Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China mandates 3-day Olympic torch relay amid virus concerns
BEIJING (AP) - China is limiting the torch relay for the Winter Olympics to only three days amid coronavirus worries, organizers said Friday. The flame will be displayed only in enclosed venues that a...
Jan 21, 2022
Doomsday clock remains at closest point to midnight
(The Hill) - Like the sands of the hourglass, the world is slipping toward self-destruction one second at a time, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists concluded Thursday, once again setting the hand...
Jan 21, 2022
CDC releases map of inactive states: Here's how yours ranks
GHENT, W.Va. (WVNS) - In the majority of states across the U.S., more than 1 in 5 adults are considered "inactive," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC released new st...
Jan 21, 2022
Bombastic rock superstar Meat Loaf dies at 74
NEW YORK (AP) - Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his "Bat Out of Hell" album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as "Paradise By the Dashboard Light," "Two Out...
Jan 21, 2022
Cafeteria monitor allegedly forces child to eat from trash
LORAIN, Ohio (WJW) - A Northeast Ohio family says it is painful to watch a video, just released, showing a 9-year-old girl being forced to eat food out of a school cafeteria trash can. The Lorain City...
Jan 20, 2022
Lawmaker wants self-defense law named after Kyle Rittenhouse
(NewsNation Now) - A Tennessee lawmaker says Kyle Rittenhouse is "a hero to so many" and is introducing a self-defense bill known as "Kyle's Law." "To me, the Kyle Rittenhouse case was an example...
Jan 20, 2022
Democrats eye new strategy after failure of voting bill
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - Democrats were picking up the pieces Thursday following the collapse of their top-priority voting rights legislation, with some shifting their focus to a narrower biparti...
Jan 20, 2022
Average gas price may hit $4 per gallon in 2022: Here's when
(NEXSTAR) - Along with the cost of groceries, laundry detergent and breakfast, gas prices appear to be trending in a painful, upward direction in 2022. Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs analysts said t...
Jan 20, 2022
Gabby Petito's family meets with FBI in Tampa
NORTH PORT, Fla. (NewsNation Now) - Gabby Petito's family met with the FBI in Tampa Thursday, though the topic of conversation was kept secret. The parents of Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Pe...
Jan 20, 2022
In phone call, brother pleaded with Texas hostage-taker
LONDON (AP) - A British man who held four people hostage in a Texas synagogue ranted against Jews and American wars in countries such as Afghanistan as his brother pleaded with him to give up and free...
Jan 20, 2022