Amid a flurry of changes to voting rules and regulations across the country, the American public is divided over whether the bigger problem with elections in America is that it is too hard to vote or that it is too easy to cheat, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Partisans are on
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President Joe Biden said Friday that K-12 schools “should probably all be open” in the fall for in-person learning after more than a year of most of the country’s kids facing the challenge of remote instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Based on the science and the (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), they
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Click here for updates on this story CANNON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — It’s the sign of an emergency: Loud sirens and flashing lights — but these scenes can be overwhelming for a child with autism. “Sometimes you don’t even know until the responders arrives on scene, but sometimes we will be told by the caller
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WDJT) — A huge sturgeon caught in the Detroit River is one for the record books. The Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office reported Friday, April 30, a native species crew caught a giant sturgeon weighing in at 240 pounds, measuring 6’10’ long, and a girth
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Ahead of International Workers Day, Las Cruces ‘dreamers’ and immigrant advocates called on the federal government Friday to create a pathway to citizenship for essential workers. “My mom is the definition of a hardworking woman,” said Brenda Martinez, a dreamer who said her mother risks her life by cleaning hospitals
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(CNN) — Este es un vistazo a los datos más importantes sobre Alexey Navalny (a veces se escribe Alexei, Aleksei), líder de la oposición en Rusia y crítico del Kremlin. Datos personales Fecha de nacimiento: 4 de junio de 1976 Lugar de nacimiento: Butyn, Unión Soviética Nombre de nacimiento: Alexey Anatolyevich Navalny (a veces se escribe
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Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos will not run for reelection in 2022 after a decade in office and disappointing Democrats in her 2020 performance as the chairwoman of the House Democratic campaign arm, she announced Friday. Bustos is one of seven House Democrats serving in districts former President Donald Trump carried in 2020. Her announcement came
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Here’s some background information about the NBA Finals (men’s) and the WNBA Finals (women’s). The finals follow the professional basketball leagues’ regular seasons. 2021 NBA and WNBA Finals May 22, 2021-July 22, 2021 – The NBA Playoffs and Finals are scheduled to take place. September 23, 2021 – The WNBA Playoffs begin. 2020 NBA and
Continue Reading The Biden administration has completed its months-long North Korea policy review, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday. “I can confirm that we’ve completed our DPRK policy review, which was thorough, rigorous and inclusive. We consulted closely with outside experts and our predecessors from several previous administrations, and our way forward draws from their
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(Editor’s note: A warning that some may find the images in the video player above to be disturbing.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 has obtained new video showing the Las Cruces police officer who helped take down a cop killer. Officer Adrian de la Garza used a “pit maneuver” to stop Omar Felix Cueva’s
Continue Reading A new species of tiny, neon orange toadlets was discovered in the mountains of Brazil. This amphibian measures in at just under an inch and is a part of the pumpkin toadlet genus, a collection of tiny, bright-colored toads, according to a study published Wednesday in PLOS One. First believed to belong to an existing
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Friday marked the start of New Mexico’s updated color-coded framework for determining Covid-19 risks in each of the state’s 33 counties, with state officials saying the changes were aimed at providing a more accurate picture of risk given increasing vaccination rates. By shifting the metrics, more counties were now at a
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Across the country, Americans are getting vaccinated. States and cities are loosening pandemic-related restrictions. And people are heading back to restaurants. According to OpenTable, which has been keeping tabs on the industry using data from the restaurants that employ its reservations platform, the percentage of seated customers at US restaurants open for reservations is hovering
Continue Reading (CNN) — Dos youtubers se enfrentan a la deportación en Bali después de que hicieron un video de broma que mostraba a uno de ellos violando las leyes locales sobre uso de mascarilla. Según los informes, el gobierno local confiscó los pasaportes de Josh Paler Lin y Leia Se y ahora ellos corren el riesgo
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A new review of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring data finds that only 3% of reported reactions after receiving the vaccine are classified as serious — and there have been a total of 17 incidents of severe blood clotting while also experiencing low blood platelet levels. The report, published on Friday by the
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The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ban menthol flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars, including menthol flavor, within the next year, according to an agency announcement Thursday. The aim is to “significantly reduce disease and death” from using these two products. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the
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The Kentucky Derby Racing Commission said they will not take action against United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, owner of this year’s Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality. The KHRA said they received a complaint against Sheikh Mohammed from a group of human rights lawyers and students from the University of Louisville
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Peloton has found its polish slightly fading this year after a prosperous 2020 that catapulted the fitness company into a new stratosphere of popularity. This weekend, it’s engaging in some self-care to reinvigorate itself. It’s bringing its fervent fans together — virtually, of course -— for Homecoming, a free three-day event that can best be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Raleigh, North Carolina (WRAL) — A pair of 17-year-old twins from Enloe Magnet High School are making quite a name for themselves. Not only did the siblings earn more than one million dollars in scholarships, they were accepted into 15 college institutions. Despite the challenges of an unprecedented
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — An urgent manhunt for a guy Mobile County Sheriff’s deputies said could be armed and dangerous. James Caballero is wanted for violating his bond just weeks after deputies said he beat his wife then kidnapped their kids. He was out on a more
Continue Reading As a condition of the emergency use authorizations issued for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, those companies are expected to work toward asking the US Food and Drug Administration for full approval — and some health officials are hoping it will happen soon. These vaccines have been in use since mid-December under emergency use
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools will not mandate the COVID-19 vaccines for students. School Health Program Manager April Baur helps to coordinate the health response for both Asheville City and Buncombe County schools, and she said both districts are leaning on
Continue Reading The seven-day average of new Covid-19 deaths in the United States hit its lowest point since July 2020, a CNN analysis of Johns Hopkins University data found Thursday. As of Wednesday, 684 new deaths were reported, the JHU data showed, which is about an 80% drop since January. Since the beginning of 2021, the seven-day
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, outdoor student athletes and officials won’t have to wear masks during their games. They can go without masks as long as they’re actively participating. “I think it’s amazing,” said Ricardo Nunez, a varsity baseball player at Erwin High
Continue Reading As the humanitarian crisis continues in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the US Agency for International Development is warning that the area could face famine if aid organizations are not granted unfettered access to the millions in urgent need of assistance. Emily Dakin, a top USAID official working on the ground in Tigray, told CNN this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Two Men and a Truck Milwaukee owner Tim Lightner and Milwaukee Women’s Center manager Shamika May joined CBS 58 to talk about a new initiative. The initiative is called Movers for Moms and this year is aiming to collect essential care and comfort items for
Continue Reading One hundred million adults in the United States are now fully vaccinated, White House coronavirus response director Jeff Zients announced Friday. “That’s a hundred million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they’re protected from the virus,” Zients told reporters at a White House
Continue Reading A relative of Andrew Brown Jr., who was fatally shot by deputy sheriffs last week, has offered a different account of what happened in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, when police fired on the 42-year-old Black man. The new account underscores the differences that have already emerged between Brown’s family and the Pasquotank District Attorney. Brown
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BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has suspended British actor and producer Noel Clarke following allegations of sexual misconduct. The body told CNN in a statement on Friday that it had made the decision to suspend Clarke’s membership, along with his recent award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, “in light of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Friday morning brought a couple of traffic snarls along Interstate 10 in Las Cruces, with separate incidents involving a truck jackknife and a vehicle fire. In the first incident, a semi-truck jackknifed into a dump truck along I-10 eastbound, injuring at least one person and leaving wreckage strewn in a
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