With power outages across Texas, residents worry, wait and make do
John Henderson’s power first went out Tuesday morning and stayed off for 2 hours, and then came back on around 7 p.m., then was back off again…
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Updated: Co-worker of homicide victim: I knew something was wrong
Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Tim Alexander knew something was wrong around…
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Woman reportedly known as ‘Thieving Margie’ facing 11 court cases, mostly for alleged alcohol thefts
Click here for updates on this story Racine, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A 57-year-old Racine woman, Margie Jean…
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Biden administration says investigation into SolarWinds hack is likely to take “several months”
The US government’s probe into the devastating SolarWinds breach is likely to take “several months” at least, according to the top…
Continue Reading Help name the newest penguin at the Saint Louis Zoo
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The Saint Louis Zoo needs your help naming their newest…
Continue Reading Home camera catches couple’s fall down steps
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — People have been slipping and falling all over the area…
Continue Reading Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China
Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two…
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A.G. voices concern about gas price-gouging bill
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says legislation being considered by the Legislature this session could open the doors to gasoline retailers…
Continue Reading Man who spent half his adult life in prison graduates with honors
Click here for updates on this story Long Beach, California (KABC) — A man who spent half of his adult life in prison…
Continue Reading Couple uses icy conditions to create a magical moment
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — When you hear that snow and sleet is coming, some people…
Continue Reading Power outages cause panic for people with disabilities
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Paula and Cal Kingman said they thought a medical…
Continue Reading NASCAR Fast Facts
Here’s a look at NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Facts It is the main governing body for stock car racing in the…
Continue Reading Purim Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2021, Purim begins at sundown on February 25 and…
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SIPH won’t receive this week’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation due to extreme weather across US
Southeastern Idaho Public Health just received notification this week’s vaccine shipment is delayed due to the extreme weather across the US.…
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Snowstorm in Utah delays work, cancels some COVID-19 testing
A snowstorm in Utah has delayed business hours, closed doors for the day and postponed COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, weather officials…
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‘The Ghost of the B’: Specter of relegation haunts South American football giant Colo-Colo
The unthinkable could be about to happen. Chilean football club Colo-Colo, the biggest and most successful club in the country, faces relegation from…
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Mattress Mack opens Gallery Furniture as shelter during winter storm
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — He came in clutch during Hurricane Harvey, and now, Jim…
Continue Reading How you can help Texas winter storm victims
Unprecedented winter storms have blanketed Texas, causing bitter cold temperatures and widespread power outages throughout much of the state.…
Continue Reading For Trump, accountability is still possible and necessary
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump may have ended with an acquittal on Saturday, but Trump’s trials and tribulations…
Continue Reading Woman fights Unemployment Insurance Agency after ordered to repay unemployment benefits
Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — When a mid-Michigan woman was told to pay back her unemployment…
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Applebee’s launches virtual restaurant for chicken wings
Applebee’s is launching a new online-only brand. The main menu item? Cheeto-flavored wings. Customers can start ordering from Cosmic Wings,…
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US government expects ‘widespread delays’ in COVID-19 vaccine shipments due to severe weather
Severe weather around the United States will delay COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Lost engagement ring in Connecticut returned to owner
Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, CT (WFSB) — An engagement ring lost in Milford has been returned to its…
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Northern Idaho woman dies after falling through ice on lake
Authorities say a northern Idaho woman died Tuesday after falling through the ice on Lake Coeur…
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IRS says all $600 stimulus payments from December bill have been sent
The Internal Revenue Service has sent out $600 payments from the December stimulus package to all of the eligible taxpayers it has on file as…
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Senate advances measures to call Idaho special sessions
A Senate panel of lawmakers has approved a constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself into a special session.…
