5 states account for 43% of the country’s new COVID-19 cases in the past week
Just five states have accounted for about 43% of new coronavirus cases over the last week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. New York,…
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European agency finds AstraZeneca shot can cause rare blood clots but benefits outweigh risk
The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine can cause unusual blood clots with…
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Jeff Bezos comes out in support of increased corporate taxes
As the White House considers raising taxes on corporations for the first time in more than 25 years, the head of one of America’s largest…
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Restaurant rolls back days open as it struggles to find employees
Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — Peirogis and pasta. Polish pals Mike Kustra and Ray…
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Rare original Superman comic sells for record $3.25 million
An “exceedingly rare” copy of a comic book that introduced Superman for the first time has sold for a record-breaking price. The issue of…
Continue Reading Navy veteran receives final wish to tour naval ship
Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A local Navy veteran lived out his final wish, thanks…
Continue Reading Three attorneys accused to running criminal enterprise charged
Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A trio of attorneys are now facing multiple…
Continue Reading Woman takes mini-horse to COVID-19 vaccination appointment
Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A York County woman had a sidekick to her COVID-19…
Continue Reading Can your unvaccinated children visit family indoors? What you should know
At this point of the pandemic, the idea of visiting extended family again may be a bright spot after a dark year. Some people have been vaccinated…
Continue Reading Police release dashcam footage of fatal Buckhead hit and run
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Atlanta Police Department is seeking the public’s help…
Continue Reading European Medicines Agency finds AstraZeneca shot can cause rare blood clots with low platelet count
The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine can cause unusual blood clots with…
Continue Reading Man honors family members from fatal crash with help from trooper
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Two months after a deadly crash out of the Omaha metro, a…
Continue Reading Family devastated by fire two years after historic flood
Click here for updates on this story BARTLETT, Iowa (WOWT) — Just two years after being rocked by the historic 2019…
Continue Reading Former soldier sentenced for taking “girlfriend,” 12, out of NC in fake kidnapping
Click here for updates on this story NEW BERN, Craven County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A former Ft. Bragg Private is…
Continue Reading Samsung’s first 5G smartphone under $300 could be a game changer
When people think of Samsung smartphones, it’s normally Galaxy S devices, Notes and foldables. Now, the unsung heroes of the portfolio are…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 204 years for sexually abusing two young girls
Click here for updates on this story LINN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says a man was…
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‘Exterminate All the Brutes’ offers a searing second take on US history
Near the end of “Exterminate All the Brutes,” director Raoul Peck’s searing four-part historical hybrid about the sordid history of…
Continue Reading MLB All-Star Game Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game, where representatives from the National League and American League compete…
Continue Reading Detained Americans Fast Facts
Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing Americans, see Robert Levinson…
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Ten more members of Congress join NAACP lawsuit against Trump and Giuliani for conspiring to incite US Capitol riot
Ten members of Congress who were in the House gallery as rioters breached the Capitol on January 6 are adding their names to the lawsuit first filed…
Continue Reading Israel Fast Facts
Here is a look at Israel, which declared independence in 1948. It borders the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, the Red Sea, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in the…
Continue Reading Fact check: Republicans falsely equate Georgia and Colorado election laws
Republicans have blasted Major League Baseball for moving its All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado because of Georgia’s controversial new…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City Bombing Fast Facts
Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Facts The blast…
Continue Reading Jacob Zuma Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1942 Birth place: Nkandla,…
Continue Reading ‘Kung Fu’ just borrows the old show’s name to kick off a CW-style drama
The latest batch of TV reboots haven’t had much in common with the source beyond the name, and so it is with “Kung Fu,” which…
