Click here for updates on this story ST.LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Now that courts are back in session, deputies in the St. Louis City Sheriff’s Office are gearing up to carry out evictions after a three-month hiatus. “Under court order we have to at this point,” said St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts. Evictions were put
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WGHP) — Prodisee Pantry in Spanish Fort is settling into a new normal after months of weekly emergency food distributions. They are returning to monthly food distributions inside their facility, instead of drive thru service, which they have been doing due to COVID-19 concerns, lining up
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A woman out for a run in St. Petersburg, Florida, came across a decomposing human head on the side of the road on Tuesday, according to police. Homicide detectives are searching a wooded area near the intersection of 38th Avenue South and 31st Street South, while police are asking for the public’s help. “We are
Continue Reading Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday the increase in shootings and murders in the city and across the country is the result of a “perfect storm” of frustration, the coronavirus pandemic and issues with police brutality. “I think it’s just this perfect storm of distress in America,” Bottoms said on “Good Morning America.” “I
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The attorney for the White woman facing charges for calling police on a Black man birdwatching in Central Park said she would be acquitted and decried the rise of “cancel culture.” “When all the facts are known, Amy Cooper will be found not guilty of the single misdemeanor charge she faces,” attorney Robert Barnes said
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Prescriptions for the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed in the US from February to March, a time when the drugs, though unproven, were touted as treatments for the coronavirus. Researchers found the estimated number of hydroxychloroquine prescriptions increased 86.2% from February to March, from 367,346 to 683,999, and dispensed chloroquine prescriptions increased 158.6%, rising
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EL PASO, Texas — An order being prepared by El Paso City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza would prohibit any in-person classes by local school districts until after Labor Day in September. That’s according to both County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and Mayor Dee Margo, who told ABC-7 on Tuesday that Ocaranza’s order was in the process
Continue Reading Remember “Typhoid Mary” Mallon? She was an Irish immigrant who worked as a cook for New York families and contaminated at least 122 people with typhoid fever in the 1880s, leaving five dead. As the first known healthy carrier of the bacterial disease, which is transmitted by a toxin in feces, Mallon refused to believe
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MLS is not quite back. Major League Soccer’s MLS is Back Tournament match between Nashville SC and Chicago Fire FC has been postponed, the league announced in a statement Tuesday. Five Nashville SC players have tested positive for coronavirus since arriving in Orlando, Florida last week. Two players received positive results last weekend and the
Continue Reading “Operation Warp Speed,” the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine program, on Tuesday announced the largest government Covid-19 vaccine contract to date — a $1.6 billion contract with Novavax, a Maryland biotech company. “It speaks to the confidence that they have in our platform to be able to develop a vaccine,” Stanley Erck, Novavax’s president and CEO,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — A tenth TSA agent at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) has tested positive for COVID-19. TSA officials say the most recent screener confirmed case last worked on June 20th, 2020. The last reported TSA agent who tested positive at BNA was back in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (Hartford Business Journal ) — Property-casualty insurer The Hartford Financial Services Group says it’s extending a rebate program aimed at providing relief for its auto insurance customers. The Hartford on Tuesday announced it extended its COVID-19 Personal Auto Payback Plan through June as the coronavirus outbreak
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The president of the Portland Police Association blasted city and state leaders in a sharp letter Monday as he called for the end of the destructive violence downtown and more support for the officers working protests and riots. In the letter, Daryl Turner wrote
Continue Reading The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved two Lysol products as effective against the novel coronavirus when used on hard, non-porous surfaces. Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist meet the EPA’s criteria for use against the SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the ongoing pandemic, based on laboratory testing that found both products
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration has added five hand sanitizers to its list of products that have tested positive for a toxic chemical. These additional hand sanitizer products tested positive for methanol, which is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through skin or ingested. The FDA’s discovery comes just two weeks after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — An increase in coronavirus testing nationwide has created a shortage of testing supplies for places like New Orleans. City Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno says community testing sites will have just 150 tests available per day for the foreseeable future. This morning, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story San Diego, CA (KSWB) — After San Diego County officials ordered restaurants to stop indoor operations, dozens of businesses are being forced to close — but Breakfast Republic in Liberty Station won’t be one of them thanks to their neighbor, Stone Brewing. About 70% of Breakfast Republic’s dining
Continue Reading The coronavirus crisis has made naturalization ceremonies look a little different, but they are no less meaningful for new US citizens. At the beginning of the pandemic, soon-to-be-Americans lamented the loss due to safety concerns of in-person-citizenship ceremonies. In recent weeks, however, a growing number of courts have begun to swear in citizens again, but
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — As equity and inclusion are in the spotlight, the business community is coming together to discuss how to help ensure fair outcomes for all people. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual event on structural racism. There is a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) — A loan program will soon be available for woman- and minority-owned businesses. Gov. Ned Lamont, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and community representatives from several groups will participate in an announcement on Tuesday afternoon. The news conference at 1:30 p.m. will launch the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C (WGHP) — Katie Dorsett, the first African American woman elected to the Greensboro City Council, has died at 87. Dorsett was a former state legislator. Before she became a state senator, she served as a Guilford County commissioner and state cabinet secretary. She retired from elected
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLINTON COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — A skeleton was pulled from the Susquehanna River in Pine Creek Township, not far from the Lycoming County line. The question in Clinton County is: is it Alex Mardis? Newswatch 16 was in the Avis area in October of last year when Mardis
Continue Reading The cough has come back, without warning and seemingly for no reason; so has the fatigue. True, neither are as debilitating as when I had the actual virus, but they are back. Like many others, I am now coming to realize that I am living and suffering from the long tail of Covid-19. I got
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DALLAS, Texas — The State Fair of Texas, slated for this fall, was canceled Tuesday because of ongoing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, fair organizers said in a public statement. “One of the greatest aspects of the Fair is welcoming each and every person who passes through our gates with smiles and open arms,”
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Disney+ has scored a hit with the filmed version of “Hamilton,” but that success has renewed discussion about how the musical deals with the slaveholders it portrays. While it boasts a diverse cast including creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda who is of Puerto Rican descent, “Hamilton” has been criticized by those who believe it doesn’t
Continue Reading Having enjoyed success with documentaries about eccentric characters (“Tiger King,” anyone?), the stars bode well for Netflix’s “Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado,” an affectionate look at the eccentric astrologer who gained a huge TV following before his career abruptly fell victim to a familiar Hollywood story. Raised in Puerto Rico, Mercado started
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — More student-athletes at New Mexico State University have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. Over 160 coronavirus tests have been performed on student-athletes, coaches and staff at NMSU, with 20 of those coming back positive. The testing came after six student-athletes and a trainer tested positive last week,
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America’s largest banks are set to earn hundreds of millions of dollars in fees paid out by the federal government under its Paycheck Protection Program, according to S&P Global. The loan program is designed to help smaller American businesses survive the coronavirus recession, and was part of Washington’s $2 trillion economic stimulus package. But the
Continue Reading It’s been dubbed the “MLS is Back Tournament,” but amid a global pandemic the resumption of club soccer in the US will take place without one team and one of Major League Soccer’s star players. With 10 players and one staff member testing positive for Covid-19, MLS has pulled FC Dallas out of the competition,
Continue Reading A college graduate from Maryland has been admitted to Harvard Law after continued adversity nearly made him abandon school altogether. After graduating high school, financial issues, illness and a major sports injury left 18-year-old Rehan Staton frustrated and exhausted as he worked to support his brother and father. However, neither his family nor his co-workers
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