Alex Trebek’s touching message starts off his final shows
The final “Jeopardy!” episodes hosted by Alex Trebek air this week and on Monday he had some moving words for the audience. Trebek, who…
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Actress Tanya Roberts is still alive, according to her publicist
Actress Tanya Roberts, who was reported by CNN and other media outlets to have died, citing her longtime publicist, Mike Pingel, is still alive,…
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When will you get your stimulus payment, and how?
A second round of stimulus payments are on the way and many eligible families are expected to receive the money this month. The first payments…
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11 facts about Georgia we bet you didn’t know
Georgia has been on everyone’s mind this year. In November, President-elect Joe Biden became the first Democrat in 28 years to flip the state…
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PD: Man, pregnant sister killed; 1-year-old shot in face
Click here for updates on this story Canton, MS (WAPT) — Canton police are investigating a shooting that killed a man,…
Continue Reading Hospitals are already overwhelmed. Now some states are beginning to feel the impact of holiday gatherings
Parts of the US are beginning to feel the brunt of last month’s holiday celebrations — at a time when many hospital systems are already…
Continue Reading Candace Cameron Bure has a message for the haters
If you don’t have something nice to say, Candace Cameron Bure would rather you not say anything. The “Fuller House” star posted a…
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The final Trump loyalty test for Congress is coming
The test for what the Republican Party will be in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency is coming in a little over 24 hours and on the heels of…
Continue Reading Amid a devastating Covid-19 surge, Los Angeles County ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Los Angeles County has been fighting a brutal battle against Covid-19 for weeks now. New infections have soared with about one in five residents who…
Continue Reading Fetal remains are found during renovations on a South Carolina home
Fetal remains were found in a wall during renovations on a home in South Carolina, the county coroner said Monday, adding it’s possible they…
Continue Reading A man who stole a sword from a historical statue as a college prank finally returns it — 40 years later
A sword taken from a historical monument in Westfield, Massachusetts has been returned by the man who took it as part of a college prank about 40…
Continue Reading ‘Harry Potter’ actress Jessie Cave says her baby has Covid-19
“Harry Potter” actress Jessie Cave has told fans her baby boy has contracted Covid-19. Cave, who played Lavender Brown in the film…
Continue Reading Nurses describe their hope and assurance after being fully vaccinated against coronavirus
After receiving her second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, New York nurse Sandra Lindsay felt “like I’ve completed the marathon,…
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Trump’s call could put the President in jeopardy, legal experts say
Experienced prosecutors, election lawyers and some public officials have piled on calling for criminal investigations into whether President Donald…
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Alibaba is shutting down its music streaming app
Alibaba is shutting down its music streaming app next month, signaling an end to the Chinese tech firm’s big music ambitions. The company…
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The 2 big reasons stocks are struggling as 2021 kicks off
The new year was meant to usher in greater certainty, with Covid-19 vaccination efforts ramping up and the US election in the rearview mirror.…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos, Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett tried to solve health care. 3 years later, their company has shut down
Haven, an ambitious health care company formed just three years ago as a partnership between Amazon, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and…
Continue Reading Wisconsin pharmacist who left vials out believed vaccine could harm people and change their DNA, police say
The Wisconsin pharmacist arrested last week after allegedly removing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from cold storage is a conspiracy theorist…
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How to remotivate kids for more distance learning
Motivating kids to do schoolwork was hard enough in pre-pandemic times. No matter how skilled the teacher, and how clever the lesson plans, most kids…
Continue Reading 10 things we learned in 2020 about living a good life
What do you need for a meaningful life? Even as 2020 strained communities around the world, it offered some object lessons in living well. In the…
Continue Reading Mediterranean diet named best diet for 2021
The gold medal for best 2021 diet went to the Mediterranean diet for the fourth year in a row, according to rankings announced Monday by U.S. News…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leader arrested for allegedly burning Black Lives Matter banner at DC church
The leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, was arrested Monday in Washington, DC, for allegedly burning a Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading OPEC and Russia divided over how much oil the world needs right now
A group of major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia is deadlocked over whether to increase output as the pandemic forces some economies…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 5: Senate runoffs, Covid, transition, Jacob Blake, Iran
Still waiting for the latest stimulus check? Find out when and how it’s coming your way. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue Reading Neanderthal child’s skeleton buried 41,000 years ago may solve long-standing mystery
Is burying the dead a practice unique to Homo sapiens? Or did other early humans such as Neanderthals lay their loved ones to rest under the earth?…
Continue Reading South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker
Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf…
Continue Reading More than 170 business leaders sign letter urging Congress to accept Biden’s win
More than 170 prominent business leaders signed a letter urging Congress to accept the Electoral College results that declared Joe Biden as the next…
Continue Reading How to remotivate kids for more distant learning
Motivating kids to do schoolwork was hard enough in pre-pandemic times. No matter how skilled the teacher, and how clever the lesson plans, most kids…
Continue Reading 10 things we learned in 2020 about living the good life
What do you need for a meaningful life? Even as 2020 strained communities around the world, it offered some object lessons in living well. In the…
Continue Reading Already free of coronavirus, this Pacific islands country could become the first in the world to be vaccinated
A cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean that’s one of the few places on Earth entirely free from Covid-19 could become one of the first…
Continue Reading Wall Street reverses plan to kick out Chinese telecom companies
The New York Stock Exchange has reversed its decision to kick out three of China’s largest state-owned telecom companies. The exchange said…
Continue Reading Anger as Mexico’s Covid-19 czar makes beach trip amid worst days of pandemic
Imagine Dr. Fauci heading to a beach in Miami for some vacation right now. That’s how some Mexicans are describing the actions of Dr. Hugo…
Continue Reading Where is Jack Ma? Tech tycoon silent as China gets tough with his business
Jack Ma’s businesses are under enormous pressure right now. But the co-founder of China’s most successful tech empire and legendary…
Continue Reading Hunting for ‘Disease X’
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Showing early symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, the patient sits quietly on her bed, wrangling two…
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Pakistan’s most populous province bans virginity tests for rape survivors in landmark ruling
Virginity tests on sexual assault survivors have been outlawed in Pakistan’s most-populous province, in a landmark ruling that’s the…
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Highland grad Tristen Hoge to enter 2021 NFL draft
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Former Highland Ram Tristen Hoge will not be returning to BYU next season. He will be going pro. The senior left guard…
Continue Reading UK says its aircraft carrier strike group is ready to deploy. China’s already watching
Britain is officially an aircraft carrier power again. The Royal Navy announced on Monday that the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, centered on…
Continue Reading Trump says he hopes Pence ‘comes through’ while he rallies for Georgia senators
President Donald Trump appeared zeroed-in on the vice president’s role in certifying the 2020 presidential election results as a potential Hail…
Continue Reading Federal judge hints at possible discipline against lawyer after another GOP election lawsuit is tossed
A federal judge in Washington, DC, suggested on Monday that lawyers representing the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups, which have backed…
Continue Reading In majority-Black Georgia county, voting in Senate runoffs is more about fight to vote than right to vote
Johnny Thornton stood on his sprawling catfish farm, once a symbol of empowerment in this majority Black county, and explained how the local election…
Continue Reading India embarks on one of the world’s most ambitious vaccine rollouts after emergency use approval
India is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious mass immunization programs ever undertaken, after regulators approved the…
Continue Reading A sword taken from a Revolutionary War statue as a prank 40 years ago is finally returned
A sword taken from a historical monument in Westfield, Massachusetts has been returned by the man who took it as part of a college prank about 40…
Continue Reading Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker as tensions rise with US
Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely…
Continue Reading Rep. Jamie Raskin honors late son in emotional tribute: ‘A radiant light in this broken world’
