Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Atlanta-based Delta Airlines says it will bring back pilots as it positions itself for an expected increase in air travel during the summer. According to a memo from a senior vice president at the airliner, Delta plans to bring back 400 pilots to active
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Larry King’s death on Saturday was a significant loss for the media world. The longtime CNN host was an industry icon right down to his signature suspenders. And it was also a major loss for pop culture. King wasn’t just a talk show host on CNN for more than a quarter of a century. He
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The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia plans to introduce Monday, represents a legislative overhaul of the flagship bill addressing child welfare in the US. The new legislation would require the US Department of Health and Human Services to establish national standards for tracking and reporting child
Continue Reading During the Trump era, many business leaders came to an uncomfortable conclusion: They could no longer afford to stay in their lanes, speaking out only on issues that directly affected their companies’ bottom lines. Filling a perceived moral vacuum in Washington, CEOs warned of threats to democracy and announced commitments aimed at addressing racial inequity.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — State labor officials said the state saw a significant increase in the number of jobs available in Georgia in December. According to a spokesperson with the Georgia Department of Labor, Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percentage points to reach 5.6% in December. “December is
Continue Reading Larry King, who died Saturday at the age of 87, “had a history-making career spanning radio and television,” CNN president Jeff Zucker wrote in a tribute to the iconic broadcaster. The long-time broadcaster King hosted “Larry King Live” on CNN for 25 years, making him one of the most recognized hosts in cable news history.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Connecticut ranks among the worst states in which to retire, a new study suggested. The personal finance website WalletHub.com released a report Monday on 2021’s Best States to Retire. Connecticut was 43rd on the list, which made it the 8th worst. WalletHub said it
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First, the good news: The rates of new Covid-19 cases are dropping in 48 states. And every state improved its rate of vaccinations. Here’s the bad news: The US is still averaging more than 170,000 new infections a day. And Covid-19 has killed an average of 3,088 people a day over the past week in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Dozens of teenagers were involved in a fight at a trampoline park in Hamden over the weekend. Police said they were called to the Funz Trampoline Park on Dixwell Avenue Saturday around 9 p.m. They said they found 40 to 60 teens standing in
Continue Reading Coke with Coffee is finally launching Monday in the United States after being available for years internationally. The product is made with Brazilian coffee and comes in dark blend, vanilla and caramel flavors. There’s also a calorie-free zero sugar version. Each 12-ounce can has 69 milligrams of caffeine. That’s about half as much as is
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UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House impeachment case against Donald Trump has been delivered to the Senate for his upcoming trial. House Democratic prosecutors made the ceremonial walk across the Capitol late Monday to deliver the charge of incitement of insurrection, but Republican senators are easing off their criticism of the former president. It’s
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Indianapolis Metro Police have charged a suspect in connection with the shooting deaths of five people and an unborn child, police said Monday in a news release. Police are not identifying the suspect and did not provide any additional details because the individual is a juvenile. They would not comment to CNN on what connection,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military. The new order, which Biden signed during a meeting Monday with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, overturns a ban ordered by President Donald Trump. It also immediately prohibits any service member from
Continue Reading Google Maps will soon display locations that offer Covid-19 vaccinations, further bolstering awareness of the virus — and how to avoid it. The feature is rolling out in the coming weeks, beginning in four states: Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Google announced Monday that searches for “vaccines near me” have increased five fold since the
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The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine created antibodies that neutralized coronavirus variants first found in the United Kingdom and South Africa, the company said in a news release on Monday. But there are concerns that the vaccine may have a somewhat decreased efficacy against the strain first spotted in South Africa, and Moderna is working on a
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Monday that the investigation will investigate allegations concerning the conduct of former and current
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (HBJ) — Though the region’s office market has mostly been in a holding pattern since COVID-19 hit Connecticut more than 10 months ago, there have been some bright spots. One of the largest and most recent examples is a new downtown lease signed by IT outsourcing
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California health officials ended the state’s regional stay-at-home order on Monday, saying the latest four-week projections of increasing intensive care unit capacity allowed the restrictions to be lifted. The orders applied to the Southern California, San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area regions, which encompass more than 90% of the state’s population of 39 million people.
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Wuhan, China (CNN) — En la superficie, Wuhan bulle como una ciudad que nunca ha conocido un confinamiento paralizante de 76 días. Al amanecer, los vendedores del mercado descargan afanosamente frutas y verduras frescas. Los trabajadores de oficina llenan los restaurantes populares durante la hora del almuerzo. Al anochecer, las parejas mayores descienden a los
Continue Reading (CNN) — El expresidente de Bolivia Evo Morales fue dado de alta del hospital después de que dio positivo por covid-19 la semana pasada, dijo Morales el domingo. “Estoy muy agradecido con la junta médica, personal y trabajadores de la Clínica Los Olivos por los cuidados que me dieron y que hicieron posible mi alta.
Continue Reading (CNN) — La vacuna Moderna contra el covid-19 creó anticuerpos que neutralizaron las variantes del coronavirus que se encontraron por primera vez en el Reino Unido y Sudáfrica, dijo la compañía en un comunicado de prensa el lunes. Se espera que dos dosis de la vacuna «protejan contra las cepas emergentes detectadas hasta la fecha»,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT ATKINSON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two boys are dead after they were trapped inside a Fort Atkinson house fire Saturday, Jan. 23. The Fort Atkinson Fire Department said they were called at 3:23 a.m. to respond to the 400 block of Milo Street. Snow and icicles now hang
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President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military on Monday when he meets with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service, and that America’s strength is found in its diversity,” a fact
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUBIACO, Arkansas (KFSM) — Two days after a Logan County woman laid her father to rest from an apparent suicide, she says a video surfaced of him being brutally beaten at a residence in Subiaco, Ark. just a few weeks prior. “It was my grandmother’s house, she had
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As the NAACP Legal Defense Fund celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, they’re also giving back — to the tune of $40 million — to support the careers of future civil rights lawyers. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the legal organization is launching the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, named after Thurgood Marshall, the founder of the
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday morning with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, as the President is poised to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military as early as Monday. President Donald Trump’s ban has been rebuked by the Democrat-led House of Representatives and condemned by LGBTQ activists as discriminatory. Austin voiced his
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People in the United Kingdom have been living under lockdown for the past three weeks, hoping their sacrifice would bring the country’s latest coronavirus surge — caused by the new, more contagious variant of the virus — under control. But despite the harsh restrictions, case numbers are not dropping as fast as experts have hoped.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Across Mobile people are letting their creative juices flow into the streets, hoping to keep the Mardi Gras spirit alive. Since carnival was curbed by COVID-19, many are bringing the party curbside! “Share the spirit with everyone as they drive by and I hope
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las aglomeraciones para hacer compras a fin de año, las reuniones familiares y celebraciones como la final del campeonato de fútbol son señaladas por el ministro de Salud de Colombia, Fernando Ruiz, como las razones de un aumento de contagios y de la mortalidad en el país debido a la pandemia de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are working to track down the person who fatally shot a man in Buckhead. The shooting happened early Sunday just before 3 a.m. on Sidney Marcus Boulevard near Piedmont Road. According to Atlanta homicide detectives, a man was driving a Rolls Royce on
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