Category Archives: (1470 & 100.3 WMBD) Breaking News
Republicans in U.S. Senate block probe of Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters, despite a torre...
May 28, 2021
Several people killed in rail yard shooting in San Jose, California
(Reuters) – Eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning, the county sheriff’s office said. Santa Clara County Sher...
May 26, 2021
Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Manhattan’s district attorney has convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump, which indicates he feels he has evidence of a crime by th...
May 25, 2021
Israel and Hamas to observe Gaza truce from 2 a.m. on Friday
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 a.m. on Friday (2300 GMT Thursday), a Hamas official and Israeli media said, bringing a potentially tenu...
May 20, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop further below 500,000
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped further below 500,000 last week, suggesting job growth picked up this month, though companies s...
May 20, 2021
Biden tells Netanyahu he wants ‘de-escalation’ of Israel-Gaza fighting
GAZA/JERUSALEM/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reduce tensions in the Gaza conflict on the path to a ce...
May 19, 2021
Israeli strikes on Gaza continue and Hamas rockets resume, as truce calls mount
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which the U.N. sent a small f...
May 18, 2021
Households including most U.S. children to get monthly stimulus payment
(Reuters) – A poverty-fighting measure included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed this year will deliver monthly payments to households including 88% of children in the United States, starting ...
May 17, 2021
U.S. CDC says vaccinated people can avoid masks in most places
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing them in...
May 13, 2021
Colonial Pipeline begins restart as Southeast U.S. scrambles for fuel
(Reuters) -Colonial Pipeline said on Wednesday it has begun to restart the nation’s largest pipeline network, six days after a ransomware attack prompted it to shut the line, triggering fuel sho...
May 12, 2021
