Court testimony: Possible ‘road rage’ incident happened before murder of Nashville nurse
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Courtroom testimony on Thursday sheds light on what could have…
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Capitol Police investigating after congressman discovered carrying a gun when attempting to go on the House floor
US Capitol Police are investigating an incident in which a Republican lawmaker was stopped from bringing a concealed gun onto the House floor on…
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Medical examiner releases sketch, seeks help identifying man found dead after NE Portland shooting
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office, along…
Continue Reading New findings show more than half of Hawaii’s hotel rooms will remain empty in 2021
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A new report released Thursday forecast more than half of…
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Ford will recall 3 million vehicles for airbag problems, after losing fight with safety regulator
Ford is recalling 3 million US and Canadian vehicles with airbags manufactured by the same company whose devices have been linked to at least 18…
Continue Reading Volkswagen made $12 billion in 2020 despite the pandemic
Volkswagen is walking away from 2020 with a profit of more than $12 billion despite the coronavirus pandemic that torpedoed car sales and snarled…
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More vaccines could be coming soon and they could be a big boost to the rollout
States may be scrambling for vaccines now, but the United States could see additional COVID-19 vaccines by the end of March, if not sooner. Millions…
Continue Reading Athletic center transformed into Covid-19 vaccine clinic
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — On Friday, New Haven leaders gave a sneak peek at…
Continue Reading Burial ground reveals Stone Age people wore clothing covered in elk teeth
Elk teeth pendants may have been the jewelry of choice for at least one Stone Age group that lived 8,200 years ago. A Stone Age burial ground on a…
Continue Reading Wall Street can relax, moderates have the mandate
Stocks have surged since Election Day and are near record highs. Wall Street is clearly a fan of President Joe Biden’s new administration…
Continue Reading Flint families permanently affected by water crisis
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — Flint resident Keri Webber and her family are permanently…
Continue Reading Biden readies moves to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans — plus a federal pay raise
President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus…
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Wyoming works to identify older residents’ needs
The Wyoming Department of Health is looking for input and ideas on the needs of the state’s older adults and their care partners. …
Continue Reading Woman, grandson encounter wanted suspect on front porch
Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WXII) — A woman and her grandson encountered a wanted…
Continue Reading 74-year-old man dies after being caught in crossfire of neighborhood shooting
Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 74-year-old man died after he was caught in the…
Continue Reading Thieves vandalize homeless outreach organization’s buses
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A homeless outreach organization is left without transportation…
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Employment numbers improve in much of Idaho
The Idaho Department of Labor reports the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.4% in December. …
Continue Reading State trooper comforts child after she endures high-speed chase in car’s backseat
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A high-speed chase landed a suspect behind bars. State…
Continue Reading Police looking for man using counterfeit $100s at businesses
Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, PA (WNEP) — Police in Dunmore are now looking for a man who was caught on…
Continue Reading Fossil-hunters think they have found the lair of a giant, predatory, prehistoric worm
Scientists think they have discovered the undersea lair of a giant predatory worm that lived on the ocean floor some 20 million years ago and would…
Continue Reading Mom urges Iowans to take COVID-19 seriously after son suffers life-threatening complication
Click here for updates on this story CRESTON, Iowa (KCCI) — A Central Iowa mom wants others to take COVID-19 seriously…
Continue Reading Democrats say they will send impeachment article Monday
House Democrats plan to send the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate’s trial of former President…
Continue Reading European countries mandate medical-grade masks over homemade cloth face coverings
Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to…
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Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming sites offer more diverse shows than cable, study finds
Americans want more diversity on TV, and they’re increasingly finding more of it on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney+ than on…
Continue Reading Why Republicans are still in charge of some key Senate proceedings as Schumer and McConnell work on power-sharing
A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate…
Continue Reading Local reporters are a lifeline helping readers find the vaccine
