Elliot Page and Emma Portner are getting divorced. The couple announced the decision in a statement to CNN on Tuesday. “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer. We have the utmost respect for each other and remain close friends.” Their split comes three
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A heads-up for potential fraud victims this tax season – if you get a 1099-G form in the mail, but you never applied for unemployment benefits, someone else may have in your name. CBS 2’s Tara Molina on Tuesday investigated the next steps you should
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Newly released-video shows Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse being interviewed by police, hours after the teen was accused of shooting three people during the unrest in Kenosha over the summer. The video shows Rittenhouse asking officers to delete his social media. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan
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A federal judge’s action Tuesday preventing President Joe Biden’s 100-day pause in deportations demonstrated the land mines that await the new administration in the nation’s courts. The short-term order by the Texas-based judge could also force a confrontation up to the US Supreme Court, where the Biden legal team already faces hard choices over how
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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 since 2009. “We are all heartbroken over Sekou’s tragic passing,” Turner Sports, which broadcasts and operates NBA TV and NBA.com, said in a statement. “His commitment to
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Over a month ago, I got injected with either a Covid-19 vaccine candidate or placebo from Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit. Since I’ve enrolled in a randomized, double-blind vaccine trial, I don’t know what I got and neither do the doctors and nurses who are running the trial at Ark Clinical Research in Long Beach,
Continue Reading The Biden administration’s planned task force aimed at reuniting children who were separated from their parents at the border under the Trump-era enforcement policies will include input from first lady Jill Biden, according to three sources familiar with the planning. Biden is tasking her East Wing with taking an active role in the reunification project.
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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 economies, constrain or expand spending or make much-needed infrastructure fixes. But mixed in among the standard bureaucratic business are bills that take aim at LGBTQ+ residents of states — bills
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Turning a concept as old as “My Favorite Martian” into something fresh and funny isn’t easy, but “Resident Alien” somehow manages that, fueled by its dark, offbeat tone and Alan Tudyk’s otherworldly skill playing the title character as a stranger in his own skin. Regular twists also help, in a serialized dramedy that turns the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Students at Naugatuck High School staged a walkout and march following the discovery of old racist social media posts supposedly made by the police chief’s daughter. Around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, students marched from the high school to the borough’s green for a 1
Continue Reading 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 Thursday night, take note: In the days leading up to a full moon, people go to bed later and sleep less, according to a study published
Continue Reading Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine — which had been touted by some as a treatment for Covid-19 — back to the medical distributer. In July, the US Food and Drug Administration revoked an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat Covid-19.
Continue Reading The effects of alcohol on your heart can be immediate, triggering an irregular rhythm called atrial fibrillation or AFib, according to new state-of-the-art research. “Ours is the first study to point to a mechanism through which a lifestyle factor can acutely change the electrical properties of the heart to increase the chance of an arrhythmia,”
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Analysts have talked for at least a year about the potential for Apple’s first 5G iPhone to drive a “supercycle” of device sales. On Wednesday, Apple’s first earnings report since the iPhone 12 went on sale will provide a look at whether that projection is coming true. The consensus seems to be that sales of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Wisconsinites are being targeted by scammers who are promising to get them vaccinated for COVID-19. The Better Business Bureau serving Wisconsin officials say people who have received Facebook messages trying to lure them into the scam. “Don’t get your medical information off of a Facebook
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A Democratic lawmaker in Utah said Tuesday he is launching an impeachment probe against Attorney General Sean Reyes following his support of President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the election.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Effective today, all air passengers entering the United States from a foreign country must show a negative COVID-19 test result or a medical record of recovery from the virus. President Joe Biden signed this executive order incorporating these CDC recommendations, including requiring airlines to stop