Continue Reading Veteran says Chick-Fil-A employee made fun of his weight on receipt
Click here for updates on this story Goodyear, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A Valley veteran said an employee at a Chick-Fil-A…
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Arrest made in death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father on Long Island
Click here for updates on this story Mineola, New York (WABC) — Police say the alleged hit-and-run driver who fatally…
Continue Reading White House says teacher vaccinations are ‘not a requirement to reopen’
White House officials affirmed Wednesday that they do not believe teacher vaccinations should be mandatory for schools to reopen, though they do…
Continue Reading Jeep owners help healthcare employees get to work
Click here for updates on this story Nashville (WSMV) — Amanda Brockman knew she was in trouble when even the…
Continue Reading Officers engaged in a fowl race to rescue a pelican
Click here for updates on this story Savannah, Georgia (WGCL) — Several Savannah police officers found themselves in a…
Continue Reading Teens take part in COVID-19 vaccine trial
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — With school returns and vaccination phases for adults in…
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Rush Limbaugh, conservative media icon, dead at 70 following battle with cancer
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican…
Continue Reading Amazon just teased 3 new products. They may never hit the market
Amazon announced three new Alexa-enabled products on Wednesday: a smart sticky note printer, nutrition scale and cuckoo clock. But there’s a…
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Local church celebrates Ash Wednesday in creative way
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd is hosting a drive-thru service entitled “Ashes on the Go” to help commemorate Ash Wednesday.…
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Google Maps will now let you pay for parking and transit without leaving the app
Google Maps can already tell you which train to take or map out an optimal driving route. Now, it’s simplifying travel even more by letting…
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1 man shot in Bonneville County incident
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are currently investigating an altercation between two males that resulted in a shooting overnight. …
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‘Amend’ brings Will Smith’s starry touch to the 14th Amendment’s tumultuous history
Having already aired director Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13th,” about the legacy of the 13th Amendment, Netflix ups the ante by…
Continue Reading Hedge fund Alden Global is buying newspaper chain Tribune Publishing
Hedge fund Alden Global Capital will acquire the rest of what it does not already own of Tribune Publishing, owner of the Chicago Tribune, the New…
Continue Reading McLaren’s new hybrid supercar has computer chips in its tires
McLaren unveiled the Artura on Tuesday, a new hybrid supercar that is, relatively speaking, much more affordable than the British company’s…
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Blackfoot police investigate shooting
A 29-year-old man was injured by a gunshot wound after multiple shots were fired in Blackfoot Tuesday…
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Ashley Judd shares harrowing details from accident in Congo
Actress Ashley Judd is grateful to the Congolese people who helped her in her time of need. Judd on Tuesday shared intimate photos and details from…
Continue Reading Fat Tuesday in New Orleans still has heart despite COVID restrictions
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WALA) — Some are calling it “Skinny Tuesday” in New…
Continue Reading Penn State University Police investigate ‘Zoom-bombings’
Click here for updates on this story STATE COLLEGE, PA (WPMT) — Penn State University Police said they are…
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Watch the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino get demolished
The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City has been demolished, ending a nearly 40-year run at the New Jersey shore. Trump Plaza opened in…
Continue Reading Here are the states allowing teachers to get COVID-19 vaccines
As the debate rages over when it’s safe for children to resume in-person classes, 28 states plus Washington, DC, are allowing some or all of…
Continue Reading Tribune journalists react to the ‘gut punch’ announcement of hedge fund acquisition
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “Gut…
Continue Reading Blinken says US intends to pay contributions to World Health Organization by end of month
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States “intends to pay over $200 million in assessed and current…
Continue Reading Paris Hilton is engaged to boyfriend Carter Reum
Paris Hilton is engaged. Hilton’s boyfriend Carter Reum popped the question to the socialite and reality star over the weekend after one year…
Continue Reading Chinese drone company EHang’s shares plunged 63% after fraud claim
Investors have been dumping shares in Chinese drone maker EHang, after a short-seller accused the US-listed company of fraud. Shares of the…
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Subject of fugitive search makes first court appearance
Richard “Rocky” Iverson, 43, was arraigned Tuesday on five felony counts of Lewd Conduct With a Child Under 16. …
Continue Reading Congress is about to grill Robinhood’s CEO. What questions do you have?
