Brianna Davis was listening to a documentary of famous people reading the Declaration of Independence with her class when news broke of the riots at the US Capitol. “We were listening to the words that built America” as she began getting alerts and seeing images of chaos in Washington DC, she told CNN. The history
Continue Reading A New York zoo has welcomed a baby red kangaroo with a rare condition that left park employees shocked. Cosmo, the newest joey at Animal Adventure Park, was born with leucism, an incredibly rare condition that causes the partial loss of pigmentation in an animal’s skin and fur. Unlike albinism, leucism does not cause a
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The words “vaccine passport” have a reassuring ring to them, perhaps conjuring up the image of a sleek, embossed document with watermarked pages and official stamps of approval. Flourished at border controls, it would open travel doors that, for so many of us, have been closed by Covid-19. Some destinations — including the Seychelles, Cyprus
Continue Reading The 18-month old niece of Bobi Wine’s wife has been safely evacuated from their residence, where she had been under house arrest with the Ugandan politician and his wife, Wine told CNN’s Becky Anderson Friday. The baby, who has not been named, was at Wine’s residence where he has been holed up since the military
Continue Reading Last year brought many lows and few highs, but a marijuana dispensary in Michigan is hoping to change that. To help stem the coronavius pandemic, Greenhouse of Walled Lake is offering free pre-rolled joints to anyone who gets the Covid-19 vaccine. “We’re all stressed out, but the vaccine is hopefully what’s going to finally end
Continue Reading Actor Gregory Sierra, best known for his roles in “Sanford and Son” and “Barney Miller,” died on January 4 from cancer, his widow Helene Tabor confirmed to CNN Friday. He was 83. “He was quite wonderful, and my heart is broken into 400 million pieces,” Tabor said. The cancer persisted “for quite a while and
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported its biggest one-day increase in Covid-19 vaccinations Friday as more states said they are struggling with vaccine supply. The CDC said Friday that nearly 1.6 million more doses of the vaccines have been administered, bringing the total of doses given to more than 19 million. And
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Thunder Ridge defeated Idaho falls 67-30 in girl’s basketball Friday. The Titans have now won back to back games after losing two straight. The Tigers have lost ten straight. Aspen Caldwell led Thunder Ridge with 17 points. Kennedy Stenquist, Marley Spencer and Paige Clark each had nine points. The Tigers
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Maddie Olson scored 20 points to lead Skyline to a 61-49 win over Blackfoot Friday. The win draws the Grizzlies even with the Broncos on top of the 4A High Country Conference standings. Skyline (12-6, 6-1) will wrap up conference play Tuesday at Shelley. Blackfoot (14-5, 6-1) will host Bonneville
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Stress levels may be high these days, but did you know that what we choose to eat can help to reduce stress, ultimately allowing us to take charge of our mental health? “Instead of thinking of food as ‘stress eating’ or ‘guilty pleasures,’ we can think of using food to shape the lens in how
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The Mega Millions jackpot — drawn Friday night — is no longer in the millions. The jackpot is estimated to be worth a staggering $1 billion. That’s just $500 million shy of the highest Mega Millions jackpot ever — $1.537 billion, all won by one ticket holder in South Carolina. The winning numbers were 4,
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – In the Civil War rivalry game, the Hillcrest girls basketball team beat Bonneville, 56-48. This story will be updated.
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RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) – The Rigby girls basketball cruised to a 53-21 victory over Shelley on Friday night. This story will be updated.
