Elliot Page and Emma Portner say they are divorcing
Elliot Page and Emma Portner are getting divorced. The couple announced the decision in a statement to CNN on Tuesday. “After much thought and…
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Warning: If you get a 1099-g form, and you’ve never applied for unemployment, you may be a victim of fraud
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A heads-up for potential fraud victims this tax season – if you…
Continue Reading ‘You’re already labeled as a white supremacist gun person:’ Police video of Kyle Rittenhouse after he shot, killed two people
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Newly released-video shows Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse being…
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Defeat in Texas shows how the conservative judiciary can thwart Biden’s agenda
A federal judge’s action Tuesday preventing President Joe Biden’s 100-day pause in deportations demonstrated the land mines that await…
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NBA reporter and analyst Sekou Smith dies of Covid-19
Sekou Smith, a NBA reporter and analyst for more than two decades, has died from Covid-19. He was 48. Smith worked for NBA TV and wrote for NBA.com…
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Analysis: My Covid-19 vaccine trial experience remains vital as vaccination rates are lagging
Over a month ago, I got injected with either a Covid-19 vaccine candidate or placebo from Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit. Since…
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden expected to take active role in immigrant family reunification
The Biden administration’s planned task force aimed at reuniting children who were separated from their parents at the border under the…
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Lawmakers in 14 states have proposed anti-LGBTQ bills, many of which target trans youth
As is custom at the beginning of the legislative session, state lawmakers across the country have proposed a torrent of bills intended to boost local…
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‘Resident Alien’ casts Alan Tudyk as an E.T. who can’t go home
Turning a concept as old as “My Favorite Martian” into something fresh and funny isn’t easy, but “Resident Alien”…
Continue Reading Students stage walkout in response to old racist social media posts allegedly made by police chief’s daughter
Click here for updates on this story NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Students at Naugatuck High School staged a walkout…
Continue Reading Your sleep could be dictated by the phases of the moon, a study says
The moon dictates the pushes and pulls of the tides, but it could also affect our sleep. As we head toward the first full moon of the year on…
Continue Reading Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of hydroxychloroquine
Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine — which had been…
Continue Reading Alcohol and your heart: Just getting a buzz can trigger an irregular rhythm
The effects of alcohol on your heart can be immediate, triggering an irregular rhythm called atrial fibrillation or AFib, according to new…
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How well is Apple’s first 5G iPhone really selling? Investors will find out Wednesday
Analysts have talked for at least a year about the potential for Apple’s first 5G iPhone to drive a “supercycle” of device sales.…
Continue Reading Scammers targeting Wisconsinites promising to get them vaccinated for COVID
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Wisconsinites are being targeted by scammers who are promising…
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Utah lawmaker opens impeachment probe of attorney general
A Democratic lawmaker in Utah said Tuesday he is launching an impeachment probe against Attorney General Sean Reyes following his support of…
Continue Reading New restriction on international travelers could slow down recovery of Hawaii tourism
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Effective today, all air passengers entering the United States…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins conduct spacewalk Wednesday
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade and maintain the International Space Station. It was the…
Continue Reading Tibet Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Tibet, an autonomous region within China. About Tibet (from National Bureau of Statistics of China)Area: 1.22 million sq km…
Continue Reading Tunisia Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About Tunisia (from the CIA…
Continue Reading Two police officers died by suicide after responding to Capitol riot
Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that two police officers have died by suicide…
Continue Reading Sarah Palin Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February…
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Salt Lake City School District students to return to classes
A school district in northern Utah has reopened to elementary students after increased pressure from state lawmakers and parents during the…
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2 former “Speakers” weigh in on GOP face-off
Two prominent Idaho republican leaders are backing Governor Brad Little’s position defending his emergency powers.…
Continue Reading Artist reflects on Kobe Bryant painting one year after his death
Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C. (WXII) — A Greensboro artist is commemorating Kobe Bryant’s…
Continue Reading Covid-19 numbers are dipping in the US, even as variants are lurking and the vaccine rollout lags
Make no mistake: The United States still is at one of its worst spots of the coronavirus pandemic. Daily deaths are near a peak, and other daily…
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Despite advances, it will be ‘months’ before everyone who wants a vaccine can get one, task force says
The Biden administration’s COVID-19 team spent its first virtual briefing Wednesday addressing vaccine distribution problems and questions…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police union blasts leadership for ‘unconscionable’ lack of preparation leading up to riot
The union representing rank-and-file US Capitol Police officers said Wednesday it is “angered and shocked” by statements its current…
Continue Reading Firefighters respond to business fire
Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (7:30 a.m.) : The remains of the…
Continue Reading A tornado strikes Florida’s capital, forcing the closure of Tallahassee International Airport
A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a…
Continue Reading Police searching for missing elderly couple
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police have issued a missing endangered…
Continue Reading Biden to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and take other climate-related action
President Joe Biden will sign several executive actions related to the climate crisis on Wednesday, including one directing the secretary of the…
Continue Reading Facing back-to-back crises, Boeing posts a record loss
Boeing closed the books on its worst year ever, posting record losses and plunging sales on the backs of combined crises: the Covid-19 pandemic and…
Continue Reading Some Marylanders angry over damaged, abandoned packages
Click here for updates on this story HALETHORPE, Maryland (WBAL) — Some Marylanders have expressed anger and…
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s wants to make it easier to sue cops who abuse their authority
Ben & Jerry’s two co-founders want to make it easier for Americans to sue police officers who abuse their authority, a move that reform…
Continue Reading Christina Anstead is back to her maiden name on Instagram amid divorce
New Year, the old you. That’s the case for Christina Anstead, who has changed her name amid her divorce from Ant Anstead. She will now go by…
Continue Reading A London museum wants to challenge common perceptions of the Holocaust
New galleries due to open in London’s Imperial War Museum later this year will challenge commonly held views about the Holocaust, with a focus…
Continue Reading 105-year-old woman believed to be oldest Kentuckian to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — While the process has been marked by some setbacks…
Continue Reading Halsey reveals she’s pregnant
Surprise! Halsey is pregnant. The singer, who is active on social media, took to her verified Instagram account Wednesday to share the news that she…
Continue Reading Melania Trump hires staff and establishes post-White House office
Former first lady Melania Trump is establishing a post-White House office in Palm Beach, Florida, according to two sources familiar with her plans.…
Continue Reading Woman finds GoPro while scuba diving in Cozumel, learns it belongs to fellow Oklahoman
Click here for updates on this story MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Kellee Bouchard was 2,100 miles away on vacation for a…
Continue Reading I witnessed the rise of Nazism firsthand. We must act now to protect American democracy
I am a survivor of the Holocaust and a proud American. I first landed on the shores of this country in Baltimore Harbor on December 25, 1945, under a…
Continue Reading Covid-19 restrictions create headache for couple wanting to evict sex offender
Click here for updates on this story BOND COUNTY, IL (KMOV) — COVID-19 restrictions are keeping a young family from…
Continue Reading ‘Go back to where you came from’: Cricket fan details allegations of racial abuse by staff and supporters
Krishna Kumar had long dreamed of watching the Indian cricket team play in Australia. But when that dream materialized at the Sydney Cricket Ground…
Continue Reading Officials apologize for vaccine logistics after older residents had to stand outside
Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KMBC) — Officials in Johnson County, Kansas, apologized and…
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Sun Country to add Jackson Airport flights
Sun Country Airlines has announced the addition of 16 nonstop flights, including Jackson Hole Airport, beginning May 26. …
Continue Reading Jerome Powell and Janet Yellen aren’t worried about inflation. Maybe they should be
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and his predecessor Janet Yellen, now the first woman to serve as Treasury secretary, are both known for their…
Continue Reading Lawsuit filed after police officers drew weapons on a Black family in a stolen vehicle mix-up
A woman is suing the city of Aurora, Colorado, after police officers drew guns on her and four minors last year after mistaking her car for one that…
Continue Reading TikTok is laying off employees in India as ban becomes permanent
TikTok has been forced to lay off some of its workers in India as the country doubles down on what was already a monthslong ban on the app in the…
Continue Reading Colombia’s FARC party is changing its name to ‘Comunes’
