Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Ark (KFSM) — A University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) police officer shot and critically wounded a 39-year-old Little Rock man Thursday (Dec. 3) morning. Following the incident, UAMS authorities contacted the Arkansas State Police (ASP) requesting an investigation into the use of deadly force by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERSHEY, Pa (WPMT) — Art projects created by a pair of Milton Hershey school students will be launched into the stars on Saturday as part of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education’s Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, the school announced Thursday. The art created by Joshua
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This is what presidential leadership looks like. As President Donald Trump ignores America’s slide into a tragic winter and obsesses over his false claims of a stolen election, three of his predecessors are volunteering to bare their arms on camera to build confidence in the vaccines that could finally end the pandemic. The effort by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KTBS) — When America shut down during the start of the pandemic, many businesses struggled. But for a couple of Latina business owners in East Texas, surviving the pandemic wasn’t nearly as brutal as it could have been. “Classica buenos dias,” said Linda Seaborne as
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Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine’s safety once the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes one. The three most recent former presidents hope an awareness campaign to promote confidence in its safety and effectiveness would
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSTON, Pa (WNEP) — All over Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania, the red kettles and bell ringers are out, but in the midst of this pandemic, Salvation Army officials have serious worries this season. They expect to have to help 155 percent more people this season because of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — A couple traveling to Kaua’i was arrested at the Lihue Airport on Sunday after they tested positive for COVID-19 and continued to board a flight from California. Preliminary reports show the couple, traveling with a four-year-old, were instructed to isolate and not to
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To keep the nation running during the coronavirus pandemic, a certain segment of the population has continued to go to work despite the health risks — both to perform essential functions and to staff businesses that allow the rest of society to retain a sense of normalcy. That segment of the population is at greater
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — A hit-and-run crash on Wednesday morning in southeast Portland has left some restaurant owners cleaning up the damage. Shattered glass and torn-up tables – the mess is the latest obstacle facing Angelo’s. “It’s just awful. Everybody is trying to do their best to survive.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERSHEY, Pa (WPMT) — Art projects created by a pair of Milton Hershey school students will be launched into the stars on Saturday as part of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education’s Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, the school announced Thursday. The art created by Joshua
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government is urging its citizens to avoid travel to the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks. Thursday’s travel advisory comes as Iran is threatening to attack Israeli targets following the assassination of its top nuclear scientist last Friday. Iran accuses Israel of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa (WPMT) — Some hospitals and EMS companies are seeing more employees quarantining due to covid-19. In some cases, it is leading to more overtime work and additional burnout. FOX43’s Grace Griffaton asked essential workers how they feel on a scale of 1 to 10 in
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MADISON, Wisconsin — A split Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts. The legal defeat on a 4-3 ruling was the latest in a string of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERSHEY, Pa (WPMT) — Art projects created by a pair of Milton Hershey school students will be launched into the stars on Saturday as part of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education’s Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, the school announced Thursday. The art created by Joshua
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — A neighborhood in Northeast Portland is finding creative ways to stay positive and show strength during these challenging times by sharing uplifting messages on a front yard fence. Outside of a home in northeast Portland, color fills every wood panel. Everything on the fence
Continue Reading As California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered restrictions aimed at curbing a surge of Covid-19 cases, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones declined to enforce them. Jones resisted enforcing the statewide mask order issued in June. And he pushed back on the governor-ordered curfew aimed at curbing nonessential gatherings last month. On Wednesday, Jones’ office announced that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY (WPMT) — Some hospitals and EMS companies are seeing more employees quarantining due to covid-19. In some cases, it is leading to more overtime work and additional burnout. FOX43’s Grace Griffaton asked essential workers how they feel on a scale of 1 to 10 in terms
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Google violated labor laws when it fired two vocal employees in 2019, according to a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday. The employees, Laurence Berland and Kathryn Spiers, were among several that were terminated after organizing in late 2019 but were the only two the federal agency identified as being unlawfully
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The economic recovery is rapidly losing momentum, and millions of Americans are counting on Uncle Sam to come to the rescue. Yet politicians have so far failed to reach a deal on what should be a no-brainer: more fiscal relief. Evidence is mounting that this summer’s rapid rebound is slowing as the pandemic intensifies. Hiring
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CONWAY, Ark. (KFSM) — The Central Baptist Church Conway congregation is hurting after learning the pastor’s wife died of COVID-19. “It’s a significant loss to our faith family,” said Ben South, associate pastor. Maggie Chandler, wife of Pastor Don Chandler, lost her battle with COVID-19 at a Conway
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producing countries have agreed to start tentatively increasing output next month even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cloud the outlook for demand. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said on Thursday that existing production curbs would be relaxed slightly from January 1 by members of the OPEC+ alliance.
Continue Reading President Donald Trump brought up Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene’s support for the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory during a meeting on keeping the Senate with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other aides, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. This person confirmed that Trump told those present that QAnon consists of people who “basically
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pa. (WNEP) — After a grinch stole holiday decorations from a young woman’s grave in Scranton, the community has stepped up to help bring her grieving family some peace. Ken Rohland never met Lexi Caviston-Ashmar but when he heard that Christmas decorations had been stolen from her
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LOS ANGELES, California — In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that all of its 2021 film slate — including a new “Matrix” movie, “Godzilla vs. Kong” and the Lin-Manuel Miranda adaptation “In the Heights” — will stream on HBO Max at the
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — The acting director of a prominent Egyptian rights group says its three staffers arrested last month have been freed. Their arrest last month came after ambassadors and senior diplomats from 13 Western countries met with their organization. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government — a U.S. ally with deep economic ties to European countries
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — Restaurants in red-zone counties can resume outdoor dining at 25% on Wednesday, and as cold weather settles in, some businesses are rushing to get their patios warm for customers. We’re set up for that outdoor environment, we’re just finishing up hooking up more heaters,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) — A student has died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a Zoom distance learning class Wednesday, officials said. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office announced the student was an 11-year-old. Shortly after 11 a.m., the sheriff’s office said it received several calls
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and a group of allied countries including Russia have agreed to increase their oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from January. Alexander Novak, deputy prime minister of Russia, announced the decision on Thursday after long talks as oil producing countries weighed the outlook for energy demand amid the pandemic.
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(CNN Español) — El ministro de Salud de Panamá Luis Francisco Sucre anunció la implementación de un toque de queda de 9 de la noche a 5 de la mañana en la provincia de Panamá Oeste, así como decretar una ley seca que prohíbe la venta de bebidas alcohólicas de 7 de la noche a
Continue Reading The White House coronavirus task force offered some direct recommendations to states in its weekly report after telling officials that “the Covid risk to all Americans is at a historic high.” CNN has obtained weekly reports from dozens of states that warn the US is “in a very dangerous place” in the pandemic as the
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