As informal as today’s parents are compared with previous generations, there remains a handful of uncomfortable subjects. Alcohol and drug use is one of them. It’s certainly easier, and often more appealing, to turn a blind eye for some parents. Everyone is drinking beer and smoking pot. It’s all part of growing up, especially for
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A bankruptcy case against the Boys Scouts of America could exceed $103 billion which would cover 84,000 claims of sexual abuse.
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A man shot and injured two people at a business in the Maryland city of Frederick on Tuesday morning before driving to the US military’s nearby Fort Detrick, where personnel there shot and killed him, police said. The suspected gunman — a 38-year-old man — entered a business at Riverside Tech Park in the northeast
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YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Tuesday will bring sunny skies with a high near 91 degrees. This is a drop-off from the near 100 degree days on Easter Sunday and Monday. It will also be a little breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
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Indian actor Akshay Kumar has become the latest top Bollywood star to test positive for Covid-19, as India’s second wave of coronavirus infections tears through its film industry. Kumar, one of Bollywood’s most profitable actors and the star of dozens of popular movies, tweeted Monday that he had been hospitalized “as a precautionary measure under
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In opening statements last week, Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney said the former Minneapolis Police officer “did exactly what he had been trained to do” when he restrained George Floyd last May. But over the past few days, a series of police supervisors and high-level officials have taken the stand to directly contradict that claim. Foremost
Continue Reading As informal as today’s parents are compared with previous generations, there remains a handful of uncomfortable subjects. Alcohol and drug use is one of them. It’s certainly easier, and often more appealing, to turn a blind eye for some parents. Everyone is drinking beer and smoking pot. It’s all part of growing up, especially for
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Rebecca Welch made history on Monday as she became the first appointed female referee to take charge of an English Football League (EFL) game. The 37-year-old, who has previously refereed high-profile women’s matches, oversaw Port Vale’s 2-0 win against Harrogate Town in the third tier of men’s English football. Back in 2010, Amy Fearn became
Continue Reading Police in Maryland are “on scene responding to an active shooter” in the city of Frederick on Tuesday morning, according to a tweet from city police. “Currently there are two victims and one suspect is down,” the Frederick Police Department said on Twitter. Officers were called to a location in the northeast of the city,
Continue Reading Comedy Central’s popular “Drunk History” series is getting a spinoff, but be sure to watch it responsibly. A new digital series titled “Drunk History: Black Stories” is being brought to the world by Comedy Central International. The series will tell stories from across the African Diaspora, including little-known tales from the continent of Africa, the
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(CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Comunicaciones de El Salvador informó en su cuenta de Twitter que los bomberos intentan controlar un gran incendio que se desató en San Miguel, a 140 kilómetros de San Salvador. Los bomberos intentan evitar que el fuego llegue a las instalaciones del mercado central. Nuestros @BomberosSV ya trabajan en
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ESPN fired NBA analyst Paul Pierce after the Boston Celtics legend posted a racy Instagram Live video over the weekend. The video featured Pierce in a room with exotic dancers. The cable sports network ended its working relationship with Pierce Monday, an industry source told CNN Business. ESPN declined to comment on Pierce leaving the
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It is the moment that all the grunting and yelling has been leading up to. Few doubted the United States and Iran deep-down preferred diplomacy — even a new deal — to escalating tensions, and possibly military confrontation. Now the moment of truth is here, in a Vienna conference room, where the E3+2 of the
Continue Reading Norwegian Cruise Line wants to start US cruises again on July 4, and it’s willing to require all passengers and staff to be vaccinated before it sets sail. Norwegian, which despite its name is a US-based company, sent a letter Monday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, notifying it of its proposal. It’s
Continue Reading Jimmy Fallon has addressed controversy over a recent segment on “The Tonight Show” with TikTok star Addison Rae. The show received criticism for not giving credit to the mostly Black creators of the dances Rae and Fallon performed together in an episode on March 26. “On our last show before break, we did a bit
Continue Reading The collapse last month of US hedge fund Archegos Capital cost Credit Suisse nearly $4.7 billion and two of the bank’s top executives their jobs. The Swiss bank said Tuesday that it was likely to report a pretax loss of 900 million Swiss francs ($959 million) for the first quarter of this year after taking
Continue ReadingLast Wednesday President Joe Biden announced a more than $2 trillion plan to rebuild US infrastructure, repairing roads, bridges, pipes, as well as expanding access to long-term care services under Medicaid, building schools and expanding internet access across the US. Biden plans to fund these investments in large part through tax increases. The plan proposes
Continue Reading Hundreds reportedly gathered Monday to pray and offer support for DMX as he remains hospitalized following a heart attack he suffered on Friday. CNN affiliate News 12 reported that as many as 500 people gathered outside the White Plains, New York, hospital where the rapper and actor is currently being treated. His longtime attorney, Murray
Continue Reading We could be set for one of the most thrilling La Liga finales in history, after Ousmane Dembele’s injury-time goal gave Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win over Valladolid on Monday and moved the Catalan club to within a point of league leader Atletico Madrid. With Real Madrid just two points further back, it means Spain’s
Continue Reading The more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in every state in the US. Experts are concerned this strain is hitting younger people hard and could fuel a new surge of the pandemic. Yet as the US rolls out a breakneck-speed vaccination program, many states have begun relaxing measures,
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