Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Arson arrest made in LA wildfire that forced evacuations
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations in canyons where thick vegetation hasn't burned in more than 60 years, authorities sa...
May 17, 2021
Vaccinated? Here's how to score some freebies
(NEXSTAR) - A handful of nationwide businesses are incentivizing people to get the COVID-19 vaccine by offering a series of free goods, from beer to dessert-on-a-stick. More than 47 percent of America...
May 17, 2021
Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights, take up Mississippi 15-week ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb. T...
May 17, 2021
New South Carolina law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that forces death row inmates for now to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad in hopes t...
May 17, 2021
Blinken hasn't seen any evidence on Gaza building strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he hasn't yet seen any evidence supporting Israel's claim that Hamas operated in a Gaza building housing The Associated Press and other ...
May 17, 2021
US screens 1.85 million people on Sunday at airports, highest since March 2020
(NewsNation Now) - The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1.85 million passengers on Sunday at U.S. airports, the highest number since March 2020, when the coronavirus pande...
May 17, 2021
AT&T signs deal to combine media business with Discovery
NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T will combine its massive media operations that include HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network a...
May 17, 2021
First child tax credit payments go out July 15
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - The first monthly payment of the expanded Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan will be made on July 15, according to the U.S. Treasury Department and the ...
May 17, 2021
☀ May 17: Tax deadline, California fire and 'the pickled guy'
Good morning! It's Monday, May 17, 2021. Here's a look at your news across the nation: 1 Tax Day deadline May 17: Here's how to file an extension for 2021 FILE- This Feb. 13, 2019, file photo shows mu...
May 17, 2021
Jury selection to begin in trial for suspect in death of Mollie Tibbetts
DAVENPORT, Iowa (NewsNation Now) - The trial of the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts will begin Monday with jury selection. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is cha...
May 17, 2021