The number of Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and the number of new US cases reported rose to record levels for a second day in a row on Friday. More than 82,000 people were hospitalized, according to the Covid Tracking Project, topping Thursday’s record. More than 193,000 new cases were reported, according to Johns Hopkins University
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The number of Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and the number of new US cases reported rose to record levels for a second day in a row on Friday. More than 82,000 people were hospitalized, according to the Covid Tracking Project, topping Thursday’s record. More than 193,000 new cases were reported, according to Johns Hopkins University
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Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said they haven’t seen any evidence that would change the fact that President-elect Joe Biden won their state. It was a blow to Trump, who had invited the lawmakers to the White House this week,
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Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed the paperwork that officially grants the state’s 16 electoral votes to President-elect Joe Biden. “The Governor has formalized the certification delivered to our office by the Secretary of State — as is required by state law,” Kemp spokesman Tate Mitchell told CNN in an email. The certification
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso food pantry is reporting a massive surge in demand since coronavirus cases began to spike in El Paso. The Kelly Center for Hunger Relief is voicing new concerns about their ability to keep up. “We have cars nonstop and then we need to tell the cars to
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(CNN Español) — El vicepresidente de Guatemala, César Guillermo Castillo, informó este viernes en conferencia de prensa que propuso al presidente Alejandro Giammattei que ambos renuncien a sus cargos. Castillo dijo que «no voy a renunciar solo tampoco» y agregó que «voy a presentar mi renuncia si juntos… vamos al Congreso y presentamos nuestra renuncia
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A part-time court deputy with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was terminated after she was found to have posted a photo on social media showing Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Mike Pence pumpkin carvings and a Kamala Harris carving in a watermelon. The Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, Detroit Branch NAACP president, told CNN affiliate WXYZ
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Un trabajador de una pizzería, quien tenía coronavirus y mintió sobre sus actividades laborales, provocó un cierre en todo el estado de Australia Meridional, según admitieron autoridades este viernes. En el estado de 1,7 millones de personas no se habría decretado la medida de seis días de confinamiento si el empleado hubiera dicho
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The number of Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 Friday rose to more than 82,000, surpassing Thursday’s all-time high, according to the Covid Tracking Project, as the number of new cases continued to skyrocket. As of Friday, the US was averaging 74,063 current hospitalizations over the last 7 days — up 19.13% compared to the previous week.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter Friday to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seeking approval to reimpose a curfew in El Paso as the surging number of Covid-19 deaths continues to overwhelm the county’s morgue. Samaniego’s request came as the state mobilized a team of 36 Texas National Guard
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Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen accused in the fatal shooting of two people in August during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was released from custody after posting $2 million in bail, according to the county’s sheriff’s department. Rittenhouse was released Friday afternoon after the $2 million was posted through his attorney, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt.
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Certification is usually a formality, but President Donald Trump is trying to block or delay the process in key states as part of a long-shot effort to overturn the election that he lost to President-elect Joe Biden. All eyes have been on Michigan this week after Trump called two Republican canvass board members from Wayne
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — With New Mexico hospitals facing a capacity crunch as Covid-19 infections in New Mexico surge to new highs, the state on Friday reported 2,993 new cases and 23 related deaths. In southern New Mexico, the latest deaths included a woman in her 60s from Doña Ana County and another woman in her 70s
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The media obsession with serial killers receives a welcome infusion of academic analysis and sobriety in “Crazy, Not Insane,” an HBO documentary about psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis and her career-long study of murderers, providing a nuanced view that goes beyond simple labels like “evil.” Directed by the prolific Alex Gibney (whose recent credits include the
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The US set a record for Covid-19 hospitalizations as officials urged Americans to double down on public health measures until a vaccine becomes widely available. Nearly 80,700 people were hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US on Thursday, an all-time high, according to the Covid Tracking Project. As of Friday, the US was averaging 74,063 current
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Click here for updates on this story SIMSBURY, CT (WFSB) — As the COVID-19 numbers continue to soar in Connecticut, more districts are shifting to remote classes. But one Catholic school in Simsbury says so far, their safety measures have been working and they plan to keep kids in the classrooms. Normally the Pledge of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association and the Restaurant Law Center have filed a lawsuit against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown over her “freeze” order, which limits restaurants and bars to take-out only across the state. The freeze went into effect Wednesday. It prohibits restaurants
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — The Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a father and son who died in a plane crash in a remote area near Estacada on Monday morning. Jared Scott Sabin, 44, and Gavyn Scott Sabin, 19, of Salem, died in the crash in
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Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said they “have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan.” The Michigan lawmakers — who visited the White House at the invitation of the
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has surpassed 8,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time since a deadly summer surge, and doctors are amplifying pleas to keep Thanksgiving gatherings small. Texas reported more than 11,700 new cases Friday, once again approaching record highs. Gov. Greg Abbott has ruled out shutdowns and says cities and counties need
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Pfizer y BioNTech presentaron a la Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) la documentación para obtener una autorización de uso de emergencia para su vacuna contra el coronavirus. «Este es un día histórico, un día histórico para la ciencia y para todos nosotros», dijo el
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALABAMA, USA (WALA) — Under fire for a pair of retweets related to the Black Lives Matter movement, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill told FOX10 News on Friday that he had done nothing wrong. One of the retweets shows a supporter of President Donald Trump getting hit
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre que competía en el programa de televisión «Wipeout» murió a principios de esta semana después de completar una carrera de obstáculos mientras filmaba la serie, dijeron a CNN fuentes cercanas a la producción. Tras el incidente del miércoles, el concursante fue atendido por personal médico de emergencia en el lugar y
Continue Reading Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for their coronavirus vaccine candidate. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to seek regulatory clearance in the United States. “It is with great pride and joy and even a little relief that I can say that our request
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Twitter said Friday it will hand control of the @POTUS account to the new Biden administration on Inauguration Day. The @POTUS account is the official account of the President of the United States and is separate from the @realDonaldTrump account that Trump uses to tweet. This will also apply to about a dozen White House
Continue Reading While they may be unpopular in some places, mask mandates work to slow the spread of Covid-19, according to new research published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since Covid-19 spreads predominantly through respiratory droplets, wearing a mask can protect others from the person wearing the mask who may have Covid-19.
Continue Reading More transgender and gender nonconforming people have been killed in the US in 2020 than any year since the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) first began tracking these numbers in 2013. As of Friday, a least 37 trans and gender nonconforming people have been killed this year in what the HRC called “an epidemic of violence.”
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Tied a record high today (Friday) of 82 degrees after hitting a record high Thursday of 85. High level clouds streaming across our skies tonight and will be with us over the weekend. Temps for your Saturday will be just below the record hitting 81 – record is 83 degrees. Cold front arrives Sunday kicking
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said they “have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan.” The Michigan lawmakers — who visited the White House at the
Continue Reading A man competing on the television competition show “Wipeout” died earlier this week after completing an obstacle course while filming the series, sources close to the production told CNN. Following the incident on Wednesday, the contestant was attended to by on-site emergency medical personnel and later died, the sources said. “Wipeout” contestants must undergo medical
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