Women’s boxing superstar Claressa Shields has added two more impressive distinctions to her already unparalleled boxing career laurels. 25-year-old “T-Rex” Shields (10-0, 2 KOs), currently the unified WBC and WBO World Female Super Welterweight and WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO Middleweight Champion, has been named #1 in both The Ring and ESPN’s inaugural pound-for-pound women’s […]
By Officer James Banta, SecurityNerd home security and safety expert Nothing ruins the relaxation found on a summer vacation more than returning home to find you’ve been burglarized. Unfortunately, as temperatures rise in the summer, so do rates for crimes such as home burglaries. And empty homes are among the easiest targets for criminals. If you’re going […]
by Erica Werner, Jeff Stein and Karoun Demirjian WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday he’s looking at unilaterally taking steps to stop tenant evictions and lower payroll taxes, adding that such moves might be necessary if a new coronavirus relief bill can’t be brokered with congressional Democrats. “A lot of people are going to […]
I read an article about the 18 murders in 24 hours in Chicago. I saw some of the pictures, which included children and young women. The City leaders of Chicago should be applauding President Trump’s decision to send federal support to combat that level of anarchy. I know the argument against the President’s decision from […]
by Spencer S. Hsu WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of his former aide and longtime confidant Roger Stone, who was convicted at trial last year of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. In a statement released shortly before 8 p.m., White House press secretary Kayleigh […]
by Elahe Izadi and Sarah Ellison “The News with Shepard Smith” will air at 7 p.m. on weeknights, the network announced Wednesday. “We’re thrilled that Shep, who’s built a career on an honest fight to find and report the facts, will continue his pursuit of the truth at CNBC,” network chairman Mark Hoffman said in […]
by Emily Giambalvo The Ivy League announced Wednesday that it will not hold sports during the fall semester, becoming the first Division I conference to suspend its football season because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. A decision regarding winter and spring sports, and whether fall sports could be held in the spring, will be determined […]
LANSING – State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks today announced two new grant programs that will provide an overall total of $300 million to help first responders receive premium hazard pay and reimburse local governments for payroll costs incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our first responders and those public employees on the frontlines of the COVID-19 […]
Muskegon – Over 800 registered nurses at Mercy Health in Muskegon will now be represented by SEIU Healthcare Michigan after union election ballots were counted on Tuesday, July 7. The ballot count followed a month-long mail election which began on June 4 and included nurses at both the Hackley and Mercy Campuses. Nurses voted on […]
by Jonathan O’Connell, Aaron Gregg, Steven Rich, Anu Narayanswamy and Peter Whoriskey WASHINGTON – Data released Monday by the Small Business Administration shows that businesses owned by members of Congress and a law practice that represented President Donald Trump were among the hundreds of thousands of firms that received aid from the agency. As part […]