Fans flocked to Italian football club Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo. Others lit candles in honor of Diego Maradona after the news of his death was confirmed on Wednesday. The superstar, one of the sport’s greatest players, is considered nothing short of a deity in the southern Italian city after spending seven memorable years playing for
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Trump is Trump. There’s nothing new to say about the outgoing president. But there is still lots to learn about his enablers. So many people, from GOP functionaries to Fox News hosts, are helping him
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Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) — People rallied outside the home of an OSHA inspector who fined a Salem area gym on Sunday. As part of the two-week state freeze gyms and fitness centers were required to close. But Courthouse Club Fitness didn’t and was fined $90,000 for remaining open.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — On December 2nd, Kauai County is opting out of Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program. That means that anyone coming from either the mainland or another island will be required to do the mandatory 14-day quarantine regardless of COVID-19 test result. That strict travel restriction
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Brisbane, Australia (CNN) –– Un pequeño insecto que eludió los estrictos controles de bioseguridad de Australia se está multiplicando y amenazando la seguridad de los aviones en el aeropuerto de Brisbane. Originaria de América Central, América del Sur y el Caribe, la avispa ojo de la cerradura causó problemas por primera vez en el aeropuerto
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (Hartford Business Journal) — Connecticut bank accounts are positively brimming with cash, thanks to COVID-19 federal stimulus and the pandemic’s ongoing impact on consumers’ spending and saving habits. Across all 56 banks operating in Connecticut, customer deposits over the last year have spiked by more than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (Hartford Business Journal) — Many Connecticut employers still have work-from-home, mask-wearing and other coronavirus-induced policies in place, but with recent news of vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna potentially becoming available as early as December, companies are now looking at how to go about resuming normal
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Once skeptical of the halo safety device on Formula One cars, Romain Grosjean acknowledged it likely saved his life after a horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix that saw his car split in half and engulfed in flames. The incident occurred on the first lap of Sunday’s race as Grosjean plowed into the barriers
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Once skeptical of the halo safety device on Formula One cars, Romain Grosjean acknowledged it likely saved his life after a horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix that saw his car split in half and engulfed in flames. The incident occurred on the first lap of Sunday’s race as Grosjean plowed into the barriers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) — Connecticut’s governor posted a message to a youth athlete who was critical of his COVID policies and it went viral. Gov. Ned Lamont doesn’t respond to all his critics, but he wanted 10-year-old Max and all youth athletes to know that he understands their
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday returned and took up another of President Donald Trump’s immigration-related policies as it considers the attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the Census totals when seats in Congress are divvied up between the states next year. It’s the second time in two terms
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You’ve probably heard the word near-daily since March. It’s dominated nearly every corner of the world since. And there’s no better word to sum up the unbelievable year that was 2020. “Pandemic” is the Word of the Year for both Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com. It informed top searches on both sites and reshaped the language we
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (Gwinnett Daily Post) — For the 110 years that Boy Scouts of America has been around, it wasn’t until Feb. 1, 2019 that girls such as Suwanee resident Lena Towne could work toward and earn the rank of Eagle Scout. At 15 years old, she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, Neb. (Fremont Tribune) — Children at Fremont daycares and schools brought smiles to the faces of frontline staff at Methodist Fremont Health by taking the time to thank them. The Fremont Health Foundation received its first batch of nearly 200 cards made by students from Trinity Lutheran
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday announced the senior leadership of the committee charged with planning and executing what will be an unprecedented presidential inauguration, as it is set to take place during a global pandemic. The committee, which is charged with fundraising and organizing inaugural events, promises that in its
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Some families attract long traditions and happy coincidences. The Jacksons seem to be one of those families. Emma Ortbals Werner sewed the baptismal gown for her first grandchild, Ann, in 1951. The long white christening gown was trimmed with simple lace around
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As millions of people in the United States travel back home from the Thanksgiving holiday, daily Covid-19 hospitalizations are inching closer to 100,000 — the highest they’ve ever been. Now health experts are asking those who gathered with people outside their households to get tested. “If your family traveled, you have to assume that you
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Mont. (Ravalli Republic) — Debora Lay had no idea where her decision to adopt three Bureau of Land Management donkeys a couple of years back was going to lead. Dr. Irmak Birey certainly didn’t know that one of those donkeys was going to lead her to author
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When a friend reached out to Dawn Davis about the editor in chief opening at Bon Appétit, she was quick to recommend someone else — a writer she had just signed at her Simon & Schuster imprint, 37 Ink. This friend, a restaurant owner, suggested that Davis throw her name in for consideration, but the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — Carolyn Coburn didn’t really know the going rate for a COVID-19 test, but she was pretty sure $2,715 was too much. And she was darn sure her late husband, U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, would think so, too. “He fought this kind of thing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A strike for better pay and protection by local nursing home workers entered a second week. The Chicago Federation of Labor and the Chicago Teachers Union joined the striking workers from SEIU Healthcare on the picket line Sunday. City View Multicare Center in Cicero has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A dog missing for nearly a year is finally back home safe. The reunion was 11 months in the making and the dog, named Gracie, wasted no time once she saw her family. “She got close and that tail started wagging, and she just lost
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis-area doctor is pushing Missouri Governor Mike Parson to issue a statewide mask mandate in an effort to save lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Micah Luderer, an internal medicine resident at Barnes Jewish Hospital, said he treats COVID-19 patients and witnesses
Continue Reading There are roughly 10 legislative days until spending for the federal government expires, and as coronavirus cases soar around the country, the Senate returns to Washington on Monday with millions of Americans counting on Congress to also come to an agreement on a stimulus package. That’s unlikely — at this point — to happen. The
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Chadwick Boseman would have turned 44 on November 29 and Disney honored him in a way that was fit for a Marvel king. Boseman, who died in August after a private battle with colon cancer, starred as T’Challa/Black Panther in the Marvel superhero franchise. On Saturday, Disney chairman Bob Iger tweeted to alert that something
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV) — A Ferguson woman is lucky to be alive after delivering her baby while intubated with COVID-19 at BJC in September. Monique Jones was admitted to the ICU on Sept. 4, after not feeling well and struggling to breathe. “When I started getting shortness of
Continue Reading Former Premier League player and Senegal World Cup star Papa Bouba Diop has died aged 42, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) confirmed to CNN. Diop made 63 appearances for his country with the highlight of his international career coming at the 2002 World Cup where he scored the first goal of the tournament as Senegal
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It will be a dry and cold start to the week. Another cold front will move into the region Wednesday that will bring the coldest temperatures of the season so far. Afternoon highs on Wednesday through Friday will be 10 degrees below normal. Low temperatures will drop below freezing for most locations each night. Please
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — It has been about nine months since the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. Many of us remember where we were, and how we celebrated. Some local couples celebrated in the bedroom. KCTV5’S Ellen McNamara found out if a Chiefs baby boom
Continue Reading (CNN) — La compañía farmacéutica Moderna tiene la intención de solicitar este lunes a la Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de EE. UU. la autorización de su vacuna contra el covid-19. La compañía le pedirá a la FDA que revise un conjunto de datos ampliado que muestre que la vacuna es 94,1% efectiva para prevenir
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