Here are strategies to manage, pay off your credit card debt in America
Inflation continues eating away at our take-home pay, and now a trip to the grocery store is becoming increasingly painful. Sadly, many of us are using credit cards to cope with the higher prices, and that's turning into a real economic problem.
Woman shares experience participating in triple-negative breast cancer vaccine trial
Triple-negative breast cancer is the most aggressive and deadly form of the disease. Two years ago, researchers launched a first-of-its-kind trial to test a vaccine to potentially help prevent this type of breast cancer -- and now, the very first participant is sharing why she didnโt hesitate to take part.
No. 18 Alabama beats No. 1 North Carolina 103-101 in 4 OTs
Mark Sears had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked North Carolina to a second straight loss with a 103-101 in a quadruple-overtime thriller in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament.
Michigan man, women among 11 who helped block doors to stop woman from getting abortion in Tennessee
Two women and one man from Michigan are among a group of people who are being charged for physically standing in front of the doors of a Tennessee clinic to stop a woman from getting an abortion, according to officials.
'Woman King,' Viola Davis and the culmination of a struggle
When Viola Davis, sculpted and hardened from months of training, first stood in the full garb of the Agojie warrior women, with her bare feet in the African sand, it was the culmination of not just the years-long push to make โThe Woman King,โ but of a lifelong battle.
In uncertain times, Papadakis/Cizeron rely on years experience to reach gold
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics ice dance by the largest margin using the modern scoring system. After the two have competed sparingly through COVID, it's their nearly 20 years of skating together that carried them to the Promised Land.
โSorryโ: GOP US Rep. Tom Reed retiring amid misconduct claim
FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, file photo, U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. In late February, Reed said he was seriously considering running for governor against Cuomo should the Democrat seek a fourth term next year. AdReed said in his statement Sunday that he would not seek any elective office in 2022. I was wrong, I am sorry, and I take full responsibility.โA former mayor of Corning, New York, Reed is co-chair of the House of Representatives' bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. AdHe voted against impeaching former President Donald Trump in January but voted in favor of certifying the 2020 election of Democrat Joe Biden.
Nightside Report March 10, 2021: Prosecutor catches alleged abuser in victimโs home during virtual court hearing, Gov. Whitmer stands by COVID nursing home policy amid threats of legal action
Prosecutor catches alleged abuser in victimโs home during virtual Michigan court hearingDETROIT โ Video of an online court hearing in the town of Sturgis has gone viral because of one thing noticed by an eagle-eyed prosecutor. During the court hearing, the woman begins to hesitate when being questioned by Davis, who spoke up when she noticed the woman constantly was looking off screen. Whitmer stands by COVID nursing home policy amid threats of legal actionMichigan Gov. Initially, patients who tested positive for COVID were placed in the same facility with patients who did not have COVID. US House passes police reform bill named for George FloydWith jury selection underway in the trial of Derek Chauvin, thereโs a movement in Washington to reform policing nationwide.
Prosecutor catches alleged abuser in victimโs home during virtual Michigan court hearing
STURGIS, Mich. โ Video of an online court hearing in the town of Sturgis has gone viral because of one thing noticed by an eagle-eyed prosecutor. During the court hearing, the woman begins to hesitate when being questioned by Davis, who spoke up when she noticed the woman constantly was looking off screen. The womanโs video goes blank, and Harrisโ camera eventually turns off too. โYour honor, we both donโt want the no-contact order,โ Harris said. Iโm sorry I lied to you.โJudge Middleton immediately shuts Harris down and adjourns the hearing.
Layoffs, upheaval at Zacharias ministry roiled by scandal
Allegations of sexual misconduct by Zacharias began to surface last fall in social media and news outlets, notably a Sept. 29 article in the evangelical publication Christianity Today. It asserted that over about five years, he sexually harassed three women who worked as massage therapists at two day spas he co-owned in an Atlanta suburb. The law firm, Miller & Martin, issued a scathing report last month based on interviews with more than 50 people, including more than a dozen massage therapists. Five of the therapists said Zacharias touched them inappropriately, and one said she was raped, according to the report. AdZacharias founded his international ministry in 1984 with a mission to engage in โChristian apologeticsโ โ defending Christianity through intellectual arguments.
Four singing queens share their musical talents on Live In The D
Music Monday is upon us and this week we are jamming out to the beautiful voices of four talented ladies. Angela Davis is just one-fourth of the group S.O.U.L. which stands for the Shades Of United Ladies. Davis has shared her talents on Live In The D before, but recently she joined up with three equally talented singers, Karla Pace, Ava Jay, and Bianca Barber, to create the new group. They all came together the way many of us do these days, on social media.
Mets' Davis, O's Santander lose arbitration, Rays' Choi wins
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2020, file photo, New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis and the Mets argued the first of 13 scheduled salary arbitration cases this month. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)NEW YORK โ The New York Mets defeated third baseman and outfielder J.D. Davis, the Baltimore Orioles beat outfielder Anthony Santander and first baseman Ji-Man Choi defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the first three of 13 scheduled salary arbitration cases this month. Santander gets a raise from $572,500 to $2.1 million rather than his $2,475,000 request, the same figures exchanged by Davis and the Mets.
