Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — A sign posted outside an Allston diner about the coronavirus is getting some attention. The Breakfast Club owner George Athanasopoulos posted the sign outside his diner informing customers why they don’t have to wear a mask inside. “The meaning is we’re not going to
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A viral tweet claims that impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time would mean he would lose the ability to run for president in 2024. That’s not true. Nor are other claims in the tweet. The tweet was posted on Friday, two days after a Capitol insurrection by a mob of Trump supporters sparked
Continue Reading The New York State Bar Association has opened an inquiry into removing Rudy Giuliani from its membership for his role in provoking a pro-Trump mob to storm the US Capitol and attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, the group said Monday. The NYSBA is a voluntary bar association that cannot disbar Giuliani, a former
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — A Morgan State University alumnus will lead the U.S. Capitol Police after the former chief Steven Sund resigned on Jan. 6 following the riots. Five people, including a Capitol Police officer, are dead after a mob of pro-Trump supported stormed the U.S. Capitol while
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High school sweethearts who were separated nearly seven decades ago reunited during the coronavirus pandemic and are now married. The love story began 68 years ago, when Fred Paul and Florence Harvey first found each other. The couple met as teenagers in Wandsworth, a small town in Newfoundland and Labrador province, Canada. They spent every
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Local community leaders are calling for change within the walls of Hartford’s Police Department. This comes after an officer-involved shooting and a police bet on Hartford’s first murder of the new year. “The police department has a constitutional obligation to protect and serve our
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the step on Monday, citing in particular Cuba’s continued harboring of U.S. fugitives as well as its
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(CNN) — El Gobierno de España dijo que enviaría el domingo convoyes con la vacuna contra el covid-19 y suministros de alimentos a áreas aisladas por la tormenta Filomena, que provocó la nevada más fuerte en décadas en el centro del país y dejó al menos cuatro personas muertas, informó Reuters. En el área de
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Starting this week and running through at least Inauguration Day, armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols and at the U.S. Capitol, according to an internal FBI bulletin obtained by ABC News. “Armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols from 16 January through at least 20
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Joe Biden on Monday received the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on camera, as part of an effort by the President-elect’s incoming administration to reassure the country of the safety of the vaccines. Biden was administered the shot in his left arm by Ric Cuming, chief nurse executive at ChristianaCare’s Christiana Hospital in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GARY, IN (The Times) — A robbery suspect was fought off by employees at a floral shop before stealing a worker’s cellphone last week, an official said. Gary police responded to a report of a robbery about 3:45 p.m. Jan. 6 to the 2900 block of West 11th
Continue Reading These extinct sharks gave birth to some really large babies — about the size of a full-grown human adult. At birth, megalodons were about 6.6 feet, or 2 meters, in length, according to a study published Sunday in the Historical Biology journal. Megalodons, scientifically known as Otodus megalodon, were huge sharks that grew up to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House will meet Wednesday to consider impeaching President Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ at the U.S. Capitol. Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday morning told Democrats that the House will take up a resolution appointing impeachment managers on Wednesday, according to Democratic sources in a closed-door meeting. The vote will allow the House
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — A man is behind bars in Fulton County facing rape and aggravated assault charges. According to Roswell police, a third party called 9-1-1 reporting he found a woman who was injured from an assault. The call was made on Sunday at 11:43 p.m. near
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The warning comes just days after the bloodshed during last week’s deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. An internal FBI bulletin warned that, as of Sunday, the nationwide
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Wall Street banks are shaking up their offerings in Hong Kong, pulling the plug on hundreds of products to comply with the US ban on several Chinese businesses. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley will delist certain products over the course of this month, according to Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings. Fund manager State Street
Continue Reading Shares of Twitter fell Monday after the company announced late Friday that it had permanently banned President Donald Trump from the platform. Twitter joins a growing list of companies distancing themselves from Trump following the deadly attack at the Capitol last week by a mob of the president’s supporters, many of whom believe Trump’s false
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso was picked by the state of Texas to be a mega-vaccination hub and the community’s emergency management coordinator is calling the initial launch “successful.” El Paso Assistant Fire Chief Jorge Rodriguez, who also serves of the coordinator of city-county emergency management operations, updated El Paso County Commissioners on the
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Police Department detective died from Covid-19 on Monday morning, making him EPPD’s first casualty of the coronavirus. Police officials announced the death of 67-year-old Det. Camerino Santiago in a brief statement to the media. In a separate post to social media, city council member and retired police officer
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Con más de 90 millones de casos alrededor del mundo y casi 2 millones de muertes, la pandemia de covid-19 no da tregua en su segundo año. Y en Latinoamérica las cosas no son mejores, con dos de los cuatro países del planeta con mayor número de muertos en la región. Así
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, IL (The Pantagraph) — Officials with The Salvation Army of McLean County say they are confident they will reach their fundraising goal by the end of the month. The annual Christmas fundraising campaign ends at the end of January and officials report they are only about $4,000
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, a New Jersey Democrat, said Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and she blamed fellow members of Congress who sheltered in place without masks during the violent attack on the US Capitol last week. “Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks,
Continue Reading (CNN) — La próxima aparición de Kamala Harris en la versión estadounidense de la revista Vogue ha provocado críticas por parecer demasiado casual y su piel «aclarada», mientras que el equipo de la vicepresidenta electa se mostraba sorprendido por la elección de la portada de la revista. La imagen tan debatida, que muestra a Harris
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Michael Render — the Atlanta rapper better known as Killer Mike — says he got an early lesson in personal finance from his mom and grandfather, who bought him and his sister stock in Delta and Coca-Cola, two of Atlanta’s largest employers, before he was old enough to drive. “Even though I didn’t understand stocks
Continue Reading (CNN) — Casi cuatro semanas después de que el primer estadounidense fuera vacunado contra el coronavirus, alrededor de 6 millones de personas han recibido una de las vacunas, muy por debajo del objetivo de vacunación. contra el covid-19., establecido el año pasado, de 20 millones para fines de 2020, según el Centros para el Control
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House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol. The impeachment resolution that the House is poised to vote on later this week is the Democrats’ first step toward making Trump the first president
Continue Reading Stripe will halt payment processing for President Donald Trump’s campaign website after last week’s breach of the US Capitol. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the news, and CNN confirmed the report with a source familiar with the matter. The online payments processing company restricts payments from “high risk” businesses including those
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is adding a new competition to the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show line up. Pennsylvanians will now be able to participate in a virtual contest called “Butter Up.” Contests can use up to five pounds of butter to create their
Continue Reading Fox News Channel is removing one of its only nighttime hours of news coverage and replacing it with a right-wing opinion show, signifying a further shift toward the incendiary programming that Fox viewers overwhelmingly prefer. The 7 p.m. hour, anchored by Martha MacCallum and called “The Story,” will become “Fox News Primetime” and will be
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Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday urged Americans to avoid the city during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week and to participate virtually following last week’s deadly domestic terror attack on the US Capitol. Meanwhile, the National Guard has plans to have up to 15,000 National Guard troops to meet current and future requests
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