As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in the US might not have a bank account to eye or a mailbox to open — or even a check on the way. People experiencing homelessness are at risk of
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Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A sergeant with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office woke up after being on advanced life support. Sgt. Nate Kyelberg is now recovering at a different facility. CBS4 first told you about Kyelberg in February when he contracted COVID-19. He was put on life
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Martin Yucha has so much to be thankful for. Yucha is a cancer survivor from Warren County who desperately needed a liver transplant. Anthony Cernera is a semi-pro skydiver and philanthropist from Connecticut who gives himself to complete strangers, a mission that started in 2016.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Hundreds of migrant teens have apparently begun arriving in North Texas and the big question is how the federal government will keep them safe. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas is opening as a temporary shelter. Shortly after 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, March
Continue Reading ‘Serial stowaway’ Marilyn Hartman is being held without bond following her arrest at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday after she left the residential facility where she was being electronically monitored. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office told CNN in a statement that it was notified that she had left the facility around noon Tuesday, and
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Burns to be President Joe Biden’s CIA director, approving his nomination with no objections after Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz lifted his hold. The Senate cleared Burns’ nomination by voice vote on the floor Thursday. With his confirmation, Biden now has his full team of top national security officials
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two first dates went horribly wrong when unsuspecting men showed up to see a woman they met online but instead were beaten by masked men. One of the men was hospitalized and is in fair condition. The second man, who was punched in the face
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A bipartisan group of senators is looking to bring the Supreme Court to television, aiming to have the high court reach a new technological frontier after nearly a year of hearing arguments via teleconference due to the coronavirus pandemic. Senate Majority Whip and Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and Sen. Chuck Grassley, the committee’s top
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UPDATE: The New Mexico Senate ended an hours-long session, that stretched until 3 a.m. Friday, without taking a vote on the bill that would legalize cannabis in New Mexico. The senate was discussing other bills Thursday night and did not get to the marijuana bill. The senate adjourned until noon Friday, at which time it
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We don’t yet know exactly what motivated the alleged killer of eight people at Atlanta area spas on Tuesday night, six of whom were Asian American women. But we do know that hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the start of the Covid pandemic in the US. Asian Americans have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 10-year-old boy told his mother he didn’t have any friends, and that’s when his mom took action to prove him wrong. And the turnout and community support was more than his mom could ever have imagined. As JoJo Ragsdale scrambled into a chair
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A Sacramento County family says an Amazon driver stole from a shrine honoring a baby in their front yard. Surveillance video shows what looks like an average Amazon delivery. A truck rounds a corner near Calvine Road and Highway 99 and looks ready to drop
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Wall Street stumbled on Thursday, with energy and tech stocks selling off, and the 10-year Treasury bond yield climbing to a new 13-month high. Just a day after remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appeased the market, all bets are off again. All three stock indexes closed in the red. The Dow finished down
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — An innocent Bay Area man who was bitten by a police K9 during an incident last June when he was sleeping on his own property is now looking for justice. Newly released body-cam footage from Palo Alto Police and Mountain View Police
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News organizations are at risk of “creating false connections and misinformation” when they write headlines that suggest a link between vaccinations and deaths or other health problems where one does not necessarily exist, according to a new study published by the non-partisan non-profit organization Advance Democracy. The findings, which were provided to CNN Business, show
Continue Reading In the wake of Tuesday’s shootings in Atlanta, President Joe Biden has raised concerns about the spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans and tasked two senior advisers to convene listening sessions on the issue. But he has not mentioned anything about guns or gun reform in his public remarks or tweets on the incident,
Continue Reading Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But progress toward solving major economic sources of strain — including disputes over tech and trade — is unlikely. US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake
Continue Reading An Arizona House Democrat reintroduced legislation this week to permanently protect a sacred Apache site in the state from a mining company that’s planning to build a copper mine there. Rep. Raúl Grijalva introduced the Save Oak Flat Act on Monday to provide permanent protection for Oak Flat, or Chi’chil Bildagoteel, in the Tonto National
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — An elderly woman being attacked on Market Street in San Francisco Wednesday – the latest victim in a wave of attacks on Asians in the Bay Area – turned the tables on her assailant, leaving him with injuries that required a trip to the
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s push to dramatically expand distribution of Covid-19 vaccines Thursday, with the nation on the cusp of meeting his goal of injecting 100 million doses in his first 100 days in office — on Day 58 of his presidency. “I’m proud to announce that tomorrow, 58 days
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUNNYVALE, California (KPIX) — At the start of the pandemic many bay area neighbors found ways to stay connected while still remaining physically distanced. It was a year ago when a group of neighbors in Sunnyvale decided that they were not going to stay inside, all cooped up.
Continue Reading Five Below wants to win more teen shoppers with novelty stores and cheap prices. The toy, game, room decoration and tech accessory store targets teens and tweens as its key customers and sells most of its stuff for — as its name suggests — under $5. It said Wednesday that it will open 170 to
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Sintoniza CNN el jueves a las 3 pm ET para ver la entrevista exclusiva completa de Christiane Amanpour con el expresidente de Brasil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (CNN) — El expresidente de Brasil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hizo un llamado al presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, para que garantice la equidad de
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — El regulador de medicamentos de la Unión Europea ha llegado a la conclusión de que la vacuna Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 es segura de usar después de que varios países de la UE suspendieron sus lanzamientos tras informes de que podría estar relacionada con coágulos de sangre. La directora ejecutiva de la Agencia Europea
Continue Reading The FBI released on Thursday several new video clips of violence toward police during the Capitol riot, as investigators continue their hunt for suspects. The videos — showing graphic moments of rioters beating police with metal poles, stolen shields and chemical sprays — highlight some of the more shocking moments from the riot, such as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — While we live through this pandemic, there’s one epidemic that’s taken a backseat: veterinarians are taking their lives at alarming rates. It’s a trend spanning three decades and professionals in the field want it to stop. Including Dr. Erin Howard, DVM, a veterinarian for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its elephants’ arrival from Swaziland, in South Africa, with an announcement that the herd is growing — by one. Dennis Pate, zoo president and CEO, announced Thursday morning that hormone work with
Continue Reading There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday mass shooting deaths of eight people at spas in the Atlanta area, six of whom were Asian women. Police have said it is too early to know the shooter’s
Continue Reading A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last year. Stop AAPI Hate began tracking violence and harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on March 19 last year. From then through the end of 2020, Stop AAPI Hate received a total
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Hands On Nashville is looking for medical volunteers to help out at this Saturday’s mass vaccination event at Nissan Stadium. The group says they are looking for volunteers with active medical licenses who can help administer vaccines. If you are qualified and interested in helping
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