In Georgia, Pence calls Senate GOP's 'last line of defense'
Democrats need a Georgia sweep to force a 50-50 Senate and position Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tiebreaking vote. On Saturday, the president used a 100-minute rally to spread unfounded allegations of widespread misconduct in last monthโs voting in Georgia and beyond. โLet them steal Georgia again, youโll never be able to look yourself in the mirror,โ Trump told rallygoers. โI want you to be confident about your vote," Pence said. โThatโs just not Georgia to me," said Davis, 57, who helped run her late husband's medical business.
NBC to cut away from Clemson-Notre Dame for Biden speech
ESPN College Gameday hosts Davis, David Pollack and Kirk Herbstreit prepare for their live broadcast from Notre Dame Stadium before the NCAA college football game between the Notre Dame and the Clemson in South Bend, Ind. (Matt Cashore/Pool Photo via AP)NBC says it will cut away from the football game between No. 4 Notre Dame on Saturday night to show Democrat Joe Bidenโs first speech as president-elect. The game will move back to NBC after coverage of the speech concludes. 1 team to play at Notre Dame since 2005.
Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance
This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfes August Wilson adaptation Ma Raineys Black Bottom, showcasing Chadwick Bosemans final performance opposite Viola Davis powerhouse blues singer. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)NEW YORK โ Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe's August Wilson adaptation โMa Rainey's Black Bottom,โ showcasing Chadwick Boseman's final performance opposite Viola Davis' powerhouse blues singer. Boseman plays Levee, an ambitious trumpeter aiming to launch himself with his own updated versions of Ma Rainey's songs. โMa Raineyโs Black Bottomโ was the first play Wilson wrote in 1984, and the only one of this 10-part Century Cycle not set in Pittsburgh.
For most NYC students, back to school but not the classroom
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK โ Mondayโs return to New York City schools wasn't the one anyone planned for. Mayor Bill de Blasio greeted pre-K students at a school in Queens and praised the โair of energy and spiritโ among teachers and pupils. High school students return Oct. 1. The majority of the more than 1 million public school students will be in the classroom one to three days a week and learning remotely the rest of the time. Still, New York City has seen a slight tick up in hospitalizations and infections this month.
Detroit homeowners want changes to dangerous curve on citys west side
DETROIT Residents in Detroits Rosedale Park Historic District said they are fed up with cars speeding around a curve, causing drivers to lose control and crash on a routine basis. On the daily, somebody speeding around this curve, not realizing the depth of it. We hear the screeching of the tires, we hear it all, and then we come out and see, Davis said. This guy missed the curve, hit the pole, knocked over the garbage can and ran into the ladys yard across the street, Davis said in the recording. The city of Detroit will begin looking into what can be done to slow the traffic down.
Yellowstone National Park has its first female chief ranger
Yellowstone National Park's Steamboat Geyser is on pace to hit a record number of eruptions. (CNN) - For 147 years, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming has been overseen by a parade of chief rangers, all of them men. Sarah Davis, a 20-year National Park Service veteran, will become the park's 18th chief ranger -- and the first female to officially hold the role. (Yellowstone has had interim or acting chief rangers who were female, said a park spokeswoman.) She has held other positions at Vicksburg and Guilford Courthouse National Military Parks, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Independence National Historic Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, and Blue Ridge Parkways.
Mother speaks after 10-year-old son badly injured in Detroit hit-and-run crash
DETROIT - A Metro Detroit mother involved in a hit-and-run crash that left her 10-year-old son seriously injured spoke to Local 4 about how their lives have changed. The scene of a Sept. 23, 2019, hit-and-run crash that left a 9-year-old boy and his mother injured on Detroit's east side. A backpack left by a 9-year-old boy who was struck in a Sept. 23, 2019, hit-and-run crash on Detroit's east side. (WDIV)The 52-year-old driver abandoned his pickup truck a few blocks north of the crash scene and ran away, police said. A pickup truck involved in a Sept. 23, 2019, hit-and-run crash that left a 9-year-old boy and his mother injured on Detroit's east side.