Rep. Jamie Raskin and his wife, Sarah, published an emotional tribute to their late son, Tommy, who died by suicide at 25 years old last week,…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Police officer illegally used database to look up sensitive info about other officers
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A former St. Louis County officer is facing…
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Jeramiah Dickey introduced as new Boise State athletic director
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Boise State introduced its new athletic director on Monday. Jeramiah Dickey takes over after a nearly 20 year career in…
Continue Reading Biden says electing Georgia’s Ossoff and Warnock would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks
President-elect Joe Biden said electing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Tuesday’s runoff elections would end the gridlock in…
Continue Reading Pentagon approves DC mayor’s request to deploy National Guard for upcoming demonstrations
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday approved a request from the mayor of Washington to deploy DC National Guard forces to the city…
Continue Reading ‘It’s a dark place’: Trump’s call a window into a President consumed
President Donald Trump had been trying for weeks to get Georgia’s secretary of state on the phone. Aghast at the thought he lost a state…
Continue Reading A drunk taxi passenger refused to wear a face mask — so his driver took him to the police station
A man in British Columbia, Canada, is starting the new year with hundreds of dollars in fines after police officials said he touched his taxi…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to reopen airspace and maritime borders
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and maritime borders starting Monday, after a years long freeze on relations, Kuwaiti…
Continue Reading Kelly Loeffler says she will object to the certification of Biden’s Electoral College win
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia will oppose the certification of the Electoral College results on Wednesday, she said in a statement…
Continue Reading Georgia election official shoots down Trump’s election conspiracy theories
A top Georgia election official said Monday that “everybody’s vote did count” in the state’s November elections as he shot…
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Rigby Police Department seeking community support with jam and jelly drive
During the month of January, Rigby Police will be doing a jam and jelly drive.…
Continue Reading Google workers have formed the company’s first-ever union
Hundreds of employees at Google and its parent, Alphabet, have launched a union, a rare step for the tech industry that also represents the biggest…
Continue Reading New mural honors Metro officers who helped evacuate downtown before explosion
Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A new mural downtown is honoring the six Metro Police…
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Teton Pass to close for avalanche control
Teton Pass, Wyoming 22, will be closed at 3 a.m. Tuesday for avalanche…
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798 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 798 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths on…
Continue Reading Sia defends her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler in ‘Music’
Sia is explaining why she cast Maddie Ziegler rather than an actor with autism in her new movie, “Music.” The “Chandelier”…
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Portneuf Medical Center announces first baby of 2021
Portneuf Medical Center has welcomed its first baby of the new…
Continue Reading House Republicans rush to Trump’s defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution
Many conservative House Republicans defended President Donald Trump in the aftermath of his phone call demanding Georgia Secretary of State Brad…
Continue Reading 83-year-old man in ICU after being bound, gagged, robbed in North Philadelphia home on New Year’s Eve
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — An 83-year-old man is in the intensive care unit after he was…
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Rain, snow and wind for the first week of 2021
Scattered rain, snow showers for Monday night into Tuesday. We’ll also see gusty winds throughout the region. The National Weather Service has issued…
Continue Reading ‘Nurses Anonymous’: Online support group helps nurses cope with emotional stress of pandemic
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As we begin a new year, it will still be the same stresses for…
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Local seniors get their first COVID-19 shot this week
Residents of Independence Home in Pocatello were buzzing with excitement Monday while receiving their first dose of the Covid-19…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 171 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 171 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths in the area Monday.…
Continue Reading Trump’s hospital price transparency rule is now in effect. Here’s what that means.
