President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the health team that will lead his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic when he takes office in January. Biden’s transition team announced California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Vivek Murthy as his nominee for US surgeon general, Dr.
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Season 8 of one of TLC’s hit shows premiered Sunday and it looks like we are in for a wild ride. If you aren’t familiar with “90 Day Fiancé,” here’s how it works: A couple from different countries meets, falls in love and then has 90 days to decide if they will marry and stay
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(CNN) — Dado que un síntoma común del covid-19 es la fiebre, algunas personas preocupadas pueden estar tomando sus temperaturas con más frecuencia en estos días. Si sientes pánico cuando tu termómetro emite un pitido y marca algo más de 37 grados centígrados, es posible que tengas una idea equivocada, han dicho los expertos. Cualquier
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Tim O’Brien, a broadcast journalist whose many accolades include contributing to award-winning CNN coverage, has died at the age of 77. His son-in-law, Keith McGee, confirmed the news of his passing to CNN Business. O’Brien died November 30 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, after he was hit by a truck while waiting on his bicycle
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An unlucky surfer had a rare encounter with a shark along the Oregon coast. The surfer — identified only as an adult male — was riding the waves at Seaside Cove on Sunday when a shark set upon him, biting him in the leg and leaving puncture marks in his surfboard. Luckily, the injuries were
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the middle of the pandemic, UTEP’s Department of Theatre & Dance has had to get creative to rehearse and perform productions. This month, the university is presenting “A Christmas Carol en la Frontera” in partnership with KTEP. The production has been adapted for radio. The show will air Friday,
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Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — From battling an addiction to heroin to CEO of a treatment facility in Lancaster County: A man from our area is helping people with substance abuse disorder find a second chance 13 years after he made the most of his. The story begins
Continue Reading Congress passed a landmark relief package at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, but since then has failed to approve more federal aid while families continue to struggle. Many Democrats and Republicans are in favor of additional stimulus spending, but there was little hope for a deal before the end of the year until late
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — With more people staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, energy bills have been going up. Combine that with economic struggles, and many families are struggling to pay their electric bills. Because of that, more residents have been adopting solar energy in their homes this
Continue Reading There’s a new commodity in town for investors to trade: water. Futures tied to the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index, which measures the volume-weighted average price of water, began trading under the ticker NQH2O on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday. Water has never been traded this way before. Before the futures came along, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRETNA, La. (WDSU) — Ashley Chauvin runs a Facebook group that decorates tumblers. They recently started a new project, creating hats for babies in the NICU. Chauvin thought of the idea to help a group member grieve after the loss of her baby 45 years ago. Her daughter’s
Continue Reading In early November, Wilma Gail Bowen and Willard Bowen mourned the loss of Willard’s mother, who had died from dementia and Covid-19 complications. Three weeks later, on Thanksgiving Day, the Georgia couple died of Covid-19, just hours apart from each other. The couple, who had known each other since high school and celebrated their 50th
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The stress a woman feels during pregnancy can affect the developing brain of her unborn child as documented on fetal brain scans, according to a new study published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Open Network. Fetuses of expectant moms with higher anxiety levels were more likely to have weaker connections between two brain areas
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) — A local actor is shining bright in a new Netflix Christmas movie. It’s called, “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.” “I was on set with David Talbert and said, ‘This is the highlight of my career,’ and he said, ‘Mine too.’ So, I guess that’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRETNA, La. (WDSU) — Forty-five days of cap making, for a good cause – Ashley Chauvin runs a Facebook group that decorates tumblers. They recently started a new project, creating hats for babies in the NICU. Chauvin thought of the idea to help a group member grieve after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — It’s a story we’ve heard from thousands of Oklahomans: I need help feeding my family. Help is out there, and it comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes. “OK, first, I’m a retired minister and a pastor and a missionary,” Dewain Duck said.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Business is blowing up at Focus Hair Studio in Natomas — for the time being. “There’s definitely more people are wanting to come in as much as possible,” cosmetologist Melissa Montalbano said. “This weekend, we are fully booked.” The appointments come just days before
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Miss. (WAPT) — Small businesses continue to feel the impact of COVID-19, forcing to limit hours or close down. One local bakery has been forced to close down one of its locations after a slow year of business. Mitchell Moore is the owner of Campbell’s Bakery and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Beaverdale couple is using their neighborhood’s popular light display to put on a food drive for those in need. Dale and Julie Marks home in the Ashby neighborhood is decorated with holiday lights. But at the end of their driveway are bins
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As the US nears an average of 200,000 Covid-19 cases a day, experts say “behavior and cold weather” are behind the current surge gripping American communities. “People are going indoors, they’re not minding the three W’s,” Health and Human Services secretary, Alex Azar, told Fox News’ Chris Wallace Sunday. “Our advice is always the same.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A large group of Nashville parents, students and teachers rallied on Sunday afternoon to protest Metro Nashville Public School’s decision to go back to virtual learning amidst rising COVID-19 case numbers in the city. The group demanded the school board plan to allow students to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A research team in Georgia is hoping a new oral drug currently in human trials could stop community spread of COVID-19. “This drug may actually be able to rapidly block transmission from an infected animal or patient to an uninfected contact or person,” said Dr.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) — The country is reaching a critical point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. More than 282,000 people have died from the virus in the United States and hospitals all over the country are being stretched thin. This comes as more members in all
Continue Reading What better way to survive a pandemic than to do it on a beach in Hawaii? For anyone who finds the idea dreamy, Hawaii is offering free round trip tickets to Oahu to out-of-state remote workers who want to live and work there while contributing to the state’s economy. The state launched the temporary residency
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What better way to survive a pandemic than to do it on a beach in Hawaii? For anyone who finds the idea dreamy, Hawaii is offering free round trip tickets to Oahu to out-of-state remote workers who want to live and work there while contributing to the state’s economy. The state launched the temporary residency
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) — The country is reaching a critical point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. More than 282,000 people have died from the virus in the United States and hospitals all over the country are being stretched thin. This comes as more members in all
Continue Reading Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair recreated their famous “Cruel Intentions” kiss, pandemic style. On Sunday, the two former costars received the GOAT: Legendary Lip Lock Award at the “MTV Movie & TV Awards Greatest of All Time” special, and discussed why the kiss became so iconic. “I think the reason the kiss has resonated
Continue Reading “Is the audio on?” said Mrs. Claus, leaning closer to the webcam and tapping at the iPad screen. Mr. Claus, seated to her left in front of a backdrop of a fireplace with stockings they purchased off the internet for $10, added: “Hello! Is that Jesse or James who’s speaking? I can’t tell because your
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Ernestine Ray was driving home from work on July 3 when her vision turned blurry. A few hours later, she was in a Houston hospital, where she was diagnosed with Covid-19 and failing kidneys. She started crying. The next day, her father, Pastor Fred Jones, was struggling to breath. He said everything he ate tasted
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Longtime Quad-City Times reporter John Willard and his wife, Carol, of Davenport, have left a $3 million estate with the Quad-Cities Community Foundation to be used to benefit nine organizations special to them. Willard worked for the Times for 34 years, retiring in
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