Bitcoin is often referred to as digital gold. And now a top strategist at the world’s largest asset management firm says the cryptocurrency could one day replace the yellow metal as a go-to safe haven investment. Bitcoin prices surged 4% Friday to above $18,700 — inching closer to the all-time high of just under $20,000
Continue Reading Hyperloops burst onto the scene in 2013. Elon Musk detailed a new type of train service in a low-pressure tube that would reach speeds up to 760 mph. The train would float on a cushion of air and be powered down the tracks by magnets. Like many of Musk’s endeavors, including electric cars and rockets,
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Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — As hospitalization numbers continue to rise across the Quad Cities Jeff Deppe shares his story of his stay in the hospital due to COVID-19. Deppe says he wears a mask nearly everywhere he goes. He’s a county board member for Rock Island, and at
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EL PASO, Texas — The college football schedule has been thrown into disarray, with 16 games canceled or postponed this week due to Covid-19 infections on teams. UTEP was among the teams impacted when opponent UAB suffered an outbreak. It’s the second straight week college football has lost double-digit games to its schedule. With cases
Continue Reading Borussia Dortmund wunderkind Youssoufa Moukoko could potentially add to his burgeoning reputation this weekend by becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history. Moukoko turned 16 on Friday, the day before Dortmund travels to face Hertha Berlin, with a recent rule change now allowing 16-year-olds to play in Germany’s top division. Former Dortmund player Nuri Sahin
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bellevue, NE (WOWT) — The Coronavirus pandemic has canceled all kinds of events this year. But the Bellevue Public Library has kept one of its annual events going: the Mini Thanksgiving Day Parade contest. Every year participants enter creative and colorful floats. They’re all about the size of
Continue ReadingSocial studies teacher Yvonne Drew is known for making up songs to entertain and motivate her students, but this particular tune had an important message. “You gotta be six feet, six feet apart,” she sang Thursday at Envision Science Academy in Wake Forest, North Carolina in a video posted to social media. The teacher of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GOULDSBORO, PA (WNEP) — With COVID-19 cases spiking, the state’s department of health wants anyone coming to Pennsylvania to either test negative for a COVID test 72 hours before arrival or quarantine for 14 days after entering. Pennsylvanians returning home from another state must do the same. “Nobody’s
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(CNN) — Donald Trump está amenazando la democracia al tratar de robarse unas elecciones libres y justas que perdió por un amplio margen ante el presidente electo Joe Biden. El presidente está quebrando el principio más básico de la democracia estadounidense: eliminar cientos de miles de votos. La última escalada de Trump de su intento
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — The holiday season looks to be a difficult time for all of us due to the pandemic, but that’s not stopping one area non-profit from doing what they can to make the holidays a little brighter for those fighting cancer. “I do treatment on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Friday marks two years since a 23-pound concrete slab came crashing down on a man’s windshield killing him. The family of Joe Shelton Jr. is desperately seeking closure in the case. It happened on I-24 in the area of the Shelby Avenue Bridge in
Continue Reading A rare fight between the policymakers tasked with guiding America’s economy through the Covid-19 crisis could hit businesses at an already tense moment. What’s happening: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has pulled the plug on emergency Federal Reserve lending programs, drawing a rare rebuke from the central bank, which said they are needed to support
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A rare fight between the policymakers tasked with guiding America’s economy through the Covid-19 crisis could hit businesses at an already tense moment. What’s happening: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has pulled the plug on emergency Federal Reserve lending programs, drawing a rare rebuke from the central bank, which said they are needed to support
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bay City, MI (WNEM) — Anthony Jobes is a community man. He’s an EMT, firefighter, and member of the Caro Police. Now, he’s one of millions with COVID-19. “He’s very dedicated, compassionate, friendly, you probably couldn’t get a better guy,” said Linda Shisler from Central Michigan Ambulance Service.
Continue Reading US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has pulled the plug on emergency Federal Reserve lending programs, drawing a rare rebuke from the central bank, which said they are needed to support the economy as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage. In a letter sent Thursday to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, Mnuchin asked the central bank to
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Natalia Lafourcade competed against the men and won. In the male-dominated Album of the Year category at Thursday’s Latin Grammys, she bested the whole slate to snag the Grammy with her album, “Un Canto Por México, Vol. 1.” Lafourcade won in all three categories she was nominated in, which included Best Alternative Song (for “En
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In a wild, tangent-filled and often contentious press briefing led by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the Trump campaign’s legal team laid out its case for widespread voter fraud in the election. The roughly 90-minute briefing was overflowing with falsehoods and conspiracy theories. At no point did Trump’s legal team offer any proof
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — Does this happen to you too? Your spouse sends you to the store with a list of things to buy, but once you’re done roaming the aisles you still have items on your list you couldn’t find on store shelves? Dawn Buzynski, the
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Two people were injured following a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex in San Francisco’s Financial District early Friday morning. San Francisco Fire Department spokesman Lt. Jonathan Baxter said the fire started just after 1 a.m. local time and quickly spread. Baxter said several rescues and evacuations took place as crews worked to extinguish the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville’s fire chief says a cluster of COVID-19 cases could potentially force the department to seek help from area fire departments to help man trucks. For now, Chief Scott Burnette says the department can handle the members who are either out sick with COVID-19,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Vice President Mike Pence is returning to Georgia on Friday to rally support for incumbent Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler ahead of their January runoffs. According to the White House, Pence will begin his bus tour with a stop in Canton where
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT) — As Wisconsin continues to see record case numbers, there’s a study out that reveals one in five people who have recovered from COVID-19 were diagnosed with a mental illness within a three-month time frame. Experts say the results of the study by The Lancet
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — Could people be forced to pay up to drive over some bridges? The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is looking into the possibility, among other sources of revenue as it faces annual budget shortfalls. PennDOT is facing a $8.1 billion budget shortfall annually. It’s attributed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The City of Portland launched a website to promote small businesses as many are struggling during the pandemic. On the site, you’ll find a listing of everything from restaurants and bars to hair salons and clothing stores. One of the many businesses on the
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Despite an abundance of coastline, long stretches of beach and swell on both sides of the country, India has traditionally been a surf-shy nation. But over the past decade, the tide has gradually started to turn. Ishita Malaviya, India’s first professional female surfer and one of the early pioneers of the sport in her country,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — The holidays are here, but we’re also in the middle of a pandemic. As we all navigate our first holiday season with COVID-19, how should parents who share custody of their children celebrate the holidays safely? Multnomah County has some guidance on how
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT) — With COVID-19 cases still rising, hospitals are already overwhelmed. Now, many could face what could be a surge of new patients after the Thanksgiving holiday. “The situation is pretty bad right now,” said Eric Borgerding, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Hospital Association. “There
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Governor Ned Lamont announced on Thursday that nearly all sports will be paused beginning on Monday. The ripple effect is being felt from the high schools down to the youth and recreational leagues. Lamont has no problems with the sports alone, but says the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEWISBURG, PA (WNEP) — Evangelical Community Hospital currently has 25 patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Six of those people are in the intensive care unit, and several more are waiting for ICU beds. Like many hospitals across Pennsylvania, Evangelical Community Hospital near Lewisburg is seeing its highest number of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Throop, PA (WNEP) — School officials around northeastern and central Pennsylvania have handed out hundreds of thousands of free meals during this health crisis. They said they are grateful for an extension from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will allow those free meals to continue through June
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