Sleep on the job? Company offers $3,000 for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to test out mattresses
What if you could get paid for sleeping? Well, guess what — you can: $3,000 to be exact. Sleep Junkie, a mattress reviewing platform, is…
Continue ReadingNational-World
NASA mission will zoom by asteroid before returning sample to Earth
A NASA spacecraft that took a sample from an asteroid 200 million miles away now has a plan to come back home. On May 10, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx…
Continue Reading
Biden seeks to intensify public lobbying for Covid-19 relief bill amid the pandemic
When President Joe Biden intensifies his attention next week to selling Republicans and Democrats on his coronavirus relief bill, he won’t be…
Continue Reading Michael Thompson is free after decades in prison. Now he wants to be an advocate for criminal justice reform
Michael Thompson spent more than two decades behind bars for convictions stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out…
Continue Reading
Feds charge woman allegedly heard during Capitol riot saying she was looking for Pelosi ‘to shoot her in the friggin’ brain’
Federal prosecutors charged a woman in connection to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in Washington who they say can be heard on video making…
Continue Reading Philadelphia severs ties with Covid-19 testing and vaccine organization after losing ‘trust in them’
The city of Philadelphia has cut ties with a Covid-19 vaccine provider, saying it lost “trust in them as an organization,” after a slew…
Continue Reading Michael Thompson was behind bars for decades. Now he’s free
Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars after a marijuana sale led to a long sentence due to prior convictions. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he…
Continue Reading Three city police departments face upheaval after two deal with disheartening reports and one chief steps down
Police departments in cities nationwide have faced heightened pressure to reform their practices after widespread protests last summer against police…
Continue Reading Michael Thompson was behind bars for decades after a marijuana sale. Now he’s free
Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars for a sentence stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of…
Continue Reading 6 people killed after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia food processing plant
Six workers were killed and several others were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak Thursday at a poultry processing plant in…
Continue Reading The pandemic took a teen’s schooling and his beloved game of football. He took his own life.
Spencer Smith was an outgoing 16-year-old high school sophomore who loved teasing his sisters, spending time with friends and — most of all…
Continue Reading Pentagon close to reaching agreement to provide around 450,000 Covid-19 vaccinations a day if they’re available
The Pentagon and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are negotiating the final terms of an agreement that could see the military provide around…
Continue Reading John Chaney, basketball Hall of Famer who coached at Temple, dies at 89
Famed former Temple University men’s basketball coach John Chaney passed away at the age of 89 on Friday. Temple confirmed Chaney died after a…
Continue Reading Florida launches statewide preregistration system for Covid-19 vaccinations
Florida has launched a statewide preregistration system to schedule Covid-19 vaccine appointments for people 65 and older and frontline healthcare…
Continue Reading A Georgia city is replacing a Confederate monument with a statue of civil rights hero John Lewis
For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood outside the courthouse grounds in the suburban Atlanta city of Decatur. Erected by the United Daughters of the…
Continue Reading Coronavirus vaccine makes a long, cold journey to rural America
The Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine completed an arduous journey through development and approval — but still is left with hundreds of…
Continue Reading A 2nd grader at a Christian school was expelled for telling another girl she had a crush on her, mother says
An 8-year-old student was kicked out of a Christian elementary school, after she told another female student she had a crush on her, the mother says.…
Continue Reading
‘Blame Trump’ defense from alleged Capitol rioters dovetails with Democrats’ impeachment case
The “Trump defense” is taking shape among some alleged Capitol rioters. One by one, die-hard supporters of former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Overwhelmed by Covid deaths, America’s largest cemetery refrigerates bodies as families wait weeks for funerals
Spanning 1,400 acres and eight venues, Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in Southern California is the biggest cemetery in North America. But the…
Continue Reading