Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Watchdog group files Hatch Act complaint against Jen Psaki
WASHINGTON (AP) - A government watchdog group said Friday that it had filed an ethics complaint against White House press secretary Jen Psaki for a comment she made about former Virginia Gov. Terry Mc...
Oct 16, 2021
Daylight saving time ends soon – here's when we 'fall back'
(KTVX) - We are less than a month away from gaining an hour of sleep as daylight saving time ends. Daylight saving time started on Sunday, March 14, when we "sprung ahead" and lost an hour of sleep. T...
Oct 16, 2021
Netflix employee fired in wake of Chappelle special furor
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Netflix said Friday that it had fired an employee for disclosing confidential financial information about what it paid for Dave Chappelle's comedy special "The Closer," which some c...
Oct 16, 2021
The Latest: Russia's daily virus death toll passes 1,000
MOSCOW - Russia's daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections. The national coronavirus task force on Saturday repor...
Oct 16, 2021
October 16: Commission studying Supreme Court giving serious consideration to justice term limits. New documentary on Velvet Underground uses footage from Andy Warhol as it focuses on influential NYC band
Good morning! It's Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Here's a look at your news across the nation: 1. Supreme Court commission seriously looks at shorter terms for justices The Supreme Court is seen on the fir...
Oct 16, 2021
NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are amo...
Oct 16, 2021
'He was Southend': Tributes paid to slain British lawmaker
LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) - Leaders from across the political spectrum came together Saturday to pay their respects to a long-serving British lawmaker who was stabbed to death in what police say was ...
Oct 16, 2021
Todd Haynes finds the frequency of the Velvet Underground in documentary
(AP) - The most often-repeated thing said about the Velvet Underground is Brian Eno's quip that the band didn't sell many records, but everyone who bought one started a band. You won't hear that line ...
Oct 16, 2021
New crew docks at China's first permanent space station
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese astronauts began Saturday their six-month mission on China's first permanent space station, after successfully docking aboard their spacecraft. The astronauts, two men and a wom...
Oct 16, 2021
ASEAN downgrades Myanmar presence in summit in major rebuke
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to downgrade Myanmar's participation in an upcoming summit in their sharpest rebuke yet of its leaders following a Feb. 1 mi...
Oct 16, 2021