Colombia’s FARC political party, formed after the guerilla group with the same acronym was disbanded, has announced that it is is changing its…
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Idaho leaders ask why the state’s vaccine allotment is low
State health care leaders are pressing federal officials to explain why Idaho was allotted far fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than most other…
Continue Reading UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots
British people arriving home from 22 “high risk” countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the…
Continue Reading EU and AstraZeneca fight over vaccine delays while death toll mounts
A war of words between the European Union and AstraZeneca escalated on Wednesday as the two sides argued in public over coronavirus vaccine delays…
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Where the top US school districts stand with virtual vs. in-person learning
In the effort to balance health, jobs and quality education, the nation’s biggest school districts are divided on how to teach students this…
Continue Reading Walgreens taps Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer to be its CEO
Rosalind Brewer will be the next CEO of Walgreens — making her the only Black woman currently slated to take the helm of a Fortune 500 company.…
Continue Reading New coronavirus variants threaten to stress US system more, CDC head says
The spread of new coronavirus variants that are more contagious threatens to add stress to an already overwhelmed health care system, US Centers for…
Continue Reading A tornado strikes Florida, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, National Weather Service says
A tornado struck the south side of Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, according to the National Weather…
Continue Reading Community shocked after receiving Nazi pamphlets
Click here for updates on this story Forsyth County, GA (WGCL) — A Forsyth County community was stunned when they open…
Continue Reading Missouri school district’s 60-year-old cannon stolen, still missing
Click here for updates on this story OAK GROVE, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — A school district is missing a piece of its history,…
Continue Reading Man released from hospital after 2-month battle with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — A Haywood County man is home from the hospital after…
Continue Reading FDA places all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on ‘import alert’
The US Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a countrywide “import alert” until…
Continue Reading Tesla camera captures suspect shooting outside window of passing SUV
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A side camera connected to a 2020 Tesla captured the moment…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges officers harassed and assaulted 5-year-old kindergartner
Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student. The boy’s…
Continue Reading University of Tennessee announces 27th head football coach
Click here for updates on this story KNOXVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The University of Tennessee has officially announced Josh…
Continue Reading First look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’
Kristen Stewart certainly resembles Princess Diana. A photo from the upcoming film “Spencer” in which Stewart plays the late royal has…
Continue Reading Tech problems kick off Biden administration’s first virtual Covid briefing
The first Covid-19 briefing of the Biden administration got off to an unfortunate start on Wednesday with multiple technical difficulties. The…
Continue Reading Mother says son’s COVID diagnosis saved his life
Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, CT (WFSB) — The numbers are staggering — more than 400,000…
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Dubois man to face trial in May on kidnapping charge
Colter Robert Milner, 27, of Dubois appeared in Bonneville County District Court this week to plead “not guilty” to charges of First Degree…
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Leahy said he had ‘muscle spasms’ on Tuesday night but has been cleared for a full return
Sen. Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore of the Senate, said Wednesday that he went to the hospital Tuesday night because of “muscle…
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Rigby woman to stand trial on theft charges
Jenessa Marie Stevens, 36, of Rigby was arraigned in Madison County District Court on January 25.…
Continue Reading 2 escaped inmates tried to rob a business
Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — After escaping from the Florence prison on…
Continue Reading Family: Dog hit and killed by car after mistakenly let out by pest control
Click here for updates on this story PEORIA, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Peoria family members are mourning the loss of their…
Continue Reading ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ stirs Asian representation debate
All people of Asian heritage are not the same. That’s the rather self-evident message from some who have dived into a debate about the…
Continue Reading UPS driver helps save woman in wheelchair at busy intersection
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — These days UPS drivers are often recognized for their work…
Continue Reading Women fear being targeted by Chicago carjackers