Continue Reading Jamie Dimon sounds the alarm on the future of American prosperity
Jamie Dimon is very bullish on the US economic recovery from the pandemic. And yet the JPMorgan Chase CEO is deeply concerned about the future of…
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2 dead after semi collides with minivan
Two people are dead after their car was hit by a semi truck on Tuesday. Idaho State Police says a minivan failed to yield at Rich Lane and 100 West…
Continue Reading Ford launches PSA to combat vaccine misinformation
Ford has delivered 120 million masks to at-risk communities, the auto company announced Wednesday. Over the last eight months the company has donated…
Continue Reading Jay-Z wore a T-shirt depicting a famous mosque. Its clerics aren’t happy
The designer of a T-shirt worn by Jay-Z, featuring a historic Kenyan mosque, has apologized to clerics who criticized the use of its image. Jay-Z was…
Continue Reading CEOs like Jeff Bezos are grappling with new political realities
The political forces governing Washington have changed dramatically this year, with Democrats in control of both the White House and Congress.…
Continue Reading Milk-free Milo and meatless ‘pork’: Nestlé and other brands bet big on plant-based food in Asia
Milo chocolate milk has been hugely popular in Southeast Asia for decades. Now the breakfast and teatime favorite is about to get shaken up — the…
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Iraq battles two killer epidemics at once: Crystal meth and Covid-19
For nearly a month, Khaled lay on a threadbare mattress, writhing in pain. Until 2014, he worked as a security contractor in northern Iraq. When ISIS…
Continue Reading One in three Covid survivors suffers ‘brain disease,’ study finds
A major study published Tuesday suggests as many as one in three people infected with Covid-19 are left with longer term mental health or…
Continue Reading California utility PG&E facing criminal charges over the state’s largest 2019 wildfire
Criminal charges have been filed against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over the 2019 Kincade Fire in California. The massive fire, which…
Continue Reading Forensic pathologist: The real key to the Chauvin verdict
I perform autopsies for a living, on people who have died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. I often testify in criminal and civil cases, where I…
Continue Reading A New York woman is looking forward to the future with her family after receiving the first trachea transplant
After years of struggling to breathe and fearing she might suffocate in her sleep, Sonia Sein says she feels well enough to dance around with her…
Continue Reading Here’s how to tell if your Facebook account was one of the half billion that were breached
Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users’ personal information was breached — a treasure…
Continue Reading UW Health partners with community orgs to vaccinate vulnerable populations
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — To help equitably vaccinate the public…
Continue Reading New sheriff intends to keep jail population low, focus on rebuilding relationships
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Dane County’s next sheriff says he…
Continue Reading Want to keep unemployment benefits? Many states are again requiring a job search
When the coronavirus pandemic forced states to lock down last year, they suspended a long-standing requirement that the unemployed have to be looking…
Continue Reading Fintech firm Plaid announces $425 million funding round
Financial technology firm Plaid on Wednesday announced a $425 million Series D funding round, more than doubling the total amount the company has…
Continue Reading Navalny says he’s continuing hunger strike despite a high temperature and bad cough
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is continuing his hunger strike despite having a high temperature and a bad cough, according to a…
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Angelo Gabriel, 16, becomes youngest goalscorer in Copa Libertadores history
Santos forward Angelo Gabriel became the youngest goalscorer in Copa Libertadores history on Tuesday as he scored his side’s final goal in a…
Continue Reading NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time
A NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion of the last few years. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is conducting a final flyby of the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 7: Covid-19, voter suppression, Chauvin, China, Florida
The US economy is growing at its fastest pace since 1984, and will likely surpass its pre-pandemic size, the International Monetary Fund predicts.…
Continue Reading Samsung says profits likely jumped 44% despite chip supply problems
Samsung expects to have pulled off a strong first quarter, even as one of its chipmaking facilities was temporarily shut by a brutal US winter storm…
Continue Reading Now you can move into an Italian house for just $12,000
For the determined buyer with a strong vision and good home improvement skills, the fire sale of crumbling Italian houses for a little over a dollar…
Continue Reading When can we go on a cruise again?