Penn State football vs. Pittsburgh: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
11 Penn State will meet for the 100th time in the storied rivalry Saturday in State College, Pa. but when and where the 101st matchup takes place remains to be seen. "I know that, coming out in the second half, he was going to turn it around. Nittany Lions DE Yetur Gross-Matos entered the week tied for third among FBS players with 3.5 sacks. Pickett was held to 55 yards on 18 pass attempts with one interception in last year's 51-6 loss to Penn State. PREDICTION: Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Hero 10-Year-Old Calls Cops on Drunk-Driving Mom: Report
A mom who was driving while drunk said shes happy her 10-year-old daughter called the police. She admitted that she then got behind the wheel, prompting her own daughter to call the police on her. "I thank God so much that nothing happened to my daughter, to my nieces and to nobody else." Davis daughter said she knew she did the right thing because something bad could have happened.Davis has been charged with aggravated DUI. Drunk Man Uses Uber to Send Injured Baby Bird to Wildlife Rescue CenterMan, 23, Apologizes for Drunkenly Urinating on Boy's Memorial: Report
Bird or bunny? Optical illusion confuses internet
A video of a black animal getting a nice scratch is spreading quickly around the internet as people take sides in yet another great debate. A video of a black animal getting a nice scratch is spreading quickly around the internet as people take sides in yet another great debate. Since then, it's blown up -- all because Quintana played on a famous optical illusion wherein a rabbit looks like a bird, and a bird looks like a rabbit. The video Quintana posted was taken, at some point, from Paige Davis, Curator of Bird Training at the sanctuary. "He even recycles cans and bottles, showing that recycling is so easy, a bird can do it," she said.
45-year-old woman missing for nearly 2 weeks on Detroit's west side
DETROIT - Detroit police are searching for a 45-year-old woman who has been missing for nearly two weeks on the city's west side. Melanie Davis was last seen July 5 at her home in the 18000 block of Birchcrest Drive, police said. Davis is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black leggings, officials said. Anyone with information on Davis' whereabouts is asked to call Detroit police at 313-596-1240.
Woman ordered Moana' cake, but baker heard marijuana'
A marijuana-themed cake made this family's day in Milledgeville, Georgia -- mainly because it was a mistake. Kensli Davis, whose favorite movie is Disney's animated tale "Moana," wanted a movie-themed cake to celebrate her 25th birthday. But when her mom called the local Dairy Queen with the order, the shop heard "marijuana" instead. "My mama called and ordered me a cake telling them how much I loved Moana. (Because really I do) Well needless to say these people thought she said marijuana.
'How to Get Away with Murder' to end with Season 6
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesABC is closing the case of "How to Get Away with Murder," announcing Thursday that the upcoming sixth season of the Viola Davis-starring legal drama will be its last. Davis plugged the upcoming season on Twitter, and called the show one of "greatest rides" of her life. "Murder," which is executive produced by Nowalk, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and Stephen Cragg, became a hit for ABC when it premiered in fall 2014. It helped cement what the network dubbed its "TGIT" lineup, which also included Shondaland produced "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy." According to a release provided to CNN, the final season of "Murder" will focus on the class's last semester of law school and premieres Sept. 26.
Kristin Davis tears up recalling racism directed at her baby
(CNN) - Kristin Davis is the proud mother of two black children, but she knows that she can never fully understand what they most go through in this world. Davis sat down with hosts Jada Pinkett Smith and her mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris, about being a single mother to an adopted black daughter and son. The actress, 54, adopted a baby boy last year and daughter Gemma, now 7, in 2011. Pinkett Smith mentioned that some within the black community have felt at times that such parents were attempting to be "white saviors." "I get it deep in my bones why there's not trust and why would your community trust my community with its babies?"
7-Year-Old 'Police Officer' Cheers Up Nursing Home Patients by Handing Out Tickets for
This little officer is spreading love to nursing homes across Kansas City, Kansas. Oliver Davis, 7, has been giving out hugs, flowers and tickets for being "too cute" to elderly patients in nursing homes. The idea came from having a conversation with his mom, Brandi Davis, about what it means to be a police officer. Oliver then had the idea to pick up flowers and hand them out to patients at his grandmothers nursing home. After the first nursing home he was hooked, said Davis, At the first nursing home he said, 'Is it OK to give them a hug?'
Defending champion Angelique Kerber crashes out of Wimbledon
Angelique Kerber of Germany plays a forehand in her Ladies' Singles second round match against Lauren Davis of the United States during Day 4 of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 4, 2019,(CNN) - Defending champion Angelique Kerber crashed out of Wimbledon with a shock second-round defeat to American Lauren Davis on Thursday. The three-time grand slam champion lost 6-2 2-6 1-6 to the 95th-ranked Davis. Kerber took the opening set in just 31 minutes and looked set to cruise to victory but the diminutive Davis, standing at just 5 feet 2 inches, stunned the German who took just three games from the last two sets. It will be a very happy Fourth of July for the American, who only made it into the Wimbledon main draw as a lucky loser after suffering defeat in qualifying over the weekend. The 25-year-old Davis will now play Spain's Carla Surez Navarro on Saturday.
Tutoring program helps children across Detroit
DETROIT Large class sizes and a lack of funding plague public schools across the country, and Detroit is no exception. Aretha Davis, Linda Lee and Zion Chapel Church in Detroit came up with a solution: a tutoring program. Word quickly spread, and Davis and Lee found themselves running a program for children across Detroit. Thanks to grants and donations from area organizations and a devoted retired Detroit Public Schools bus driver, the tutoring program meets every Saturday morning during the school year. Step by step, Davis, Lee and all the volunteers at Stepping Stones to Success are creating a community of learning in the heart of Detroit.