Even $1,400 checks aren’t exciting Wall Street
News that President-elect Joe Biden is asking Congress to pass a $1.9 trillion stimulus package would normally give markets a big boost. Not this…
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Lawmakers ask travel companies to step up security ahead of inauguration
US lawmakers are asking for help from travel companies including bus operators, car rental companies and hotels to prevent an attack on the…
Continue Reading‘Nashville Six’ honored at Predators opening night
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — No fans were allowed inside Bridgestone Arena for the start…
Continue ReadingIllinois officials react to the passing of the Police Reform Bill as it heads to governor’s desk
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, IL (WQAD) — Illinois lawmakers were at it before the sun rose January…
Continue ReadingJPMorgan Chase just reported a record quarterly profit. But its CEO is still nervous
The economy may not have fully recovered yet, but that’s no problem for America’s biggest bank. JPMorgan Chase reported a record profit…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 42, injures hundreds
At least 42 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, the…
Continue ReadingEssential workers can receive childcare payment assistance through March 31
Click here for updates on this story RYAN BRESLIN (WSMV) — Financial relief can be hard to come by as the struggle…
Continue ReadingWoman accused of intentionally hitting woman with her car for 2nd time in 3 years
Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, New Hanover County (WLOS) — A North Carolina woman is accused of…
Continue Reading15 pounds of ‘high grade marijuana’ confiscated by police
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN CO., AL (WALA) — Baldwin County Sheriff’s officials say on…
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Man who accidentally threw out a bitcoin fortune offers $70 million for permission to dig it up
A British man who accidentally threw a hard drive loaded with bitcoin into the trash has offered the local authority where he lives more than $70…
Continue ReadingLawmakers want to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Capitol Police officer who lured rioters away from the Senate chambers
US Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman has been hailed as an American hero for leading a growing mob away from the Senate chambers during last…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in over 100 years, Virginia won’t celebrate Lee-Jackson Day
For the first time in more than 100 years, Lee-Jackson Day will not officially be celebrated in Virginia. The holiday, which was observed on the…
Continue ReadingMarvel’s ‘WandaVision’ looks to make Disney+ even mightier
“WandaVision,” Marvel Studios’ first original series for Disney+, hits streaming this weekend. That’s excellent news for…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 34, injures hundreds
At least 34 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitute earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, the…
Continue ReadingBus is dangling from New York overpass after accident that left at least seven people injured
At least seven people, including the bus driver, were injured after a bus crashed through a overpass barrier in New York City’s Bronx area,…
Continue ReadingLA County is scrambling to find more space to store bodies of Covid-19 victims
Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and…
Continue ReadingXiaomi and other Chinese companies slapped with US restrictions as Trump’s term winds down
The Trump administration is inflicting even more damage on Chinese businesses — including smartphone maker Xiaomi — with just days to go before…
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Valley lawmaker proposes OSU-Cascades become its own, separate university
A Willamette Valley lawmaker quietly introduced legislation this week to turn OSU-Cascades into a separate public university, but surprised school…
Continue ReadingHow will school closures affect children in the long run? Wars, disease and natural disasters offer clues
Children across the globe have seen their schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Bank, 1.6 billion students were…
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