WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. officials say they found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November’s presidential election. That’s according to government reports Tuesday affirming the integrity of the contest won by President Joe Biden. But U.S. officials say they did track a “broader array” of foreign
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Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Third-grader Ike Palter has memorized the first 140 digits of pi. The Arlington boy told WBZ-TV this latest talent is because there hasn’t been much else to do during the coronavirus pandemic. “During coronavirus, there wasn’t many things to do, so memorizing pi was
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Any resident of Oklahoma can now get the Covid-19 vaccine — but it’s not because of the state’s health department. Instead, Oklahomans have several Native tribes to thank. Last week, the Chickasaw Nation opened up Covid-19 vaccine appointments to all Oklahoma residents, regardless of whether they are citizens of the tribe. Other tribes headquartered in
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The Senate confirmed Isabel Guzman to lead the Small Business Administration on Tuesday, giving her a key role in implementing the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. The vote was 81 to 17. The new SBA administrator will oversee the Paycheck Protection Program, the over $687 billion loan initiative that has helped millions of
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Experts are worried some Americans are letting up too early — at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening to wipe out the progress the US has made in its battle against Covid-19. At least a dozen state leaders have eased Covid-19 restrictions this month, often citing improving Covid-19 trends and growing vaccination numbers.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLENWOOD, Maryland (WJZ) — Police are investigating a report of graffiti at a Howard County middle school as a hate crime, officials said Monday. The graffiti happened Saturday at Glenwood Middle School. Police said someone spraypainted over the word “Black” on a Black Lives Matter marquee at the
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(CNN) — La directora ejecutiva de la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (EMA) dice que actualmente están convencidos de que los beneficios de la vacuna de AstraZeneca contra el covid-19 superan el riesgo de efectos secundarios. «Actualmente estamos … todavía estamos firmemente convencidos de que los beneficios de la vacuna AstraZeneca en la prevención del covid-19
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — While running near Sevier Park this weekend, Metro Police said, a female Belmont student was nearly kidnapped when a minivan with two men inside tried to pull her into the vehicle. The 22-year-old woman narrowly avoided being abducted on Battlefield Drive at 1 pm on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee (WSMV) — After a mother accused a Springfield Middle School baseball coach of racial discrimination and was subsequently banned from games after using racial slurs herself, the coach’s sister-in-law is going to bat for him. A Springfield Middle School parent was suspended after yelling those slurs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — A mother is being touted as a hero after a near-deadly car crash on Highway 99 near Crows Landing Road over the weekend. The California Highway Patrol says street racers were splitting traffic when they struck several cars, including a white SUV driven by
Continue Reading The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday released an assessment of foreign threats to the 2020 US federal elections. The report found that Russia’s efforts were aimed at “denigrating President Biden’s candidacy and the Democratic Party, supporting former President Trump, undermining public confidence in the electoral process, and exacerbating sociopolitical divisions in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — The St. Louis County family courts can be an emotional venue for child custody battles. Multiple women are making their cases public to shine a light on a system they claim is all about the money. Cortney Nolan said her contentious divorce
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Dick’s Sporting Goods knows Lululemon’s ABC pants are a hit. So it wants to create its own version. On Tuesday the sporting goods chain launched a new men’s private-label athleisure brand: VRST. The line, which features pants, joggers, shorts, tees and sweatshirts ranging $30 to $120, is positioned to appeal to the “modern active man
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This story contains spoilers about the season finale of “The Bachelor” that aired Monday night. It was the finale “Bachelor” fans were waiting for. Matt James ended up handing out his final rose and, surprisingly, it went to Rachael Kirkconnell, who has been in the headlines recently after photos of her at an antebellum plantation-themed
Continue Reading For millions of kids across the country, it may soon be back-to-school time — finally. After a long and incredibly hard year, the pieces of this complex puzzle seem to be falling together. Last month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out new guidelines for reopening schools, highlighting five key mitigation strategies
