After a year of living in a camper and caring for Covid-19 patients at a hospital, one doctor is finally home. Dr. Tiffany Osborn moved back in with her husband and two children in St. Louis, thanks to the Covid-19 vaccine. Osborn is a professor of surgery and emergency medicine at Washington University and she
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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. Tonight: Bankers are hitting the pandemic wall; gas is going up, just in time for summer road trips; and Prince Harry has a new job. Let’s get into it. LESS ZOOM,
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is threatening to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities over her fury that the Cabinet lacks Asian Americans, adding she found it “incredibly insulting” that a top White House official had pointed to Vice President Kamala Harris’ South Asian roots as sufficient in defending the
Continue Reading From her home in Toronto, Vina Nadjibulla fields hundreds of emails, texts, and phone calls, all about the only person she really wants to hear from. Nadjibulla’s husband, Michael Kovrig, has been detained in China for more than two years, on espionage charges the Chinese government refuses to explain and Canada’s Prime Minister says are
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(CNN) — Krispy Kreme ha ideado una forma de hacer que la vacuna contra el covid-19 sea más dulce. Desde este lunes hasta el final de este año, si llevas su tarjeta de vacunación a cualquier ubicación de Krispy Kreme en EE. UU., puedes obtener una dona glaseada gratis todos los días, dijo la compañía
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A new bald eagle was born in the City of Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The Audubon Society confirmed the Hays bald eagles welcomed an eaglet just after three this morning. The eaglet is the first to come form the three eggs the Hays eagles laid
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — When youth sports games kick off next month, many spectators might be forced to watch from their cars or even wait there until the games are over. “It is going to be a challenge no doubt especially in youth sports because we rely
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a North Carolina Republican who has a history of egregious false claims, posted another one Sunday on Twitter. Cawthorn was criticizing a new $86.9 million federal contract to house some migrant families in hotel rooms as they await legal proceedings to remove them from the US. (Other migrant families are being swiftly
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KETV) — Velma McElderry has now lived through two pandemics. When she was just a toddler at 2 years old in 1918, she and her family made it through the global flu pandemic. Now at 104 years old, the Council Bluffs woman received her first
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAIR OAKS, California (KCRA) — Deputies are investigating after a postal worker found two bodies with apparent gunshot wounds in the Fair Oaks area Monday morning, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Dispatchers got a call from a supervisor around 10:20 a.m. saying one of his postal workers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Teams headed out to the Pine Hills and Lockhart areas on Tuesday to see if eligible homebound individuals would like to get a COVID-19 shot. Orange County’s firefighters paired with crews from the state to get vaccines in the arms of the county’s
Continue Reading Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is threatening to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities over her fury that the Cabinet lacks Asian Americans, adding she found it “incredibly insulting” that a top White House official had pointed to Vice President Kamala Harris’ South Asian roots as sufficient in defending the
Continue Reading Cineworld Group has some big news for movie buffs: Its theaters will get to screen Warner Bros. movies again before they stream, starting next year. The world’s second largest cinema operator said Tuesday that it has signed a multi-year deal to screen the studio’s movies in the United States for 45 days before they are
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This week’s “American Idol” episode was showstopping, but not because of the performances. Contestants Ronda Felton and Funke Lagoke took to the stage to perform a duet of “Tell Him,” originally recorded by Barbra Streisand. While judge Lionel Richie was giving his feedback to the contestants, Lagoke fainted, hitting her face on the stage. The
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The tweet came as a surprise. John McGee, 21, told CNN on Tuesday that he was mindlessly scrolling through Twitter last Monday when he saw Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ post: “Starting tomorrow, ALL new appointments will be open to ALL Mississippians. Get your shot friends – and let’s get back to normal!” Mississippi is one
Continue Reading In 2018, the city of Boulder, Colorado, passed a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Earlier this month, a state district court judge blocked the city from enforcing its ban. On Monday, tragedy struck Boulder when a gunman opened fire in a supermarket, killing 10 people. Authorities have
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After several wild weeks in the spotlight, GameStop’s released financial results for the three months ended January 30 that fell short of Wall Street expectations. Now the gaming retailer is working to turn things around: Along with the earnings report, it outlined changes aimed at transforming itself into “a customer-obsessed technology company that delights gamers,”
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EL PASO, Texas — School is back in session for many Borderland school districts. After the spring break vacation some schools saw an increase in the number of students returning back to in-person learning. “We are seeing the numbers steadily increase in our elementary schools, middle school and high schools,” Dr. Xavier De La Torre,
Continue Reading The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending the Affordable Care Act special enrollment period by three months to August 15, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The change will allow Americans more time to take advantage of benefits granted through the Covid relief law — including increased federal subsidies to reduce premiums. “As a
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser released a statement Tuesday afternoon voicing support for the communities in Boulder, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia. Both are now dealing with the pain and aftermath of the country’s latest mass shootings. “Our prayers are with the citizens of these communities as they deal with the effects
Continue Reading 7-Eleven wants to get in on the growing popularity of fast food drive-thrus. So it’s opening one for its taco restaurant. The convenience store chain said Tuesday that it is opening a Laredo Taco location with a drive-thru in Dallas. Typically, Laredo Taco locations can be found in 7-Eleven stores themselves. This is the first
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El Paso, Texas — A Socorro family is mourning the loss of their 1-year-old Australian Shepherd, Athena, after she suffered from a heatstroke that the family believes happened during a routine visit to a local groomers. “Athena was super playful. She was shy at first but when she warmed up she really warmed up to
Continue Reading A New York State Assembly committee that is conducting an impeachment investigation into Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly met with attorneys for the first time on Tuesday and promised a wide-ranging review of his conduct, with a scope that will go beyond sexual harassment allegations and his handling of nursing home deaths due to Covid-19.
Continue Reading Robinhood filed confidentially for an IPO on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business, a development that shows the trading startup is forging ahead despite a recent series of public-relations nightmares. The filing, which Robinhood confirmed in a brief statement Tuesday afternoon, demonstrates how confident the company is in its growth prospects
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Humans aren’t the only ones ready to say goodbye to snow and hello to spring. Birds are starting to migrate back to the Quad Cities and plants are just about ready to poke out of the ground. But for a few species of frogs,
Continue Reading When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward the danger. He was the first Boulder police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store Monday afternoon. The 51-year-old quickly lost his life trying to save others. As Colorado and the
Continue Reading The Pentagon said Tuesday it has received a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at Joint Base San Antonio and Fort Bliss in Texas. “We’ll analyze it and evaluate it, just like we would any other request for assistance,” Pentagon spokesperson retired Adm. John Kirby said
Continue Reading (CNN) — Noruega tiene el visto bueno para construir lo que se anuncia como el primer túnel de barcos del mundo, diseñado para ayudar a las embarcaciones a navegar por el turbulento mar de Stadhavet. Anunciado por primera vez hace unos años por la Administración Costera de Noruega, este túnel de 1,6 km de largo
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening it. In his first two months in office, Biden has taken several steps to bolster the landmark health reform law, which marks its 11th anniversary on Tuesday, and to embed it even
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The thought of summer camp in the not-too-distant future will likely bring smiles to many parents’ faces. After all, splashing in a pool, getting messy with arts and crafts, and running around a soccer or baseball field is probably a welcome break from nonstop Roblox games, too much time spent on social media, and endless
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