On Thursday, the US House Financial Services Committee will grill the chief executives of Robinhood and other companies involved in last…
Continue Reading New York Attorney General sues Amazon, alleging ‘deficient’ Covid-19 response
New York is taking Amazon to court over claims that the company has failed to provide sufficient protections for its workers during the Covid-19…
Continue Reading The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino just got demolished
The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City has been demolished, ending a nearly 40-year run at the New Jersey shore. Trump Plaza opened in…
Continue Reading Woman sentenced to 3 days a year in jail for 3 consecutive years after fatal crash
Click here for updates on this story Jackson County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A woman who crashed while driving impaired…
Continue Reading At least 27 students kidnapped as armed men storm Nigeria school
At least 27 students were abducted Wednesday when armed men raided a state-run school in Niger State, north-west Nigeria, a government official told…
Continue Reading Ceiling falls on mom and 6-month-old daughter after pipes burst
Click here for updates on this story Sugar Land, Texas (KTRK) — A Sugar Land mom is trying to figure out her next move…
Continue ReadingWendy’s is heating up the chicken sandwich wars with this new item
Wendy’s is heating up the fried chicken sandwich wars — quite literally this time. The newest entrant into the poultry clash is a Jalapeño…
Continue Reading Fears for dozens of students after armed men storm school in Nigeria
At least 27 students were abducted Wednesday when armed men raided a state-run school in Niger State, north-west Nigeria, a government official told…
Continue Reading Chinese drone company EHang shares plunged 63% after fraud claim
Investors are dumping shares in Chinese drone maker EHang, after a short-seller accused the US-listed company of fraud. Shares of the Nasdaq-listed…
Continue Reading Hospital says it has treated 60 patients for carbon monoxide poisoning
Click here for updates on this story Houston (KTRK) — Some families could be going into their third night without power…
Continue Reading Applebee’s thinks it knows the way to your heart: Cheeto-flavored wings
Applebee’s is launching a new online-only brand. The main menu item? Cheeto-flavored wings. Customers can start ordering from Cosmic Wings,…
Continue Reading The curious story behind the pandemic’s weirdest chart
Americans are spending less on their credit cards since the pandemic started. But, unlike other economic data points that are inching towards…
Continue Reading Biden brings compassion, centrism and a big-time vaccine promise at CNN town hall
As he gently told a traumatized 8-year-old girl, “Don’t be scared, honey. Don’t be scared,” Joe Biden showed that the days of…
Continue Reading The Los Angeles school board slashes its police force and diverts $25 million to services for Black students
Los Angeles schools are reorganizing the police agency responsible for school safety to combat systemic racism against Black students. The Board of…
Continue Reading An American family stuck in Gaza for months due to Covid restrictions finally leaves: ‘It was hell’
An American family visiting Gaza say they were left “stranded in a hellish situation” for months due to the coronavirus pandemic and a…
Continue Reading High school sweethearts die of Covid-19 hours apart after one last family video call
Blanca Estela Rodriguez looked at her husband of almost 50 years as he lay sedated. Juan had a tube coming from his mouth and a machine was breathing…
Continue Reading ‘Behind Her Eyes’ is a twisty drama that earns its time in front of your eyes
The less you know about “Behind Her Eyes” going in the better, and while the Netflix drama feels slow-going at first, patience has its…
Continue Reading Up to 90 healthy volunteers to be exposed to COVID-19 in world first trial
The world’s first COVID-19 human challenge study will begin within a month in the UK, deliberately exposing up to 90 healthy young people to…
Continue Reading US retail sales jump 5.3% in January
Retail sales increased sharply last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, beating economists’ expectations and marking their first…
Continue Reading Joseph Lieberman Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1942 Birth…
Continue Reading Student helps pave the way for girl’s wrestling
Click here for updates on this story Sallisaw, Oklahoma (KFSM ) — Oklahoma’s storied wrestling tradition has long…
Continue Reading Emma Stone is downright mean in new trailer for ‘Cruella’
Emma Stone channels meanness perfectly in the new trailer for Disney’s “Cruella.” The movie focuses on a young version of the…
Continue Reading Vacation rental damaged by gunfire, ransacked during party
Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO ) — Guests at a vacation rental in the Vineyard…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she had Covid-19 and is suffering from ‘brain fog’
Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she had Covid-19 early on in the pandemic, and is still suffering from some lingering effects. On her Goop website, Paltrow…
Continue Reading ‘Terrified’ UN envoy issues warning on Myanmar as protesters face down military
Concerns are growing over the potential for violence in Myanmar as anti-coup protesters urge supporters to take to the streets en masse, in defiance…
Continue Reading Citibank can’t get back $500 million it wired by mistake, judge rules
After committing one of the “biggest blunders in banking history,” Citibank won’t be allowed to recover the almost half a billion…
Continue Reading An army of parasitic wasps has been deployed to battle moths inside a British stately home
An army of tiny, parasitic wasps will be unleashed inside the English stately home where Anne Boleyn was born, in order to hunt out and eradicate…
Continue Reading The gaming world often overlooks players of color. This new studio is changing that
At age nine, Nicodemus Madehdou moved from Monrovia, Liberia to Philadelphia and discovered how video games could connect him to a new culture.…
Continue Reading Brianna Keilar joins ‘New Day,’ three anchors move to afternoons in CNN schedule revamp
CNN is making a series of programming changes in April, starting with a move to the mornings by Brianna Keilar. The new schedule was announced on…
Continue Reading Why families stuck inside together just text each other all day
Early in the pandemic, Jane Cox Childress brought her teenage son warm cookies at his desk during a remote learning session. She received a text…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal stunned by remarkable comeback as Stefanos Tsitsipas dumps him out of Australian Open
Rafael Nadal will have to wait to win his 21st grand slam and etch his name into the history books after a stunning comeback from Stefanos Tsitsipas…
Continue Reading What does Warren Buffett see in Chevron?
