Missing 2-year-old girl's body found in Indiana river, father being held during investigation
The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin, alleging the actor exposed them to a flood of social media hatred by claiming on Instagram that one sister was an “insurrectionist” for attending former President Donald Trump's Washington, D.C., rally on Jan. 6 last year. The sister, Roice McCollum, protested peacefully and legally; was not among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol that day and, after being interviewed by the FBI, “was never detained, arrested, accused of or charged with any crime,” according to the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne. The lawsuit comes as Baldwin is immersed in an ongoing investigation into the death of a cinematographer and the wounding of a director last fall after a prop gun the actor was holding on a movie set went off.
With his party splintered and Democrats across the coalition that elected him in 2020 unhappy, President Joe Biden has just a few months to try to chart a path out of the malaise or risk getting swamped in the looming midterm elections in which Republicans are seeking to regain control of Congress. A year into Biden's presidency, suburban, college-educated and women voters who helped make him president are exhausted after almost two years of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's been too much to bear," Biden said, referring to the pandemic and its accumulated effects on Americans.
United Airlines lost $646 million in the fourth quarter and said Wednesday that the current spike in COVID-19 cases will hurt its results in the March quarter. The airline said it expects its first-quarter revenue will be down 20% to 25% from the same period in 2019. The omicron variant of the virus is showing up in United’s plans for 2022.
A Nova Scotia parents' group with some 24,000 members on Facebook is collecting and publicizing COVID-19 cases connected to schools now that Public Health is no longer doing that. But it's a move that the province's chief medical officer of health says isn't needed. "While I appreciate that people want to help and feel that the information is important, there really is no additional benefit in school settings to have that contact tracing," Dr. Robert Strang said during Wednesday's COVID-19 updat
An Illinois judge who made sexist comments about an attorney during a conversation in his courtroom that he did not realize was being broadcast live on YouTube has been removed from the bench, officials announced Wednesday. In an order released to the media, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans said Judge William Raines is “hereby reassigned to restricted duties or duties other than judicial duties” and must “receive sensitivity training and gender bias counseling designed to address and remedy the alleged conduct.” The order does not explicitly say how long Raines must remain off the bench, but it says another judge will “monitor and mentor” Raines and report back to the court system's executive committee within 90 days.
Invictus Nutraceuticals, Inc. (Florida, USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of VGI Health Technology Limited (NSX:VTL), is pleased to announce that both NE1-Elite(R) and NE1-Heart(R) are now available for sale on Amazon in the United States.
The foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy and Spain urged Israeli authorities on Wednesday evening to stop the construction of new housing units in East Jerusalem. Earlier in the month, Israeli authorities approved plans for the construction of around 3,500 homes in occupied East Jerusalem, nearly half of which are to be built in the controversial areas of Givat Hamatos and Har Homa. In a statement, the European countries said that the hundreds of new buildings would "constitute an additional obstacle to the two-state solution," referring to international peace efforts to create a state for Palestinians.
In total, 11 real estate sales were registered in the area during the the past week, with an average price of $1.1 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $429.
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities. Laetitia Hédouin said she first saw the corals during a recreational dive with a local diving club months earlier.
When it comes to understanding where the COVID-19 virus might be turning up in high numbers, the answer could be in the water. Wastewater, to be exact.
Rhuigi Villasenor's first collection for the Swiss luxury brand owned by JAB Holding Company will bow for spring 2023.
DeAnthony Tanner, 23, was shot by a Kansas City officer after he tried to retrieve a handgun from his waistband, police said.
At a news conference President Joe Biden said Russia would face sanctions if it invades Ukraine and addressed the COVID-19 pandemic as omicron surges.
During a press conference on Wednesday, President Biden said that Democrats would try to break up the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan that’s stalled in the Senate in order to try to pass its most important elements.
Stetson Bennett helped Georgia win its first national championship since 1980.
'My guess is' Putin 'will move' against Ukraine, Biden says in press conference
December's second Social Security payment was distributed yesterday via direct deposit, but those expecting a check via mail always run the risk of it coming a little later. That said, delays can...
Pacific Arc Resources Ltd. (NEX: PAV.H) ("Pacific Arc "or the "Company") announces that further to the Company's press release on December 8, 2021, the Company has received exchange approval and finalized the settlement of $210,000 of debt with the directors of the Company, which has been satisfied by the issuance of 1,050,000 common shares of the Company at an issue price of $0.20 per share.
Work from home! Make money in your pajamas! Over a year into the pandemic, much of America's white-collar workforce that has been doing this long enough for it to feel normal may or may not still be...
The "Drive My Car" and "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy" writer/director names his favorite Criterion titles.
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