A Tallahassee man in his nineties begs for his 70-year-old caretaker to be bumped up in the vaccination queue. A woman over 75 in Raleigh asks what…
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Lawmakers asked to approve $3 million for old mine cleanup
State environmental officials on Friday asked lawmakers to approve just over $3 million to deal with toxic discharge and a collapsing tunnel at an…
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Walmart will expand COVID-19 vaccinations to more states
Walmart is rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine in more states as the Biden administration tries to accelerate distribution. The company has been…
Continue Reading The White House contact form now lets people choose their personal pronouns
A new feature on the relaunched White House website contact form allows people to choose their own pronouns, reflecting the new…
Continue Reading NFL to allow 22,000 fans at Super Bowl LV, including 7,500 vaccinated health care workers
The National Football League is inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to be among the 22,000 fans in attendance at Super Bowl LV next month,…
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Cruise line says only vaccinated passengers can sail
Given all the problems faced by the cruise industry in 2020, the announcement by one operator that all passengers must be fully vaccinated for…
Continue Reading Vatican bank’s former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years in prison
The former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated…
Continue Reading Reaction to Churchill bust removal muted for Biden after outrage for Obama
It had once been a transatlantic art scandal — or at least various actors of questionable intent would have you believe it was. Overheated,…
Continue Reading Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its ambitious internet balloon venture
A futuristic project by Google’s parent company Alphabet to provide internet from high flying balloons has burst. Loon, the Alphabet subsidiary…
Continue Reading Family searches for answers after a hit-and-run leaves their loved one in the hospital
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A family in Springdale is searching for answers two…
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Hank Aaron, baseball legend and former home run king, dies at 86
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record and lived a life as an ambassador to the game,…
Continue Reading Apple CEO Tim Cook once gave President Trump a $5,999 Mac Pro
In a new financial document released just hours after he left the White House, former President Donald Trump disclosed Apple CEO Tim Cook once gave…
Continue Reading Child care workers in Pennsylvania are eligible for $600 grants
Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — When Amanda Teague started her new job at Creative…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden falsely claims journalists had all said his vaccination goal was impossible to meet
President Joe Biden delivered a factually accurate Thursday speech about the coronavirus pandemic. But then, after he signed a series of executive…
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Idaho governor rips state lawmakers amid pandemic concerns
Idaho Governor Brad Little is ripping state lawmakers for jeopardizing efforts to fight the coronavirus and called on residents to contact their…
Continue Reading Arizona advocates push for people with disabilities to get vaccine priority
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Advocates are calling for the state and counties to…
Continue Reading The US can vaccinate up to 85% of adults and begin a return to normal by fall, Fauci says
Despite challenges with distributing and administering COVID-19 vaccines, the US “can and should” vaccinate 70-85% of adults by the end…
Continue Reading Crime outpacing influx of new police officers in Atlanta
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — As violent crime in the city of Atlanta continues to…
Continue Reading Missouri girl gets dozens of misdialed calls from Arizonans needing COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Sophia Garcia just might be the most popular 8-year-old…
Continue Reading Staggering number of wild bee species unaccounted for since the ’90s
There has been an overwhelming drop in the number of wild bee species that are reported in public records over the past 30 years, according to a new…
Continue Reading Police: Disney World employee helps domestic assault victim summon officers to her home
Click here for updates on this story DOVER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A York County man is facing aggravated assault and…
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Pocatello welcomes new financial officer
The city of Pocatello has installed Jim Krueger as the city’s new Chief Financial Officer. …
Continue Reading Schumer says House will send impeachment article to Senate on Monday
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House’s article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the…
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Lummis explains Senate vote
Wyoming Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has voted to support the nomination of General Loyd Austin as Secretary of Defense to President Biden.…
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Winter Weather Advisories Continue
THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HASISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH. UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA…THE…
