Click here for updates on this story FORNEY, TX (KTVT) — Body camera footage was released of a rescue in Forney that involved an elderly man who fell into a river and was swept away. Police said they responded to an area near Highway 80 and the Trinity River bridge Saturday afternoon after receiving a
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The United States is getting a third coronavirus vaccine — this one made by Johnson & Johnson. The US Food and Drug Administration has given the vaccine emergency use authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended it, and the federal government is scheduled to start distribution almost immediately. Two vaccines are already
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Ryan Fischer, the dog walker and friend of Lady Gaga who was shot in an altercation last week that ended with two of the singer’s three French bulldogs being stolen, is speaking out publicly for the first time since the attack. In a pair of Instagram posts Monday, Fischer said he is “still in recovery
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — Two local rescues have teamed up to save and transport close to 100 homeless pets evacuated from Texas. Many shelters in the state had to shut down because of extreme cold that led to power outages. “We were able to head down to Austin
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A 14-year-old boy shot Monday at a junior high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is in very serious condition at the children’s hospital in Little Rock, authorities said. Pine Bluff Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant said investigators think the shooter is a 15-year-old male who is also a student at Watson Chapel Junior High. The suspect
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The Senate could move as soon as this week to pass their own version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. That plan will, of course, look a little different than the House bill as it won’t include the $15 an hour minimum wage. It also is not going to include the so-called
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — What started as a tweet turned into a controversial lawsuit about free speech between a student and Arizona State University. “Arizona State University and Rae’Lee Klein have agreed to settle a dispute that led her to sue the Arizona Board of Regents, ASU, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — A horse farm in Scottsdale will soon have a new use. Part of the farm will be transformed into a hotel for dogs who belong to members of the Valley’s homeless population. The dog hotel will provide a safe space for homeless pet owners
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DALLAS, Texas — About 390,000 Texas residents were still under boil water advisories as of midday Monday, almost two weeks after a winter storm slammed large swaths of the South. The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) website shows there are 399 active boil water notices in effect on Monday, while 1,780 notices have already
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The Dow rallied nearly 700 points in early afternoon trading Monday, as US Treasury yields pulled back and took a breather from their recent ascent. All three major stock indexes opened sharply higher and continued their rally as the trading session went on. The Dow was up 2.3%, or nearly 700 points, in the early
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JUPITER, FL (WPBF) — Susan Friscia couldn’t help but laugh as she snuggled with her best friend, Marley. “I love you so much,” she said, as her adopted pit bull licked her face. Friscia has only had the 10-year-old dog for about a year, but the bond they
Continue Reading TENOSIQUE, Mexico — Carlos was working in the field a few weeks ago, planting corn and beans under the scorching Honduran sun, when he suddenly knew what he would do. Amidst poverty and recent natural disasters — and with a friendlier face these days in the White House — the time had come to emigrate
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EL PASO, Texas — Well El Paso, we’ve got a Guinness World Record holder in our midst. Andrea Amaro officially ended her marathon of marathons Sunday – a 26.2 mile run at the El Paso marathon followed by 13.1 miles for the following 14 days. “It hasn’t been nice to be honest with you,” said
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Senate Democratic leaders are urging their caucus to stick together and fend off GOP amendments that could alter key elements of the $1.9 trillion relief plan when it heads to the floor later this week, a plea aimed at keeping together a fragile Democratic coalition in order to send the bill to President Joe Biden’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, MD (WBAL) — Baltimore County will schedule and cover the cost for Uber rides for residents who do not have other transportation options to ensure they can travel to COVID-19 vaccine clinic sites, County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced Friday. Olszewski hopes a new vaccine location, combined with
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Nordstrom and at-home fitness startup Tonal, which sells a $2,995 smart home gym, have teamed up to launch a handful of Tonal mini shops inside Nordstrom stores. Tonal-branded mini shops will debut in March in 40 Nordstrom locations across 20 states, Nordstrom said on Monday. The 50-square-foot shops will be located in the women’s active
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ attorney general said Monday he’s suing electricity provider Griddy for passing along massive bills to its customers during last month’s winter storm. The lawsuit comes days after Texas’ power grid manager effectively shut down Griddy by revoking its access to the state’s electricity market. Griddy charges $10 a month to give
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PFAFFTOWN, NC (WXII) — Pfafftown mom Tania Bolton originally learned to sew in her Home Economics class in junior high school. Now, after 14 years as a preschool teacher, Bolton is using her experience to create weighted plush stuffed animals that are designed for children with special needs,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general, setting up his confirmation before the full Senate. The vote was 15 to 7 with all Democratic senators and four Republicans in favor of the nominee. Garland, the former chief judge
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(CNN Español) — Los Mossos d’Esquadra, la policía autonómica de Cataluña, allanaron este lunes por la mañana las oficinas del FC Barcelona como parte de la investigación del caso conocido como “Barçagate”. Este proceso, aún en fase de instrucción y bajo secreto de sumario, está centrado en explorar posibles irregularidades que habría cometido el club,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON, NV (KVVU) — What started with scrolling through Instagram has turned into a month of cooking lasagna for Henderson resident Gina Antoniadis. “I was following another organization on Instagram every town fridge and I saw something about this lasagna mama I was like ‘Lasagna! I like lasagna,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — As the sports world grabs their pens to fill out brackets for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, one Las Vegas chapel is launching a bracket challenge with a grand prize, but with a wedding twist. Chapel of the Flowers announced the
Continue Reading Facebook is launching its news product in Germany without media giant Axel Springer, which publishes the country’s most popular daily newspaper and says it won’t participate due to the “inappropriately low remuneration” offered for journalistic content. The social media platform said Monday that Facebook News will launch in Germany in May. The product, which Facebook
Continue Reading The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general, setting up his confirmation before the full Senate. The vote was 15 to 7 with all Democratic senators and four Republicans in favor of the nominee. Garland, the former chief judge of the US Court
Continue Reading United Airlines disclosed Monday one of its largest orders for the Boeing 737 Max jet since the aircraft was grounded in March 2019, agreeing to buy an additional 25 planes. The airline also accelerated the delivery timetable for 45 other 737 Max jets it had previously ordered. United said the decision was based on its
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EL PASO, Texas — Over the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the new Johnson and Johnson one-dose coronavirus vaccine. Distribution for millions of initial J&J vaccine doses began nationwide Monday. But El Paso city and county officials told ABC-7 they have not yet received any information about when they
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The challenges of the pandemic provided the creative fuel that New Mexico State University students needed to succeed in a film challenge this weekend. “This challenge was so difficult not only logistically, but practically,” said Roman Sanchez, who wrote, directed and composed the score for a film called “Get Through
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg rapped on the 2006 remix of the Pussycat Dolls hit song “Buttons” that “I see you wanna play with a player from the hood.” Just don’t make him mad. That appears to be what happened Sunday as the legendary rapper was playing a bit of Madden football on Twitch. For those who aren’t
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration could reunite migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday. Mayorkas, who’s leading the family reunification task force established by President Joe Biden, said the administration hopes to reunite separated families in the U.S.
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Sunday night lent his support to Amazon workers who are pushing to unionize — and appeared to warn Amazon not to deter them. In a video posted on Twitter, Biden didn’t mention the company by name, but he did reference workers in Alabama, where a milestone union election is underway at
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