Click here for updates on this story MERCER COUNTY, New Jersey (KYW) — Parents, teachers and administrators clashed during a heated meeting on the reopening of schools in Mercer County. As CBS3’s Kimberly Davis reports, students with special needs were caught in the middle. “Why haven’t parents, teachers and staff been included in making decisions
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A video posted on Twitter shows Miami Heat player Meyers Leonard using an anti-Semitic slur while playing Call of Duty on a Twitch stream. The team is aware of the video, the NBA is also looking into the matter. Tuesday evening, Leonard apologized in an
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(CNN) –– Miles de niños migrantes que cruzaron solos la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México son retenidos bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza por más de cuatro días en promedio, dentro de instalaciones no aptas para menores, según documentos internos revisados por CNN. La cifra representa un incremento drástico con respecto a hace una semana,
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday acknowledged security changes need to be made at the United States Capitol but the Republican of Kentucky told CNN, “I think we’ve overdone it” when it comes to the current security measures in place. More than two months after the January 6 insurrection, National Guard troops continue to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Dallas Police officers recognized the bravery of those who came to their aid for a change on Tuesday, March 9. The Dallas Police Association handed out its courage awards to six Dallas firefighters credited with saving the lives of two officers who were shot last
Continue Reading House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Wednesday blasted Sen. Lindsey Graham over his comments that aid to Black farmers in the Covid-19 relief bill are “reparations” and called for his fellow South Carolinian to get back in touch with Christianity. “Lindsey Graham is from South Carolina. He knows South Carolina’s history. He knows what the
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In the second half of 2020, Republican-led states had higher Covid-19 case rates and death rates than Democrat-led states, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on Tuesday. States with Democratic governors had higher case and death rates in the early months of the pandemic, but trends reversed in the
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EL PASO, Texas – Prior to the pandemic-revised season, Kevin Baker and the UTEP Women’s Basketball team set their goal to reach the top four in the Conference USA standings by the end of the regular season. That mission has been accomplished, and now it’s on to a bigger prize at the Conference USA Tournament
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her mental health, CNN has learned. ITV announced on Tuesday that Morgan would leave the program he hosted, “Good Morning Britain,” after he cast doubt on whether Meghan had suicidal thoughts, a major revelation from her blockbuster
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOMERSWORTH, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A skater used his Apple Watch to call 911 after crashing through the ice and into a New Hampshire river. It happened around 2 p.m. on Sunday. William Rogers plunged into the Salmon Falls River around 40 feet from shore. “It just went
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NEW YORK, NY — Congress’ approval of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief stimulus bill helped spur stocks on Wall Street broadly higher Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, led by gains in energy and financial stocks. Technology companies fell, giving back some of their gains
Continue Reading The White House plans to deploy its messaging blitz to tout the newly passed $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan to “every corner” of the country in the weeks ahead, zeroing in on key components each day as it seeks to maintain — or build on — the proposal’s current popularity, according to an internal memo
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Homeowners in a newer West Omaha subdivision are shocked to learn what is being built in the middle of their neighborhood. They’re used to home construction in Spruce Ridge but one new foundation has neighbors taking a second look. Neighbor Steve Knapp said,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A quick-thinking Atlanta police officer was able to nab a murder suspect moments after a shooting. It happened February 27 on Moreland Avenue near Memorial Drive. According to Atlanta police, members of Atlanta Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit were assigned to a street racing detail.Around
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington has sent letters to the House Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics requesting they launch investigations into three Republican lawmakers, over accusations of the trio “instigating and aiding” the deadly January 6 riot on the Capitol. Jayapal asks the two groups to “thoroughly investigate” the activity
