Tennessee is hoping to make Dolly Parton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ an official state song
A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would officially make Dolly Parton’s version of “Amazing Grace” the state hymn, adding to its…
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Construction to begin soon on luxury apartment community
Click here for updates on this story Duluth, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A new luxury apartment community is being…
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Biden now says US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May
President Joe Biden, announcing that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, said the United States would…
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Police searching for 3 teens accused of brutally beating 56-year-old pizza shop owner
Click here for updates on this story NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Norristown Police want you to share these photos…
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Will Smith says he might step into politics one day
Actor Will Smith teased the idea of running for political office one day during an interview on “Pod Save America.” On the episode…
Continue Reading Hilaria and Alec Baldwin welcome new baby
The Baldwin family looks to have a new addition. Almost six months after Hilaria Baldwin gave birth to their fifth child together, Eduardo, she and…
Continue Reading Nurse who documented painful journey warns fight is not over
Click here for updates on this story MANHASSET, New York (WCBS) — Healers and health care heroes never stopped fighting…
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine given to first patients in Ohio
The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the…
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Square launches an in-house bank as fintech competition heats up
Square, the financial payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, launched an in-house bank that it says will allow it to “operate more nimbly” in…
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Why millennials and Gen Z have the most to lose in the voting wars
In an epic struggle over voting rights, the future political influence of the diverse generations now aging into the electorate could pivot on the…
Continue Reading Teens charged with murder of Denver woman
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A 14-year-old male and 18-year-old Neshan Johnson are both being…
Continue Reading Dad makes thousands a month reselling thrift store finds
Click here for updates on this story NEW HOPE, Minnesota (WCCO) — If you’re looking for a way to find a little extra…
Continue Reading New York state lawmakers moving to repeal Cuomo’s expanded executive powers
New York state lawmakers are moving to repeal Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded executive powers related to the coronavirus pandemic, the…
Continue Reading Man banned from hunting in Colorado, most of U.S., after poaching spree
Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — A 28-year-old Colorado Springs man who had…
Continue Reading Supreme Court conservatives poised to uphold Arizona’s curbs on voting
In a critical voting rights case, conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday suggested they were ready to uphold two provisions of an Arizona…
Continue Reading Reese’s is launching a peanut butter cup without any chocolate
Peanut butter purists called and Reese’s answered. Reese’s latest iteration of its wildly popular peanut butter cup will be all peanut…
Continue Reading ‘It’s just unacceptable’: Racial slurs hurled at fishermen
Click here for updates on this story STUART, Florida (WFOR) — A group of men was caught on camera yelling racial slurs…
Continue Reading Most states now require face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These are the ones that don’t
While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask…
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President Biden gives update on federal COVID-19 response
President Joe Biden gives an update on the federal COVID-19 response. You can watch…
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Businesses can e-file state, federal income taxes together
Businesses wanting to e-file both their federal and state income tax returns should visit the Idaho State Tax Commission website, tax.idaho.gov.…
Continue Reading Donor accidentally leaves $5,000 cash in jacket donated to Goodwill store
Click here for updates on this story HURST, Texas (KTVT) — It was a story of well-intentions that could have ended…
Continue Reading Quadriplegic wants neighbors to swap parking spaces for his wheelchair-accessible van, but they won’t
Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — A quadriplegic in Highland Park has a request for…
Continue Reading New York state lawmakers moving to repeal Cuomo’s expanded executive powers, source says
New York state lawmakers are moving to repeal Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded executive powers related to the coronavirus pandemic,…
Continue Reading Texas governor lifts mask mandate despite health officials’ warnings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.…
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Wyoming Governor sets carbon-negative goal
The governor of Wyoming, the top coal-mining state in the nation, announced a goal Tuesday to capture more carbon dioxide than the state emits, as he…
Continue Reading Surgeon under fire for making virtual court appearance while operating on patient
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento surgeon under investigation for…
Continue Reading Murkowski seeks White House’s ‘attention’ on Alaska’s economic concerns as she weighs Biden budget pick
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who holds the key to President Joe Biden’s nominee for budget director, is pushing the White House about some…
Continue Reading Mother accused of putting baby in trash can charged with attempted murder
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A mother accused of dumping her newborn baby in a Dorchester trash…
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New York Times: Third woman accuses Cuomo of unwanted advances in 2019 as crisis deepens
A third woman has accused Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of unwanted advances in 2019, The New York Times reported Monday, adding to an…
Continue Reading Orioles’ Trey Mancini’s family emotional after his return a year after cancer diagnosis
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini is playing baseball…
Continue Reading More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border…
Continue Reading Atlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the…
Continue Reading Louisiana ranks as the worst state for children during the Covid-19 pandemic, Save the Children says
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for families across the US, as school closures and social distancing have made it difficult to…
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Andrew Cuomo’s offensive ‘apology’
“Questions have been raised …” “I never intended … to offend …” “… I think I am being playful…
