Nightclub Fires Fast Facts
Here’s a look at nightclub fires worldwide including the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, that killed 100…
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Writers Guild of America Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 16,000 film, TV, broadcast and news media writers. It is made up of…
Continue ReadingJeff Zucker announces he will stay on at CNN through the end of the year
A question consumed CNN employees recently: Was the company’s president, Jeff Zucker, going to leave after the presidential inauguration?…
Continue ReadingJim Brown Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of activist, actor and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. He played his entire career with the…
Continue ReadingAfter a tough end to 2020, the US economy is quietly improving
As vaccinations pick up speed and Covid-19 cases fall from their recent peak, economic data out of the United States looks increasingly promising.…
Continue ReadingHouse painter arrested for theft after not painting Nebraska home
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT ) — A Gretna homeowner dreams of a new look for her house…
Continue ReadingBrett Kavanaugh Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Personal Birth date: February 12, 1965 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth…
Continue Reading19-year-old dies after vehicle he was in slides off embankment at Mount Magazine
Click here for updates on this story Logan County, Arkansas (KFSM) — A 19-year-old from Danville, Ark. is dead after a…
Continue ReadingSmuggler caught with nearly 1,000 cacti and succulents strapped to her body
A woman who strapped nearly 1,000 succulents and endangered cacti to her body in an attempt to smuggle them into New Zealand has been sentenced to…
Continue ReadingUS marshal shot while serving arrest warrant in Baltimore, police say
A US marshal was shot Thursday morning while serving an arrest warrant in Baltimore, according to a tweet from the Baltimore Police Department. The…
Continue Reading‘Kind of crazy’: Community isolated by Canada-U.S. border closure builds its own road
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Separated from the rest of the United States by the…
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Meet Andy Jassy, the next CEO of Amazon
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will transition from CEO to executive chair and pass the reins to Andy Jassy, a 24-year Amazon veteran, later this year,…
Continue ReadingCanada didn’t expand the terrorist definition. Here’s why that matters.
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Anti-hate and civil rights groups are cautiously…
Continue ReadingKen Frazier, one of the only Black Fortune 500 CEOs, is retiring
Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, who is currently one of the few Black CEOs of a Fortune 500 company, is retiring in June, ending a nearly 30-year run with…
Continue ReadingRobinhood’s CEO is not licensed by Wall Street’s powerful self-regulator
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is not licensed by FINRA, Wall Street’s powerful self-regulator, even though he presides over one of the…
Continue Reading6 coronavirus vaccine scams that target your money and personal information – and what to do about them
Finally, the Covid-19 vaccine is available to millions, including health care workers, chronically ill people and seniors. But with wider…
Continue ReadingBlack History Month: James Armistead Lafayette
James Armistead’s life would make a great movie. Under Lafayette, the French general who helped the American colonists fight for their freedom, he…
Continue ReadingTrump’s private bankers left Deutsche Bank over a real estate deal
The private bankers responsible for lending to President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner resigned from Deutsche Bank last year following allegations…
Continue ReadingFrance not doing enough to tackle climate change, court rules
A Paris court has found France legally responsible for its failure to meet targets intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit was…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek to rearrest Kyle Rittenhouse. Here’s how the case has unfolded since he posted bail
Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during the Jacob Blake protests in August, is under further…
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