Many investors are increasingly hesitant to hold shares of oil and gas companies as a global energy transition gathers steam. Not Warren Buffett.…
Continue Reading South Africa scraps AstraZeneca, pivots to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
South Africa has offered its stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to the African Union, a senior health official said, as the country pivots…
Continue Reading Burger King will replace its chicken sandwich as competition grows fierce
Burger King doesn’t want to come out a loser in fast food’s chicken sandwich wars. So it’s planning an upgrade. The chain said…
Continue Reading Nestlé is selling its Poland Spring, Deer Park and Arrowhead bottled water brands
Nestlé will sell its North American bottled water business, including Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ozarka and Arrowhead, in a $4.3 billion deal as it…
Continue Reading Hopes for DC statehood rise with Democrats back in power
Advocates fighting for Washington, DC, to become the 51st state are more hopeful than ever that they’ll achieve statehood with Joe Biden in the…
Continue Reading Explainer: What is the Ku Klux Klan Act cited in lawsuit against Trump
The Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump that cites a little-known…
Continue Reading New study suggests dinosaurs killed by comet ripped apart by sun’s gravity
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — It’s a story we’re all familiar with: dinosaurs…
Continue Reading This Mohawk woman has been fighting the feds to get her status for 20 years
Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV News) — Cheryl Diane Hutley has been fighting with…
Continue Reading These voters pressed Biden on key issues. Here’s what they said about his answers.
President Joe Biden was pressed on a range of issues Tuesday evening as he fielded questions from voters during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee. The…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person again
Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person, ending Elon Musk’s roughly six-week reign atop the list. Musk lost about…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett sells JPMorgan Chase stock and buys Verizon
It appears that Warren Buffett is souring on the financial sector’s prospects, and that the Oracle of Omaha also has a newfound interest in Big…
Continue Reading Biden reassures 2nd grader afraid of getting Covid-19: ‘Don’t be scared, honey’
President Joe Biden at a Tuesday CNN town hall sought to reassure a second grader worried about getting Covid-19, telling her that young children are…
Continue Reading Former Biden coronavirus advisers push White House to more widely recommend use of N95 masks
Several members of President Joe Biden’s former coronavirus advisory board are urging his administration to more widely recommend and mandate…
Continue Reading Rapper’s arrest sparks protests in Catalonia
Protesters took to the streets in Barcelona and Girona, in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, on Tuesday night following the dramatic…
Continue Reading Confused by guidelines on quarantine after vaccination? You’re not alone
Fully vaccinated people can now skip quarantine even if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for…
Continue Reading Artwork made of 5,000 images captured over 13 years to go on sale in auction house first
A collage comprised of 5,000 images taken over the course of 13 years by digital artist Beeple will become the first of its kind to go under the…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Marsha P. Johnson
The late Marsha P. Johnson is celebrated today as a veteran of the Stonewall Inn protests, a pioneering transgender activist and a pivotal figure in…
Continue Reading Did you survive COVID-19? Maybe you can thank your Neanderthal ancestors
People who survive a bout of COVID-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests.…
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