MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WXXV) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued an emergency proclamation containing an amended Safer at Home Order that includes a statewide mask requirement. Individuals will be required to wear a mask or other facial covering when…
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is heading to Louisiana amid the state's reemergence as one of the nation’s hot spots for the coronavirus only months after seeming to contain its outbreak.…
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington NFL team is shedding the “Redskins” name effective immediately. The change comes less than two weeks after owner Dan Snyder launched an organizational review amid pressure from sponsors to…
Walmart is planning its own membership program. The retailer is reportedly close to launching a service similar to Amazon Prime. Walmart Plus is set to be unveiled in July. Recode reports that a yearly subscription is $98 and includes same-day…
Disney is still on schedule to reopen two of its theme parks this week despite Florida’s growing coronavirus cases. This week Passholders got a preview at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. Those two parks are expected to reopen July 11th…
No mask, no coffee. Coming soon at Starbucks. The coffee chain says it will start requiring customers to wear facial coverings or masks starting next Wednesday, July 15th. Starbucks says customers who don't want to wear a mask inside can…
WASHINGTON — With the July 15 tax-filing deadline − postponed from April 15 – only a few days away, the IRS is reminding taxpayers who have yet to file their tax returns that IRS.gov has tools and services to help…
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 914 new coronavirus cases in our state and 11 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 29,684 confirmed cases and 1,103 deaths. Here are the numbers for…
Walmart is transforming 160 of its store parking lots into drive-in theaters, starting in August. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, drive-in theaters have been making a comeback as a safer alternative to the traditional movie theaters that remain closed in much…
The film version of the hit Broadway musical 'Hamilton' premieres on Disney Plus Friday. Tickets for the Broadway production were incredibly hard to get, but fans can now enjoy the movie version from the comfort of their homes. Like the…
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been busy dealing with a baby boom. The zoo welcomed a Masai giraffe calf, two sea lion pups, two red panda cubs, and a baby siamang. These animals are contributing to the future of…
Payrolls rose by 4.8 million in the month of June, far higher than analysts expected. This brings the U.S. unemployment rate down to 11.1 percent. This is the second month in a row we have seen a lower unemployment rate,…
By JIM MUSTIAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday in New Hampshire, the FBI said. Maxwell, who lived…
Get ready for maximum cuteness. Four baby meerkats: that's what the Los Angeles zoo has! These cuddly pups were born May 30th during the zoo's closure. Like all new meerkats, they spent a couple weeks nursing in an underground burrow…
It's still six months away, but New York officials are starting to think about Christmas. According to a Bloomberg Report, Rockefeller Center will have a Christmas tree for the 2020 season. People will also be able to skate on the…
WASHINGTON ― As the 2019 tax filing and payment deadline approaches, the IRS reminds taxpayers and businesses that 2019 income tax liabilities as well as postponed April 15 and June 15, 2020 estimated tax payments are due July 15, 2020. …
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would no longer be tied to the 1946 movie, “Song of the…
The American job crisis is far from over. According to the Department of Labor, another one and a half million Americans filed initial jobless claims last week. That brings the total number of new jobless claims filed since mid-March to…
The University of Michigan will no longer host one of three presidential debates planned this fall in the run-up to the Nov. 3 general election, but related campus programming will continue. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced June 23 that…
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR says a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace on Sunday at the NASCAR race in Talladega, Alabama. Wallace is the only full-time Black driver in…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A 65-pound alligator snapping turtle with a face only its mother could love has found a new home at a Virginia zoo after freaking out residents in a northern Virginia suburb. The turtle, dubbed Lord Fairfax,…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A young mountain lion that had been spotted sleeping in a planter box along a normally busy street and looking at his reflection in the glass of an office tower in downtown…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame inducted Bejeweled, Centipede, King’s Quest and Minecraft in a virtual ceremony Thursday that recognized their influence on the industry and the gamers who have spent tens of billions of…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When Walt Disney World reopens its Florida theme parks next month after shutting down during the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll be introducing a new reservation system. The company announced Friday that the new Disney Park Pass System…