Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A 37-year-old Houston woman is being accused of buying dozens of luxury items using CARES Act money. The Justice Department indicted 37-year-old LaDonna Wiggins with bank fraud, making a false statement to a bank and money laundering. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Wiggins
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(CNN) — Mientras el presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, insta a los demócratas a permanecer unidos contra los obstáculos que puedan surgir en la maratónica votación a finales de esta semana, los republicanos se están preparando para hacer que las últimas horas de los esfuerzos demócratas para aprobar su paquete de ayuda por covid-19 sean
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Aeropuerto Internacional de Daytona Beach ha sido evacuado debido a una amenaza de bomba, según un tuit del Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Volusia. El aeropuerto también tuiteó que todos los vuelos entrantes se han desviado y los pasajeros deben comunicarse con sus aerolíneas para obtener información actualizada sobre vuelos. La
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed Wednesday to tighten the upper income limits at which people could qualify for stimulus checks, a Democratic official said, a major concession to moderates as party leaders prepared to move their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the Senate. The Covid-19 relief measure Senate Democrats planned
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un tribunal francés condenó el lunes al expresidente de Francia Nicolas Sarkozy a tres años de prisión por corrupción y tráfico de influencias, pero suspendió dos años la sentencia. Nicolas Sarkozy fue presidente de 2007 a 2012 y fue declarado culpable de intentar obtener ilegalmente información de un magistrado de alto rango en
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (The Missoulian) — The Montana Highway Patrol is investigating whether a woman was driving drunk when her young son died in a car crash in February. Brecken Beard, 10, of Florence, died Feb. 15 while riding in the front passenger seat of his mom’s white Mazda.
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By now it’s well known that Facebook has a misinformation problem. The company has tried to address it in various ways, from labeling false claims to reducing its visibility in users’ feeds. But a new study from researchers at New York University finds that not all misinformation on Facebook is created equal when you factor
Continue Reading The winter storm that left much of the nation covered in snow and ice last month also caused gun sales to cool down a bit after heating up in January following the Capitol Hill insurrection. Gun retailers across the country still managed to sell more firearms last month than in any February since 2016, according
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AUSTIN, Texas — CVS Pharmacy is now offering Covid-19 vaccines to teachers, daycare and preschool workers in Texas. The pharmacy was previously only offering appointments to essential workers, people 65 years and older, or those 16+ with chronic medical conditions. The news comes one day after President Joe Biden directed states to start prioritizing teachers
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The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States for the first time outside of a clinical trial. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the first to receive the vaccine at the Schottenstein Center, in Columbus, Ohio, an arena where mass vaccines are taking place, just days after it was
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Alamo Drafthouse, the movie theater chain beloved by fans for its boozy milkshakes, theme nights and strict no-talking rules, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Austin-based company, which owns about 40 theaters in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 and agreed to sell “substantially all its assets” to a group of
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An air base hosting US, Iraqi and coalition forces in Iraq was targeted on Wednesday by at least 10 rockets, US coalition officials said. The Al-Asad air base was struck by grad missiles, Iraqi officials said earlier Wednesday. There are no reports of casualties or damage, and no group immediately claimed responsibility. The attack came
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports at the K-12 and college levels, launching Republicans into a potentially fraught debate over a thorny social issue. Rep. Barbara Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, introduced the “Protecting
Continue Reading After losing her marketing job due to the pandemic and then gaining 40 pounds, Remi Bader, 25, began spending more time on TikTok. She built up a following by posting about clothing items not fitting her correctly and her struggle to find larger sizes in New York City stores. But in early December, Bader, who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The continuing campaign for reparations for Black Tulsans is part of a broader effort of global proportions, panelists on a Zoom conference sponsored by the University of Oklahoma College of Law said Tuesday. “We see reparations activity taking place throughout America, throughout the
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Brittany Smart has spent months tending to the Covid-19 patients who poured into Texas hospitals as the virus raged across the state — and the country. It has been devastating, the ICU nurse told CNN Tuesday night, speaking right after the end of another shift. Health care workers had begun to see a light at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Flint, Michigan (WNEM ) — After spending more than two decades behind bars, the very drug that put him there is providing Michael Thompson with a new, life-changing opportunity. Thompson launched a new career on Tuesday, March 2 in the cannabis industry. “Oh, it’s been like heaven. It’s
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Nicaragua informó este martes a través de una nota de prensa sobre el hallazgo de 6 cadáveres en el municipio de Bluefields, Región Autónoma del Caribe Sur del país, RACS, a más de 833 kilómetros al sureste de la capital Managua. Según el comunicado, el lunes, un ciudadano
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — A personal text from your favorite entertainer would make most of us feel giddy but excitement turned to worry for a country music fan in Omaha. Linda Jones met the country music legend briefly 40 years ago. “I shook his hand, he was just
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President Joe Biden is still working through the process of replacing Neera Tanden’s failed Office of Management and Budget director nomination, as congressional Democrats ramp up pressure for Shalanda Young, a well-respected congressional staffer, according to multiple officials. With Tanden’s nomination on the ropes for more than a week, White House officials have been quietly
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https://youtu.be/4yUjP-XRcsc Temperatures will warm to the 70s this afternoon but cool a few degrees Thursday behind a cold front. A storm system will pass by to the north today and bring a slight chance for scattered showers. Expect windy conditions Thursday afternoon.
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Mitt Romney, Republican US senator from Utah. Romney is the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee. Personal Birth date: March 12, 1947 Birth place: Detroit, Michigan Birth name: Willard Mitt Romney Father: George W. Romney, former governor of Michigan Mother: Lenore (LaFount) Romney Marriage: Ann (Davies)
Continue Reading Sen. Susan Collins, a key moderate Republican from Maine, said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, further securing a likely successful confirmation for one of President Joe Biden’s nominees. “After examining Representative Deb Haaland’s qualifications, reviewing her hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and meeting
Continue Reading The Department of Defense inspector general has issued a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson during his time serving as the top White House physician, concluding that he made “sexual and denigrating” comments about a female subordinate, violated the policy for drinking alcohol while on a presidential trip and took prescription-strength sleeping medication that prompted
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For the past year, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s sidekick has been a blue and pink-spiked model of the Covid-19 virus. And now, he’s making sure his educational tool has a long life post-pandemic. Fauci has donated the 3D model to the national medicine and science collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Al menos cinco personas fallecieron y otras tres permanecen en terapia intensiva luego de caerse del cuarto piso de la universidad UPEA en Bolivia cuando cedió una de las barandas del edificio, confirmó el ministro de Gobierno Carlos Eduardo del Castillo en su cuenta de Twitter. El accidente se produjo este martes
Continue Reading In the years prior to taking office, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and many of their administration’s top officials harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s lack of action against Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden is now facing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) — As some Canadian provinces open COVID-19 vaccinations to their oldest residents, experts say meeting up with older loved ones who’ve received the vaccine remains a dilemma. On Monday, health officials in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia began offering appointments to have residents
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new poll has found that the desire among Canadians to drop the monarchy is at the highest level recorded in the past 12 years. The poll, conducted by Research Co., found that 45 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they would prefer
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