Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Oregon and Washington, and soon they’ll go straight into the arms of high-risk frontline workers. The Oregon Health Authority said Legacy Health’s Holladay Park site in Portland and Meridian Park site in Tualatin each
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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election Tuesday, six weeks after the vote and a day after the Electoral College officially affirmed Biden’s win. While many world leaders congratulated President-elect Biden within days of the election, the Kremlin said at the time that it deemed it “correct”
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Strong winds hit the east slopes overnight but the gusty winds will subside early Tuesday morning. Tuesday’s forecast will be cool, breezy, and sunny around the region. Winds will increase again on Friday with cooler temperatures arriving this weekend.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa (WNEP) — It’s a quiet night at Backyard Ale House on Linden Street in Scranton as the dining room sits empty. With Governor Tom Wolf banning indoor dining at restaurants and bars a second time during this pandemic to stop the spread of COVID, Backyard
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sandy Springs, GA (WGCL) — Sandy Springs Police said Tuesday they arrested a babysitter for the death of a two-year-old child that was in her care last week. According to Sandy Springs Police, a medical call came in on December 9 for an unresponsive child in an apartment
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Jeff Bridges has offered an update two months after he announced he has lymphoma. The actor posted a photo of himself with his new puppy on his verified Instagram account. Bridges sported a newly shaved head. “Here’s the latest: • Feeling good • Shaved my head • Got a puppy – Monty • Had a
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PEARLAND, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Tuesday morning for a 1-year-old after the boy’s mother reportedly made threatening statements to harm herself and the young child, ABC affiliate KTRK reports. The alert was has been issued for 1-year-old Jaivan Simpson who was taken Monday night in Pearland, which is near Houston. According
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It’s been a disappointing year for Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. But a stunning last gasp 47-42 win against their division rival Cleveland Browns might just spark a thrilling end to the season for the team. The Ravens now hold an 8-5 record — just one win fewer than the Browns in a tight
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WASHINGTON, DC — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals are set to begin vaccinating their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second Covid-19 vaccine shot needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration said in documents posted online that its initial review confirmed the effectiveness and safety
Continue Reading Sharon Osbourne has revealed she’s tested positive for Covid-19. The 68-year-old talk show host shared the news Monday in a posting on her verified Instagram account. Osbourne wrote that she she had been briefly hospitalized with the contagious disease. “I wanted to share I’ve tested positive for COVID-19,” her Instagram posting read. “After a brief
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President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state is expected to visit the State Department and meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday for the first time since Biden’s victory, according to three sources familiar with the planning. The meeting between Antony Blinken and Pompeo — planned to occur days after the Electoral
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Here’s some sobering news: The International Energy Agency has once again downgraded its forecast for 2021, saying that it will take months for coronavirus vaccines to start reversing the damage caused by the pandemic. The agency on Tuesday knocked 170,000 barrels per day off its demand forecast for next year because of weaker than expected
Continue Reading Yelp on Tuesday announced plans to transfer $10 million of its own cash into Black-owned financial institutions that specialize in lending to underserved communities. The move makes the peer business review website one of the latest corporations to increase its support for minority-owned banks in 2020 in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, which
Continue Reading After six thrilling match days, the Champions League group stages are over and we now look forward to the knockout stages of Europe’s most prestigious competition. The pandemic has meant the vast majority of the games have been played behind closed doors, but the intensity and quality has remained high despite the absence of fans.
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After six thrilling match days, the Champions League group stages are over and we now look forward to the knockout stages of Europe’s most prestigious competition. The pandemic has meant the vast majority of the games have been played behind closed doors, but the intensity and quality has remained high despite the absence of fans.
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(CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, felicitó este martes a Joe Biden por su victoria en las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos, un día después de que el Colegio Electoral confirmara el triunfo del demócrata, según un mensaje del Kremlin. Este podría ser el último intento de Trump para desafiar el triunfo de
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For many Americans, Monday felt like a sigh of relief. After 10 nightmarish months, the first Covid-19 vaccinations began, a historic milestone in a brutal battle. “I never would have imagined that within a year of identifying … a new virus, we would have a vaccine that is being administered to people, that is safe,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported eight new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The latest victims, whose ages range from 40s to 90s, included: 1 woman in her 40s2 women in her 60s1 man in his 60s1 man in his 70s1 woman in her 70s1 woman in her 80s1
Continue Reading (CNN) — Para muchos estadounidenses, el lunes fue un suspiro de alivio. Después de 10 meses de pesadilla, comenzaron las primeras vacunaciones de covid-19, un hito histórico en una batalla brutal. «Nunca me hubiera imaginado que dentro de un año de identificar… un nuevo virus, tendríamos una vacuna que se está administrando a las personas,
Continue Reading Comenzó la vacunación en EE.UU., pero muchos deben esperar. Renunció el secretario de Justicia. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Colegio Electoral da la victoria formal a Biden El presidente electo de EE.UU., Joe Biden, recibió suficientes votos electorales para confirmar su victoria. En total obtuvo 306
Continue Reading An iPhone factory in India run by a Taiwanese manufacturer was vandalized over the weekend after workers there claimed they were not being paid their wages, prompting Apple to launch an investigation. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show people smashing glass panels and tearing down CCTV cameras at the facility. Owned by Taiwan’s
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South Korea’s A-Lim Kim staged an incredible final-round comeback to win the U.S. Women’s Open in Houston, Texas, and claim her first major title. The world No. 94 made birdie on each of her final three holes to earn the victory by a single shot from compatriot and world No. 1 Ko Jin-young and the
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A large majority of Americans, 71%, say they will “definitely or probably” get a Covid-19 vaccine, according to a survey out Tuesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation. That’s up from 63% in September – indicating a steady increase in trust as regulators worked to authorize the vaccine and held public meetings to discuss data supporting
Continue Reading With 13th and 14th placed finishes in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari recorded its worst season since 1980. It has been a disastrous year. “It has been a difficult season for us and it’s a shame to end it like this,” Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc told the team’s website after Sunday’s race. “All
Continue Reading Attorney General William Barr on Monday said he would resign next week, ending a tenure in which the President Donald Trump loyalist carried the administration’s “law and order” message but ultimately dealt the most credible blow to Trump’s unfounded claims that the 2020 election was littered with fraud. His departure was announced by the President
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los gigantes de los envíos FedEx y UPS podrían tener que hacer planes alternativos para enviar la nueva vacuna contra el covid-19 en áreas de Estados Unidos que se espera que se vean afectadas por una gran tormenta de invierno esta semana. Las primeras entregas públicas de la vacuna de Pfizer y BioNTech
Continue Reading If you’re like many people working from home in the pandemic, making do with your own furniture probably hasn’t been the best for your posture. To add insult to injury, with the temperatures dropping across the country, that hunched-over winter posture could be creeping in, too. Maybe your neck and back feel stiff and your
Continue Reading The pandemic’s silver linings have been few and far between — reduced work commutes for some, no racist uncle at Thanksgiving and now socially distant Santa. For all of you tearing out your hair over not being able to take pictures of your child on some stranger’s lap at the mall, hear me out. My
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los votantes votaron. Los estados contaron los votos. Los desafíos fueron escuchados y rechazados. Ahora el Colegio Electoral ha hecho completamente oficial la victoria del presidente electo de EE.UU., Joe Biden. Votación del Colegio Electoral da la victoria formal a Biden El tiempo de las repetidas acusaciones infundadas de fraude del presidente Donald
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