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Continue Reading A Georgia man was arrested and charged with scamming almost $1 million from a grocery store and using it to buy clothes, guns and cars, police said. Tre Brown, 19, was arrested January 14 after he allegedly created false returns at the Kroger store where he worked in Duluth, Georgia, according to a news release
Continue Reading At first, it seemed like a classic celebrity romance. Zheng Shuang, 29, was one of China’s most popular actresses after shooting to fame a decade ago. Zhang Heng, 30, was a talented producer for a variety show. In 2018, the pair went public with a set of couple selfies, and often appeared affectionately in the
Continue Reading His predecessor tweeted insults and made menacing threats against America’s allies but US President Joe Biden proved just as formidable for Canada with a stroke of pen. In his first few hours in office Wednesday, Biden made Canada the first foreign casualty of his campaign promises and revoked the construction permit for the Keystone XL
Continue Reading A school district in Georgia is mourning the loss of two educators who died within hours of each other from Covid-19. Dana Johnson and Cynthia Lindsey, employees in Cobb County Schools in metro Atlanta, both lost their battle against Covid-19 on Thursday, according to Connie Jackson, president of the Cobb County Association of Educators. GoFundMe
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Some call it the ghost town, because for decades it didn’t appear on any maps — a clandestine location that at the height of the Cold War likely concealed a deadly arsenal of nuclear weapons capable of wiping out major Western cities. Others refer to it as the Polish Chernobyl, because the cloak of secrecy
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After bringing federal charges against more than 125 people accused of being part of the violent mob that stormed the US Capitol, now comes the hard part. Law enforcement officials say they are moving from the so-called low-hanging fruit arrests and charges to more complicated cases, focusing on the extremist groups that participated in the
Continue Reading Remember that time a violent mob smashed its way into the Capitol, killed a police officer and occupied the Senate chambers, hunting for terrified members of Congress who were forced to hide? Remember how some in the mob constructed a gallows with a hangman’s noose outside the Capitol, then rampaged through the halls searching for
Continue Reading They say a dog is a man’s best friend — and that was definitely the case for one patient of a hospital in northeastern Turkey, whose loyal pet waited by the entrance for six days until he was discharged. When Cemal Senturk was transferred by ambulance to Medical Park Hospital in Trabzon on January 14,
Continue Reading National Guardsman Sgt. Jacob Kohut spends his days fulfilling two duties: serving to protect the Capitol building and holding band class online as a commitment to his students’ education. “This is what a hero looks like,” wrote Canterbury Woods Elementary School, a school where Kohut teaches in Fairfax County, Virginia, in a post to social
Continue Reading The path in the Senate to convict Donald Trump is extremely slim, with a growing number of Republicans expressing confidence that the party will acquit the former President on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection aimed at stopping President Joe Biden’s electoral win. After Democratic leaders announced they would kick off the process
Continue Reading A Salvadoran immigrant who spent more than three years in sanctuary on the grounds of a North Carolina church headed home on Friday. José Chicas, 55, says the Biden administration’s new policies are giving him a chance to leave sanctuary — and hope for the future. Chicas took shelter in June 2017 inside the School
Continue Reading At least one person was killed and multiple people were injured when a tour bus bound for the Grand Canyon crashed Friday afternoon in northwest Arizona, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). The bus, managed by a Las Vegas-based company, was carrying 48 people including the driver to Grand Canyon West when it
Continue Reading White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday announced a slew of actions the Biden administration will take to combat domestic violent extremism in the wake of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. “The Biden administration will confront this threat with the necessary resources and resolve. We are committed to developing policies and
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A Fremont County judge has released a date to hear Lori Vallow-Daybell’s and Chad Daybell’s motion asking the court to transfer their case to another venue as well as a motion to dismiss their charges.
