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Year: 2021

SoulCycle instructor apologizes after being criticized for jumping the line to get Covid-19 vaccine

A popular SoulCycle instructor is apologizing for “a terrible error in judgment” after getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Stacey Griffith, a New York-based instructor, said she drove one hour to Staten Island to get the Moderna vaccine, according to an Instagram post that has since been deleted but circulated online, credited to Griffith’s account. “Now I

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Jamie Raskin: Trump’s impeachment defense amounts to ‘absurd constitutional arguments’

Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding to the House’s impeachment amounted to “absurd constitutional arguments being offered by the President,” according to a source on the call. The Maryland Democrat’s comments on a caucus call Wednesday offered a preview of how

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Three dead in northeastern Pennsylvania after snow shoveling dispute leads to murder-suicide

Click here for updates on this story     Plains, Pennsylvania (WGAL ) — A dispute over snow shoveling ended with a murder-suicide that left three people dead in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office said Jeffrey Spaide got into an argument Monday morning with James and Lisa Goy, who lived across the

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Maine school board denounces hate crimes, pledges support to LGBTQ+ community

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW ) — The Portland Board of Public Education unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday evening condemning a recent string of hate crimes targeting members of the LGBTQ+ community. People in Portland and South Portland have reported receiving threatening letters. Those letters appeared to target people who

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Newsmax anchor storms off set when MyPillow CEO voices election conspiracies

Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers repeatedly tried to cut off MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in an interview Tuesday after the Trump-supporting executive spread election fraud falsehoods on air. That’s a particularly touchy topic for the conservative news channel, because it was named in a lawsuit claiming it spread misinformation about voting machines. Lindell was invited on

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Study finds airports contribute $40 billion to state’s economy

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — An economic study found that Tennessee’s public-use airports contribute $40 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 220,000 jobs in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation recently completed a year-long Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study. “Tennessee’s 78 public-use airports are critical components of

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Senate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of committees

A deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had prevented Democrats from taking control of the committees, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday morning. Democrats took control of the Senate in January after winning a pair of US Senate seats in Georgia and the White House. However,

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