Japan Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Japan, a country of islands located off the eastern coast of mainland Asia. About Japan (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area:…
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Tiger Woods is transferred to a new LA hospital as fellow golfers express their hopes for full recovery
Following a car accident Tuesday morning in California that resulted in significant leg injuries and required an extraction from his vehicle by first…
Continue ReadingLawmakers reintroduce Juneteenth bill. This 94-year-old will do ‘whatever it takes’ to make it a national holiday
Days after a winter storm put Texas at a standstill and her home’s water pipes burst, Opal Lee headed to the nation’s capital. Her…
Continue ReadingVideo: Girl cries for joy when mom tells her she is returning to school
Click here for updates on this story Redondo Beach, California (KABC) — A 9-year-old Redondo Beach girl cried for joy…
Continue ReadingOil is up nearly 70% since the election, a record in the modern era
The oil market is starting the Biden era with a bang. And that means Covid-weary Americans returning to the roads this spring and summer will be…
Continue Reading‘One person is too many’: Shoe repairman found dead under overpass after days of frigid weather
Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Andy Nelson spent many days as a father trying to…
Continue ReadingFox News is still trying—and failing—to find a solution to its 7 p.m. problem
To understand the state of cable news at the beginning of the Biden era, check out the 7 p.m. Eastern hour on weekdays. This month last year Fox News…
Continue ReadingIPhone builder Foxconn is working on an electric car with Fisker
Foxconn, the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing company best known for assembling the Apple iPhone, is working on an agreement with the…
Continue ReadingPD: Landlord performed lewd acts while watching tenant and her children from hidden room
Click here for updates on this story Bridgeport, Connecticut (WFSB) — A local landlord is facing charges, accused of…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Feb. 28-March 6
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Feb. 28-March…
Continue ReadingPolice warn of surge in catalytic converter thefts
Click here for updates on this story Kansa City, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City police need your help to stop an…
Continue ReadingThings were just getting better for restaurants in Texas. Then the winter storms hit
For Mason Ayer, the frigid winter storm that tore through Texas felt like yet another punch in the gut. Power and water outages made it impossible to…
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Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths
Even though the US death toll stemming from the coronavirus is declining and the Biden administration is putting the pedal to the metal with…
Continue ReadingVandals sought after Holocaust statues damaged at Jewish art museum
Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Tulsa Police Department is searching for two…
Continue ReadingElephant kills Spanish zoo keeper with one strike from trunk
A zoo worker in Spain died when an elephant hit him with her trunk, throwing him against the bars of her enclosure, local officials confirmed.…
Continue ReadingWoman uses hand painted BLM shoes to start tough conversations
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — “If everyone looked the same, the world would be…
Continue ReadingMassage therapist charged with rape after victims come forward to police
Click here for updates on this story Portland, Tennessee (WSMV) — A licensed massage therapist is under investigation…
Continue ReadingWorld War II veteran receives more than 1,000 cards for 101st birthday
Click here for updates on this story HORRY COUNTY, SC (WLOS) — A Pee Dee World War II veteran has received over 1,000…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s UN ambassador pleads for immediate global action to help overturn coup
Myanmar‘s United Nations ambassador has pleaded for immediate international action to help overturn the country’s military coup. Kyaw Moe…
Continue ReadingWolf hunters vastly exceed quota in first hunt since federal protections dropped
Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — Wisconsin wolf hunters blew past…
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