Continue Reading Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade and maintain the International Space Station. It was the first spacewalk experience for Glover, who is a few months into his first spaceflight on the station. “What a beautiful view,” Glover said after he began the spacewalk. This was the third spacewalk
Continue Reading 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 (approximately 474,000 sq miles) Capital: Lhasa Language: Tibetan Government (China): Governed by the Chinese Communist Party; the head of state is President Xi Jinping. Government (Exiled): Centered in Dharamsala, India, includes a
Continue Reading Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About Tunisia (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 163,610 sq km, slightly larger than the US state of Georgia Population: 11,811,335 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 32.7 years Capital: Tunis Ethnic groups: Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish
Continue Reading Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that two police officers have died by suicide since responding to the riot at the Capitol on January 6, according to Contee’s opening statement before the committee, which was obtained by CNN. This is the first time the force has confirmed
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1964 Birth place: Sandpoint, Idaho Birth name: Sarah Louise Heath Father: Charles Heath, a teacher Mother: Sarah (Sheeran) Heath Marriage: Todd Palin (August 29, 1988-present, divorce filed for in September 2019) Children:
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A school district in northern Utah has reopened to elementary students after increased pressure from state lawmakers and parents during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Two prominent Idaho republican leaders are backing Governor Brad Little’s position defending his emergency powers.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C. (WXII) — A Greensboro artist is commemorating Kobe Bryant’s life through art. One year ago Kobe and his daughter, Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash. Following Kobe’s death, Monique Johnson took a 36 x 36 canvas and decided to paint a portrait of
Continue Reading 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 stats still are stunningly high compared to where they’d been before a late 2020 surge. Yet Covid-19 case and hospitalization numbers have been falling. Vaccines are here, more
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The Biden administration’s COVID-19 team spent its first virtual briefing Wednesday addressing vaccine distribution problems and questions about a vaccine stockpile that top officials said does not exist. Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House COVID-19 response team, said it will be “months before everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get
Continue Reading The union representing rank-and-file US Capitol Police officers said Wednesday it is “angered and shocked” by statements its current leader made to Congress this week about what was known in the lead up to the January 6 riots, adding that an “unconscionable” lack of preparation led to officers dying and being injured. During a closed-door
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (7:30 a.m.) : The remains of the Kreamer Brothers Glass building has caught fire again. Fire crews have returned to the scene to put out the flames. The fire seems mostly contained to the Kreamer Brothers Glass building, with neighboring buildings only
Continue Reading A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a hangar ripped apart and a small plane flipped upside down “Due to impacts from the severe weather moving through the area, Tallahassee International Airport is temporarily closed for damage assessment,” the airport tweeted. “Currently, no
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police have issued a missing endangered person advisory for an elderly couple from Franklin County. Elizabeth Stewart, 73, and Clyde Stewart, 81, were last seen on Lincoln Way East in Franklin County on Jan. 26 around 11:00 a.m. Police believe they may be
Continue Reading President Joe Biden will sign several executive actions related to the climate crisis on Wednesday, including one directing the secretary of the interior to pause on entering into new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or offshore waters. The executive order directs the interior secretary to launch a “rigorous review” of the existing
Continue Reading 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 the problems getting the 737 Max back in the air. The company’s loss from operations climbed to $12.8 billion, up from nearly $2 billion a year ago, which was Boeing’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HALETHORPE, Maryland (WBAL) — Some Marylanders have expressed anger and frustration over packages that were damaged or left sitting on the side of the road. A doorbell camera captured video of a delivery driver toss a package and the sound when the package landed. “The driver walked up
Continue Reading 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 advocates say is a key step towards substantive police reform. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield made their views clear during a virtual press conference Tuesday announcing a new campaign to end
Continue Reading 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 her maiden name, Christina Haack, according to her Instagram bio. Haack, who has risen to fame on HGTV, married Anstead in 2018, and together they have one child.
