Month: March 2023
Four dead in small plane crash over central Florida, officials say
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (WINTER HAVEN, Fla.) — Four people have died after two planes crashed over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, Florida, on Tuesday, law enforcement officials said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 08 at 6:02AM MST until March 09 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast [Read More…]
House panel investigating COVID-19’s origins will hold first hearing
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of a federal agency’s new assessment that COVID-19 “mostly likely” emerged from a lab leak rather than natural human exposure, a special panel formed [Read More…]
China likely a main focus as intelligence chiefs face grilling on Capitol Hill
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Intelligence chiefs from across the U.S. government face a grilling Wednesday from members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, with China likely a main focus. The annual “Worldwide [Read More…]
Trump could still be elected president if indicted or convicted, experts say
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — According to law, former President Donald Trump can be elected president if indicted — or even convicted — in any of the state and federal investigations he is currently facing, [Read More…]
Trump loyalist Kash Patel’s tax-exempt charity raises questions, experts say
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Over the past year, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest loyalists, a rising star on the right named Kash Patel, has been soliciting donations and raising money for “Fight With Kash,” a [Read More…]
Rupert Murdoch said Trump, Giuliani were ‘both increasingly mad’ in wake of 2020 election, new documents show
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (WASHINGTON) — Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch privately bashed then-President Donald Trump and his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, following the 2020 election, according to court records made public on Tuesday as part of Dominion Voting [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 3/7/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 7, Toronto 2 Detroit 16, St. Louis 3 Tampa Bay 7, Philadelphia 3 Chi White Sox [Read More…]
Allergy season is getting longer in over 170 cities
Tanja Ristic/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Temperatures have been on the rise in 203 U.S. cities since 1970, leading to longer allergy seasons in over 170 cities across the U.S., a new report by Climate [Read More…]
Bindi Irwin says she underwent surgery for endometriosis
Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bindi Irwin shared a major health update with the world on Tuesday, saying she recently underwent surgery for endometriosis. “Dear Friends, I battled for a long time wondering if [Read More…]
Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein on the possibility of more ‘Ted Lasso’ following show’s third and final season
Apple TV+ Will the upcoming season 3 of Ted Lasso be the end? The first episode debuts a week from Wednesday on Apple TV+, and the answer about an ending is complicated. It seems as if this [Read More…]
Tessa Thompson looks back on some of her iconic characters
Terence Patrick 2023 CBS Broadcasting Tessa Thompson‘s range has been displayed as she’s taken on a variety of characters. In the latest issue of Look Back At It, she reflects on some of her iconic roles, including Nyla in For [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 08 at 2:30AM MST until March 09 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow is expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 to 4 inches will be possible. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south [Read More…]
2 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead, 2 rescued alive and back in US
KeithBinns/Getty Images (MATAMOROS, Mexico) — Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, while the other two were rescued alive, officials announced Tuesday. The survivors — Eric James Williams and Latavia “Tay” [Read More…]
Tyre Nichols case: 7th cop fired, 20 more hours of footage to be released
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — About 20 more hours of police video and audio in the Tyre Nichols case will be released Wednesday afternoon, according to City of Memphis Chief Legal [Read More…]
Man accused of attempting to open plane door allegedly tried to attack jail guards
Massachusetts State Police (CENTRAL FALLS, R.I.) — An airline passenger accused of attempting to open a plane emergency exit door and then swinging at a flight attendant with a broken spoon allegedly tried to attack two [Read More…]
Family mourns Georgia bookstore owner found dead in creek: ‘Extremely painful’
Henry County Chamber of Commerce/Facebook (LOCUST GROVE, Ga.) — Family and friends are mourning the shocking death of a Georgia bookstore owner whose body was found floating in a creek over the weekend. Erica Atkins, [Read More…]
Kevin McCarthy has no regrets about giving Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 footage for ‘transparency’
Shannon Finney/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is standing by his decision to grant Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to the raw security footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, telling [Read More…]
Larry Hogan won’t close the door on third-party presidential bid in 2024
William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images (ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declined on Tuesday to close the door on a third-party presidential bid in 2024 after he said Sunday that he would not [Read More…]
Florida Republicans file a 6-week abortion ban bill, which DeSantis has said he’d sign
Mario Tama/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Republicans filed legislation to impose a six-week abortion ban on Tuesday, during the first moments of the state Legislature’s 2023 session — a bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis [Read More…]