BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. That stands to undercut President-elect Joe Biden’s plans to block new drilling on public lands to address climate change. An Associated Press analysis of government data shows the permit stockpiling has centered…
JACKSON, Tenn., — The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many people in the deaf and hard of hearing community around West Tennessee. WBBJ-7 spoke with Sara Miller, a local educator and member of the deaf community via email, about things you can do that will bring awareness to deafness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 has brought many obstacles…
(AP) –Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is comparing the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol to the Nazis. In a video posted Sunday on social media, Schwarzenegger said the mob last week “trampled the very principles on which our country was founded.” But he said America’s Constitution will not be overthrown. The actor-turned-politician also called President Donald Trump a failed…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — An 18-year-old from Oxford says he plans to run for mayor in his home city in Mississippi. The Oxford Eagle reports that Brandon Pettis’ mayoral campaign’s platform focuses on the economy. Pettis says he’s focused on the “business aspect of life.” He says he’s been paying close attention to the city’s budget over the last several…
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump is ordering the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff as a sign of respect for two U.S. Capitol Police officers who have died since last Wednesday’s violent protests at the Capitol, as well as all members of law enforcement across the nation. In a proclamation Sunday, Trump says the show of respect will take…
WASHINGTON (AP) —Citigroup is pausing all federal political donations for the first three months of the year in light of Wednesday’s deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. In a memo to employees Friday, Citi’s head of global government affairs Candi Wolff said, “We want you to be assured that we will not support candidates…
MIAMI (AP) — A watershed reform of U.S. money laundering laws could allow investigators to uncover the proceeds of foreign bribery, drug trafficking and terrorism in just a few keystrokes. The new law quietly passed by Congress last month after a decade-long fight for the first time requires shell companies to provide the names of their owners at risk of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Public health officials complained for months about not having enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history is proving them right. State and local public health departments across the U.S. cite a variety of obstacles, most notably a lack of leadership…
Weather Update – January 10 – 4:00 p.m. CURRENTLY: In West Tennessee today, we have been cool and cloudy. Chances to see some flurries have been increasing throughout the day and even into the evening tonight. We are still sitting near freezing temperatures, currently at 34 degrees. Temperatures have remains near freezing all day long and should drop into freezing…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal while disclosing a list of high-tech weapons systems under development in response to what he called hostile American policy. Kim’s comments this week during a key meeting of the ruling party are seen as applying pressure on President-elect Joe Biden. The Korean…
