In three states, more than 70% of adults have already received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, federal data showed Wednesday — meaning they’ve reached the Biden administration’s new vaccination goal months ahead of the July 4 target. Those three states are New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Two men accused of spraying police with chemical spray, including on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during the Capitol riot will stay in jail as they await trial, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The long-awaited ruling from Judge Thomas Hogan of the DC District Court comes in one of the most closely watched cases
Continue Reading President Joe Biden announced additional steps toward promoting vaccine accessibility, including free rides on Uber and Lyft to vaccination sites, to help meet the administration’s goal of 70% of adults getting at least one coronavirus shot by July 4. Uber and Lyft will provide free rides to and from vaccination sites until July 4 as
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Click here for updates on this story BUTTE, Montana (The Montana Standard) — There’s nothing left but piles of bricks and charred rubble where the M&M Cigar Store served as an anchor icon to Uptown Butte for 130 years. Nothing but its historic neon sign survived a fire that gutted the building on Friday, leaving
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Broadway will be back. Hit musicals “Hamilton,” “Wicked” and “The Lion King” have announced they will return to the stage on September 14. The news was announced Tuesday on “Good Morning America” by cast members Alexandra Billings, who plays Madame Morrible in “Wicked,” Krystal Joy Brown, who plays Eliza in “Hamilton,” and L. Steven Taylor,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — KC Water is launching a floating wetland project created by three North Kansas City School District students. The launch will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the pond at 81st Street and Troost Avenue. Sixth grade students in NKC’s Students in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN ANDREAS, California (KCRA) — The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man accused of shooting a deputy, taking a 75-year-old woman as a hostage and pointing a gun at his wife. Mark Aitulagi Lavea of Modesto, 47, had a lengthy criminal history dating back to 1989,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque police say a pedestrian was hit and killed late Sunday night on the city’s west side. Police say they were called to a hotel near I-40 and Coors Boulevard late Sunday in response to a suspect throwing rocks at cars in the
Continue Reading Five unaccompanied migrant children, ranging from as young as 11 months to 7 years old, were encountered along the Texas-Mexico border Sunday, according to US Customs and Border Protection. A Border Patrol agent responded to a call from a Maverick County constable concerning the children, the agency said. The agent responded and located five girls
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Less than five months into the year, 11 people walking on the streets of Las Vegas have been hit by a car and killed. That includes a great-grandmother who was on her way to her granddaughter’s birthday party. It happened at Lake Mead and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLAGLER COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An assistant principal at a Flagler County elementary school has been reprimanded after authorizing the use of a spit sock, also called a spit hood, on a third grade student, officials told WESH 2 News. An internal professional standards investigation also determined the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Aletha Gray is asking anyone with information about her son’s murder to connect with Pittsburgh Police. Terrance Jones was her youngest child when he was shot and killed on Aug. 20, 2019. He was just 21 years old. Gray said it’s been especially troubling because
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A lot of Iowans are planning their summer vacations right now, but no one has plans like Austin Schneider and Seth Varner. The pair of college students are coming to your town this summer in their quest to visit every single incorporated town
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Illinois (WDJT) — Ten years to the day since Timmothy Pitzen went missing from Aurora, Illinois, a new age progressed image shows what the boy ight look like today as a teenager. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children created the new age progression image showing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The competitive rental market is costing some prospective tenants hundreds of dollars before they even secure a new home. The rental market has gotten tighter over the last few months, and there are often five to 10 renters who want to move forward on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — An Omaha mother feels like she reliving a nightmare. She and her husband recently learned their son’s lifesaving medication is being taken away. KETV Newswatch 7 first met the family in 2018 shortly after Osama Hamad was diagnosed with a fatal genetic disease called
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(CNN) — Las sirenas sonaron sin parar en Ashkelon, cerca de Gaza, el martes, advirtiendo del lanzamiento de cohetes, mientras el equipo de CNN escuchó al menos 50 explosiones en la ciudad costera israelí. Así evaden los palestinos el sistema antimisil israelí 1:19 Es probable que algunas de las explosiones hayan sido de las defensas
Continue Reading Away from her friends and regular routine, London teenager Eesha Parashara developed an eating disorder during the UK’s first national lockdown, which began last March. Isolation and loneliness, coupled with social media, proved a toxic combination. “When I ate every meal, my stomach would hurt for about an hour,” Parashara, 17, recalled. “Then not going
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For over three decades, Montana police have been trying to identify the skeletal remains of a woman that were found by a bear hunter in Missoula County. Now, police say, they have identified them as belonging to Janet Lee Lucas, a missing mother from Washington. Her remains were found in 1985 and named “Christy Crystal
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When DeShuna Spencer sat in front of her TV to scroll through her options, she noticed a glaring problem: Nobody looked like or was representative of the people she knew. Specifically, there were no Black characters or directors with whom she felt a connection. “I didn’t see my father, my brother, my husband represented,” Spencer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DOWNEY, California (KABC) — A stolen U-Haul suspect who led police on a lengthy chase across Los Angeles and Orange counties before the truck caught fire on the 91 Freeway was taken into custody in the Downey area Tuesday morning. The pursuit began in the Buena Park area
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond has decided it’s too expensive for some shoppers. It’s trying to change that. The chain has launched a new low-price, in-house brand to compete for bargain hunters who’ve been finding cheaper stuff on Amazon and at Target. The company also wants to expand its private label business, which is more profitable
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UPDATE, May 21: A Mesquite woman was indicted Friday on felony charges for the death of her 5-month-old daughter. Prosecutors announced indictments against 23-year-old Danielle Lujan on charges of Child Abuse Resulting in Death and Intentional Child Abuse. Authorities said Lujan will remain held without bond in the Doña Ana County Detention Center while she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — The wildfire season is expected to be a busy one and over the next two years, alongside fire crews will be prison inmates helping to clear debris. Starting July 1, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (AZDFFM) will be able to start putting
Continue Reading US stocks sold off Tuesday and the Dow briefly tumbled more than 600 points around mid-morning, as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw material price spikes, shortages and inflation. Prices are rising all over the place as commodities, shipping costs and more related categories become more expensive. “Although we are coming off a record earnings
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EDEN, Texas — Two sheriff’s deputies have been killed in the central Texas town of Eden and a suspect has been arrested, according to authorities and media reports on Tuesday. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Justin Baker confirmed that the Concho County deputies died, but he said further details would be released in a
Continue Reading “Well, thank you for doing my podcast,” CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta says to the first guest in “Chasing Life.” “Did you know I had a podcast?” he jokes. “Yes,” replies his wife, Rebecca. “It comes on my Alexa every day.” At the end of April, Sanjay said goodbye to the “Coronavirus: Fact
Continue Reading A top Biden administration cybersecurity official warned that cyberattacks on the nation’s infrastructure are “growing more sophisticated, frequent and aggressive,” at a Tuesday hearing focused on a spate of recent incidents impacting the US. “Malicious cyber actors today are dedicating time and resources towards researching, stealing, and exploiting vulnerabilities, using more complex attacks to avoid
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Today Mayor London Breed announced a proposal for a new street response team that will provide medical and social service help for people who require immediate assistance, but do not have emergent behavioral health care needs. This proposal is part the City’s effort to
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded a drought emergency Monday across most of the parched state, covering a vast stretch of the central and northern regions of the state as it endures its second major drought in less than a decade. The state of emergency covers about 30% of the state’s population across 39 additional counties,
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