Continue Reading ‘No Time to Die,’ the new James Bond film, is delayed once again
“No Time to Die,” the latest film in the James Bond series and one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, has been delayed again. The…
Continue Reading Gov. Kemp responds to Rep. Greene’s claims of GA troops sleeping “in parking garage”
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Governor Brian Kemp responded on Twitter to claims by Georgia…
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Southeastern Snow Later
20-30% chances of snow today with patchy fog and winds N-5-10mph. Highs 32-38 from IF to Blackfoot/Pocatello. Winter Weather Advisories for a portion…
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Here are the 30 executive orders and actions Biden will sign in his first three days
President Joe Biden is signing a flurry of executive orders, actions and memorandums aimed at rapidly addressing the coronavirus pandemic and…
Continue Reading Mobile Area Jewish Federation responds to Nazi graffiti
Click here for updates on this story SEMMES, AL (WALA) — The Mobile Area Jewish Federation released a statement…
Continue Reading Two tech stalwarts fail to impress Wall Street
Tech companies have been an investor favorite during the pandemic. But Wall Street is keeping its distance from two industry stalwarts after their…
Continue Reading Taxi drivers and airline workers forced to brink of starvation as travel is at a standstill
Joseph Palma holds up his work uniform with pride and despair. He hasn’t put it on since he was laid off in March. He worked as a customer…
Continue Reading Attorney admits not reporting crash that put Bossier D.A.’s SUV in bayou
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — A Bossier City attorney admitted Thursday that he drove a…
Continue Reading Why Republicans are still in charge of some key Senate proceedings as Schumer and McConnell work out power-sharing
A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate…
Continue Reading Biden’s Covid plan has to work. The economy depends on it
The fate of the economic recovery is riding on President Joe Biden’s mission to speed up the lackluster rollout of coronavirus vaccines. While…
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Avalanche warning for Bear River Range
The Utah Avalanche Center in Salt Lake City has issued a backcountry avalanche watch for the Wasatch Mountains of southeast Idaho, including the Bear…
Continue Reading Police: Camera found inside restroom contained videos of 60 females
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) — Police said a camera found inside a girls’ changing and…
Continue Reading The Mega Millions jackpot is $970 million — but your odds of winning it all are 1 in 302.5 million
The Mega Millions jackpot — drawing Friday night — is worth a staggering $970 million. It’s also highly, highly unlikely that…
Continue Reading National Guard allowed back into Capitol complex after lawmakers erupt at banishment to parking garage
Members of the National Guard have been allowed back into the Capitol Complex after a slate of lawmakers voiced their outrage at guardsmen being…
Continue Reading COVID-19 is causing ambulance delays and longer ER waits — even for those without coronavirus
Imagine suffering a serious accident and calling 911 but not getting an ambulance immediately. Or having a severe asthma attack and fighting for…
Continue Reading Child care workers in PA eligible for $600 grants
Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, PA (WPMT) — When Amanda Teague started her new job at Creative Lil’…
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‘In & Of Itself’ brings Derek DelGaudio’s unique magic act into your living room
Magic and monologues turn out to be a potent streaming combination, conjuring a taste of the theatrical experience that many sorely miss. The latest…
Continue Reading ‘The White Tiger’ presents a searing look at India’s caste system
“The White Tiger” is one of those movies that would likely struggle to claw out much attention without Netflix’s muscle behind it,…
Continue Reading The transportation industry lost more than 250,000 jobs, forcing workers to the brink of starvation
Joseph Palma holds up his work uniform with pride and despair. He hasn’t put it on since he was laid off in March. He worked as a customer…
Continue Reading Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
Google says it will shut down its search engine in Australia if a controversial bill designed to benefit the news media becomes law. At a Senate…
Continue Reading Democrats eye arcane legislative tool to pass parts of Covid relief bill
Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork now to use a rare procedural tactic known as reconciliation to pass major parts of President Joe…
Continue Reading St. Louis natives look to change housing for college students and new graduates
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A new housing development is coming to Mid-town this fall…
Continue Reading Flint resident: Water crisis settlement distribution is not fair
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — The $641.2 million Flint water settlement is a lot of money,…
Continue Reading Woman who made Bernie Sanders’ mittens says she has no more to sell
The Vermont school teacher behind the cozy mittens worn by Senator Bernie Sanders during President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday said…
Continue Reading Nigerian teen jailed for blasphemy has sentence quashed