Continue Reading A 73-year-old California man snorkeling off Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach on Friday morning was apparently bitten by a shark, according to the Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety. The man was approximately 40 yards from shore when he suffered an apparent bite to his calf, officials say. He was able to make it to shore
Continue Reading A Grand Traverse County commissioner in Michigan got up and grabbed a gun during a board Webex meeting while a local woman asked board members to denounce the Proud Boys, video from the meeting shows. Keli MacIntosh, a 72-year-old retired nurse and regular attendee of the board meetings, spoke at the Wednesday gathering about the
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Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Cori Bush of Missouri on Friday led a group of 35 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of all federal prisoners on death row. In a letter sent Friday, the lawmakers urge Biden “to take swift, decisive action,” saying that “commuting the death sentences
Continue Reading A series of miscommunications around an unprecedented security situation left National Guard troops searching for an adequate rest area Thursday night when they were moved from the Capitol into a nearby parking garage. Guard members ended up having to spend several hours Thursday night resting on the concrete in the parking garage before the mistake
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Highland High School alum, Dirk Koetter, has retired from coaching per his Facebook account. Dirk Koetter has officially retired, per his Facebook page. pic.twitter.com/N0wZGxq7eg— 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 (@MikeFPrater) January 22, 2021 Koetter played football at Highland and Idaho State. His coaching career started with the Rams varsity team in 1983. Koetter
Continue Reading Baseball legend Hank Aaron is remembered today as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Crucial to his legacy is that unlike his White counterparts, he pulled off his most significant achievements while enduring pervasive racism. Throughout his career, Aaron experienced hate and vitriol on and off the field for the simple fact
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A storm moving through Utah and Nevada will continue to push in snow and rain showers. Most of the wet weather moves through Utah, with some snow working into the Snake River Plain. We could also see heavier snow showers for Oneida, Franklin and Bear Lake Counties late Friday into Saturday. Tonight, areas of freezing
Continue Reading CNN Opinion contributors react to the most memorable moments of Inauguration Day. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. SE Cupp: Did that really just happen? Was it all just a dream? As I gathered my family to watch the historic swearing in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the occasion took on
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Limited coronavirus vaccine availability, confusion over which Idaho residents should be vaccinated first and rumors of line-jumpers are all complicating the state’s vaccine rollout.
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden used her first official event outside of the White House to add a surprise visit Friday afternoon to National Guard troops at the United States Capitol. “I just wanted to come today to say thank you to all of you for keeping me and my family safe,” said Biden, who emerged
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Snowbirds hoping to skip the line in Canada by flying to Florida for COVID-19 vaccines now face a tougher set of rules aimed at snuffing vaccine tourism. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that anyone who owns property in Florida and lives there
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Idaho officials reported 598 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths on Friday.
Continue Reading The State Department has initiated a review of the Trump administration’s decision to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), a spokesperson told CNN Friday. It is a swift move by the newly installed Biden administration to examine one of the most consequential 11th hour actions taken by former Secretary of State
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Severe allergic reactions to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC report published Friday revealed just 10 people had severe allergic reactions, known as anaphylaxis, out of more than 4 million people vaccinated with a first dose of the Moderna shot as of January 10. That’s
Continue Reading Protesters again took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday — the first full day of Joe Biden’s presidency — to let the Democratic establishment know they are still fighting for racial justice, some told CNN. “We wanted to symbolize that both parties are the oppressor,” said a 25-year-old protester who wished not to
Continue Reading A Texas public health doctor charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine was trying to use leftover doses so they wouldn’t go to waste, his attorney said Friday. Dr. Hasan Gokal has been charged with theft by a public servant, a misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to one year in jail and
Continue Reading House Democrats plan to send the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, but the start of arguments in the Senate’s impeachment trial won’t begin until February 9, giving the Senate time to confirm President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. Under an agreement between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate
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From Idaho Power to Micron, a coalition of Idaho’s largest employers have come together to oppose legislative efforts aimed at ending Idaho’s federal emergency declaration.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia Police are looking for a man who fired at least 11 shots at a 19-year-old female delivery driver in West Philadelphia, in what investigators describe as an act of road rage. It happened near the intersection of 47th and Chestnut Streets, just after 4