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — As the number of carjackings in Chicago continue to rise, women…
Continue Reading ‘Penguin Bloom’ can’t find the right framework to tell its inspirational story
A family movie with a throwback feel, “Penguin Bloom” seemingly can’t make up its mind about who its actual protagonist is —…
Continue Reading Nebraska lawmaker proposes ending pay disparity by banning salary history requests
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — State lawmakers are discussing banning employers from…
Continue Reading Nurse ends up on COVID floor as a patient
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you’re a nurse taking care of COVID patients since…
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Rigby man hurt in two-vehicle crash
Kevin Hayes, 31, of Rigby died Thursday of injuries sustained in a Tuesday afternoon…
Continue Reading Manufacturer donates patio heaters to help restaurants, coffee shops
Click here for updates on this story MT. ANGEL, Oregon (KPTV) — Restaurants and coffee shops are getting some extra…
Continue Reading Employee sentenced for nearly $50K fraud scheme
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Nicole Doxtator, 30, was sentenced to two years and one day in…
Continue Reading Bill proposed to make feminine hygiene products tax-free in Arkansas
Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KFSM) — Arkansas State Representative Aaron Pilkington…
Continue Reading High school students call for social justice after racism concerns
Click here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an…
Continue Reading Amy Schumer explains her part in Hilaria Baldwin controversy
Remember the Hilaria Baldwin heritage controversy? It may feel like ages ago in the current news cycle but it was actually just last month. And in…
Continue Reading Doctor helps build new, low-cost ventilator
Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — They say necessity is the mother of invention.…
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Snowy and Windy
The viewing area gets the snow blast cranked pretty well by mid-morning into lunch with highs reaching the upper 20’s for mountain areas and lower…
Continue Reading New Zealand tells tourists to stop copying other people’s travel photos
New Zealand is really bored of your Instagram posts. The country has launched a new tourism campaign, urging travelers to stop mimicking photos they…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Burglar caught after getting stuck in driveway
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A Lincoln man ended up in jail after…
Continue Reading Tech earnings could supercharge a greedy stock market
Earnings from some of the biggest US technology companies could push the market to new highs as talk of a stock bubble continues to ripple through…
Continue Reading Two decades after the 2001 OSU basketball tragedy, here’s the story of Will and Karen Hancock
Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — This is the story of Will and Karen. It’s…
Continue Reading Mother writes letters to son dying of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story MOORHEAD, Minnesota (WDAY) — The battle the community has waged against the…
Continue Reading Yulia Navalnaya’s husband was poisoned and detained. Now she is piling pressure on Vladimir Putin
“Why are you detaining me? Have I violated any laws?” demanded Yulia Navalnaya, as four policemen surrounded her on Saturday. She was on…
Continue Reading No, Joe Biden still isn’t banning fracking
President Joe Biden is cracking down on the oil-and-gas industry, but he is not taking the extreme steps the Trump campaign claimed he would last…
Continue Reading Regeneron says study shows its monoclonal antibody cocktail works against coronavirus variants
Tests on two different variants of the coronavirus show that one of the two monoclonal antibodies in Regeneron’s cocktail therapy can…
Continue Reading The reckoning over the nation’s schools and Covid is coming
The national reckoning over where and how schoolchildren should be educated as the pandemic drags on is finally here — or at least it should…
Continue Reading Biden expected to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and take other climate-related action
President Joe Biden is expected to sign several executive actions related to climate on Wednesday, including issuing a moratorium on new oil and gas…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick for UN ambassador to call for re-engagement with UN to counter Chinese influence
President Joe Biden’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations plans to voice her support for the country’s re-engagement in the…
Continue Reading ‘Too little, too late’: Dethroned Italian prince criticized over apology for King’s role in rubber-stamping fascist laws
A letter from a descendent of Italy’s wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor’s role in enabling Mussolini’s fascist policies…
Continue Reading EU vaccine delivery dates weren’t guaranteed, says AstraZeneca CEO
AstraZeneca is pushing back strongly against criticism from EU officials over delayed deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with…
Continue Reading Microsoft patented a chatbot that would let you talk to dead people. It was too disturbing for production
The internet is buzzing over a new technology created by Microsoft developers that could make it possible to have a virtual conversation with a…
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