Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — After being exposed to someone with the coronavirus, a Nebraska couple decided to get tested at CVS. But the wait for results is taking longer than expected. “Caleb’s coworker had gone to Lake of the Ozarks and had been exposed to coronavirus. And in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKE BLUFF, Ill. (WGN) — About 70 painted pups of all shapes, sizes, and colors are scattered around suburban Lake Bluff to celebrate the village’s 125th anniversary. The “Dogs On the Bluff” art project is a community collaboration, with about half of the dogs designed by professional artists
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have a special reason to celebrate this week: they’re both officially Greek citizens. In a picture posted on social media by the country’s prime minister, the two proudly hold up their brand new passports. The couple and their children became honorary Greek citizens last year — after officials highlighted Hanks’
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BALTIMORE (AP) — The Miami Marlins’ home opener against Baltimore has been postponed as the Marlins deal with a coronavirus outbreak that stranded them in Philadelphia. The Marlins postponed their flight home Sunday night after their series finale against the Phillies. A person familiar with the decision to postpone Monday’s game said the move was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WGN) — Four young kayakers were rescued from Lake Michigan following an hours long search. A 13-year-old boy and three others— all age 19– are in good condition and did not need medical assistance. The four took two inflatable kayaks onto the lake at Sam Leone Beach
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Monday morning announced six new deaths and 87 new cases across the county. The latest victims included 2 men in their 60s, 2 men in their 70s, 1 woman in her 80s and one man in his 90s. All had underlying health
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 23-year-old man is facing charges after police say he shot an officer and rammed into a patrol car in St. Louis City overnight. Peter Webb is charged with assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of weapon and resisting arrest. Investigators with the St.
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The Black Lives Matter street mural outside Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan was vandalized again Sunday morning, according to the New York Police Department. This marks at least the fourth time the mural has been vandalized since it was created on July 9. A 32-year-old Rochester, New York, resident allegedly approached the mural just after
Continue Reading(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to an official familiar with what happened. O’Brien’s diagnosis marks the highest-ranking Trump administration official known to have tested positive. It’s unclear when O’Brien last met with Trump. Their last public appearance together was over two weeks ago during
Continue Reading Alan Menken picked up a Daytime Emmy, making him a member of the elite “EGOT” group of stars who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. The “Little Mermaid” composer won his most recent award on Sunday for best original song in a children’s, young adult or animated program for a song he composed
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Drier conditions are in the forecast for the next several days as high pressure shifts west. The upper high will move to the west of the area giving the Borderland a slight chance of thunderstorms. Wednesday and Thursday will be the driest days this week. Rain chances return Friday into the weekend.
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Back in early March Doja Cat had some words for those she said were unnecessarily afraid of Covid-19. During an Instagram Live on her verified account, the sometimes controversial rapper and singer said she didn’t fear the virus and had some NSFW words for those who did. “It’s a flu,” she told her followers. “You
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Hong Kong will make wearing masks in public compulsory and limit gatherings to no more than two people as officials in the city grapple with a rising surge in coronavirus infections. On Monday, Hong Kong’s Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung announced that face masks would be mandatory in both indoor and outdoor public places from Wednesday,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of Borderland students return to classes Monday, including those at Clint Independent School District. Students will begin the new year online, taking virtual classes for at least the first few weeks. Teachers will be back in their classrooms to teach students using a smart board and direct instruction model.
Continue Reading Just days after “The Kissing Booth 2” debuted on Netflix, the streaming giant has announced that the hit teen romance will become a trilogy next year. And it turns out that the third installment in the series, based on British teenager Beth Reekles’ original book of the same name, won’t be jeopardized by the Covid
Continue Reading Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people — mostly local tourists — from the popular resort city of Da Nang after three residents tested positive for coronavirus, the government said. Vietnamese authorities are rushing to nip a potential new outbreak in the bud after the Southeast Asian nation recorded its first locally-transmitted case of Covid-19 in 100
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Ninety-one thousand. Ninety-one thousand lives snatched by an unrelenting pandemic since the first state in the US reopened on April 24. Ninety-one thousand whose dreams were cut short, plans ended prematurely. Each one a son or daughter. Someone’s uncle. A best friend. A person who left others to grieve, cry and try to carry on.
Continue Reading During the height of lockdown, while most of us sought comfort in movies, Netflix and video games, Bryson DeChambeau found purpose in the gym. When golf resumed in early June, DeChambeau emerged with an additional 40 pounds of muscle and hit the ground running with his new powerful physique. In the five tournaments he has
Continue Reading A thousand Japanese civilians working at two United States Marine Corps bases on Okinawa have been tested for coronavirus, as the US military institutes more stringent screening measures to stop the virus spreading on the island. During the weekend, Japanese workers lined up for tests at a community center near Marine Corps Air Station Futenma,
Continue Reading Flu and pneumonia shots could have other unintended benefits: New studies suggest getting vaccinated may also reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On With Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox
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Continue Reading There are few certainties in life, but Juventus winning Serie A and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring in big games seem to be two of them. Ronaldo scored his 31st league goal of the season as Juventus won its ninth consecutive Serie A title with a 2-0 victory against Sampdoria. It extends the club’s record streak in
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School had been challenging for Kimmi Berlin’s 7-year-old son. Already at his age, he felt pressure to conform: to play more physically with other boys, to emote less and subvert his own happiness or pain, said Berlin, co-founder of Build Up Boys. The nonprofit group’s mission is to teach pre-K through eighth grade boys and
Continue Reading Acclaimed Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde collections and career-defining collaboration with David Bowie, has died aged 76. Confirming his death via Instagram on Monday, Yamamoto’s daughter Mirai said her father “left this world peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.” ‘”In my eyes, my father was not only the eclectic and energetic soul
Continue Reading Exposed to a sick American bullfrog tadpole, a healthy tadpole will do its best to stay away. Garden ants and even lobsters also know to stay away when one of their own is sick. These animals are better at social distancing than we are. For many humans, social distancing feels like the most unnatural thing
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas is ranked number two in the nation for shelter pet deaths, but the state is making progress. That’s according to Best Friends Animal Society. El Paso is credited in helping move Texas in the right direction. Best Friends reported that El Paso’s animal shelter was one of the ten facilities
Continue Reading It turns out that flu and pneumonia shots may be good for more than what their names suggest. Not only does getting a shot reduce your chances of coming down with a nasty infection, but getting vaccinated may also reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the future, according to two separate abstracts presented
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EL PASO, Texas — After ABC-7 learned the several local hospitals are transferring Covid-19 patients to local nursing homes with special Covid-19 units, one woman is speaking out asking for transparency from a local nursing rehabilitation center. Lari Lewis Quigg of Alpine, Texas reached out to ABC-7 after learning about the Covid-19 units. She said
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Storms hit hard in southern New Mexico Sunday night, dumping between one and two inches of rain, prompting flash flooding in the area. Truth or Consequences, and nearby Williamsburg, woke up Monday to the worst damage in the state. Officials estimated that the flooding caused thousands of dollars in
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