Covid-19 was likely the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020, according to statisticians at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency only has early data on the leading causes of death for last year and researchers are still combing through those numbers, but provisional data suggest that
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — On Monday, January 4, 2021 at approximately 9:13 p.m., police responded to Government Boulevard at Dauphin Island Parkway in reference to a traffic accident involving a train. Upon arrival, officers determined that the driver was traveling westbound on Government Boulevard and attempted to cross
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There’s a particular steamy scene in “Bridgerton” that lots of people are talking about, but we won’t spoil it for you. What we will say is that the “library scene,” as it’s come to be known, took some choreography when it came to that ladder and the action. Staging such scenes involves significantly more strategy
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President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a US attorney from southern Georgia to take over the nearby Atlanta office in an unusual move at the same time that Georgia and the Atlanta US Attorney has become a focus of the President in his attempt to overturn the state’s certified election results. Byung “BJay” Pak, a
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“Mr. President, the problem you have with social media, they — people can say anything,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, tried to explain to President Trump in a call last Saturday. In Trump’s world, however, that isn’t a bug — it’s a feature. Throughout his presidency and during his failed re-election campaign,
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December, about 82% of the doses the country has received. As of Tuesday, Mexico has experienced nearly 1.45 million coronavirus cases and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Remote learning can be even more difficult for students who struggle with language barriers. Language acquisition company ESL International wants to help. The company is providing free English language instruction and support to high school students. Instruction will begin January 18 at approximately 5:30 p.m. Parents are invited to attend
Continue Reading A federal judge in Georgia denied yet another attempt by President Donald Trump to decertify its presidential election results and President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Judge Mark Cohen held a hearing Tuesday morning amid fallout from Trump’s call to pressure state officials to “find” votes. Trump had sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Gov. Brian
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) — For the first time in more than six weeks, people can eat inside St. Louis County restaurants. Monday marked a return to indoor dining, though restaurants are only allowed to fill 25 percent of their capacity. Some are allowed even fewer customers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — The city of Saginaw has started accepting applications for marijuana business licenses. The Saginaw City Council adopted the ordinance on Sep. 14, 2020, for guidelines and license processing to start in 2021. People interested in filing must file an application with the city clerk.
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A group of major oil producers have agreed to keep production steady in February and March as the pandemic forces some economies back into lockdown and governments struggle to distribute vaccines. On top of that, Saudi Arabia, said the nation would voluntarily cut its production by one million barrels per day. “We do that willingly
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A man is facing several charges after he kidnapped and attacked a security guard in downtown Portland, according to court documents. Sir Kyle Den Bedeker, 32, has been charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree kidnapping, felony strangulation, second-degree burglary, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle,
Continue Reading US car sales have picked up again — and Americans are back to buying vehicles at their pre-pandemic pace, according to General Motors. As the nation’s largest automaker, GM has a pulse on industrywide trends, and the company said overall car sales to US consumers are now back to where they were before auto sales
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WASHINGTON, DC — An El Paso native with deep roots in Democratic politics was tapped by President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday to serve as deputy cabinet secretary, a role that handles White House coordination with federal agencies. Cristóbal J. Alex will now transition to the White House from the presidential campaign team, where he served
Continue Reading Adobe has officially killed off Flash Player, the buggy, hated, security vulnerability of a web browser plug-in that was once widely used for viewing rich content like games, videos and other media online. The writing has been on the wall for a long time. Although Flash played a crucial role in the early days of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, CT (WFSB) — A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the suspects involved in a Hamden murder. On Dec. 8, 2019, 21-year-old Dennis Allen-Paige was found on Whiting Street, suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said while he was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kaua’i, HI (KITV) — Gary Moore, manager of Timbers Kaua’i Ocean Club & Residences, said things are looking up–bookings rose 15 percent since Gov. David Ige approved new “resort bubble” regulations last week. “The news is just getting out on the mainland and so we can anticipate it
Continue Reading Microsoft is rumored to be working on a major redesign of Windows 10 that could bring big changes to the way the PC operating system looks and functions. Windows 10 could use a refresh. Aside from twice-annual tweaks, Windows 10 been mostly unchanged since its release in 2015. Six years is long in the tooth
Continue Reading Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are excited to return as hosts of the Golden Globes this year, but Poehler says there are outstanding details they need to figure out before the two take the stage. “We just have a few final questions,” Poehler said during an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” “When, how,
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WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz plans to object to Arizona’s Electoral College results during the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, which will force the first of multiple expected — and futile — votes in the House and the Senate to overturn the
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(CNN) — Dos elecciones de segunda vuelta muy importantes en Georgia determinarán qué partido controlará el Senado de Estados Unidos. Los demócratas Jon Ossoff y el reverendo Raphael Warnock buscan derrotar a los actuales senadores republicanos David Perdue y Kelly Loeffler, respectivamente. Las contiendas determinarán si los republicanos mantienen el control del Senado, lo que
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Vincent Simmons has been fighting for 43 years to overturn a conviction that has netted him a 100-year sentence for a crime he says he did not commit. A hearing was scheduled for Tuesday to recuse the Avoyelles Parish prosecutors from the case. It looked to be the last chance for Simmons, 68, to receive
Continue Reading Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and languishing outside an emergency room for hours. This is what Los Angeles County faces as the onslaught of Covid-19 devastates the community — including those without coronavirus. “Hospitals are declaring internal
Continue Reading College students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country, prompting remote-learning provisions and shortening athletics seasons. For student-athletes playing football at bowl-bound schools, those changes coincided with a poor year for academic performance, the latest edition of an authoritative annual study has found. The overall academic performance of football
Continue Reading Vice President Mike Pence’s four years of faithful service to his boss, President Donald Trump, will culminate this week in a ceremonial act he’s under increasing pressure to thwart. “The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors,” Trump declared falsely on Tuesday, lending credence to an erroneous theory that Pence can overturn
Continue Reading Georgia isn’t just the center of the political universe. It’s center stage on Wall Street, too. The Peach State’s Senate runoffs will decide control of the US Senate — and that in turn will play a pivotal role in shaping the economic recovery as well as the investing environment. “It is impossible to overstate how
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Here’s a look at the life of former US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Gabbard represented Hawaii’s 2nd District. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1981 Birth place: Leloaloa, American Samoa Birth name: Tulsi Gabbard Father: Mike Gabbard, Hawaii state senator Mother: Carol (Porter) Gabbard, former Hawaii Board of Education member Marriages: Abraham
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Cory Booker, US senator from New Jersey and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1969 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Cory Anthony Booker Father: Cary Booker, IBM executive Mother: Carolyn Booker, IBM executive Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1991; Stanford University, M.A, 1992;
Continue Reading McDonald’s is launching new sandwiches next month in an effort to win fast food’s chicken war. On Monday, the company announced three versions of a new chicken sandwich, which will be available nationally on February 24: The Crispy Chicken Sandwich, topped with pickles and served on a potato roll, the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, which adds
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Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to represent her state in Congress, but she also is one of the first Korean American women to serve in the House in its 231-year history. So, when the time came to
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