SAG Awards To Honor Best Performances - With Some Distance
Several Oscar hopefuls will reunite at Sunday’s Screen Actor Guild Awards, albeit in the same virtual, socially-distanced way that most gatherings have happened in the last year.
Rapper DMX On Life Support After Heart Attack, Lawyer Says
DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday evening at White Plains Hospital.
Singing Hymns Through Masks, Christians Mark Pandemic Easter
Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday conditioned by pandemic precautions.
From Child Care To COVID, Rising Job Market Faces Obstacles
A surge in hiring in the United States last month — 916,000 added jobs, the most since August — coincides with growing confidence that a blistering pace of job growth will continue as vaccinations increase and federal aid fuels economic growth.
Deadly Breach Could Delay Decisions About Capitol Fencing
The latest deadly breach of the Capitol’s perimeter could delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds to the public just as lawmakers were eyeing a return to more normal security measures following the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Pressure Mounts On Corporations To Denounce GOP Voting Bills
Liberal activists are stepping up calls for corporate America to denounce Republican efforts to tighten state voting laws, and businesses accustomed to cozy political relationships now find themselves in the middle of a growing partisan fight over voting rights.
MLB Moving All-Star Game In Response To Voting Restrictions
Major League Baseball announced Friday it was moving this summer’s All-Star Game from Atlanta’s Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.
Man Rams Car Into 2 Capitol Police; 1 Officer, Driver Killed
A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife, law enforcement officials said.
Fully Vaccinated Can Travel Again, Says New CDC Guidance
Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday.
Mecklenburg County's Sexually Transmitted Infection Numbers Increased During COVID, While The Country's Went Down
In Mecklenburg Co, sexually transmitted infections – like gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, increased by roughly 13% in 2020, according to the county health department. Nationwide however, the CDC says STI's took a downturn.
Pinwheels Placed Around Gaston County Bringing Awareness To Child Abuse Prevention Month
As April begins, so does Child Abuse Prevention Month and officials with The Lighthouse Children's Advocacy Center say they are planning an awareness campaign complete with placing blue Mylar pinwheels outside buildings in Gaston County.
UNC Chapel Hill: Hall Of Fame Coach Roy Williams Retiring
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Thursday that Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring after a 33-year career that includes three national championships.
BTS Condemns Anti-Asian Racism, Says They've Experienced It
K-pop superstar group BTS has condemned racism against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in a statement saying they’ve experienced it themselves.
Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Younger Teens
Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.
Stock Trading App Robinhood To Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To Charlotte In Expansion
California-based stock trading firm Robinhood is expanding operations to Charlotte which will create nearly 400 new jobs in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday.
Federal Ban On Evictions Has Been Extended Again
The CDC extended its federal moratorium on eviction for non-payment of rent until June 30.
Regal Stonecrest At Piper Glen Movie Theatre To Reopen April 16th
Regal is reopening select theatres after being closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Appellate Court Arguments Set For Charleston Church Shooter
Attorneys for the man sentenced to federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation are set to formally argue that his conviction and death sentence should be overturned.
Did COVID-19 Stress, Uncertainty Stall Anti-Smoking Push?
A year after COVID-19 upended life for millions of Americans, there are troubling signs that the coronavirus may have also slowed progress against another deadly health threat: smoking.
Eddie Murphy Inducted Into NAACP Image Awards Hall Of Fame
Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color.