Continue Reading Three former grand jurors are among the “concerned Kentucky citizens” petitioning the Kentucky Legislature to impeach state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, according to Kevin Glogower, one of the attorneys representing the petitioners. The citizens filed a petition Friday seeking the impeachment of Cameron on charges of “breach of public trust and failure to comply with
Continue Reading For Caroline Brant, attempting to get a vaccine appointment for her in-laws in Pennsylvania felt like trying to “win a seat at the big show.” “Except in Pennsylvania, there’s no show yet,” she told CNN. “Just spinning sites.” The 48-year-old, who lives in Collegeville, is referring to the confusion over websites where those eligible for
Continue Reading You’ll find it almost everywhere you turn — on T-shirts, bumper stickers, magnets and all types of tourist trinkets — the three words: “Ithaca is gorges.” After all, who doesn’t love a good pun? Ithaca, New York, is gorgeous, peppered with steep gorges (get it?), plunging waterfalls, and a tapestry of tree-covered mountains that turn
Continue Reading Houston police officer Taylor Roccaforte was shocked when then-presidential candidate Joe Biden came to see him in the hospital after he was shot in the line of duty. Roccaforte was even more surprised that the future president wanted to keep the 2019 visit a secret. Roccaforte, 30, told CNN that Biden came to see him
Continue Reading The Senate voted on Friday to confirm President Joe Biden’s defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, who will be the first African American to run the department. Austin, who retired in 2016 and had to be granted a waiver from a law requiring a defense secretary to wait seven years after active-duty service before
Continue Reading Derick Almena, the leaseholder of an Oakland, California, warehouse-turned-art collective that went up in flames in 2016, pleaded guilty Friday to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter — one for each person killed in the blaze. In court Friday, Almena simply responded “guilty” to each of the three dozen counts as they were read out by
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A suburban Seattle man who advertised a supposed COVID-19 “vaccine” he said he created in his personal lab, was arrested Thursday by federal authorities.
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Local health officials reported 116 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in the area Friday.
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Amazon is once again asking the National Labor Relations Board to direct thousands of the company’s warehouse workers at an Alabama facility to cast votes in-person on whether to form a union, rather than by mail, despite the ongoing pandemic. The e-commerce giant filed a motion Thursday to delay the union election, which is set
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Canadian officials said Friday they are working with the Biden administration to close what they describe as a travel “loophole” and to get more symmetry with COVID-19 safety protocols between the two countries. “A loophole, frankly, does exist because the Americans previously had not placed any restriction on international flights coming into the US,” said
Continue Reading The New York Police Department says that evidence from three murders at a senior housing complex in Brooklyn point to one suspect: a well-known man who ran errands for the building’s residents. Kevin Gavin, 66, was arraigned Friday and charged with three counts of second-degree murder, according to a criminal complaint. Gavin confessed to all
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The Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center in Rigby announced Friday that the center completed the accreditation process of the National Children’s Alliance (NCA).
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINDENHURST, New York (WCBS) — An initiative on Long Island is gaining attention. Customers are paying it forward, and it all begins with a post-it note. Alice Bopp and her family moved to Lindenhurst from Rio de Janeiro. “I’m from Brazil, I love coffee,” Bopp told CBS2’s Jennifer
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A life-saving device is now in the hallways of another area school thanks to a local nonprofit.
Continue Reading Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. are preparing for two upcoming spacewalks that will help to upgrade and maintain the International Space Station. The NASA astronauts will conduct spacewalks on Wednesday, January 27, and Monday, February 1. It will be the first spacewalk experience for Glover, who is a few months into his first
Continue Reading About 6 in 10 Americans don’t know when or where to get a coronavirus vaccine, according to a survey released Friday from the Kaiser Family Foundation. This comes after reports that President Joe Biden’s administration must start from scratch with federal plans for distribution, having been left little to no framework from former President Donald
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The Mega Millions jackpot has passed the $1 Billion mark for tonight’s drawing.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — After more than 1,300 days, a Triangle pastor is leaving a Durham church and will be able to go home to his family. Jose Chicas is an undocumented immigrant. Since mid-July 2017 Chicas has not left Saint Johns Missionary Baptist Church in Durham.
Continue Reading President Joe Biden signed two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus checks to very low-income Americans, and the other on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal workforce — as he continues his swift efforts to overturn his predecessor’s policies. The measures build on
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A man who died in December was Wyoming’s first inmate killed by COVID-19.