Continue Reading (CNN) — Venezuela no aprobará el uso de la vacuna AstraZeneca contra el covid-19, anunció este lunes la vicepresidenta del país, Delcy Rodríguez, citando «complicaciones de lo que les ha ocurrido a quienes han sido vacunados» con ella. Dijo que el presidente Nicolás Maduro no otorgaría una licencia para el uso de la vacuna en
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For many people of color, hearing Meghan Markle speak about racism within the royal family was, though shocking, not exactly surprising. And one of those people was former first lady Michelle Obama. In an interview with Jenna Bush Hager on NBC’s “Today” show, Obama spoke about her thoughts on Markle’s experiences with the family. “Race
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un reservista del ejército acusado de asaltar el Capitolio de EE.UU. es un conocido supremacista blanco y simpatizante nazi en la base naval donde trabajaba como contratista, e incluso fue reprendido por lucir un distintivo «bigote de Hitler», dijeron los fiscales en un nuevo reporte. Los fiscales federales revelaron el viernes que la
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CANUTILLO, Texas — When you think of high schools, you think of cafeterias you can’t hear yourself think in, bustling hallways and packed classrooms. But due to Covid-19, those sights and sounds are no longer. The new norm of school is cafeterias with no more than two people at a table with a clear divider
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Zoo Atlanta recently celebrated the births of twin golden lion tamarins, born on Feb. 11. The infants, who are now a month old, are the offspring of parents Blixx and Tiete. While twin births are common for the species, the first month of
Continue Reading After serving as a home away from home for astronauts over the last 20 years, the International Space Station has become the host for unique bacterial inhabitants. And these microbes could prove useful. Four strains of bacteria, three of which were previously unknown to science, have been found on the space station. They may be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways including how we adopt pets. The Nebraska Humane Society was forced to redo its procedures to integrate safety precautions. Although their virtual adoption services are proving to be successful, there are some animals who
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a stark warning Tuesday about how Republicans would grind the chamber to a halt if Democrats changed the filibuster rules, leading to a “completely scorched earth Senate.” The Kentucky Republican defended the 60-vote threshold on the legislative filibuster in a floor speech, cautioning Democrats that if they moved to
Continue Reading A larger-than-life bronze statue of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on display in her hometown of Brooklyn. The 7-foot-tall, 650-pound statue was unveiled last week at City Point Brooklyn, a mixed-use development about a half mile away from the Brooklyn Bridge. It was created by Australian artists Gillie and Marc, who
Continue Reading Count Dick Durbin among the growing chorus of voices on the liberal left who believe the time has come to jettison the Senate’s legislative filibuster. The Illinois Democrat, who also serves as the Senate Majority Whip — the No. 2 leadership position in the party — went very public with his issues with the way
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — At least three people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Hawaii were later infected with the virus. The Department of Health calls it break through cases. Doctors KITV4 spoke with said they’re not surprised and people should not be alarmed. According to the Centers for Disease
Continue Reading Three months after the Army punished several senior officers following an independent investigation into the climate and culture at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas prompted by the killing of 20-year-old soldier Vanessa Guillen and deaths of several other service members, the investigators who carried out the review will appear before Congress on Tuesday.
Continue Reading Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he’s taking executive action to restore voting and other civil rights to former felons as soon as they complete their prison terms — a move that will immediately apply to more than 69,000 formerly incarcerated Virginians. Northam’s action, shared first with CNN, is the latest push to
Continue Reading The US Army initially considered denying a request from Washington, DC’s government for a National Guard deployment ahead of the January 6 rally that led to riots at the US Capitol, according to a Washington Post report published Tuesday. An internal draft memo obtained by the Post argued the US military shouldn’t be required to
Continue Reading Republicans are ramping up their attacks on Democrats over the ongoing crisis at the Southern border, including a new ad campaign accusing President Joe Biden of opening the border instead of focusing on opening schools and businesses. A 30-second digital ad from the American Action Network, an affiliate of the pro-Republican Congressional Leadership Fund, launched
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