Month: September 2019

Transcript The United Auto Workers union began their strike this week. Roughly 50,000 full and part-time workers walked out of dozens of General Motors factories in nine states. This is the biggest strike by any union against any business since 2007, which was also against GM. The automaker says most of its hourly workers make

Transcript Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy. The drug company has been accused of fueling the opioid crisis. Officials with the company filed for bankruptcy as a method for settling litigation with numerous state and government. Purdue Pharma filing for bankruptcy will help facilitate an orderly and fair resolution of all claims against the company.

TODAY’S HEADLINES: -Intensifying storm takes aim at devastated Bahamas -Probable carcinogen found in heartburn medicine -Nascar rejects ads from multiple gun companies -Newly discovered comet likely interstellar -Uber pulls Jump bikes from Atlanta, San Diego -Bus driver’s ‘helping hand’ goes viral Sign1News is the first and only digital network, partnered with world news leader CNN,

Trump confirms death of Osama bin Laden’s son (9.15.19) Transcript President Trump says Osama bin Laden son is dead. The President issued a statement Saturday confirming Hamza bin Laden was killed in a US counterterrorism operation. He didn’t specify exactly when or where, saying only it happened in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. CNN reported on July

Transcript The NYPD says seventy-six protesters were arrested for blocking traffic in Manhattan Saturday afternoon. The demonstrators staged a sit-in at the Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue. Organizers say they were demanding the tech company stop letting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement use their technology. The NYPD says fifty women and twenty-six men were arrested.

Transcript Six deaths from lung disease possibly tied to vaping have been reported in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 39 states now confirm similar illnesses. Experts are warning teens and adults to stay away from the e-cigarettes as they investigate. The Trump administration is also moving to ban flavored

Transcript China announced Tuesday it would waive tariffs on some U.S. goods. This is the first time it’s done that since the start of the trade war. President Trump responded by delaying new tariffs on Chinese goods by a few weeks. A tariff increased 30% on $250 billion dollars worth of goods will be pushed

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Transcript A mother in Texas shared this heart wrenching photo of her four-year-old son Beckett struggling with leukemia. Beckett was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia over a year ago. His mom Kaitlin Burge posted photos of Beckett, which include the caption “Vomiting between play sessions. Waking up to throw up. Going from 30 pounds to

Transcript Take a look at this picture. You can see an old man sitting in a wheelchair, snow-white beard and oversized glasses. The problem is, it’s not an old man. He’s 32-years-old! Jayesh Patel disguised himself as an 82-year-old man to trick people at New Delhi’s airport. He wanted to fly to New York and

Transcript The number of missing people in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian dropped to 1,300. On Wednesday the government said the number of missing people stood at about 2,500. The number dropped after the government cross-referenced their databases. Right now the death toll in the Bahamas is 50. The death toll is expected to rise

Transcript Tomorrow is Friday the 13th and it will be joined by full moon! And since it is the full moon closest to the beginning of fall, it is known as the Harvest Moon. It gets its name because it provides extra light in the evenings, extending harvesting time for farmers. The last time a

Transcript The tech giant has unveiled the newest generation of its iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Apple showed off its new iPhone 11 at a media event in Cupertino, California Tuesday. The new phones have better battery life, newer camera systems and upgraded hardware. The iPhone 11 is expected to cost you $699. While the