Click here for updates on this story Bay City, MI (WNEM) — Attending holiday gatherings this year with family and friends may indeed be one for the books. Books on etiquette, that is. Our etiquette expert, Jodi R.R. Smith – with more than two dozen years consulting in social crises – said in her book,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — In the aftermath of the final sprint of the 2020 election season, more than 130 Secret Service officers have been sidelined due to the pandemic, the Washington Post reported Friday. Dozens of United States Secret Service officers have either tested positive for coronavirus or are self-isolating after close contact with someone who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — “Cutting grass, you know, shoveling snow, taking out the trash, getting the mail.” All of those seemingly simple activities are now a distant memory for Bobby Jackson. He woke up July 21 with an uncontrollable cough. “It affected me like super, super fast,” Jackson
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — The White House’s coronavirus task force has put Georgia back in the red as cases rise to 101 or more new cases per 100,000 population, giving the state the 40th highest rate in the country. “We’ve shown to the rest of the country I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Dr. Carlos Del Rio of Emory University said more pain and suffering are possible if the nation doesn’t come to grips with the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 ravaging the nation. “Unfortunately, we have a leadership vacuum,” Dr. Del Rio said Thursday. “There’s no one
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October was the hardest month of Lindsay Wootton’s life. That’s when the 34-year-old Utah resident experienced firsthand, the devastating toll of the coronavirus pandemic. On October 11, doctors broke the news that her mother, 56-year-old Tracy Larsen, would lose her long battle with Covid-19. Minutes later, she found out that her grandfather, 80-year-old Bert Porter,
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October was the hardest month of Lindsay Wootton’s life. That’s when the 34-year-old Utah resident experienced firsthand, the devastating toll of the coronavirus pandemic. On October 11, doctors broke the news that her mother, 56-year-old Tracy Larsen, would lose her long battle with Covid-19. Minutes later, she found out that her grandfather, 80-year-old Bert Porter,
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President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is back-channeling with governors, the private sector and the medical community to prepare its Covid-19 response, as the Trump administration continues to block Biden’s access to federal agencies, sources close to the transition tell CNN. Less than 10 weeks before Biden will take office, his team is locked out of
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Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus, the Egyptian Football Association said in a statement on Friday. The news comes the day before Egypt is due to face Togo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Cairo. “The coronavirus test taken by our national team has shown that our international
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DoorDash, the on-demand food delivery company, is preparing to go public at a time when its services are in high demand due to the ongoing pandemic. The 7-year-old company made public its initial public offering paperwork on Friday, revealing that it has generated $1.9 billion in revenue in the first nine months of this year,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story West Haven, CT (WFSB) — As cases of the coronavirus continue to rise, aggressive testing continues. However, while the demand for testing increases, Channel 3 learned that in some instances, the state can’t keep up. Rentschler Field in November is normally home to University of Connecticut football, but
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story West Haven, CT (WFSB) — Two people were killed and one was hurt in an explosion on the West Haven Veterans Affairs campus. Sen. Richard Blumenthal confirmed the deaths to Channel 3. The VA hospital is located on Campbell Avenue, but the incident appears to have happened near
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, OR (KPTV) — Thanksgiving travel will be light this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with travel volume expected to be at its lowest point since the Great Recession in 2008, according to AAA. In Oregon, the not-for-profit organization expects 742,000 people to travel for the holiday
Continue Reading Investors are hungry for a Covid-19 vaccine that can deliver a return to normal. That day may never come. “We’re recovering, but to a different economy,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday during a virtual panel discussion hosted by the European Central Bank. It’s clear the pandemic has accelerated the use of technology, remote
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, OR (KPTV) — Turkey day will be here before you know it, and while many people are choosing to stay home this year, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be cooking up a feast. Several area restaurants have spent the last several months finding new ways to be
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(CNN)– Lewis Hamilton dice que hacer campaña por la igualdad de derechos probablemente lo ha hecho sentir «mucho más orgulloso» que haber logrado un séptimo título mundial esta temporada. El seis veces campeón está a punto de igualar el récord de siete títulos de Michael Schumacher y puede hacerlo de manera adelantada en el Gran
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, KS (KCTV) — For the last week we’ve been telling you hospitals in our area are nearing capacity. It’s gotten to the point the University of Kansas Health System is scaling back surgeries. This is in an effort to make room for COVID-19 patients. Doctors are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — A Blue Springs family says their kids are lucky to be a live after a dangerous and wild ride through a storm drain. The kids, ages 8 and ten, ended up in the rushing water after sliding into the ditch then went inside
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A human error that briefly led to incorrect election results in a Michigan county has spiraled into a sprawling, baseless conspiracy theory suggesting that glitches in widely-used voting software led to millions of miscast ballots. Conservative media figures, social media users, and President Donald Trump have spread rumors about problems with Dominion Voting Systems, an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — People have been dealing with long lines since the beginning of the pandemic, from waiting in lines at the store to waiting on the phone for unemployment. For people seeking Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) that wait can be nearly 150 days. As
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne donated his Congressional records to the University of South Alabama on Thursday, November 12. The four-term congressman took part in the ceremonial signing of the deed of gift document at the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library. “It
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Dolly Parton will remain ageless, she tells Oprah Winfrey. The legendary singer recently appeared on “The Oprah Conversation,” where she was asked by Winfrey if she thinks about “the number” as she hits different milestones in her life. “I don’t think about my life in terms of numbers,” Parton explained. “First of all, I ain’t
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — The pounding winds of Hurricane Zeta lasted just a few hours. The ensuing financial devastation has gone on weeks. And residents of northwestern Mobile County wonder where the cavalry is. “Where is FEMA? When we need ’em, where are they at?” asked Lisa Wilson,
Continue Reading The late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain would have wanted Joe Biden to be recognized and supported as President-elect, his widow Cindy McCain said Friday, as President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders have largely refused to acknowledge the results of the election. Cindy McCain believes her husband, who passed away in 2018, would be
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The late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain would have wanted Joe Biden to be recognized and supported as President-elect, his widow Cindy McCain said Friday, as President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders have largely refused to acknowledge the results of the election. Cindy McCain believes her husband, who passed away in 2018, would be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hartford, CT (Hartford Business Journal) — The Hartford Foundation is spending $2.5 million to form two foundations aimed at boosting opportunities and improving life for people in Greater Hartford’s Black and Hispanic communities. The foundation will spend $1 million each in founding the Prosperity Foundation, a Black-led philanthropic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hartford, CT (Hartford Business Journal) — Connecticut manufacturer The Gilman Brothers Co. has designed, prototyped and tested a system to transport a COVID-19 vaccine. Working with the Army Corps of Engineers, Gilman Brothers — which makes foam board products for signage, display and graphics — made a lightweight
Continue Reading “Mank” has the makings of an Oscar contender, and not just because of Hollywood’s traditional love for movies about itself. With Gary Oldman as the alcoholic, self-destructive writer of “Citizen Kane,” director David Fincher has made a near-great movie about what’s in the argument as the greatest of all time. Shot in black and white
Continue Reading There’s one clear reason to watch “The Life Ahead,” but for those who appreciate cinematic history, it’s a good one: Sophia Loren, still striking at 86, starring in this Italian-language film directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti. The movie premieres on Netflix, which surely is dreaming of a very nostalgic Oscar nomination for an actress
Continue Reading America’s climate policy is about to undergo another radical reversal. For the past four years, President Donald Trump propped up fossil fuels, called climate change a “hoax” and falsely claimed wind power causes cancer. He dismantled Obama-era environmental regulations and appointed a former coal lobbyist to lead the EPA. Biden, on the other hand, is
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