Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Country music star leaves $1,000 tip for waitress working a double while caring for her daughter
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) - A Waffle House employee in North Carolina got a surprise when a country music star left a generous tip after his to-go meal. The artist noticed Shirell "Honey" Lackey perform...
Jul 30, 2021
PG&E could face criminal charges over deadly California fire
CALIFORNIA (AP) - Pacific Gas & Electric will face criminal charges because its equipment sparked a wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes, a Northern Californi...
Jul 30, 2021
Los Angeles air traffic control warns 'jetpack guy is back'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI is investigating what one commercial airline pilot said might have been an airborne person with a jetpack, high in the busy skies near Los Angeles International Airport. The...
Jul 30, 2021
Tokyo Olympics collect lots of spit in effort to curb COVID-19
TOKYO (AP) - They spit. They wait. They hope. About 30,000 people from scores of nations are spitting into tiny plastic vials at the Olympics in a daily routine that's grown crucial in going ahead wit...
Jul 30, 2021
McDonald's teams with Saweetie for next celebrity meal
(NEXSTAR) - McDonald's will soon be serving up Saweetie's signature meal. The fast-food chain has teamed up with the platinum-selling hip hop artist for its latest Famous Orders promotion, giving fans...
Jul 30, 2021
World champs, Olympic champs: What's the difference?
TOKYO (AP) - Is an Olympic champion by definition a world champion? Can you be a world champion without being an Olympic champion? What's the difference, anyway? As the Tokyo Olympics provide multiple...
Jul 30, 2021
'Welcome home': Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, scores of them children and babies in arms, to new lives in the United...
Jul 30, 2021
Israel delivers booster shots of vaccine to people over 60
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli health authorities began administering coronavirus booster shots Friday to people over 60 who've already received both does of a vaccine, in a bid to combat a recent spike in ...
Jul 30, 2021
Limited availability, high demand send seafood prices skyrocketing
LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) - Limited availability and seafood price inflation mean consumers are seeing much less to order or buy at many restaurants and markets. For example, at Captain Kidd's Fish...
Jul 30, 2021
New Russian lab briefly knocks space station out of position
(AP) - A newly arrived Russian science lab briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position Thursday when it accidentally fired its thrusters. For 47 minutes, the space station lost con...
Jul 30, 2021