Continue Reading 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 on the “ordinary” people who carried out the atrocity. The Second World War and Holocaust Galleries will explore themes of persecution, escalation, the development of violence toward Jewish people, and the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — While the process has been marked by some setbacks and challenges, Kentucky is making progress in getting COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable of our population. At the onset of the distribution process, high-risk individuals were selected to begin receiving the first doses in
Continue Reading 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 is expecting her first child. Halsey posted a series of photos with her showing her baby bump. “Surprise!,” the caption read along with emojis of a baby bottle, a rainbow
Continue Reading Former first lady Melania Trump is establishing a post-White House office in Palm Beach, Florida, according to two sources familiar with her plans. Her intention is to “maintain ‘Be Best,’ ” said one of the sources, Trump’s loosely defined initiative that looks to help children. During her time in the White House, “Be Best” existed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Kellee Bouchard was 2,100 miles away on vacation for a scuba diving trip when she made a discovery that led to an unbelievable reunion. “It’s not a real deep dive, about 45 (feet) to 50 feet,” the Moore woman said. But while down there,
Continue Reading 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 brittle blue, clear sky. My lifeboat was lowered from a Liberty ship into the watery space between ice floes and I stepped onto the land that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOND COUNTY, IL (KMOV) — COVID-19 restrictions are keeping a young family from forcing a sex offender out of their mobile home. It’s resulted in a difficult living arrangement for Libby Denson, her husband and two children. Libby Denson told News 4 she is currently living in an
Continue Reading Krishna Kumar had long dreamed of watching the Indian cricket team play in Australia. But when that dream materialized at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) earlier this month, the experience, he says, was belittling. A well-traveled sports fan, Kumar has attended Cricket World Cup games in India, Australia and Sri Lanka and has also supported
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KMBC) — Officials in Johnson County, Kansas, apologized and pledged to improve logistics for its Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine rollout after many older residents had to wait in line outside on a cold day. “We apologize for the situation today where residents, especially senior citizens, had
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Sun Country Airlines has announced the addition of 16 nonstop flights, including Jackson Hole Airport, beginning May 26.
Continue Reading Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and his predecessor Janet Yellen, now the first woman to serve as Treasury secretary, are both known for their dovish stances on inflation. That suggests they are unlikely to be in any particular hurry to push for higher interest rates. And with the economy still struggling due to Covid-19, neither
Continue Reading 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 had been stolen. Brittney Gilliam was taking her 6-year-old daughter, 17-year-old sister and 14- and 12-year-old nieces to get their nails done last August and were in
Continue Reading 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 country. The popular short video app announced Wednesday that it will cut workers in India after it had “not been given a clear direction on
Continue Reading Colombia’s FARC political party, formed after the guerilla group with the same acronym was disbanded, has announced that it is is changing its name to “Comunes,” or “Commons” in English. “I want to inform Colombia and the international community that from today we will bear the name #Comunes, because we are a party of common
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State health care leaders are pressing federal officials to explain why Idaho was allotted far fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than most other states.
Continue Reading British people arriving home from 22 “high risk” countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the United Kingdom tightens border controls to try to curb one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks. Announcing the measure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the tougher new rules would apply to
Continue Reading A war of words between the European Union and AstraZeneca escalated on Wednesday as the two sides argued in public over coronavirus vaccine delays that threaten the bloc’s fragile recovery from the pandemic. The dispute began on Monday when EU officials said they had been told by AstraZeneca that the company intended to supply “considerably
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In the effort to balance health, jobs and quality education, the nation’s biggest school districts are divided on how to teach students this semester. Of the 20 largest school districts: — 9 are teaching entirely online. — 8 offer fully in-person learning and a choice of fully online learning. (Several of these districts are in
Continue Reading 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. Brewer is set to begin on March 15, Walgreens said Tuesday. She currently serves as the chief operating officer at Starbucks, and will remain in the role until
Continue Reading The spread of new coronavirus variants that are more contagious threatens to add stress to an already overwhelmed health care system, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday during the Biden administration’s first virtual COVID-19 briefing. “I also know that there are concerns about various viruses mutate, and we
Continue Reading A tornado struck the south side of Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. A tornado warning is in effect until 12:30 p.m. Radar indicated the tornado moved near or over Tallahassee International Airport. At around noon Wednesday, the twister was tracking across southern parts of the city.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Forsyth County, GA (WGCL) — A Forsyth County community was stunned when they open their mailboxes only to find Nazi pamphlets. “It’s sick, it’s sick,” said a lady who had just moved to the Cumming area only a week ago. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s department said it is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAK GROVE, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — A school district is missing a piece of its history, one that boomed from the end zone with every touchdown on Friday nights. For the last 60 years or so, the school has fired off a celebratory cannon after ever every Oak Grove
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — A Haywood County man is home from the hospital after battling COVID-19 for more than a month. Mark Mull, 41, was discharged from Mission Hospital this past weekend. “He’s doing good, ain’t you baby, yes,” Mull’s sister Cynthia Ramsey said to her brother.
