Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives 21 years ago … Loved ones come together each year to remember the nearly 3,000 souls who lost their lives that day. Each name is read out during a ceremony.
CDC cuts COVID-19 quarantine period, it’s now 7 to … The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) suggests quarantine periods can be shorter than 14 days for someone exposed to COVID-19, said CDC’s COVID-19 Incident Manager Dr. Henry Walke during a telebriefing on Wednesday, December 2.
NFL families call for end to ‘race-norming’ in brain … Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system experts say is discriminatory.
Tennessee’s win streak extends to seven; Vols beat … COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WATE) – General Neyland’s first maxim reads the team with the fewest mistakes wins and on Saturday night that was the Vols as Tennessee extended their win streak to seven, defeating South Carolina 31-27. Jarrett Guarantano went 19-for-31 passing for 259 yards and one touchdown, connecting with eight receivers throughout the week […]
Moments in Black history from the year you were born (Stacker) Black History Month is dedicated to celebrating the achievements and reflecting on the experiences of African Americans. What began as a week in 1926 has blossomed into 28 days of remembrance and lessons on the contributions of Black Americans. Many Black Americans come from a lineage of captured and enslaved people who were forcibly […]
Oscar Best Picture winners from the year you were … The Academy Awards turn 94 in 2022, making the show just three years older than Clint Eastwood (if you can believe it). Like Eastwood, the prestigious awards ceremony has seen it all by now. Over decades, the Oscar has been handed out to an X-rated movie (“Midnight Cowboy”), three actors who didn’t speak a word […]
Joe Burrow, Chase Young headline round one of virtual … For all the uniqueness of this NFL draft, including the angst over a potential communications fiasco, things looked and sounded pretty normal Thursday night. Quarterbacks were in demand. Ohio State and the Southeastern Conference dominated. The Patriots traded out of the first round. And Commissioner Roger Goodell even got booed, if only digitally. “I do […]
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died … U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — known as the Notorious RBG to her many admirers — was one of the many noteworthy figures who died in 2020.
After 2016 ruling, battles over juvenile lifer cases … About 400 offenders originally sentenced to life without parole as juveniles have been released nationwide, and hundreds of others have been resentenced to shorter terms or made eligible for release by law.
All smiles as Grizzlies win their home finale over … Newcomer MarShon Brooks scores 25 to lead 4 Grizzlies with 20 or more as Detroit loses at the Forum, 130-117.
Former County Commissioner Henri Brooks granted new … “This has been a very difficult process, and I am very pleased by the appellate court`s ruling. I am so thankful for the support of my friends and this community during this hard period in my life,” the former County Commissioner said.