UPDATE, Jan. 8: The commander of Fort Bliss announced Friday night that court-martial proceedings had been initiated against a fellow soldier for sex assault against a female soldier who died on New Year’s Eve in her barracks room. The cause of death of Asia Graham was still pending autopsy results at last word, but Army
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Battery electric vehicles accounted for more than half of all cars sold in Norway last year, putting the country way out in front in efforts to kill off the internal combustion engine. And Tesla lost its sales crown to the Volkswagen Group. Norway is using huge tax incentives to help ensure that every new passenger
Continue Reading Staying home and gaming is definitely a trend during the pandemic, but it has been hard for people to get their hands on the latest consoles. Since their November launches, Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S consoles have generated greater demand than the companies can keep up with, frustrating customers
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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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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A new and potentially more problematic variant of the coronavirus has been found in South Africa. Health officials worry the new strain could be more contagious than the variant spreading in the UK right now. The new strains are leading to questions about whether
Continue Reading Gary Cohn, who quit a top job at Goldman Sachs to join the Trump administration in 2017, is the new vice chairman at tech giant IBM. Cohn said in a tweet Tuesday that he was “honored to be joining IBM,” which he described as “one the world’s most important companies, providing technology that helps organizations
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(CNN) — El Reino Unido ha detectado una nueva variación del covid-19 que, según el director médico de Inglaterra, es más contagiosa que las variantes anteriores. Científicos del Ejército de EE.UU. examinan nueva variante del coronavirus para saber si es resistente a la vacuna El profesor Chris Whitty dice que se está realizando un «trabajo
Continue Reading Nota del editor: William Haseltine, PhD, es presidente del grupo de expertos en salud global ACCESS Health International. Es autor de numerosos libros, incluyendo su autobiografía recientemente publicada, ‘My Lifelong Fight Against Disease: From Polio and AIDS to COVID-19’. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. Puedes leer más artículos como este en cnne.com/opinión.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Michael Worobey, biólogo de la Universidad de Arizona, ha visto más de 100.000 cepas diferentes del virus que causa el covid-19. Pero cuando vio la nueva cepa del Reino Unido, notó algo diferente. «Esta es la primera variante que he visto durante toda la pandemia en la que di un paso atrás y
Continue Reading (CNN) — La nueva variante de coronavirus descubierta por primera vez en el Reino Unido, también conocida como B.1,1.7, ha sido confirmada en personas en al menos 37 países, así como en Hong Kong y Taiwán, según un recuento de CNN. Encuentran segundo caso que podría ser de variante de covid-19 en Colorado Los expertos
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una variante del nuevo coronavirus encontrada en Sudáfrica se está propagando rápidamente y los investigadores no saben si representa un desafío para la vacuna, según el científico que descubrió la variación. «Por el momento, asumimos que la vacuna será eficaz», dijo Tulio de Oliveira, profesor de la Universidad de KwaZulu-Natal en Durban, Sudáfrica.
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The US is “standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy,” former Defense Secretary William Cohen said Monday night, as President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress try to overturn the results of a free and fair election. Referring to Trump’s repeated and baseless claims of fraud and efforts to pressure election
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Some scientific findings about how pollution impacts human health may take a less prominent role when the Environmental Protection Agency develops pollution limits under a new policy released on Tuesday. The agency’s hand-picked Scientific Advisory Board also previously described the administration’s proposal as detrimental to scientific integrity. The rule directs EPA employees to put greater
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUMMERDALE, AL (WALA) — Summerdale Police said a man died in an RV fire Monday morning, and investigators believe a space heater is to blame. Firefighters from Summerdale, Foley, and Robertsdale were called to the scene on County Road 32 near the Beach Express around 1 a.m. They
Continue Reading Elephant ivory is still being sold on eBay despite the online marketplace introducing a ban more than a decade ago, researchers have found. Sellers are misrepresenting the materials used in certain items and sometimes using “code words” to disguise illicit listings, researchers from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent,
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“The Bachelor” is back and that means contestants bringing their unusual resumés with them. This season, exiting limos at Chateau at Nemacolin, is a stunning group of women, who unlike seasons past with extremely creative professional titles, seem to have legit and respectable jobs. (Well, except, perhaps, one.) Bachelor Matt James himself is a banker
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, WI (WDJT) — Jacob Blake’s family and supporters took to the streets of Kenosha Monday, Jan. 4, in anticipation of charges against the officer who shot him seven times in the back and left him paralyzed. “We want people to stand up and make noise tonight,” Blake’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINDEN, La (KTBS) — As most of us know, we live right in the middle of Sportsman’s Paradise. And this time of year, many hunters and still a few anglers are out there enjoying the great outdoors on hunting and fishing trips. When they manage to kill that
Continue Reading Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and James Corden are back to filming their shows from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Both shows, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Late Late Show,” are based in Los Angeles, which for weeks has been fighting a brutal coronavirus surge that saw cases in the county double since November to
Continue Reading The Boston Red Sox just made history by hiring Bianca Smith, the first Black woman to coach in the history of professional baseball. Smith will serve as a minor league coach within the organization, based at the club’s player development facility in Fort Myers, Florida, and will work mainly with position players, according to MLB.com.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The Xfinity Theatre in Hartford is the latest COVID-19 testing site to launch. The site is operated by CIC Health, which is a new partner in Connecticut’s community testing program. Mayor Luke Bronin and Sen. Chris Murphy visited it on Tuesday. Bronin said CIC
Continue Reading Is Michael Keaton taking over as Batman? When The New York Times reported that DC Films’ plans to have Keaton reprise his role as Batman in “The Flash,” some fans took it as Keaton would be Batman permanently in the DC Extended Universe. But Brooks Barnes, the writer of the piece, has clarified that Keaton
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Nashville Bomb Squad was called in with Metro Nashville Police to investigate what witnesses at the scene are saying was a suspicious package outside of the Walmart at 7044 Charlotte Pike. After an investigation, it was discovered that the item in the box
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, KS (KMOV) — Employees at the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office are mourning the loss of a friend and colleague, JoEllen Engelbart, who died from COVID-19 complications over the weekend. Engelbart gave birth to a boy, Ross Matthew, through a cesarean delivery last week before passing away. Engelbart
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — According to the Oregon Health Authority, the state is still near the beginning of Phase 1A of vaccinations, which it’s been in for about three weeks since Oregon first received vaccines. While many people are still waiting for that first dose of vaccine, some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — The fiancé of the man who was killed inside a West Nashville Target is speaking about the moments leading up to the shooting. “I’ll never forget him and how much I loved him. How much he meant to me,” Rachel Scarberry, the victim’s
Continue Reading Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Today in business news: Slack goes down, McDonald’s is ready for the chicken sandwich wars, and Haven folds. Let’s get into it. SLACK GOES DOWN As much of the world came
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut is one of just eight states that has vaccinated more than 2 percent of its population. However, Gov. Ned Lamont warned that the efficient rollout doesn’t mean the average person will get the first dose any faster. Tuesday, the state’s Vaccine Allocation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ESTACADA, OR (KPTV) — Over the weekend, some small businesses and restaurants in Clackamas County reopened under the High-Risk Tier COVID-19 guidelines. However, the county is still designated under the Extreme Risk tier by Governor Kate Brown. About a handful of businesses moved forward with the reopening, and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. The incident happened on Monday near the 2000 block of Metropolitan Boulevard in Southwest Atlanta. According to Atlanta police, officers were investigating a report of a stolen vehicle out of DeKalb County. Officers attempted to stop the
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