It’s been a year since the cruise industry was in the eye of the Covid storm as leisure ships proved themselves ideal places for the disease to…
Continue Reading Champions League: Real Madrid overpowers Liverpool, Dortmund angered by disallowed goal against Man City
Real Madrid overpowered Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of the sides’ Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday, while Borussia Dortmund was left…
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian West is officially a billionaire, says Forbes
Kim Kardashian West is joining the ranks of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other moguls: She is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes. Forbes…
Continue Reading Navy hospital corpsman wounded 2 sailors before being killed at Maryland’s Fort Detrick, officials say
A Navy sailor shot and wounded two other sailors at a facility in the Maryland city of Frederick on Tuesday morning before driving to the US…
Continue Reading A third of COVID-19 survivors suffer ‘brain disease,’ study shows
As many as one in three people infected with COVID-19 have longer term mental health or neurological symptoms, researchers reported Tuesday. They…
Continue Reading 2 sailors are hospitalized after a shooting at Maryland’s Fort Detrick. Here’s what we know
Two sailors are hospitalized following a shooting Tuesday at a military installation in Frederick, Maryland, authorities said. The US Navy identified…
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Half of US adults could have a COVID-19 vaccine dose by the weekend, but experts say it’s too soon to declare victory
The US is on track to vaccinate half of all adults by the weekend with at least one COVID-19 shot, according to a White House adviser, but that does…
Continue Reading California says it will fully reopen in June, citing falling COVID-19 case rates
California, the first state to implement a lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic, plans to fully reopen activities and businesses beginning June 15,…
Continue Reading GOP’s Trump obsession is giving Biden an opening
Donald Trump has left the White House, but the Republican Party just can’t quit his stunt politics. As President Joe Biden sells a popular…
Continue Reading 21 people injured in 8-alarm fire at an apartment building in Queens, New York
Over 350 firefighters are battling an eight-alarm fire that tore through an apartment building in Queens, New York, on Tuesday. A total of 21 people…
Continue Reading GoFundMe page for Asian hate crime assault victim in New York raises more than $172,000 in donations
A GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the Asian woman injured in the brazen attack caught on camera in midtown Manhattan has raised more than…
Continue Reading Family of Black man fatally shot by Northern California police officer files civil rights lawsuit
The family of a 32-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a Northern California police officer last month has filed a federal civil rights…
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Virginia lieutenant governor says he was treated like George Floyd or Emmett Till when told to resign over sexual assault allegations
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax compared the calls for him to resign following sexual assault allegations against him in 2019 to the high-profile…
Continue Reading Arrests and deportations of immigrants in US illegally drop under Biden with shift in priorities
The number of people arrested and deported for being in the US illegally has dropped under President Joe Biden after his administration narrowed its…
Continue Reading New York Times: Matt Gaetz sought preemptive pardon in final weeks of Trump’s presidency
Rep. Matt Gaetz privately sought blanket preemptive pardons for himself and his congressional allies during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading The real key to the Chauvin verdict
I perform autopsies for a living, on people who have died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. I often testify in criminal and civil cases, where I…
Continue Reading Republicans keep their distance from Matt Gaetz
It’s been one week since the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz burst into the public sphere, and almost all of Gaetz’s…
Continue Reading Stephen Breyer worries about Supreme Court’s public standing in current political era
Justice Stephen Breyer, who may be nearing the end of his Supreme Court tenure, expressed concern on Tuesday about the standing of the high court and…
Continue Reading A dog groomer’s call to the Nebraska Humane Society helped save pet owner’s life
After a pet owner in Omaha, Nebraska, failed to pick up his dog, a PetSmart groomer noticed something was amiss and sprang to action. The owner was…
Continue Reading It’s time to face the new reality on mask wearing
Walking around my Brooklyn neighborhood as the country comes out of a long, Covid-depressed winter, I notice nearly everyone engaging in a curious…
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Legislation would double electric vehicle registration fees
An Idaho House committee on Tuesday introduced legislation that would more than double what it costs to register electric…
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Would a delayed second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine end the pandemic sooner?
