Author Archives: Syndicated Content
After record 'deaths of despair' in 2019, early pandemic data is grim
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - New data show the heavy mental and emotional toll that the pandemic took on Americans in 2020, one year after the country saw record highs in alcohol- and drug-related deaths. I...
May 18, 2021
Biden faces scrutiny from progressives over stance in Israel-Hamas conflict
DEARBORN, Mich. (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden traveled to Dearborn, Michigan to tout his push for electric vehicles, but was overshadowed by a split with the left of his party over his stance...
May 18, 2021
Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denun...
May 18, 2021
Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run,' 'Heartbreak Kid,' star, dies at 86
WILTON, Conn (AP) -Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in "The Heartbreak Kid" and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro's counterpart in the com...
May 18, 2021
Nexstar names former ABC News executive Michael Corn president of news for NewsNation
CHICAGO (Nexstar)-Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Tuesday named former ABC News Senior Executive Producer Michael Corn as President of News for NewsNation, t...
May 18, 2021
Americans urged to get colon cancer screening earlier
(AP) - Americans should start getting screened for colon cancer earlier -- at age 45 instead of waiting until they're 50, according to guidelines released Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Fo...
May 18, 2021
A guide to baseball's reopening: Which stadiums require masks and how many fans can come in?
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - Major League Baseball teams have been adjusting their COVID-19 restrictions on the fly this season. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state and l...
May 18, 2021
Supermodel Naomi Campbell says she is mother to a baby girl at 50
LONDON (AP) - Naomi Campbell says she has become the mother of a baby girl. The 50-year-old British supermodel announced the news Tuesday on Instagram, posting a picture of her hand holding a baby's f...
May 18, 2021
Bank of America to raise minimum wage to $25/hr by 2025
NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America plans to set the minimum wage for all positions at the company to $25 an hour by 2025. It would be the highest minimum wage paid by a big bank and could pressure rivals...
May 18, 2021
Skin cancer becomes new threat for military members after years of service
CHICAGO (WGN) - Skin cancer is a threat to our troops on and off the battlefield and is attacking service members at much higher rates. It's the nature of their job to be out in the elements for month...
May 18, 2021