German discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it will open 100 new stores this year in the United States, continuing its rapid growth in the country. Aldi, which has more than 2,000 stores in 37 states already, said its new stores will be located in Arizona, California, Florida and the Northeast region. The privately-held grocer says
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An estimated 11.4 million workers will lose their unemployment benefits between mid-March and mid-April unless Congress passes its next coronavirus relief package in coming weeks, a new study has found. Out-of-work Americans will start running out of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits next month. Some 4 million people will see their
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Ruidoso, New Mexico (KOAT ) — Just a typical day in Ruidoso as a horse crossing causes a slight traffic delay. Ruidoso, New Mexico, is well-known for its wildlife, and today is no different. These horses galavanted across the street. Please note: This content carries a strict local
Continue Reading The White House has pledged to bar President Joe Biden’s family from using the office for personal gain, but questions are being raised by good governance groups and news outlets about whether an investment firm co-founded by Biden’s son-in-law could present a new set of ethical challenges for the administration. On the campaign and now,
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris will have her first private lunch with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday, meetings that are expected to continue with regularity, according to two administration officials. The meetings, which will be worked around their schedules and Covid-19 regulations, continue a tradition of vice presidents in close collaboration with their administration’s secretary
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Calaveras County, California (KRCA ) — The Tuolumne County sheriff’s deputy seen in a photo holding onto a man who was dangling from a bridge said he had to sprint in the moments leading up to the dramatic rescue. Cpl. Andrew Long told reporters on Tuesday that he
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Milton, New Hampshire (WMUR ) — A food pantry in Milton thanked the community on Tuesday after people rallied around the organization, following a crippling theft. The food pantry is a small operation that fills a big void for many people in the Milton area. The We Care
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s legal team is scrambling to collect and produce more videos to bolster their impeachment trial arguments after a rambling debut performance that enraged the former president and dismayed Republicans, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The move to use more videotape — and lean away from in-person arguments — amounts
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Kansas City, Missouri (KMBC ) — A Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan has tracked down a Chiefs fan after befriending his fan cutout during the Super Bowl. “The cutouts made it feel a lot less lonely,” said Tampa Bay fan L.J. Govoni. Govoni said he didn’t mind all the
Continue ReadingMore than 23 people were killed in simultaneous raids on five districts in Nigeria’s Kaduna state by armed assailants Tuesday. Authorities in the state confirmed the killings in a statement released by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. The latest raids came barely 72 hours after armed gangs invaded Birnin Gwari
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WISN ) — If someone is caught with a small amount of marijuana in Milwaukee County, it could soon only cost them a $1 fine. A county board supervisor is proposing the change the same week Gov. Tony Evers proposed legalizing and taxing marijuana in Wisconsin. “This
Continue ReadingFederal investigators are recommending significant helicopter safety changes — including more pilot training and readily available technology — after concluding the crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others was entirely preventable. In four hours of testimony and deliberations, the National Transportation Safety Board said Island Express charter pilot Ara
Continue ReadingHave you ever been stared down by a group of 6-year olds, all waiting for you to tell them what they should be doing? I have and it’s terrifying. This is the confession of a youth soccer (assistant) coach. I never played soccer as a kid or a young adult. Didn’t watch it much either.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BETTENDORF, IA (WQAD) — On Friday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Covid-19 restrictions for businesses across the state would be rolled back, effective February 7. However, Mickey Kosgard said that wasn’t going to be an option for her Bettendorf restaurant, Mickey’s Country Cafe. “We have so many
Continue ReadingJared Leto is the Joker in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” and it’s terrifying. Vanity Fair has the first look at Leto’s version of the comic book villain and Leto in a hospital gown might give you nightmares. And, in case you’re wondering, it’s nothing like how Leto portrayed the Joker in 2016’s “Suicide Squad.” “Zack
Continue ReadingHeineken is cutting 8,000 jobs and trying to “move beyond beer” after the pandemic hammered sales. The brewer of Moretti and Amstel said in an earnings statement on Wednesday that it will slash almost 10% of its global workforce and seek savings of €2 billion ($2.4 billion) over two years as part of an overhaul
Continue ReadingBritney Spears does not appear in the new, buzzy documentary about herself, and for its director, that’s a problem. Samantha Stark, the director of “Framing Britney Spears,” told “Entertainment Tonight” that “There’s a big ethical conflict for me in making a film where the central person in it isn’t participating.” “It’s really something that I’ve
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s attorney general has refused a request to appoint an alternative prosecutor in two high-profile cases involving the use of force by police in Atlanta. Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis had cited issues with her predecessor’s handling of the two cases. One is that of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man killed by a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — COVID-19 has affected the lives of countless people, and for Kathy Everett’s daughter it means she can’t do her favorite thing in the world: enjoying restaurants with her family. “We have been in lockdown since this all started,” said Everett, adding, “I just can’t
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — For the last four years, Linda Hochberg has been collecting eye glasses. “There’s a lot of different tastes in glasses,” said Hochberg as she laughed and looked at the 172 pairs laid out on her dining room table. Hochberg first started this mission after
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