By Erin Coogan Click here for updates on this story KAHULUI, Hawaii (KITV) — In an effort to combat the ill-effects of climate change, one local organization has made it its mission to tackle the issue from the ground up. The Maui based group: “Re-tree Hawaii” has now planted more than 16,000 plants and trees
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The percentage of the adult population not working because of Covid-related reasons tripled between December and January, according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank, citing the latest Household Pulse Survey of roughly 75,000 respondents from the Census Bureau, said the share of adults not working due to virus-related reasons
Continue ReadingBy Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is facing misdemeanor charges, accused of posing as a St. Louis County Health Department inspector, going to local businesses and performing COVID-19 tests. Eddie Jameson, 27, is charged with false impersonation and five counts of identity theft.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Karin Kimbrough for CNN Business Perspectives Entering year three of the pandemic, the labor market today looks markedly different from when we entered this crisis. At LinkedIn, my team of data scientists and economists has a unique view into how ways of working have shifted — through the lens of over 180 million
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Sherlock will be the New York Mets’ bench coach this season, reuniting for the third time with new manager Buck Showalter. The Mets announced the staff Friday. Eric Chavez is the hitting coach, with Wayne Kirby coaching first base and being the outfield/baserunning instructor. Joey Cora coaches third base and
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Marshall County woman says her life turned upside down when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder months after she had a mild case of COVID-19. The disorder is called ITP, or Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. It destroys platelets in your
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Louie Anderson, an Emmy winner whose career spanned from stand-up and game show host to starring roles in TV and film, died Friday in Las Vegas from complications related to cancer, his publicist Glenn Schwartz confirmed to CNN. He was 68. On Thursday his friend, fellow comedian Pauly Shore,
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Picture a not-too-distant future when you can book that summer trip to Italy or you don’t have to remember to take off your mask for graduation photos. After the past 25 months, forgetting the pandemic for even a little while may sound like a fantasy — after all, the coronavirus has
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” comics Colin Jost and Pete Davidson have purchased a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat with plans to turn it into New York’s hottest club. Jost and Davidson teamed up with comedy club owner Paul Italia on Wednesday’s winning for $280,100 bid for the
Continue ReadingBy JUSTINA LATIMER Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Davidson County woman said she came home one evening, and all her jewelry was missing. To get it back, she is now offering a hefty reward to whoever returns her valuables. “It means a lot to me,” said Rania
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 in an unrelated campaign finance case. Igor Fruman pleaded guilty in September to charges that he solicited
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN Three recent ads from Republican Senate candidates explicitly echo the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged or stolen, illustrating how lies from former President Donald Trump and his allies continue to drive GOP messaging ahead of the 2022 midterms. In a new ad from Rep. Billy Long, running in
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN More than 333,000 silicone pacifiers available for purchase on Amazon have been voluntarily recalled by the distributor due to reports that the nipple can detach and cause a chocking hazard for infants. “The base of the silicone nipple has a fine slit that can cause the nipple to detach from the
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say the operator of a failed multi-state nursing home chain failed to pay $29.5 million in payroll and unemployment taxes for his employees at 95 facilities he operated in 11 states. Authorities arrested Joseph Schwartz of Suffern, New York, on Thursday and charged him with willful
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate dipped a half-percentage point in December as the most populous state added 50,700 nonfarm jobs. That accounted for more than a quarter of the nation’s 199,000 new jobs for the month. Data released Friday shows the state has now regained nearly 72% of
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Thomas Rhett is hitting the road. The country star is launching his “Bring the Bar to You Tour” on June 17 and headed to over 30 cities. His first stop is in Gilford, New Hampshire and from there he’ll head to places like Atlanta, Charleston, Detroit and more. “Man it feels
Continue ReadingBy JOYCE LUPIANI Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The mother of the 1-year-old girl who was shot on Jan 12 at a home in the 800 block of Harwell Road near I-285/I-20 interchange has been arrested. The baby was transported in critical condition to a hospital and died on Jan.
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced a new federal roadmap to improve job quality and job access on Friday, as Americans continue to leave the workforce in record numbers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The program, called the Good Jobs Initiative, was unveiled by Walsh — the former mayor of Boston — at
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday accepted an invitation to visit Japan in the late spring during his virtual meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to a senior administration official. It would be Biden’s first visit as president to Asia, a region he’s vowed to prioritize even as crises with Russia
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Cmdr. Billie Farrell on Friday became the first female to captain the USS Constitution in the historic warship’s 224-year history. Farrell assumed duties as the 77th commanding officer of Old Ironsides following a change-of-command ceremony held Friday at Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard. A native of Paducah, Kentucky, Farrell was a sixth
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