Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that eats and gets its calories from metal, after suspecting they exist for more than a hundred years but never proving it. Now microbiologists from the California Institute of Technology (or Caltech) accidentally discovered the bacteria after performing unrelated experiments using a chalk-like type of manganese, a commonly
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Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Inmates inside the Medium Security Institute, also known as the Workhouse, have concerns about the spread of the coronavirus virus inside the jail. In a cellphone interview with News 4, one inmate claims four more people have COVID-19 than what is being reported.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fort Lee, NJ (WCBS) — A lot of surgeries were put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, but now many of them are getting back on track. In New Jersey, one son helped give the gift of life to his own dad. Sitting in his own pizzeria,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story San Jose, CA (KPIX) — A San Jose dental clinic that serves mainly Native Americans may have been the target of racist messages, according to the staff. “Absolutely we are being targeted,” said Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley Director of Development and Communications Gerardo Loera. “It
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff thinks masks — like seatbelts in cars — need to be part of the American way of life if the country is to overcome the coronavirus pandemic. “We need a cultural revolution,” Benioff told CNN Business. He argued that countries with cultures more accepting of mask wearing have been more successful
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A small plane flew a Confederate flag over the Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday as thousands of fans gathered to watch NASCAR’s All-Star Race in Tennessee. It comes a month after NASCAR announced the Confederate flag would be prohibited from all official events in response to the worldwide protests against racial injustice and police brutality
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The prolonged heatwave in Siberia from January to June, which pushed overall temperatures 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than normal, would have been “almost impossible” if not for human-caused climate change, a new study has found. Temperatures in Siberia have been above average since the beginning of the year, with the Russian town
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, OR (KPTV) — The nightly protests in Portland are approaching nearly 50 days, and since the beginning, police have worked the marches, protests and violent riots. Now, a letter claiming to be from a police officer’s spouse has been sent to Mayor Ted Wheeler and city commissioners.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pacific City, OR (KPTV) — A 73-year-old man died after his inflatable boat capsized near Haystack Rock on Wednesday morning, according to the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. The man, from West Linn, had recently finished laying crab pots in the bay and was fishing south of Haystack Rock
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Beatrice, NE (WOWT) — Joshua Keadle was sentenced Wednesday in Gage County court to 71 years in prison for the murder of Omaha 19-year-old Tyler Thomas in 2010. First Judicial District Court Judge Rick Schreiner handed down the sentencing. Keadle will be eligible for parole in 35 years.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lileana Pearson (WOWT) — For months we’ve heard about the symptoms of Coronavirus, and it turns out the after-effects can linger for months. Carson, Iowa resident Jakie Akers tested positive for COVID 70 days ago, and the effect hasn’t gone away. “It’s been very odd symptoms. They hit
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Mike Tyson is kicking off “Shark Week.” The legendary boxer will go head-to-head with one of the ocean’s top predators in “Tyson Vs. Jaws: Rumble on the Reef,” which will also feature famed ring announcer Michael Buffer calling the shots. Tyson and the shark will square off underwater in the name of research, with the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Brooklyn, IL (KMOV) — A disturbing video surfaced Wednesday showing an attack on a woman and her child in the Metro East. Warning: it is hard to watch. The incident happened in Brooklyn, Illinois Friday. A group of people can be seen beating the woman at the Thomas
Continue Reading Twitter accounts belonging to Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Apple, among other prominent handles, were compromised on Wednesday in what Twitter said it believes to be an attack on some of its employees with access to the company’s internal tools. “We detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Team Rubicon joined ABC-7 at Noon to discuss the importance of volunteering and giving back during the pandemic. Group representatives offered ways for individuals to get involved in helping the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank.
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It’s still not easy to remain employed in the US, nearly four months after the coronavirus pandemic began upending the economy. Another 1.3 million people filed first-time jobless claims on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending July 11, according to the Department of Labor. That’s down 10,000 from the prior week’s revised level.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Health Department reported a record 14 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The death toll now stands at 173. The previous record for most deaths in a day was eight, back on May 27. The Department of Public Health announced the latest victims, all of whom had underlying health conditions,
Continue Reading It was my first flight in nearly four months after the longest separation I’ve had from aviation in 35 or 40 years. And it was emotional. Because essential work meant I needed to travel between New York and London, I took my regular chariot across the Atlantic — United Airlines 14 from Newark to Heathrow.
Continue Reading With skyrocketing coronavirus hospitalizations in several states, hard-hit counties in Arizona and Texas are preparing for the worst by bringing in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up. The US coronavirus outbreak hit nearly 3.5 million total infections Thursday morning and more than 137,000 reported deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Thirty-nine states
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More than 100 top scientists including 15 Nobel laureates have written an open letter calling for volunteers to be exposed to the coronavirus to assist with vaccine development. They said so-called “human challenge trials” or “controlled infection trials” were of “vast importance” in speeding up the testing of the vaccines in development around the world.
Continue Reading(CNN) — Russian cyber actors are targeting organizations involved in coronavirus vaccine development, according to a new warning by US, UK and Canadian security officials on Thursday that details activity by a Russian hacking group called APT29, which also goes by the name “the Dukes” or “Cozy Bear. “An advisory published by the UK National
Continue Reading Throughout his time in office, US President Donald Trump has blown hot and cold on China. Early in his tenure, he visited Beijing, where he schmoozed with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the Forbidden City, and praised the “very good chemistry” the two men shared. The following year, however, Trump launched a trade war against
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LONDON, England — Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from Covid-19 vaccine researchers. The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development.
Continue Reading Demi Moore’s bathroom has gone viral and she thinks it’s hilarious. The actress spoke to Seth Meyers on his late night show Tuesday night about the attention she has received and who is responsible for the wall-to-wall brown carpet. “That originally was a Bruce Willis choice, not to put it off on him,” Moore said
Continue Reading The Spanish island of Mallorca has closed its main party strip after drunken tourists were seen cavorting without masks, jumping on cars and chanting aggressively on the streets of a resort town. Authorities say such incidents, video of which was shared by a local journalist but hasn’t been verified by CNN, are isolated, but they
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Triple-digit heat will continue this week but will remain on a downward trend as we head into the weekend. Scattered showers remain possible along the area mountains with isolated showers for the lower elevations. Take advantage of unlimited car wash deals around town because each afternoon we will see a chance of showers and storms.
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ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus pandemic has kept many families inside their homes for extended time for months. Now, as summer continues, many are aching to hit the road and get out of town. The only problem? COVID-19 cases continue to spread. The dilemma has led many to consider safer travel alternatives like RVs,
Continue Reading Nick Cannon is keeping his job as host of competition series “The Masked Singer” following his apology for recent anti-Semitic remarks. Fox announced its decision after ViacomCBS fired him from his improv show “Wild ‘N Out” due to his anti-Semitic comments on a recent podcast. Cannon has since apologized. In a statement, Fox said it
Continue Reading Who do you trust? When it comes to coronavirus information, most Americans don’t trust President Donald Trump. But they do trust Dr. Anthony Fauci — despite White House attempts to discredit the nation’s top infectious disease expert. Fauci himself described the attacks he has been facing as “a bit bizarre” and warned they would end
Continue Reading Cats may have been pets for Kazakh pastoralists along the Silk Road over 1,000 years ago, a new study said. Tests on a cat skeleton found along the Silk Road in southern Kazakhstan revealed that cats may have been pets for nomadic herders in the area, according to a study published last week in the
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