Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian, Michigan. Now, nine are dead of the disease after an outbreak with 48 of the campus’ 217 residents testing positive. Thirteen active Covid-19 cases remain and 26 are recovering,
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The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question: Has the QAnon conspiracy taken hold of their mayor? “Why do you publicly support QAnon,” two callers asked this week during the mayor’s monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” community access
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EL PASO, Texas– The weekend started off with windy conditions that gradually calmed down by late afternoon. Calm winds are expected overnight into Sunday along with warmer temperatures. A warming trend will take over the forecast with lower 70s expected Tuesday into Wednesday. Our next weather system will approach the area Tuesday bringing moisture and
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported 752 additional known Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 173,539 cases and 3,265 deaths. Southern New Mexico saw two of the state’s latest fatalities: A man in his 50s from Doña Ana County and a woman in her 80s from Luna County.
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With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team. A source familiar with the changes said it was a mutual decision
Continue Reading With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys, are no longer on the team. A source familiar said it was a mutual decision for both to
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The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the latest example of an official GOP apparatus punishing Republicans who have dared to buck the former President. “We made our disappointment clear the night of the impeachment vote. Trying to impeach
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso native Rebecca Otis Leder has a new book coming out on how to build meaningful career relationships, network and thrive professionally during the pandemic. Leder, who attended Coronado High School, has been working remotely for about a half-dozen years. She has a new book coming out to help people
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A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from outside the community show up to get the shot this month, city leaders say, laying bare a national disparity that shows people of color are being vaccinated at dramatically lower
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The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question: Has the QAnon conspiracy taken hold of their mayor? “Why do you publicly support QAnon,” two callers asked this week during the mayor’s monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” community access
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(CNN Español) — Palmeiras ganó su segunda Copa Libertadores tras el título conseguido en 1999 ante el Deportivo Cali de Colombia. En esta ocasión, el rival fue un equipo brasileño y con tradición: el Santos FC. Una final de partido único, una final sin espectadores en uno de los estadios más grandes del mundo. Palmeiras se
Continue Reading Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying she’ll “never apologize” as she faces backlash over controversial actions and recently resurfaced comments. In a series of tweets, the Georgia Republican said she was “so grateful for (Trump’s) support and more importantly
Continue Reading While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had delivered on his initial promises and would continue to do so. The campaign slogan “Promises made, promises kept,” became Trump’s rallying cry. To be sure, Trump delivered on a number of initial
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Más de un centenar de bomberos trabajan en este momento en apagar un incendio en el Hospital San Borja en Santiago de Chile, según informaron en la cuenta de oficial de Twitter de Bomberos Chile. [AHORA] 37 unidades y más de un centenar de Bomberos trabajan en 4° alarma de incendio en
Continue Reading The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and voters condemning their votes and primary challengers launching their campaigns early. The backlash has turned their 2022 primaries into tests of how long Trump can hold the stage in Republican
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Jaydyn Carr was a GameStop shareholder long before the buying frenzy that sent share prices skyrocketing, and now the 10-year-old investor has cashed in, making almost $3,200. His mother, Nina Carr, told CNN that she bought Jaydyn 10 shares of the company’s stock in 2019 as a Kwanzaa present, because she wanted to teach him
Continue Reading There was a lot to unpack in the deluge of news this week about GameStop, the stock market, Reddit groups, trading apps and hedge funds. If it all seemed like too much, we can’t blame you for tuning out. While we don’t know just how the so-called Reddit rebellion will change the future of investing,
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At least four new variants of the coronavirus are keeping scientists awake at night. One, first identified in southeast England, has now shown up in at least 50 countries and appears to be spreading more efficiently than older variations of the virus. Its appearance has frightened political leaders, who have closed borders and imposed travel
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Singer Kelly Rowland has some good news to cheer us up — she recently had a second baby, a boy. “On the 21st day, of the 21st year, of the 21st Century, Noah Jon Weatherspoon Greeted us!,” Rowland posted on Instagram. Noah was a healthy 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was 19 inches long
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An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a Saturday afternoon tweet that no Guantanamo Bay detainees have been given a Covid-19 vaccine and announced that the Department of Defense is “pausing the
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A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged on Friday with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime for allegedly staging a “shocking ambush,” according to the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office. A year ago, on January 31, 2020, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sukhdeep Gill reported that “he was shot from a
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How fast could you eat a hot pepper? What about three of the world’s hottest peppers? Mike Jack of London, Ontario, ate three Carolina Reaper chili peppers is 9.72 seconds, setting the Guinness World for fastest time to eat three of those peppers, which Guinness says are the world’s hottest. The video of Jack achieving
Continue Reading If you’re pregnant during the pandemic, major medical groups in the United States have a clear message for you — please consider being vaccinated against Covid-19. “US regulatory bodies and medical experts have clearly stated that all eligible pregnant individuals should have the choice to receive the vaccine,” said Dr. Christopher Zahn, vice president of
Continue Reading A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school board delivering a passionate speech. “You’re a bunch of cowards hiding behind our children as an excuse to keep our schools closed,” Brandon Michon said at a Loudoun County School Board
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Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Are vaccines really going to people who have priority? Is screening being done to make sure people who register for a shot are actually eligible to receive one? Those questions are cause for concern — and we’ve been flooded with them. KITV-4’s Annalisa Burgos
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Gyms in Oregon will get to re-open, but at a very limited capacity. According to the new guidance, in extreme risk counties that includes Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas, gyms will be allowed to have six clients inside if the facility is larger than 500
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains asymptomatic, according to his spokeswoman. “This afternoon U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch received a positive test result for COVID-19 after a staff member in the Congressman’s Boston office had tested positive earlier in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman told News 4 she got an email saying it was her turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but when she filled out the form, her appointment was no longer available. Currently, the St. Charles County Health Department has over 100,000
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Chained dogs out in the cold and inside a dank basement filled with harnesses, injectable meds and caged pit bulls. Police originally came to this home on Saginaw Street in Flint on a drug bust. Police found cocaine and a gun. Soon they realized
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Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races, arguing that the state GOP does not have the structure to review them. “We don’t have the structure to be able to do an audit,” she said on KFYI’s radio
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