A Nigerian teen who was convicted in the northwest of the country of blasphemy has had his sentence overturned, his lawyer said Friday. The appellate…
Continue Reading Woman learns how to walk again after battle with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Henderson County resident Marion Karin Scanlon…
Continue Reading 2 Georgia educators die after contracting COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Cobb County, GA (WGCL) — Two Cobb County educators died Thursday after battling…
Continue Reading Connecticut restaurant owners worry about changes in Massachusetts
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, MA (WFSB) — Connecticut restaurants worry that a change in…
Continue Reading First responders anxiously await their turn for the vaccine around St. Louis region
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — On Thursday, police officers, firefighters and paramedics…
Continue Reading Portland ICE facility site of another violent clash
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Overnight, a clash with Federal Protective Services and…
Continue Reading France has passed a law protecting the sounds and smells of the countryside
France has passed a law protecting the “sensory heritage” of its rural areas, in the face of complaints about the noises and smells…
Continue Reading Biden to sign executive orders expanding aid to low-income Americans
President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on expanding assistance to Americans in need and the…
Continue Reading Fauci says lack of candor from Trump administration ‘very likely’ cost lives
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that the lack of truthfulness from the Trump administration regarding the Covid-19 pandemic “very likely”…
Continue Reading This couple married for 70 years were scheduled to get the COVID-19 vaccine but died from the virus before their appointment
Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of COVID-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family…
Continue Reading Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay
Construction on an enormous trench across Libya, dug by Russian-backed mercenaries Wagner, is raising fears that foreign fighters will not withdraw…
Continue Reading The Senate is stalled as Schumer and McConnell work out power sharing
A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate…
Continue Reading People are stepping up to help the seniors in their lives navigate the vaccine sign-up process
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…
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The US can vaccinate up to 85% of US adults and begin a return to normal by fall, Fauci says
Despite challenges with the distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines, the US “can and should” vaccinate 70-85% of US adults…
Continue Reading 3 reasons Americans need more federal aid
Congress has approved trillions in relief funds for Americans suffering because of the pandemic recession, but President Joe Biden thinks the country…
Continue Reading Biden to sign orders that include moves toward $15 minimum wage for federal workers and contractors
President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal…
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Japan and IOC determined to hold Tokyo Olympics despite cancellation rumors
Reports of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic…
Continue Reading Inside Joe Biden’s newly decorated Oval Office
The press got its first glimpse of President Joe Biden’s Oval Office on Wednesday, showing how in a matter of hours the office has visibly…
Continue Reading Hand sanitizer is hurting more children’s eyes, some severely, study finds. Here’s how to protect your kid
Hand hygiene is an important way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and, when soap and water isn’t available, alcohol-based hand sanitizer is…
Continue Reading CDC still working on goal to double coronavirus sequences to expand hunt for mutations
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not meet a goal to quickly ramp up surveillance for possibly dangerous coronavirus mutations,…
Continue Reading Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
The Senate will hold a confirmation vote on Friday for President Joe Biden’s defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin. Austin, who…
Continue Reading Mick Norcross, ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ star, found dead at 57
British reality TV star Mick Norcross has been found dead at his home at the age of 57. Norcross, the former owner of the Sugar Hut nightclub in…
Continue Reading At least 32 killed as first suicide bombing in nearly 2 years rocks Baghdad
Twin suicide bombs rocked a busy market in central Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 32 people and injuring 110 others, according to…
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Paula Badosa becomes first Australian Open tennis player to reveal positive Covid-19 test
Rising tennis star Paula Badosa announced on Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 — the first known Australian Open player to…
Continue Reading Japan determined to hold Tokyo Olympics despite cancellation rumors
The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that…
Continue Reading Experts say Biden administration’s vaccine strategy could benefit from good timing
As President Joe Biden takes steps to try to ramp up vaccine production, experts say the biggest boon to his administration’s vaccine strategy…
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