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OLD SAYBROOK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Fire crews were called to the Walmart in Old Saybrook for the report of an unknown odor within the building. It happened around 11:30 a.m. at the Boston Post Road store. The fire chief said the odor was coming from acid gas vapors
Continue Reading President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The administration and the pharmaceutical giant still need to negotiate when these 100 million doses will be available but it will likely happen later
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Cloud-based security camera company Verkada confirmed on Wednesday that it is grappling with a cybersecurity incident after multiple reports said hackers had breached customer video feeds at a wide range of businesses. The incident, which was first reported by Bloomberg, is said to have allowed the intruders to access feeds from as many as 150,000
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texans age 50 and older will be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine beginning March 15, state health officials announced Wednesday. “Expanding to ages 50 to 64 will continue the state’s priorities of protecting those at the greatest risk of severe outcomes and preserving the state’s health care system,” said Imelda Garcia,
Continue Reading Unaccompanied minors from Central America are again overwhelming the US immigration system as they cross the US-Mexico border. The new administration has worked hard to distinguish President Joe Biden‘s focus on a humanitarian immigration policy from his predecessor’s hard-line approach. But right now, the fact is that there are kids detained at the border in
Continue Reading A Des Moines Register reporter whose trial was the subject of outrage among press freedom advocates was acquitted Wednesday on all charges stemming from her arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last summer. After a three-day trial, a jury took only two hours to find the reporter, Andrea May Sahouri, was not guilty
Continue Reading A nonprofit watchdog group has filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics, requesting an investigation into 13 Republican House members who used the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to skip in-person votes to attend a conservative conference last month. The Campaign for Accountability in its complaint requested guidance “explaining that members of Congress
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico officials on Wednesday said Dona Ana County has moved forward again to yellow in the state’s color-coded risk, which means it can ease some pandemic-related restrictions. This will allow many non-essential businesses in Dona Ana County to reopen at 25%, which includes indoor dining. It increases the outdoor
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Como todos los viernes, el doctor Elmer Huerta reúne algunas de las preguntas que recibe de nuestra audiencia a través de las redes sociales y responde o explica las dudas de los usuarios. En este episodio, respondemos si existe el riesgo de que un vacunado sea portador del virus y contagie al
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Como todos los viernes, el doctor Elmer Huerta responde las inquietudes sobre el coronavirus que recibe de nuestra audiencia a través de nuestras cuentas de redes sociales. En el episodio de hoy, el doctor Huerta responde a preguntas sobre las pruebas rápidas, síntomas del coronavirus, sobre si el coronavirus puede “montarse” en
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Como todos los viernes, el doctor Elmer Huerta responde las preguntas que recibe de nuestra audiencia a través de Twitter. En este episodio, aclaramos dudas sobre las pruebas moleculares, sobre por qué se realizan funerales con menos personas, sobre si la vacuna curará el virus o no, las secuelas del virus en
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – El doctor Elmer Huerta responde las preguntas de nuestra audiencia. En este episodio, los usuarios preguntan sobre cómo pueden ser parte de las fases 3 de estudio de las vacunas contra el coronavirus, sobre los componentes de la vacuna de la compañía Moderna, sobre si es posible infectar a una persona con
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La vacuna contra el covid-19 es lo que más está generando preguntas en nuestra audiencia. En este primer episodio de preguntas y respuestas del 2021, el doctor Huerta responde dudas sobre interacciones y contraindicaciones de la vacuna. Puedes escuchar este episodio en Apple Podcasts, Spotify o tu plataforma de podcast favorita, o leer
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Michigan police charged a 33-year-old man Tuesday after a student brought a homemade explosive device to a high school and accidentally detonated it. David Robert Daniel Saylor — who turns 34 on Wednesday — was arraigned on one count of manufacturing a Molotov cocktail and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – El doctor Elmer Huerta responde las preguntas de nuestra audiencia sobre el coronavirus. Entre ellas, si existen o no remedios caseros para elevar las defensas y las secuelas del virus. También, resolvemos dudas sobre las vacunas y tratamiento de la enfermedad. Puedes escuchar este episodio en Apple Podcasts, Spotify o tu plataforma
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