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a countrywide “import alert” until it is able to review the products’ safety, the agency said. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico will now be subject to heightened scrutiny, and FDA staff may detain shipments, according to a news release.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A side camera connected to a 2020 Tesla captured the moment another driver pulled up beside the victim and began shooting for reasons unknown. The incident occurred Tuesday evening at 8:45 p.m. on I-24 east near Spring Street. The victim driving the Tesla was
Continue Reading Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student. The boy’s mother, Shanta Grant, filed a lawsuit this month against Montgomery County Police Officers Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon — as well as Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Board of Education. The Montgomery County Department
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KNOXVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The University of Tennessee has officially announced Josh Heupel as their new head football coach. Heupel, the former Oklahoma quarterback who led his team to the national title, and who as an assistant coach and head coach captured conference championships at Oklahoma and UCF,
Continue Reading Kristen Stewart certainly resembles Princess Diana. A photo from the upcoming film “Spencer” in which Stewart plays the late royal has been released and it’s a good likeness. The film, written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, revolves around a weekend in the life of Princess Diana in which she spends a holiday with the
Continue Reading The first Covid-19 briefing of the Biden administration got off to an unfortunate start on Wednesday with multiple technical difficulties. The administration has repeatedly touted their transparency amid the enormous undertaking of getting the pandemic under control, but the briefing, which was conducted virtually via Zoom, had multiple audiovisual issues. As Covid-19 chief Jeff Zients
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, CT (WFSB) — The numbers are staggering — more than 400,000 Americans died after contracting COVID-19. But, believe it or not, the coronavirus actually saved one teenager in Norwich. “His story is so unique and it brings a positive out of COVID. In the end, it saved
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Colter Robert Milner, 27, of Dubois appeared in Bonneville County District Court this week to plead “not guilty” to charges of First Degree Kidnapping and Battery with intent to commit a serious felony.
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Sen. Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore of the Senate, said Wednesday that he went to the hospital Tuesday night because of “muscle spasms” he had been experiencing. Doctors, he told CNN, have since cleared him for a full return to his schedule and to preside over the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, scheduled to
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Jenessa Marie Stevens, 36, of Rigby was arraigned in Madison County District Court on January 25.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — After escaping from the Florence prison on Saturday, two inmates tried to rob a business, the Arizona Department of Public Safety revealed on Tuesday. DPS released a surveillance photo of David Harmon and John Charpiot at the Florence business. The attempted robbery happened on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PEORIA, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Peoria family members are mourning the loss of their dog and pointing the finger at a pest control company, they claim, let the dog loose while working at their home. Now they said the company isn’t doing much to help and they’re considering legal
Continue Reading 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 forthcoming Disney film, “Raya and the Last Dragon.” The animated movie is about a young woman named Raya (voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, or KMT) on a quest to find the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — These days UPS drivers are often recognized for their work during the pandemic. But what Phoenix driver Ken Westbrook proved at the intersection of 32nd Street and Washington Street was that dedication to his community was all in a day’s work. “I just saw this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — As the number of carjackings in Chicago continue to rise, women are increasingly being targeted by criminals. “When night falls, I’m put in a predicament in my mind to feel afraid,’ said Angel Haralson, carjacking victim. Harlason is a rideshare driver, and was carjacked on
Continue Reading A family movie with a throwback feel, “Penguin Bloom” seemingly can’t make up its mind about who its actual protagonist is — the kid narrating what happened, his paralyzed mom dealt a cruel twist of fate, or the bird that helped the family weather it all. The result is an uneven Netflix showcase for producer-star
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — State lawmakers are discussing banning employers from asking an interviewee how much they made at their last job. Right now, in the state of Nebraska, an employer can ask an applicant how much they made at their previous job. Experts with the Women’s Fund
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you’re a nurse taking care of COVID patients since March, the things you’ve seen could fill journals. When nurse Katrina Conway sees COVID patients, she can relate through her goggles and masks in ways she never could before. She’s been there. In the
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Kevin Hayes, 31, of Rigby died Thursday of injuries sustained in a Tuesday afternoon crash.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MT. ANGEL, Oregon (KPTV) — Restaurants and coffee shops are getting some extra help during the cold winter months, with some donations from a local patio heater manufacturer. Wood Pellet Products in Mt. Angel has donated to two businesses so far, Gear Up Espresso in Silverton and the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Nicole Doxtator, 30, was sentenced to two years and one day in prison following her conviction for mail fraud and aggravated identify theft on Jan. 14. Officials say Doxtator, who committed the offenses in connection with her position as an economic support specialist with Milwaukee