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Senate confirms Gina Raimondo as Biden’s commerce secretary
The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s secretary of commerce. The vote was 84-15. Raimondo is…
Continue Reading FBI Director Wray knocks down conspiracy theory that January 6 rioters were ‘fake Trump protesters’
FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Tuesday that the FBI has not seen any evidence indicating that the rioters who took part in the January 6 US…
Continue Reading Biden urges Senate Democrats to reject poison pills that could sink relief plan ahead of push for passage
President Joe Biden made an aggressive pitch to Senate Democrats for his relief plan, telling them during a virtual meeting Tuesday that they all…
Continue Reading Bitcoin is surging as an inflation hedge, but don’t count out gold either
Inflation concerns have led to more volatility in the stock and bond markets of late. That should be good news for gold, a tangible asset with a…
Continue Reading Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s former press secretary, is joining Fox News
Kayleigh McEnany, the last White House press secretary under the Trump administration, is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor. “It is my…
Continue Reading Bakery to close after nearly 170 years in business
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Locally owned and operated, Love’s Bakery, a fixture in Hawaii…
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US needs to hold on for another 2 or 3 months without easing Covid-19 measures, experts say. Here’s what’s at stake
Americans have received some good news lately about the coronavirus. But the country is not yet in the clear, experts warn. A third Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Volvo to go fully electric by 2030
By the end of the decade, the only Volvo you’ll be able to purchase will be electric. And you’ll only be able to buy it online. The…
Continue Reading Canada’s Divorce Act revamped to address family violence and custody battles
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The federal government has revamped Canada’s…
Continue Reading Liberty and Justice may have first egg of season
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — There are indications that Liberty and Justice…
Continue Reading Children as young as four months can wear masks without respiratory distress, study suggests
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A small new study out of Italy found that children…
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Idaho COVID-19 vaccine briefing Tuesday
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m.…
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Advance reservations to be available at additional Yellowstone campgrounds
Beginning March 24, 2021, you will be able to make advance reservations at three additional campgrounds in Yellowstone National Park.…
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Legislation introduced to ban mask mandates in Idaho
An Idaho House panel took up legislation Tuesday to prohibit mask mandates by government entities that have been put in place to slow the spread of…
Continue Reading Wildlife, rights coalition asks Biden to remove miles of Arizona’s border wall
Click here for updates on this story HEREFORD, Arizona (Arizona Daily Star) — In the weeks since President Biden paused…
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Police investigating fatal shooting of store owner in Ogden
A police investigation has been launched in Utah after a grocery store owner in Ogden was fatally shot at his business on Sunday, authorities…
Continue Reading Hip-hop artists unite for historic project on centennial of Tulsa Race Massacre
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Fire has a voice. You’ll soon be able to hear…
Continue Reading 15 killed in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning,…
Continue Reading French Catholic clergy may have abused at least 10,000 people since 1950, say investigators
French Catholic clergy could have abused at least 10,000 minors and other vulnerable people since 1950, according to an independent investigation set…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls released days after kidnapping
Hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their boarding school in Nigeria have been released, authorities said. The girls were…
Continue Reading Lee Boyd Malvo Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of convicted DC-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1985 Birth place: Kingston, Jamaica…
Continue Reading What teaching during a global pandemic looks like in this classroom
Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (Arizona Daily Star) — Mari Katherine Scruggs carries her laptop…
Continue Reading Teen suspects, 14 and 15, arrested for gunpoint carjacking
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Two teen suspects were arrested in connection with a…
Continue Reading Teacher was a drug dealer with organized crime ties, prosecutors say
Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — During the day, Michael Masecchia was a…
Continue Reading Mental health institute stops admitting new patients as outbreak grows
Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register & Bee) — There are now 12 cases of…
Continue Reading Kansas City officer will not face charges in the killing of an unarmed man in 2020
The Jackson County prosecutor in Missouri will not charge the officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders in March 2020, according to a statement from…
Continue Reading Judge expresses disgust at 5-yo boy’s shooting
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Expressing disgust over the nature of the allegations, a…
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Judge: Utah schools don’t need to offer girls’ football
A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls.…
Continue Reading Officials: Man trying to abduct 12-yo girl arrested after truck gets stuck in snow
Click here for updates on this story MANITOWOC COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An Ohio man is accused of picking up a…
Continue Reading FBI asks for help identifying bank robbery suspect
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The FBI has put out a call for information…
Continue Reading Assault rifle, PVC pipe bombs found in man’s room following arrest
Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Norwich man was found to have assault rifles and…
Continue Reading NYC Bar Association joins push to have Giuliani investigated to be disbarred
The New York City Bar Association added its name to the list of groups urging the state court committee that recommends whether to disbar attorneys…
Continue Reading Rescuers rappel 20-ft bluff to rescue injured hiker
Click here for updates on this story COMPTON, Arkansas (KFSM) — The National Park Service, along with numerous local…
Continue Reading Fund helps local businesses struggling during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — A former Razorback and New England Patriot was in…
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Supreme Court’s conservatives seemed poised to uphold Arizona voting law criticized by minorities
