Georgia, Texas and Florida lead the country in coronavirus cases per capita
After adjusting for population, US states in the South and West continue to report the most daily coronavirus cases even after declines over the past…
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Airbnb files confidential paperwork for an IPO
Airbnb is moving ahead with plans to go public just months after the pandemic upended the travel industry and forced the startup to lay off a quarter…
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Sorry, Cher. The USPS doesn’t allow volunteers — but they are hiring
Add Cher to the list of Americans who are growing concerned about suggested changes at the Postal Service amid the pandemic and ahead of the…
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Archaeologists find rare artifacts under floorboards of English manor house
An archaeologist unexpectedly discovered medieval manuscripts, 16th century clothing and Tudor books among the many artifacts left beneath the…
Continue Reading The time has come for all schools to require the flu shot
The requirement that children receive vaccinations before starting school has come to be accepted by most parents in this country as normal. It is…
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An employee takes 3 buses to work every day. The owners now want to buy the promising 19-year-old a car
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, PA (KDKA) — There’s no such thing as an easy morning for 19-year-old…
Continue Reading Saginaw County reports 15 new cases of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN, USA (WNEM) — Saginaw County is reporting 15 new cases of COVID-19 and…
Continue Reading Hacker hijacks St. Louis County police board Zoom meeting with porn video
Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON, MO (KCTV) — A routine St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners…
Continue Reading Sister Jean turns 101 years young and she’s having a virtual birthday party
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Loyola’s Sister Jean is getting ready for a big weekend.…
Continue Reading 20 COVID-19 cases in 16 Archdiocese of New Orleans schools have sent about 150 to quarantine
Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — Approximately 150 faculty, staff, and students at schools…
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Pediatricians’ group updates guidance on how to open schools safely
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Wednesday released expanded guidance for reopening schools that “strongly advocates for additional…
Continue Reading Scranton Police start pen pal program with kids, individuals with special needs
Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pa (WNEP) — This is the first letter the Scranton Police Department has…
Continue Reading Hospital apologizes for lost phone after man dies from coronavirus
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — Andrea Williams is heartbroken. In April, she lost the love of…
Continue Reading Here’s what happened when students went to school during the 1918 pandemic
This isn’t the first time leaders have struggled with deciding whether to keep schools open in a pandemic. During the influenza pandemic in…
Continue Reading Douglas County Health Board discusses testing site closure in south Omaha
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — A COVID-19 testing site in South Omaha is closing. The Douglas…
Continue Reading ‘Full circle moment’: Med student helps deliver baby on birthday, in hospital she was born
Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, MA (WBZ) — The start of Nili Amir’s medical career is happening at…
Continue Reading So you want to quit vaping? Read this to do it for good
There is no denying that vaping is popular among teens, with one-third of US high school students reporting they have vaped or used other electronic…
Continue Reading Johns Hopkins researchers create robot that can remotely operate ventilators, bedside machines
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins has designed a new…
Continue Reading Management positions at Hawaiian Airlines eliminated
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, O’ahu (KITV) — Hawaiian Airlines says the latest delay of the…
Continue Reading MSP, Coast Guard seeks information on pilot who flew under Mackinac Bridge
Click here for updates on this story MI, USA (WNEM) — The Coast Guard Investigative Service and the Michigan State…
Continue Reading Over 2,000 Tennessee school-age children test positive for COVID-19 in last two weeks
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — More than 2,000 school-aged children in Tennessee have…
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Massive lava tubes on the moon and Mars could be used by astronauts
Lava tubes beneath the surface of Mars and the moon could be, respectively, 100 and 1,000 times wider than lava tubes on Earth, which could provide…
Continue Reading Eleven additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Oregon; 203 new cases statewide
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 11 additional COVID-19…
Continue Reading Working parents scrambling to find affordable childcare options
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — Now that OPS students are learning from home, some of their…
Continue Reading Third-party voting application causes confusion among Douglas County voters
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — A letter sent to Douglas County voters is causing some…
Continue Reading UConn test results show an increase in COVID-19 cases
Click here for updates on this story STORRS, CT (WFSB) — More students at the University of Connecticut have tested…
Continue Reading Harrison County Confederate monument to remain on courthouse grounds
Click here for updates on this story MARSHALL, TX (KTBS) — The Confederate monument in downtown Marshall will remain on…
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NMSU ‘really excited’ to welcome students back to classrooms – for now
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On Wednesday, New Mexico State University students entered their classrooms for the first time since March. “We’re really…
Continue Reading Oprah is making Election Day a holiday at her company
Oprah Winfrey wants the employees at her network to own the importance of Election Day, so she’s giving them the day off. By making November 3…
Continue Reading Oprah’s O Magazine puts up billboards all over Louisville demanding action in the Breonna Taylor case
Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine is putting up billboards around Louisville, Kentucky, calling for the officers involved in the killing of Breonna…
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