover star. “It’s hard to keep doing music when people don’t necessarily take you seriously. I’ve had moments where I’ve been like, ‘What’s the point? Why do I keep doing
Continue ReadingNeanderthal remains believed to belong to some of the last survivors of the species in Europe are thousands of years older than once thought, according to a new study. Exactly when Neanderthals, our closest ancestors, disappeared in Europe is hotly debated. They are thought to have gone extinct around 40,000 years ago — not long
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NILES, Michigan (WBND) — An all-school outdoor prom that garnered attention across Michiana will return in 2021. The event will be a safe way for students to enjoy a prom experience amid the COVID pandemic. “I called around to some of the local schools, not all of them
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND) — We are looking back over the last 365 days living in a pandemic. Where one woman not only celebrated 100 years of life but reflected on a year unlike any other. Ruth Heumann, or better known to every person in her life as
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In the wake of International Women’s Day, a local woman is taking on a theme for this year’s Women’s History Month, “Choosing to Challenge.” “This is a big day for me just because I feel like culturally and not just our culture but many
Continue Reading
The BLM is seeking public input on a draft environmental assessment of plans to manage fuels, improve wildlife habitat on public lands by Crooked River Ranch.
Continue ReadingBeyond Meat is selling more products at Walmart, the latest in a wave of expansion for the brand. Starting this week, over 400 Walmart stores are adding Beyond Sausage Hot Italian, a plant-based sausage, to their portfolio of Beyond Meat products, which already includes the Beyond burger and Beyond breakfast patties. Roughly 500 Walmart stores
Continue ReadingA California state senator introduced a bill Monday night to repeal a law commonly known as “walking while trans” that advocates say has led to decades of discrimination against the transgender community, particularly Black and brown trans women. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat representing San Francisco and neighboring areas, drafted SB 357, which would
Continue ReadingThe University of California, Davis is offering students an incentive to staycation for spring break instead of traveling. The Healthy Davis Together Spring Break Grant will award 500 applicants $75 to spend during the March 22 to 25 break in the Davis, California area, according to a Facebook post from the school. The idea is
Continue ReadingA group of 20 Teen Vogue staff members sent a letter to management on Monday expressing concern over their recently appointed editor in chief, Axios political reporter Alexi McCammond. According to a note published on Twitter by Teen Vogue’s staffers, the concerns expressed in the letter center around a number of racist and homophobic tweets
Continue Reading
For Jayashree Krishnan, who has painted more than 150 portraits of first responders across the globe since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the eyes tell the story. “Each person’s set of eyes that I have painted so far, they tell their own story,” Krishnan said. “My goal was to just capture that emotion.” If
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (WQAD) — The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild has filed a bill at the Illinois legislature they say would provide a lifeline to brewpubs across the state hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The “BEER Act” would grant craft breweries limited self-distribution privileges. “COVID has proved to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Stephanie St. John said friends of Roseann McCulley called her Rosey and she was a “very sweet girl, very intelligent” person. According to police, McCulley was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Bobby McCulley, along with her 13-year-old son Kayden Johnson and
Continue Reading