Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Texas deputy AG apologizes to Simone Biles after calling her 'childish' and 'selfish'
(NEXSTAR) - Texas Deputy Attorney General Aaron Reitz has apologized after calling gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, among other things, "a national embarrassment" in a tweet he later deleted. Biles ...
Jul 30, 2021
Kimmann, Shriever win BMX racing gold; American Fields stretchered off
TOKYO (AP) - Niek Kimmann kicked off his second Olympics by colliding with a race steward who had wandered onto the track during training. The Dutch rider spent the next three days doing everything he...
Jul 30, 2021
Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...
Jul 30, 2021
Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed warship
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Navy charged a sailor Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch's worst warship blaze ...
Jul 29, 2021
Ex-Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has died
DETROIT (AP) - Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate,...
Jul 29, 2021
MLB monitoring COVID-19 cases possibly linked to All-Star Game
ATLANTA (NewsNation Now) - Of the roughly 49,000 people who attended the MLB All-Star Game in Denver, 14 have now tested positive for COVID-19. Now officials in Denver are calling it an outbreak and u...
Jul 29, 2021
Injuries, building damage as severe weather brings tornadoes to Pennsylvania
BENSALEM, Pa. (NewsNation Now) - Several people were injured Thursday when a building at a Bensalem, Pennsylvania auto dealership was severely damaged by dangerous winds, authorities said. The Nationa...
Jul 29, 2021
Parents split on COVID-19 restrictions for children
(NewsNation Now) - Inside a Ft Lauderdale, Florida hospital room, Paulina Velasquez, 15, is in the ICU battling COVID-19. She's been here since the beginning of the month. Her parents are vaccinated, ...
Jul 29, 2021
Miami launches its own cryptocurrency, MiamiCoin
MIAMI (NewsNation Now) - The city of Miami is launching its own cryptocurrency in August, and city officials expect it to generate millions of dollars in revenue. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says they ...
Jul 29, 2021
Toy stores warn Christmas supply could be low
NEW YORK (NewsNation Now) - It's still summer, but already shipping backups around the world are threatening to steal Christmas. Some retailers are getting worried about holiday inventory. "I'm having...
Jul 29, 2021