In a critical voting rights case, conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday suggested they were ready to uphold two provisions of an Arizona…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ father says he would ‘love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship’
Since the debut of The New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears” last month, there has been renewed interest in the…
Continue Reading Mother charged with killing 6-year-old son and throwing body into Ohio River
After initially reporting him missing, an Ohio mother has been charged with killing her 6-year-old son and disposing of his body in the Ohio River,…
Continue Reading Mother loses son to addiction, tells story to help others
Click here for updates on this story St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (WDSU ) — Drug overdose deaths have destroyed…
Continue Reading 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Six suspects…
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Biden to announce that Merck will work with Johnson & Johnson to manufacture coronavirus vaccine
President Joe Biden is set to announce on Tuesday that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson,…
Continue Reading Harry Belafonte Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Harry Belafonte, civil rights activist and award-winning singer and actor. Personal Birth date: March 1, 1927 Birth…
Continue Reading Biden to huddle with Senate Democrats on Covid relief ahead of push for passage
President Joe Biden is expected to huddle with Senate Democrats on Tuesday as the chamber gears up to pass the White House’s top legislative…
Continue Reading ‘We’re not keeping up’: Biden administration scrambles to house children crossing the US-Mexico border alone
The Biden administration is racing to find space for the growing number of families and unaccompanied children crossing the US-Mexico border alone,…
Continue Reading Police accuse man of torching bar and rooming house twice
Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A Scranton man is now facing charges for twice…
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s conservatives seemed poised to uphold Arizona voting law
In a critical voting rights case, conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday suggested they were ready to uphold two provisions of an Arizona…
Continue Reading 15 killed in major vehicle crash in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people crashed into a semitruck in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning, leaving 15 dead and others hospitalized,…
Continue Reading Target saw more sales growth in 2020 than the last 11 years combined. Here’s why
The pandemic drove Target to a record year of sales growth, as shoppers stocked up at its stores and bought online. Target’s 2020 sales…
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Gov. Little to hold town hall Tuesday
You can participate in an hour-long statewide telephone town hall with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director…
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BLM temporarily closes Discovery Hill Bluffs Road
Effective March 3, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Salmon Field Office will temporarily close the Discovery Hill Bluffs Road due to highly…
Continue Reading Frederik Willem de Klerk Fast Facts
Here’s a quick look at the life of former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, FW de Klerk. Personal Birth date: March 18,…
Continue Reading Reporters Without Borders files criminal complaint against Saudi crown prince
Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi officials of committing…
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SDE awards federal technology funds for child nutrition across Idaho
Thirteen school districts and child care organizations across Idaho will implement innovative technology for child nutrition programs thanks to more…
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Yellowstone recruiting for 2021 Youth Conservation Corps program
How would you like to work, learn, play and serve in the world’s first national park?…
Continue Reading Bill Frist Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Bill Frist, heart and lung transplant surgeon and former Senate majority leader. Personal Birth date: February 22, 1952…
Continue Reading Amazon quietly changed its app icon after some unfavorable comparisons
Amazon has quietly changed the design of its new app icon, replacing the blue ribbon on top that drew some unfavorable comparisons. Users of the…
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Cheyenne Police: Cause of toddler death still uncertain
What killed a 2-year-old boy found dead in a dumpster at a Cheyenne apartment complex remains uncertain despite an autopsy, police…
Continue Reading In Jackson, Mississippi, some residents have been without water going on two weeks
Many residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have been without water since a winter storm hit the area in February. And many are still not sure when it…
Continue Reading Golden Globe ratings sink to a record low, sounding a warning to the Oscars
For those wondering what Oscar ratings might be like in this pandemic-impacted year, based on the off-a-cliff results for Sunday’s Golden Globe…
Continue Reading Leap Year Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about leap year. 2024 is a leap year. The next leap day is February 29, 2024, on a Thursday. Facts Every…
Continue Reading Democrats in Congress begin sweeping effort to overhaul election laws
Congress began debate Tuesday on a sweeping ethics and elections package pushed by Democrats that seeks to dramatically overhaul the nation’s…
Continue Reading Only one member from both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin’s families will be allowed to attend trial
Only one member of George Floyd’s family will be allowed to attend his high-profile murder trial in a Minneapolis courtroom because of Covid-19…
Continue Reading Wired names Gideon Lichfield of MIT Tech Review as top editor
Wired, the preeminent tech magazine, has its new leader: Gideon Lichfield of MIT Technology Review is coming on as its global editorial director.…
Continue Reading Former US gymnast Aly Raisman wants independent investigation into sexual abuse
Olympic champion gymnast Aly Raisman wants an independent investigation into USA Gymnastics after John Geddert’s death. Geddert, who coached…
Continue Reading Two of the most powerful economic voices in America disagree on a tax for the uber-rich
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren faces an uphill battle persuading Washington to back her tax on ultra-millionaires — starting with convincing…
Continue Reading Multiple vehicle crash in Imperial County, California, leaves at least 12 dead
A multiple vehicle crash in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning left at least 12 people dead, California Highway Patrol Officer Arturo…
Continue Reading 1 dead after a vehicle crashes into building, bursts into flames
Click here for updates on this story GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Gettysburg Borough Police are investigating a…
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