(CNN) — Si crees que la inmunidad colectiva es la meta de esta pandemia, es hora de un baño de realidad. La inmunidad colectiva frente al covid-19 podría aparecer y desaparecer, dicen los científicos. O puede que nunca la alcancemos. «Hay muchas cosas que tenemos que hacer para llegar a la inmunidad colectiva», dijo el
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance with gender transition, defense officials told The Associated Press. The new department regulations allow transgender people who meet military standards
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On Tuesday, Amanda Kloots marked the one-year anniversary of the day she took her husband, Nick Cordero, to the Cedar Sinai hospital before losing him to Covid-19 in July. “With Covid restrictions in place, we didn’t know which entrance was even open, so I left him on the corner,” she posted in the caption of
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Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — For 18 years, Jose Reymundo has walked through the streets of Fresno, selling paletas. He says the fear of being attacked or killed while working has never left him and every time a fellow street vendor is killed, it’s hard to get over. Reymundo
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BERLIN (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says there is “no evidence” that would support restricting use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in any population despite reports of rare blood clots associated with the shot. The comments Wednesday by the head of the European Union regulator contradict the advice given a day earlier by an expert
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WASHINGTON, DC — Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States last year, after heart disease and cancer, according to provisional data released on Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death rate from 2019 to 2020 increased by 15.9%, going up from 715.2 to 828.7 deaths
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The empty middle seat on airplanes, one of the few advantages of pandemic, is about to disappear. Delta Air Lines, the last remaining US airline to keep middle seats unbooked, has lifted that prohibition as of May 1, the company announced Wednesday. It is another sign of a rebound in demand for air travel and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Opposing opinions at a public meeting in Saraland Tuesday night over Alabama Power’s plan to seal coal ash in place at it’s Barry Power Plant in Mobile County. Not everyone’s on board with that plan. Those on the other side want the coal ash
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Today, transgender and nonbinary people around the world will recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility. With transgender visibility in the US at an all-time high in politics, media and sports, today is a day for allies and advocates to show up and show support. Here’s what you should know. How did it start? Transgender Day
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un mensaje de la modelo y cantante brasileña Xuxa, ícono del entretenimiento en la década de los 90, ha causado polémica. Xuxa se pronunció en sus redes sociales sobre la crítica situación de su país por el covid-19. «Yo maté a mi mamá», son las impactantes palabras que se escuchan en una
Continue Reading Just eight months ago, Huawei reached its longtime goal of becoming the world’s biggest smartphone maker. Now, it is not even in the top three. On Wednesday, the Chinese tech giant acknowledged that its smartphone business was suffering as US sanctions continue to stifle its growth, cutting off the company’s ability to obtain critical components
Continue Reading There are three Covid-19 vaccines authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration, and they all required that each vaccine manufacturer conduct clinical trials with tens of thousands of volunteers to ensure that the vaccines are safe and effective. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen participated in a clinical trial for the Johnson & Johnson
Continue Reading An off-duty Minneapolis firefighter who was rebuffed from rendering aid to George Floyd last May returned to the stand in Derek Chauvin’s trial on Wednesday, a day after her cross-examination grew contentious. Genevieve Hansen testified on Tuesday she was out for a walk on her day off and came upon Floyd in clear medical distress
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILSON’S CREEK, Caldwell County (WLOS) — A North Carolina man is jailed after deputies said he shot and killed a family pet and the de facto mascot of a popular country store. Caldwell County Sherriff’s Office officials said “Rocky,” a 120-pound Rottweiler, was laying on the porch at
Continue Reading Jeff Mosely’s job revolves around keeping students engaged in the classroom — but with many classrooms online only during the Covid-19 pandemic, that has become a challenge. And it’s a challenge he takes personally, as the executive director of academic programs for Marietta City Schools in the suburbs of Atlanta. “When you can’t find a
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President Joe Biden believes Americans “deserve better information” about the origin of Covid-19 and further steps from the global community, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday after the release of a World Health Organization report that said the pandemic is very likely to have started with transmission from one animal to another, and
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is no joke. The huge — more than $2 trillion — proposal he will unveil Wednesday covers an expansive and vital policy area that became a Washington punch line in the Trump administration and resulted in painful dashed hopes for previous presidents. For Biden, infrastructure is about far more than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VANCEBORO, Craven County (WLOS) — A jury has found Jeffrey Acker guilty of second degree murder for the 2018 killing of Carolyn Patterson. He has also been deemed guilty of felonious robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony larceny of a motor vehicle. Acker will face 30 to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A south suburban woman said she received a confirmation text message about a COVID vaccine shot, but said she has not yet signed up for one. The text appears to be a part of a scheme that the federal government has been warning the public
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUKEGAN, Illinois (WLS) — Waukegan’s Board of Education met Tuesday night as it considers changing the names of two of its schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Daniel Webster Middle School. Jefferson, who was the nation’s third president, owned slaves. Webster was a former senator who supported slavery.
Continue Reading My Bloody Valentine have signed with Domino and the band’s music is now available to stream. The “dreampop” quartet’s most recent album was 2013’s “m b v,” which was a surprise release,. The group’s 1988 album, “Isn’t Anything” and 1991’s “Loveless” have also been made available widely for the first time ever. Domino will also
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland Public Schools will be heading back to class in just a few short days but it’s not the classrooms that have some parents worried. “As an adult, I feel uncomfortable over there at times as well, so I don’t know how kids could
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Equipos de 25 personas llevan a cabo labores de rescate en el lugar donde el pasado viernes se registró un deslizamiento de tierra en una mina en el municipio de Neira, a orillas del río Cauca, departamento de Caldas, en el centro de Colombia. La Agencia Nacional de Minería de Colombia (ANM)
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced a Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for a bank fraud scheme where he would recruit others, including minors, to deposit fraudulent checks into their personal bank accounts and withdraw cash. Marcus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Five inmates and five families want to give their loved ones a second chance at freedom. “They just sent him away forever,” Claudia Perkins-Milton said. “I just want him to come home,” Janice Murphy said. But most of these men are facing life sentences some
Continue Reading Pop superstar Britney Spears says she was reduced to tears by a documentary that explored her career and high-profile conservatorship battle with her father. “Framing Britney Spears,” which aired in February, profiled the singer’s traumatic life in the spotlight and delved into the court-sanctioned conservatorship that gives her father, Jamie Spears, power over her finances
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Proper Cannabis in St. Louis County is the first company in Missouri to be licensed to grow and manufacture medical marijuana under one roof. The company began production Tuesday. “Today we’re making gumdrops. Blood orange strawberry is the flavor,” said Proper’s Culinary
Continue Reading Rep. Matt Gaetz on Tuesday denied that he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old after the New York Times reported that, according to its sources, the Justice Department was investigating a possible sexual relationship with the girl and whether he paid for her to travel with him. The Florida Republican said in a statement
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Making candles comes naturally for EJ Wood – owner of Untamed Supply in Liberty. But it was other issues, under the surface that was burning him up. He says in the past, if people would ask him his pronouns, he would get angry. Assigned
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Temperatures will run about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday this afternoon. Most locations will see temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s with gusty east winds. Gulf moisture will track into the region Thursday and Friday bringing a chance for scattered showers. High pressure will return on Saturday warming temperatures to the
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