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KFSM) — Arkansas State Representative Aaron Pilkington (R-Knoxville) has introduced a bill that would exempt feminine hygiene products for sales and use tax. If passed, this bill would make tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar feminine hygiene products tax-free items. Pilkington
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an online petition which calls to help Biglerville High School students feel safe at school while holding students and staff accountable for alleged racist views within the school community. The petition on Change.org also includes anonymous
Continue Reading 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 case you forgot, it sort of all started with comedian Amy Schumer poking fun at Baldwin posing in lingerie with her baby. Now Schumer is speaking out about the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — They say necessity is the mother of invention. That’s what’s what is driving doctors and researchers in our region during this crisis. Dr. Mark Poler has been busy researching and helping find new ways to deal with Covid 19 and cope with the country’s
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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 30s for the SRP. Winds have already gusted to beyond 40 mph this morning in Pocatello and will blow any patchy snow showers, making travel hazardous and lowering visibility. Rain
Continue Reading New Zealand is really bored of your Instagram posts. The country has launched a new tourism campaign, urging travelers to stop mimicking photos they see online and “share something new” instead. The call was made in a two-minute video, starring comedian Tom Sainsbury as a member of the “Social Observation Squad (SOS).” The official follows
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A Lincoln man ended up in jail after getting stuck in the driveway of the rural home he’d allegedly just burgled, according to Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday at a home near Pawnee Lake on Northwest
Continue Reading 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 Wall Street. What’s happening: Investors who think soaring valuations are grounded in reality point to future profits from the likes of Apple and Facebook, which report results from last
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — This is the story of Will and Karen. It’s an ongoing love story. Decades ago, two young folks working in a college athletic department bonded over their love of sports, music, movies and each other. The band U2 was a mutual favorite. Early
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOORHEAD, Minnesota (WDAY) — The battle the community has waged against the pandemic will one day be talked about in regional history books for years to come. For just over 30 days, Val Laidlaw wrote letters to her son who was hospitalized with COVID-19. She became a cheerleader
Continue Reading “Why are you detaining me? Have I violated any laws?” demanded Yulia Navalnaya, as four policemen surrounded her on Saturday. She was on her way to a protest in Moscow, where thousands had gathered to demand the release of her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, from jail. She was freed a few hours later,
Continue Reading 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 fall. Last week, the Biden administration imposed a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal lands unless the Interior Department’s leaders approved them. Biden
Continue Reading Tests on two different variants of the coronavirus show that one of the two monoclonal antibodies in Regeneron’s cocktail therapy can neutralize both, despite the mutations, researchers reported Wednesday. The tests also confirm what other teams of researchers have found: vaccines are likely to protect people against both the variant first seen in Britain and
Continue Reading The national reckoning over where and how schoolchildren should be educated as the pandemic drags on is finally here — or at least it should be. So far this week, major districts in Chicago and New Jersey have shelved plans to physically return to the classroom at the last minute in the face of opposition
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is expected to sign several executive actions related to climate on Wednesday, including issuing a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands, according to a person familiar with his plans. The moratorium on new leases would fulfill a campaign promise by Biden. When issued, the halt on new leases
Continue Reading 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 multilateral institution in order to counter Chinese influence during a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, according to excerpts of her testimony obtained by CNN. “When America shows up — when we are consistent
Continue Reading A letter from a descendent of Italy’s wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor’s role in enabling Mussolini’s fascist policies during World War II, has been criticized by historians and Jewish groups after several decades of silence from members of the disbanded royal family. Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, the great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III, wrote
Continue Reading AstraZeneca is pushing back strongly against criticism from EU officials over delayed deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with Italian newspaper la Repubblica on Tuesday, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot said the company had agreed to make its “best effort” to deliver the doses EU countries had ordered but was not contractually committed to
Continue Reading The internet is buzzing over a new technology created by Microsoft developers that could make it possible to have a virtual conversation with a deceased loved one (well, kind of). A patent granted to Microsoft last month details a method for creating a conversational chatbot modeled after a specific person — a “past or present
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