The race to beat the coronavirus variants, and to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible has intensified a debate in the scientific…
Continue Reading Harris moving into Naval Observatory residence after renovations delay
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will move in to the Naval Observatory residence Tuesday night after their move was…
Continue Reading Breach continues but evacuation orders lifted near Florida reservoir
Evacuation orders near a Tampa-area reservoir where there still is a breach have been lifted, officials said Tuesday. Acting Manatee County…
Continue Reading Biden administration has yet to name point person for $178 billion Provider Relief Fund
The Biden administration has yet to name a point person for the $178 billion Provider Relief Fund, according to a senior administration official.…
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346 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 346 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…
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Windy weather for the rest of the week
After the cold front we saw for Monday and Tuesday, we’re left with breezy conditions for Wednesday. Warmer temps are expected for Wednesday, along…
Continue Reading Arkansas governor’s surprising veto of anti-trans law lasted one day
Less than one week after perhaps the most egregiously anti-transgender bill in modern US history passed the Arkansas legislature, it was vetoed in a…
Continue Reading Why young people are not safe from COVID-19 — Dr. Wen explains
There has been a worrisome trend emerging in recent weeks: Cases among younger people are rising. In Michigan, hospitalizations among people in their…
Continue Reading America’s first Black woman billionaire is promoting diversity in the arts as well as the c-suite
Promoting diversity in the arts has become a mainstream mantra in the entertainment industry since the first #OscarsSoWhite controversy in 2015, but…
Continue Reading Atlanta mayor issues order to ‘mitigate the impact’ of Georgia’s new voting law
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order Tuesday that directs the city’s chief equity officer to implement “a series…
Continue Reading Arkansas becomes first state to outlaw gender-affirming treatment for trans youth
Arkansas became the first state in the US to prohibit physicians from providing gender-affirming treatment for trans people under age 18 after the…
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Idaho Senate passes so-called ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban
The Idaho Senate passed a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state by banning them once fetal cardiac activity can be…
Continue Reading ‘The Senate has discovered water’: How the parliamentarian could reshape the Biden agenda
A crucial decision this week by the Senate’s parliamentarian could have sweeping ramifications for Joe Biden and future presidents to ram their…
Continue Reading One of America’s first Black CEOs slams ‘bone-headed’ Georgia law as blatant attempt to suppress Black vote
Dick Parsons had to make countless difficult decisions during his storied corporate career. The decision to speak out on Georgia’s voting law…
Continue Reading Head of Capitol security task force says Trump fed insurrectionists ‘a little BS’
Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led a review of security failures around the January 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the US Capitol attack was…
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Idaho Power customers log energy savings
A new report from Idaho Power Company (IPC) shows customers helped save 196,809 megawatt hours of energy by participating in energy efficiency…
Continue Reading Florida Democratic congressman Alcee Hastings dies at 84
Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, a civil rights activist and the longest-serving member of Florida’s congressional delegation, has died, his…
Continue Reading Bryson DeChambeau optimistic new driver will help his chances at Masters
Bryson DeChambeau has muscled his way to becoming a major winner, and he’s now hoping it’ll bring him success at golf’s most famous…
Continue Reading Real Madrid overpowers sloppy Liverpool in Champions League
A slick-looking Real Madrid overpowered Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday night. Despite missing their…
Continue Reading Black adults report bias in health care at higher rates than White and Latino people, study finds
Black adults were more likely than their White and Latino/Hispanic counterparts to report having been discriminated against or judged unfairly by a…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 147 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 4 new deaths
Local health officials reported 147 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths in the area Tuesday.…
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Bill to lift Idaho smoking age from 18 to 21 fails in House
The House on Tuesday rejected legislation banning anyone under 21 from buying cigarettes or electronic smoking products in Idaho has failed in the…
Continue Reading Deb Haaland creates unit to investigate killings and disappearances of Indigenous people
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a new unit within Bureau of Indian Affairs that plans to tackle the decades-long crisis of missing and…
Continue Reading Youth sports and other extracurriculars are spreading COVID-19, health officials say
Children may be spreading COVID-19 through extracurricular activities like sports, health officials say. After-school activities are creating…
Continue Reading Biden to nominate Robin Carnahan as administrator of General Services Administration
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he plans to nominate former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan as administrator of the General…
Continue Reading A Michigan university is offering college students a scholarship to study cannabis
Students at Lake Superior State University have had the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in cannabis chemistry since 2019. Now, they can also…
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Bannock County looks forward to eventful summer, vaccinations pick up
After a year of cancellations, postponements, and virtual gatherings, Bannock County is looking forward to an eventful…
Continue Reading Biden: It’s ‘reassuring’ to see companies speaking up about restrictive voting laws
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that it is “reassuring” to see businesses “speaking up” about restrictive voting laws, but…
Continue Reading Here’s the cynical political reality behind Mitch McConnell bashing big business
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was blunt in his reaction to Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta…
Continue Reading Class-action federal civil rights suit filed against Rochester police and city officials alleging racism and excessive force
A class-action civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday accuses the Rochester, New York, Police Department (RPD) of racist practices and a…
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Rapper will.i.am is selling a smart mask for $299
Rapper will.i.am wants to make face masks a high-end, high-tech statement. The Black Eyed Peas member announced this week he is teaming up with…
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