Continue Reading The White House is keenly aware of the Republican objections that have arisen to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal, but they are urging Democratic allies to be patient for the moment, according to two administration officials. Biden has spent the last several days on the phone with lawmakers in both parties, and his
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Tik Tok phenomenon Nathan Apodaca and his partner, Stella, met with Mayor Rebecca Casper and City Council President Michelle Ziel-Dingman in Idaho Falls Friday.
Continue Reading Intel investors and analysts got their first glimpse at incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger’s vision for the company during its earnings call on Thursday. Gelsinger, who starts his job on February 15, has a challenging task ahead: Intel has fallen behind competitors in manufacturing the most advanced chips, putting it at risk of losing share in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — As COVID-19 continues to spread across Florida, the nation and the world, a team of researchers at Florida International University have trained detector dogs to identify the virus. Dogs have highly developed senses of smell. That’s why FIU’s International Forensic Research Institute is using its
Continue Reading President Joe Biden had been inside the White House for only two hours on Wednesday before finding an opportunity to recall one of his many intimate meals with a foreign leader who, now they are both presidents, can officially be called a counterpart. “When I was with Xi Jinping — and I was on the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A man carjacked a woman and threatened to shoot her when she stopped for gas in north St. Louis, according to police. Just before 9 a.m. Thursday the 41-year-old woman stopped to get gas at the Gulf Gas Station at 5750 Natural Bridge.
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Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued sharp criticism of the state Legislature’s efforts to repeal a COVID-19 emergency declaration in a video statement released Friday. “I believe in my heart that what the Idaho Legislature is doing is harmful to our people and wrong for Idaho,” Little said, adding, “I urge my partners in the
Continue Reading Dakota Johnson’s latest role in the poignant film “Our Friend” taught her life lessons she plans to carry with her. Johnson plays Nicole Teague in the film, based on a true story about a woman’s arduous battle with cancer and the emotional toll it took on her family and friends. Based off of an essay
Continue Reading When President Joe Biden sat down after his inauguration to sign a slew of executive orders, alongside the stack of navy folders was a wooden box, situated within easy reach. Inside that box, ready for use, lay a neat row of gold-trimmed navy Cross Century II pens. But why so many pens? As Biden continues
Continue Reading Three Wednesdays that changed America. A deadly insurrection, a historic impeachment and the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the 46th President of the United States. The chaotic first 20 days of the year started with mobs supporting President Donald Trump storming the US Capitol on January 6 after he urged them to fight
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NBC Sports Network is shutting down at the end of this year, the company said on Friday. The cable network will cease operation and USA Network will begin “carrying and/or simulcasting certain NBC Sports programming” later this year, according to a memo obtained by CNN Business. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report
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In line with the Governor’s updated high school athletic plan, the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District has released its own updated policy.