Hospitals now have to disclose the rates they privately negotiate with insurers under a Trump administration rule that took effect Friday. While…
Continue Reading Donors give nearly $30,000 to replace Queens community fridge that was vandalized, Sen. Jessica Ramos says
Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — Donors reportedly sent tens of thousands of dollars to replace a…
Continue Reading Charging decision in Jacob Blake shooting expected in first two weeks of January
A decision on whether to charge the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake is expected to come in the next two weeks, and city…
Continue Reading New York’s governor wants to make it a crime to sell or administer Covid-19 vaccines to people trying to skip the line
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a crime to sell or administer the Covid-19 vaccine to anyone trying to skip ahead in the line. The…
Continue Reading Hollywood-style heist leaves business more than $35,000 light and in danger of closing
Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — It was a heist that could have been out of a movie. Cameras…
Continue Reading Covid pandemic has some families opting for ‘kindergarten gap year’
Click here for updates on this story Miami (WFOR) — As families struggle with remote and in-person learning, educators…
Continue Reading Biden campaigns in Georgia ahead of runoff elections
President-elect Joe Biden traveled to Atlanta on Monday to campaign on behalf of two Democrats looking to flip control of the US Senate in…
Continue Reading Family mourns dog after Pit Bull attack, as breed ban lifted
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — In November 2020, Denver voters overwhelmingly chose to repeal the…
Continue Reading Source: Shooting at park appears to have been a “targeted” attack
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Eight people, including two juveniles, were shot at a basketball…
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St. John’s welcomes Jackson’s first 2021 baby
Kannika and Michael McKelvey welcomed baby Leo as St. John’s first 2021 baby Friday.…
Continue Reading ‘We’ve lost control of this epidemic’: Doctor concerned about Covid increase across Massachusetts
Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Most cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts are…
Continue Reading Avalanche survivor shares story after being buried under snow
Click here for updates on this story STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — A man who survived an avalanche is talking…
Continue Reading 44 attendees of Christmas church services in Woburn test positive for Covid
Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — At least 44 people have tested positive for…
Continue Reading Trump directed Pentagon to reverse decision and keep aircraft carrier in Middle East amid Iran tensions
President Donald Trump directed acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller to reverse course and order a US aircraft carrier to return to the…
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US issues new rules for Idaho potato field quarantines
U.S. officials have released a new plan involving methods to deal with a microscopic pest in southeastern Idaho that threatens the state’s…
Continue Reading Business moves from parade floats to tiny homes during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story AZUSA, California (KCAL KCBS ) — A number of businesses took a financial hit this…
Continue Reading UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and…
Continue Reading Family gives foster kids their first taste of Christmas
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Many rushed into the new year without looking…
Continue Reading Dow tumbles on first trading day of 2021
It was a rocky first trading day of the year for Wall Street as stocks fell sharply and investors grew worried about the the pandemic and the…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen made millions giving speeches to Wall Street banks she’ll soon regulate
Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Treasury secretary, made more than $7 million in recent years by giving speeches to Wall…
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Vallow-Daybell to stand trial in Madison County
Lori Vallow Daybell will appear for trial on three Madison County misdemeanor charges beginning August 30. …
Continue Reading With less people walking to work amid Covid-19 pandemic, local cobbler says business is hurting
Click here for updates on this story HANOVER, Maryland (WJZ) — The plight of small businesses like restaurants, stores…
Continue Reading People dump unwanted holiday dogs at shelter
Click here for updates on this story ELK GROVE, California (KOVR) — It’s a common story about how it was the cutest…
Continue Reading Bar owner leads rally to protest possible 5-year liquor license loss
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota bar owner facing a possible five-year suspension…
Continue Reading Bar is vandalized with graffiti after opening against order on New Year’s Eve
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Alibi Drinkery, the Lakeville bar that’s repeatedly defied…
Continue Reading Georgia’s secretary of state remains under enormous political pressure from his fellow Republicans
For weeks, tension between President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been on public display. Now, with the release…
Continue Reading Trump awards Medal of Freedom to GOP Rep. Devin Nunes
President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to one of his most vocal political allies who defended him throughout his impeachment, California…
Continue Reading Autism workshop helps deputies de-escalate crisis encounters
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — In a case that has attracted national attention,…
Continue Reading Pastor offers help after woman is accused of leaving 7 children alone in apartment
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago pastor and victims’ advocate was offering help Sunday…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccination demand in North Texas outweighs supply
Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Across North Texas, demand for the COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Officials investigating video of officer punching k-9 partner
Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KPIX) — Amid an avalanche of social media outrage,…
Continue Reading Officers rescue woman, 6-year-old daughter from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A video released by the Baltimore Police Department Friday shows…
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