BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — You won’t be able to go shopping at Walmart on Thanksgiving. Walmart announced it will close all U.S. stores on Thanksgiving Day to thank employees for their work during the pandemic. The Arkansas-based retail giant said that in addition to the day off, it helped associates navigate their well being during the
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EL PASO, Texas – All eyes are on Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon next week. Several members of the UTEP track & field team will get a chance at becoming national champions. The Miners will see action in five events at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships on June 9-12. UTEP’s 4X400 meter relay team
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Seven of eight Ohio high school football coaches who allegedly forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it, despite knowing his beliefs forbade him from eating it, have been fired, according to the Canton City School District and the student’s lawyer. They had all been previously suspended. It
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(CNN) — La recuperación del mercado laboral de Estados Unidos se aceleró en mayo, con 559.000 puestos agregados nuevamente a la economía. Es el segundo error consecutivo considerable de las expectativas de los analistas después de una gran decepción en abril. Los economistas habían pronosticado 650.000 puestos de trabajo añadidos en mayo. La tasa de
Continue Reading A man who was previously convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping, and who died in 2016, has been named as a “person of interest” in the death in 2000 of a teenager in Warren, Massachusetts, officials said Thursday. The announcement by the Worcester County District Attorney’s office comes just weeks before the 21st anniversary of
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President Biden announced new incentives for Americans to get Covid-19 vaccines ahead of his July 4 deadline. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump leans into misinformation ahead of a summer rally tour. Monday Flynn says he didn’t endorse Myanmar-style coup after he appears to back plan in video exchange On Memorial Day, Austin reflects on strength
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – A 30-year-old woman is charged with trespassing on school grounds after she allegedly posed as a student in the San Elizario Independent School District, authorities said Friday. Casey Garcia of San Elizario was being held in the El Paso County Detention Facility on $7,900 bond for charges including criminal trespass, tampering
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HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston woman who was charged with tampering with physical evidence in the case of a missing 6-year-old boy kept his body in a storage tote, court documents show. Theresa Balboa was arrested earlier this week after what is believed to be the body of Samuel Olson, who was reported missing May
Continue Reading Crews searching an excavation site at Oaklawn Cemetery for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found five coffins on Thursday afternoon. This brings the total amount of coffins found at the “mass grave feature” to 20 thus far, according to the city of Tulsa. After conducting the majority of the
Continue Reading A group of Democratic members of Congress planned to call on President Joe Biden to form a presidential commission on the January 6 attack at the US Capitol, but they were discouraged by the White House, a congressional source told CNN on Friday. The group, made up of a number of House Democrats with national
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Bad Bunny sigue sorprendiendo a sus seguidores. El puertorriqueño dio a conocer este viernes su nuevo sencillo «Yonaguni», en el que canta algunas frases en japonés. «Yonaguni» es el segundo tema que Benito Martínez —nombre de pila del intérprete— da a conocer en 2021. El primero fue «100 millones» junto a Luar La
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It was a beautiful March afternoon, and as June Tatelman walked her dog in her Boston neighborhood, she was flying high. Tatelman had recently received her second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, and the end of the pandemic was finally in sight. Maybe soon she could play with her grandchildren and return to her volunteer
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A recent increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations among adolescents reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated as well as practicing prevention measures against the coronavirus, according to a study released Friday. The report looked at hospitalization data for 12-to-17-year-olds from a large coronavirus surveillance network. It found 204 adolescents who were likely hospitalized primarily for Covid-19 between
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AGAWAM, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM)) — Eversource workers hosted a Turtle-Palooza to teach others how to protect wildlife Thursday. This turtle protection program is designed to train the energy company’s crews in locating and protecting endangered turtles. There was even a specially trained turtle sniffing dog. Denise Bartone, manager of
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The Department of Defense will “maintain existing policy for the display of unofficial flags” and “not grant an exception to display the Pride flag” at military bases, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement to CNN. Kirby said the decision does not “in any way reflect on the respect and admiration we feel for
Continue Reading (CNN) — La probabilidad de que la temperatura media de la Tierra supere aunque sea de manera temporal un punto de inflexión crucial está aumentando, según la principal organización meteorológica y climática del mundo. La Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) dijo el jueves que ahora hay cerca de un 40% de posibilidades de que la temperatura
Continue Reading It was hard to get enough sleep before the coronavirus pandemic. Sleep problems actually “constitute a global epidemic that threatens health and quality of life for up to 45% of the world’s population,” according to the World Sleep Society, a non-profit organization of sleep professionals dedicated to advancing “sleep health worldwide.” Add to that the
Continue Reading NASA’s new chief is setting up an effort to further study unidentified flying objects within his first month in office. Bill Nelson, the former Florida senator and spaceflight veteran, told CNN Business’ Rachel Crane during a wide-ranging interview on Thursday that it’s not clear to anyone — even in the upper echelons of the US
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YUBA CITY, California (KOVR) — In a story of survival, two men were able to walk away after their plane crashed in rural Nevada County. The engine of the plane suddenly died as they were headed to Reno. The men spoke with CBS13 about their very close call,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — The father of a teenager killed in the latest domestic murder-suicide in North Texas said he didn’t believe the news at first. He said it’s something you think only happens to other people. As police were still investigating the shooting deaths of a
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — San Antonio police are looking for dozens of people who escaped from an 18-wheeler, parked on a road outside of town, in what’s believed to be a case of human smuggling. Residents said they opened the tractor-trailer after hearing loud banging about 2:30 a.m. on Friday and found 60-to-80 people inside
Continue Reading A spike in ransomware attacks cutting across vital American sectors — including summertime mainstays gasoline, meat and vacations — have prompted new urgency inside the Biden administration to formulate a way to respond. The attacks have laid bare for President Joe Biden and senior officials the vulnerabilities that exist in private-sector networks to attacks from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALSIP, Illinois (WBBM) — Her family laid her to rest almost six years ago, but the State of Illinois keeps thinking Shirley Urbauer is still alive. After another mailing for her, Shirley’s family is trying to figure out why. With COVID-19 numbers down and juries back in session
Continue Reading (CNN) — La probabilidad de que la temperatura media de la Tierra supere aunque sea de manera temporal un punto de inflexión crucial está aumentando, según la principal organización meteorológica y climática del mundo. La Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) dijo el jueves que ahora hay cerca de un 40% de posibilidades de que la temperatura
Continue Reading Global food prices rose for the 12th month in a row in May, up nearly 40% year over year, according to the United Nations’ food price index. Last month was also the sharpest monthly rise in average food prices in over a decade, spiking 4.8% from April to May. Abdolreza Abbassian, senior economist for the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — 18th Street in Pilsen is where you can find some of the city’s best food, music and culture. A few blocks away, you can also find some things a community activist calls gross and unsafe. CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory joins her on a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — A community came together to help a woman known for her work to clean up their town. Thanks to their help, the “Auburn Butt Lady” scored herself a new set of wheels. Sally Dawley’s hobby is as addictive as the cigarette itself. “I just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND (KPIX) — Police in Oakland recently announced armed carjackings in the city increased 115 percent over the past 12 months, according to authorities. The number of carjackings in the past year was up to 200 as of Sunday, compared with 93 from June 1, 2019, and May
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Just days after a mother swan died on the Esplanade, there’s been a heartwarming turn of events capturing the father swan taking care of their babies. The mother swan passed away in her nest Monday night. According to the Charles River Esplanade Association, Boston Animal
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Wei Lin always had a reputation for helping others. “He was so kind,” said the 28-year-old’s wife through a translator. “Whenever his friends needed help, he tried his best to help them.” And it was while helping a friend that Lin became the victim of
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