Man returns home from hospital after battling Covid-pneumonia for over 70 days
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Long Island man is back home with his family after spending…
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Facebook, Twitter and Google CEOs grilled by Congress on misinformation
The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced withering criticism from members of Congress on Thursday about their handling of…
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Body of firefighter is found in rubble of an assisted-living center in New York
A residential assisted living center in a suburb of New York City caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving a resident and a…
Continue Reading 70% of El Pasoans 65 and older have at least 1 dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, city officials said
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city officials told reporters Thursday that an estimated 70% of residents who are 65 years of age and older have gotten at…
Continue Reading Sackler family members agree to pay $4.2 billion as part of plan to dissolve OxyContin maker Purdue
Purdue Pharma has filed a restructuring plan to dissolve itself and establish a new company dedicated to programs designed to combat the opioid…
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El Paso and Las Cruces teachers eligible to apply for classroom fund grants
El Paso, Texas — Full-time teachers in the El Paso and Las Cruces area are eligible for resource grants for the 2021-2022 school year from the El…
Continue Reading School’s headmaster resigns after mother alleges he made Black son kneel during apology
Click here for updates on this story UNIONDALE, New York (WCBS) — The headmaster of a Long Island school has resigned…
Continue Reading 100-Year-Old Texan, World War II pilot celebrates lifetimes of breaking gender barriers
Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A World War II pilot, a ship builder and now Martha…
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COVID-19 restrictions did little to stop border drug trafficking
This story by RocÃo Gallegos, Verónica MartÃnez, Gabriela Minjares was first published by La Verdad. Land crossing restrictions imposed by the…
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Texas officials raise death toll of February storm and blackouts to at least 111 people, nearly doubling initial tally
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) –Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That’s nearly…
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Biden says he agrees with Obama that filibuster is ‘a relic of the Jim Crow era’
President Joe Biden said Thursday during the first formal news conference of his presidency that he agreed with former President Barack Obama that…
Continue Reading South Jersey Woman recounts dog being attacked by police K9: ‘Shaking him around like a chew toy’
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLINVILLE, New Jersey (KYW) — A South Jersey mother is opening up about a…
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Olive Garden is raising its wages. That’s not the full story
The company that owns Olive Garden is raising wages in a bid to attract workers. But the move doesn’t go far enough to satisfy critics of a…
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‘One mistake after the other.’ How AstraZeneca went from pandemic hero to villain
After teaming up with Oxford University, AstraZeneca produced a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine in just nine months, a huge achievement that will…
Continue Reading Pandemic Pettiness: Neighbor receives ‘shock collar’ in anonymous Amazon delivery
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento woman called out an anonymous…
Continue Reading 13-year-old poet Melody Ilesanmi to become a published author
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — March is Women’s History Month and this morning we’re…
Continue Reading Rideshare driver shot dead by his own passenger during carjacking
Click here for updates on this story CIHCAGO (WBBM) — The city’s carjacking crisis took a chilling turn this week,…
Continue Reading ‘Had to make sure he was OK’: Good Samaritan hailed a hero after saving officer
Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — An Auburn police officer is recovering at home after a…
Continue Reading High school students accused of posting ‘pro-rape’ speech online
Click here for updates on this story QUINCY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Authorities are looking into a disturbing incident…
Continue Reading Woman’s dream vacation canceled due to COVID, so she explored Baltimore businesses
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — So many of us have had to cancel trips due to the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Wyoming Senate kills bill backed by Donald Trump Jr. in attempt to defeat Liz Cheney
A Wyoming Senate bill to create election runoffs failed on Wednesday, despite Donald Trump Jr.’s campaign to pass it in an attempt to defeat…
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Key takeaways from Biden’s first White House news conference
Convening his first formal news conference Thursday, President Joe Biden stepped into a swirl of issues that have bubbled up at the two-month mark of…
Continue Reading US to resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under Trump
The US will resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under the Trump administration, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda…
Continue Reading GameStop, AMC and other meme stocks are meming again
Meme stocks were back in business Thursday, as investors bought up shares of GameStop, boosting other Reddit-favorite stocks along with it. GameStop…
Continue Reading Georgia bill that would restrict voting access sent immediately to state Senate after House vote
Georgia’s sweeping Republican-backed election-law overhaul bill was sent immediately to the state Senate after it was passed earlier Thursday…
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Children displaced in the Boko Haram conflict are on a path to success thanks to a school prioritizing peace
For more than a decade, Zannah Mustapha has devoted his life to providing hope and peace for children caught in the epicenter of the Boko Haram…
Continue Reading Hugh Hefner Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9, 1926…
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County discusses I-10 Deck Park Plaza proposal for downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners discussed a proposal Thursday from the Paso Del Norte Foundation to cover the stretch of downtown I-10…
Continue Reading Biden slams GOP vote-restriction bills as ‘sick’ and ‘un-American’ while Georgia moves to suppress the vote
President Joe Biden on Thursday slammed a slew of Republican efforts to suppress the vote as “un-American” as Georgia’s state House…
Continue Reading These companies are paying their employees to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
As vaccine eligibility expands across the United States, more companies are offering incentives to get a jab. Many US companies are debating whether…
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