Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kansas (KCTV) — A Kansas City, Kansas mailman is now $100,000 richer thanks to the Kansas Lottery. Paul Johnson hit the top prize in the $10 $100,000 Crossword. “I didn’t realize at first how much I had won,” Johnson said. “I was on my way to the
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has received the vial from the first authorized Covid-19 vaccine dose administered in the United States, along with other artifacts related to the record-breaking vaccine process. Northwell Health, which administered the vaccine, donated the vial from intensive care unit nurse Sandra Lindsay’s Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination. It also donated her
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Investors weren’t making the trademark “oof” Roblox death sound Wednesday. Shares of the popular video game platform debuted on Wall Street and promptly surged more than 40% to $64.50, valuing the company at about $42 billion. Roblox describes itself as a “metaverse” where players can make their own avatars and environments to play in, such
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the widely-respected, veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden has vowed to restore the Justice Department’s reputation for independence. Democrats have praised Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was
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The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign his top legislative priority into law later this week and deliver aid to most American households amid the pandemic. Passage of the bill marks the first major legislative achievement of the new
Continue Reading Thousands of migrant children who crossed the US-Mexico border alone are being held in US Border Patrol custody for more than four days on average in facilities unfit for minors, a dramatic increase from a week ago, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN. The data, dated Tuesday, is the latest indication of the challenge
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Many businesses have been hurt financially from the pandemic. As some stores and shops struggle to survive, one industry has thrived. Honolulu resident Bob Peters picked up the final items needed to complete his lanai expansion. “I need more room. It is a good time
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(CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, planea utilizar el proyecto de ley de ayuda por covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones, que se espera sea aprobado por el Congreso el miércoles, como una plataforma para una transformación generacional de la economía para beneficiar a los estadounidenses menos acomodados y aliviar la pobreza. La
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votó y aprobó el plan de ayuda de covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Biden. Se enviará a la Casa Blanca para que se promulgue como ley. Sigue aquí las actualizaciones. La legislación recibió aprobación final en la cámara después de que el Senado hizo una
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A Florida Senate panel on Wednesday voted to advance a revamped election bill that would ban drop boxes used for mail-in ballots, among other changes, despite bipartisan opposition from local election supervisors. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 90, approved 4-2 along party lines, would also prohibit anyone other than an immediate family member from picking up
Continue Reading The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, adding another African American woman to the ranks of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. She was confirmed 66-34. Vice President Kamala Harris will administer the oath of office and swear in Fudge during a virtual ceremony Wednesday night.
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Golfer Rory McIlroy says his friend and fellow professional Tiger Woods is “feeling better” and is hopeful to be transferred to his home in Florida in the “next week or so.” World No. 11 McIlroy, appearing on Tuesday’s “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” was asked by the television host if he had heard from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — A funeral was held Wednesday (March 10) morning for the first female police officer in Fort Smith. Carol Hodges, 73, of Van Buren, passed away on Sunday (March 7). She was born Nov. 2, 1947, in Safford, Arizona. In 1975, Hodges became the
Continue Reading The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package contains a wide range of benefits to help Americans who are still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. The House of Representatives passed the bill on Wednesday, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law later this week. Here’s how Americans could benefit from
Continue Reading The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan, a top legislative priority for President Joe Biden. The President is expected to sign the bill into law later this week. Much of the legislation mirrors the plan laid out by Biden in January. But lawmakers did make three notable changes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DOVER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — For the second straight year, a York County farm animal is chasing the dream of attaining Cadbury Cream Egg commercial stardom. Sheldon, a miniature donkey who lives on a farm in Dover, announced his candidacy for a spot in an upcoming ad for the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Se estima que un evento de motocicletas que comenzó este fin de semana en Florida atraiga a más de 300.000 personas durante 10 días, a pesar de la pandemia de coronavirus, informó un funcionario de la cámara de comercio. El Bike Week en Daytona Beach, que incluye conciertos, carreras y espectáculos de motos,
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far declined to issue new guidance on travel for vaccinated Americans due to concerns about travel-related surges but is “looking forward” to updating guidance once more people get protected. “What we have seen is that we have surges after people start traveling, we saw it
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Freezing Thin Mints before devouring them, one by one, is as fancy as some of us get during Girl Scout cookie season. But this year, two pastry chefs from Denver put their culinary creativity to use in whipping up new — and elevated — ways to eat these annual winter treats. “It initially was challenging
Continue Reading Early in the pandemic, young people from all racial and ethnic minority groups had higher Covid-19 case rates than non-Hispanic White people under the age of 25, according to a study published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between January and April, case rates compared to young White people were about
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. comenzó la votación sobre el plan de ayuda de covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Biden. Si se aprueba, se enviará a la Casa Blanca para que se promulgue como ley. Sigue aquí las actualizaciones. Esperamos que la votación dure unos 45 minutos, y los legisladores
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What’s better than having your own luxury resort in the Bahamas? Owning your own private island in the Bahamas. Little Ragged Island, also known as St Andrew’s, is the largest private island currently for sale in the Caribbean paradise. We’re talking 730 acres of rolling forested hills and pristine white beaches, surrounded by warm blue
Continue Reading Shaquille O’Neal, Colin Kaepernick, Jay-Z and other celebrities are jumping into the SPAC boom. And the SEC is getting worried. “Never invest in a SPAC based solely on a celebrity’s involvement,” the agency warned the public in an alert Wednesday. The warning comes as professional athletes, politicians and pop stars lend their star power to
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Roger Federer marked his return to tennis with a closely-fought 7-6 3-6 7-5 victory over Dan Evans at the Qatar Open. Playing in his first game for more than 13 months having undergone two knee surgeries last year, 39-year-old Federer won a tense first-set tiebreak 10-8 before being broken by world No. 28 Evans near
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Policía de Colombia anunció este martes que se siguen dos procesos para capturar y judicializar al exguerrillero de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (FARC), Zeuxis Pausias Hernández Solarte, alias “Jesús Santrich” por videos que circularon en redes sociales que contienen “amenazas contra las periodistas Vicky Dávila y Claudia Gurisatti”. En una declaración
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. comenzó la votación sobre el plan de ayuda de covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Biden. Si se aprueba, se enviará a la Casa Blanca para que se promulgue como ley. Sigue aquí las actualizaciones. Esperamos que la votación dure unos 45 minutos, y los legisladores
Continue Reading When the Biden administration announced a ban on dozens of Saudis from traveling to the US in response to intelligence that the kingdom’s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, had approved the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it was rolling out a plan that had been spiked by the Trump administration and brought back to
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Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears is firing back after Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, and Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida called for a congressional hearing on conservatorships. The two congressmen wrote a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler asking that a hearing take place to “examine whether Americans are trapped
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Isela Vega, reconocida actriz de cine y televisión, productora, guionista y directora mexicana, falleció este martes a los 81 años, informó el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador en conferencia de prensa este miércoles. «Quiero mandar un abrazo cariñoso a todos los familiares de Isela Vega que falleció ayer. Isela Vega siempre nos
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. está debatiendo el plan de ayuda de covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Biden antes de una votación final sobre el proyecto de ley. Si se aprueba, se enviará a la Casa Blanca para que se promulgue como ley. El paquete incluye cheques de estímulo de
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