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Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the coronavirus-ravaged economy afloat. “They’ve thrown a lot of stimulus at it,” Hassett told CNN Business on Thursday, “but I think we need to be risk averse.” The former Trump administration official fears that without
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARTHAGE, TN (WSMV) — The sheriff’s department confirmed a man was arrested for putting a recording device in a bathroom at a cheerleading gym in Smith County and could be connected to a similar incident. Andrew Halford was unlawful photographing and criminal attempt on Thursday. The arrest of
Continue Reading The path in the Senate to convict Donald Trump is extremely slim, with a growing number of Republicans expressing confidence that the party will acquit the former President on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection aimed at stopping President Joe Biden’s electoral win. After Democratic leaders announced they would kick off the process
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Fans weren’t allowed in the stands for the Boston Bruins home opener, but the team made sure to honor one of their lifelong fans who recently passed from COVID-19 complications. Stephen Cipolla never missed a Boston Bruins game. He even held season tickets for 42
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The Teton County, Wyoming Health Department has contracted service through the Wyoming Department of Health to assist with contact tracing service for COVID-19 cases.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Students and teachers alike are learning as they go- and navigating a routine of in-person classes one day, and virtual classes the next. Dan Felix is a music teacher at Barnstable United Elementary School. He said, “basically it’s been different in a way that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — While the next phase of vaccine rollout is already underway for people 65 and older, some health care workers are still waiting for their turn. Many of them work at smaller community clinics, private practices or dentists’ offices. “Mostly what I’ve heard from patients
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Nearly 2,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were compromised at the VA Medical Center in Jamaica Plain after a freezer failed. Earlier this week, a contractor accidentally unplugged the freezer while cleaning after a pipe burst and flooded the room where the vaccines were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A controversial crime-fighting tool could soon be off-limits in Minneapolis. City leaders are trying to decide whether facial recognition technology (FRT) is an asset or an invasion of privacy. Privacy is just one concern Minneapolis City Council Member Steve Fletcher has with FRT applications.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Dr. Rick Bedlack is known as a champion of ALS patients. He’s also known for his flashy clothes. Now, the Duke ALS researcher has the ultimate sparkly suit with matching mask by celebrity designer Jerry Lee Atwood, who has dressed Post Malone and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ ) — On February 15, 2015, Baltimore resident Ron Greene was in an accident. A semi-truck smashed into him during a snowstorm, totaling his car with him inside. “My arm was split open, my head was lacerated with 17 staples, I had a severe concussion,” Greene
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — New cabinets, new paint, a whole new house; a Northwest Indiana couple was all ready to transition to their brand new creation, but a city rule stopped the move-in before it could start. CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory takes us inside the headache
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Police Supt. David Brown said Thursday there had been 144 vehicular hijackings in Chicago in the first 21 days of January – placing the city on track to record 2,000 carjackings this year if the trend continues. “The spike in vehicular hijackings are a
Continue Reading Tom Brokaw is formally retiring from NBC News after an extraordinary 55 years with the network. Brokaw, 80, is best known for anchoring the “NBC Nightly News” from 1982 through 2004. He has been the network’s senior correspondent in recent years, enjoying a form of semi-retirement while contributing essays to NBC and MSNBC programs. In
Continue Reading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday sued the Biden administration over its 100-day deportation pause, citing an 11th-hour agreement between Texas and the Trump administration that required the Department of Homeland Security to consult with the state before making changes. It’s the first lawsuit challenging one of the Biden administration’s immigration actions, coming roughly
Continue Reading Students who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and families of the victims are calling for Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, after comments surfaced that showed her agreeing with people who said the 2018 shooting was a “false flag” operation. Seventeen people, including 14 students, were killed in the shooting, which ignited a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, IL (KMOV) — A Metro East masseur is accused of sexually abusing a woman during a massage. Christopher McKee is charged with criminal sexual abuse and battery. Authorities say he sexually abused a 32-year-old woman during a massage on January 16 and committed battery against a 32-year-old
Continue Reading Selena Gomez is putting it on all the line — including her fingers — in the new season of “Selena + Chef.” The series, which features the multi-platinum selling recording artist honing her cooking skills with help from celebrity guests, debuted a new season this week. This season, Gomez welcomes chefs like José Andrés, Kelis
Continue Reading Comedian Dave Chappelle has tested positive for Covid-19 but is asymptomatic, according to a statement from his spokeswoman obtained by CNN. “Dave Chappelle is quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19. His remaining shows at Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, TX have been canceled,” Carla Sims, Chappelle’s representative, said in the statement. “Chappelle implemented COVID-19
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A sunny January afternoon took a dark turn this week at one of Omaha’s city parks. According to a police report, Wednesday afternoon around 4:45, a woman from Chicago was at Standing Bear Lake, sitting in her car in the parking lot off 144th
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A Nebraska man is living and breathing with a new heart today, a heart that was brought back to life and transplanted to replace his own. It’s a groundbreaking procedure doctors at Nebraska Medical Center successfully completed. It’s called donation after cardiac death, according
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