A band of Redditors took on Wall Street and other investors that resulted in spikes in the value of shares in several companies. WallStreetbet is a popular subreddit where members talk stock market and give tips to other members. Earlier this week members of that sub began talking up shares of stock in GameStop, a videogame retailer. Encouraging one another…
We told you last night about the death of legendary actress Cicely Tyson at the age of 96. Her long career included a role in a movie that was shot in Selma. The film is “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”, which was shot in 1967 and released by Warner Brothers the following year. The film features a lot of…
Montgomery police have arrested to men in connection to a robbery and kidnapping. Hikeem Edmond, 22, and Kylyn Taylor, 20, are the suspects identified in this case. On January 29, police responded to a call in the 5200 block of Vaughn Road in reference to a robbery and kidnapping. Shortly after, police located the suspect’s vehicle. When the vehicle refused…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released an updated school dashboard of coronavirus cases for January 29. This is the third weekly report of the year. Overall, there are 2,491 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for this week. The dashboard doesn’t specify whether the cases involve students, teachers or other school employees. School systems are teaching students in…
Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore and members of the Montgomery County school board have sent a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris asking that they make the COVID-19 vaccine a priority for MPS employees. The school system is going all-virtual starting Monday. That decision was made after several employees died of…
FILE – (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot. It’s not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses. Results released Friday show the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness, and…
Montgomery police say the man’s body that was found near U.S. Highway 80 East in Montgomery has been identified. Police say the victim was identified as 22-year-old Amlicar Simon-Perez, of Montgomery. Police and Fire Medics responded to the area near I-65 Friday around 9:30AM. Once on the scene, contact was made with the victim who was pronounced dead on…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that Alabama is moving to the next stage of coronavirus vaccinations. On February 8, phase 1-B will begin. This group  includes educators, certain frontline manufacturing workers, food and agriculture workers, public transit workers, corrections workers, postal service and judiciary workers. The group will also include citizens age 65 and up and state…
MACON, Ga. (AP) – Ten Georgia residents and one from Alabama have been indicted on federal charges including drug and dogfighting violations. According to a 136-count federal indictment, unsealed Thursday, 10 of the defendants were involved in a conspiracy between May 2019 and February 2020 to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 28 grams…
A currency trader walks by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) BEIJING (AP) – Global stocks have fallen amid worries about rising coronavirus infections, Wall Street volatility, and U.S. economic aid plans. London and Frankfurt opened lower and Shanghai and Tokyo declined. Overnight, the S&P 500 closed 1% higher, recovering some of the previous…
