Click here for updates on this story FAIR OAKS, California (KCRA) — Deputies are investigating after a postal worker found two bodies with apparent gunshot wounds in the Fair Oaks area Monday morning, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Dispatchers got a call from a supervisor around 10:20 a.m. saying one of his postal workers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Teams headed out to the Pine Hills and Lockhart areas on Tuesday to see if eligible homebound individuals would like to get a COVID-19 shot. Orange County’s firefighters paired with crews from the state to get vaccines in the arms of the county’s
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is threatening to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities over her fury that the Cabinet lacks Asian Americans, adding she found it “incredibly insulting” that a top White House official had pointed to Vice President Kamala Harris’ South Asian roots as sufficient in defending the
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Cineworld Group has some big news for movie buffs: Its theaters will get to screen Warner Bros. movies again before they stream, starting next year. The world’s second largest cinema operator said Tuesday that it has signed a multi-year deal to screen the studio’s movies in the United States for 45 days before they are
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This week’s “American Idol” episode was showstopping, but not because of the performances. Contestants Ronda Felton and Funke Lagoke took to the stage to perform a duet of “Tell Him,” originally recorded by Barbra Streisand. While judge Lionel Richie was giving his feedback to the contestants, Lagoke fainted, hitting her face on the stage. The
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The tweet came as a surprise. John McGee, 21, told CNN on Tuesday that he was mindlessly scrolling through Twitter last Monday when he saw Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ post: “Starting tomorrow, ALL new appointments will be open to ALL Mississippians. Get your shot friends – and let’s get back to normal!” Mississippi is one
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In 2018, the city of Boulder, Colorado, passed a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Earlier this month, a state district court judge blocked the city from enforcing its ban. On Monday, tragedy struck Boulder when a gunman opened fire in a supermarket, killing 10 people. Authorities have
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After several wild weeks in the spotlight, GameStop’s released financial results for the three months ended January 30 that fell short of Wall Street expectations. Now the gaming retailer is working to turn things around: Along with the earnings report, it outlined changes aimed at transforming itself into “a customer-obsessed technology company that delights gamers,”
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EL PASO, Texas — School is back in session for many Borderland school districts. After the spring break vacation some schools saw an increase in the number of students returning back to in-person learning. “We are seeing the numbers steadily increase in our elementary schools, middle school and high schools,” Dr. Xavier De La Torre,
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending the Affordable Care Act special enrollment period by three months to August 15, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The change will allow Americans more time to take advantage of benefits granted through the Covid relief law — including increased federal subsidies to reduce premiums. “As a
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser released a statement Tuesday afternoon voicing support for the communities in Boulder, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia. Both are now dealing with the pain and aftermath of the country’s latest mass shootings. “Our prayers are with the citizens of these communities as they deal with the effects
Continue Reading 7-Eleven wants to get in on the growing popularity of fast food drive-thrus. So it’s opening one for its taco restaurant. The convenience store chain said Tuesday that it is opening a Laredo Taco location with a drive-thru in Dallas. Typically, Laredo Taco locations can be found in 7-Eleven stores themselves. This is the first
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El Paso, Texas — A Socorro family is mourning the loss of their 1-year-old Australian Shepherd, Athena, after she suffered from a heatstroke that the family believes happened during a routine visit to a local groomers. “Athena was super playful. She was shy at first but when she warmed up she really warmed up to
Continue Reading A New York State Assembly committee that is conducting an impeachment investigation into Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly met with attorneys for the first time on Tuesday and promised a wide-ranging review of his conduct, with a scope that will go beyond sexual harassment allegations and his handling of nursing home deaths due to Covid-19.
Continue Reading Robinhood filed confidentially for an IPO on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business, a development that shows the trading startup is forging ahead despite a recent series of public-relations nightmares. The filing, which Robinhood confirmed in a brief statement Tuesday afternoon, demonstrates how confident the company is in its growth prospects
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Humans aren’t the only ones ready to say goodbye to snow and hello to spring. Birds are starting to migrate back to the Quad Cities and plants are just about ready to poke out of the ground. But for a few species of frogs,
Continue Reading When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward the danger. He was the first Boulder police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store Monday afternoon. The 51-year-old quickly lost his life trying to save others. As Colorado and the
Continue Reading The Pentagon said Tuesday it has received a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at Joint Base San Antonio and Fort Bliss in Texas. “We’ll analyze it and evaluate it, just like we would any other request for assistance,” Pentagon spokesperson retired Adm. John Kirby said
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(CNN) — Noruega tiene el visto bueno para construir lo que se anuncia como el primer túnel de barcos del mundo, diseñado para ayudar a las embarcaciones a navegar por el turbulento mar de Stadhavet. Anunciado por primera vez hace unos años por la Administración Costera de Noruega, este túnel de 1,6 km de largo
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening it. In his first two months in office, Biden has taken several steps to bolster the landmark health reform law, which marks its 11th anniversary on Tuesday, and to embed it even
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The thought of summer camp in the not-too-distant future will likely bring smiles to many parents’ faces. After all, splashing in a pool, getting messy with arts and crafts, and running around a soccer or baseball field is probably a welcome break from nonstop Roblox games, too much time spent on social media, and endless
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — Everyone who lives or works in Miami Beach is hoping for a much calmer week and weekend ahead. Still, the tumultuous couple of days of spring break trouble has been more than enough for some people. Faced with a pandemic and unruly crowds
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Over 400 guns were turned in during Los Angeles’ anonymous gun buyback program over the weekend. According to police, 304 guns were turned in Saturday at the Van Nuys site and 140 were collected at the South Los Angeles site. Owners received gift
Continue Reading President Joe Biden, facing his first major decision about American troops abroad, has found himself weighing competing instincts: to wind down the 20-year war in Afghanistan, a position he’s held for more than a decade, or to remain in the hopes of avoiding a Taliban takeover. The decision, which administration and congressional sources said could
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A U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles sometime over Saturday and Sunday. The firing of the two missiles had been previously unreported. The Washington Post was first to report that the launches had taken place. Curiously, neither North Korea nor South Korea had acknowledged the firing of the two
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El senador colombiano Gustavo Petro dijo este martes en Twitter que abandonó un hospital donde se había internado por una «neumonía leve», producto del covid-19. «En este momento estoy bien y sin síntomas», escribió el exalcalde de Bogotá y excandidato presidencial. Gustavo Petro, su esposa e hija menor dan positivo por covid-19
Continue Reading The bender appears to be over for booming booze sales sparked by the pandemic. For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across the United States forcing Americans to stay home, retail alcohol sales have fallen. That’s according to newly released data from Nielsen, which reported that total sales declined 1.9% for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The death of Texas Roadhouse Founder and CEO Kent Taylor is raising awareness about the potential long-term effects of COVID-19. Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor (Credit: Texas Roadhouse) Taylor died by suicide last week after suffering from unbearable symptoms related to the virus,
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Tuesday used the latest mass shooting to offer his most vocal push for gun control since taking office, saying the deaths of 10 people at a grocery store in Colorado should jolt Washington and the nation into action. It was a message past presidents have also wielded to disappointing results. But
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Last year the State of Illinois mailed him the social security numbers of over a dozen strangers. This year, Joe Urbauer may be the canary in the coal mine for a new scam. The Illinois Department of Employment Security is investigating how his mother was
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