Click here for updates on this story AVON, Connecticut (WFSB) — In two days, a new administration will come into office and history will be made. A bakery in Avon is making specialized cakes just in time for the inauguration. The kitchen at Bear and Buby’s Bakery is always busy. “Thanksgiving was lots of pies,
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(CNN Español) — A seis años de la muerte del fiscal del caso AMIA Alberto Nisman, la fiscalía que investiga su muerte busca que 89 agentes y exagentes de inteligencia de Argentina declaren como testigos para explicar una inusual “explosión de llamadas” que protagonizaron el día en que murió Nisman en locaciones centrales para la
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President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective on January 26 — nearly a week after he leaves office. In an executive order issued Monday evening, Trump said he had been advised to lift restrictions for European countries in the Schengen Zone, which
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Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee said that he and a fellow lawmaker personally saw Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado guiding a group of people through the Cannon House Office Building tunnel in the days leading up the Capitol insurrection on January 6. Cohen’s accusation is significant because it is the first time a
Continue Reading (CNN) — El narcotraficante más conocido de Colombia, Pablo Escobar, pudo haber sido asesinado en 1993, pero su influencia sigue sintiéndose en el país, a veces de formas inesperadas. Los hipopótamos traídos a Colombia como parte del zoológico privado de Escobar a su finca, Hacienda Nápoles, se han criado con tanto éxito que existe una
Continue Reading (CNN) –– A pesar del aumento constante en las muertes por covid-19, un experto médico dijo que Estados Unidos ahora tiene la oportunidad de «controlar la pandemia». «Veremos muchas muertes en los próximos dos meses. Pero hay un rayo de luz», dijo este lunes el Dr. Jonathan Reiner en el programa «New Day». Reiner es
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After more than 50 years as an emergency room nurse, Betty Grier Gallagher had more than earned the right to retire. But according to those who knew and loved her, she just couldn’t. She cared that much. Gallaher worked the night shift at Alabama’s Coosa Valley Medical Center — her preference, her son said, so
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Facebook posts promoting violence during inauguration week have circulated on the platform over the past week despite a crackdown by the social media giant since the January 6 insurrection, a tech watchdog group found. “Patriots January 20, 2021 is your Tiananmen Square moment!!!” one post in a private pro-Trump Facebook group read. “We need to
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The US Capitol is surrounded by fences and troops amid fear the January 6 riots could spark violence this weekend and leading up to Wednesday’s inauguration. But experts worry the real threat may be what the attack unleashed for the long term. “The plots of tomorrow are literally being hatched right now,” Oren Segal, vice
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HANCOCK COUNTY, Mississippi (WALA) — A history making NASA test this weekend along the Gulf Coast was aborted early. They were hot firing the Artemis core stage rocket at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. After months of delays from a pandemic, hurricanes and issues NASA engineers had to
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Eating fried foods may increase your risk for major heart disease and stroke, according to a new analysis of existing research. Compared to those who ate the least, people who ate the most fried food per week had a 28% higher risk of major cardiovascular events, a 22% greater risk of coronary heart disease and
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A retired New York City Fire Department member is facing federal charges for allegedly participating in the deadly riot at the US Capitol earlier this month. Thomas Fee has been charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is expected to lift coronavirus-related travel restrictions starting on January 26, nearly a week after he leaves office, a White House official said Monday. The White House official said Trump is expected to lift restrictions that cover much of Europe and Brazil. President-elect Joe Biden is set to take over the presidency
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has become the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. That’s according to a tally Monday by Johns Hopkins University. The grim milestone wasn’t entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents but its speed was stunning. The state only reached 2 million reported cases
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A COVID warning when it comes to young people. Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is seeing its largest number of cases of what’s called MISC. This is the rare, complex syndrome connected to the virus that can inflame the child’s heart and other organs.
Continue Reading Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury secretary, is expected to urge lawmakers to “act big” on relief spending during her confirmation hearing Tuesday, underscoring the urgency and scope of the incoming administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package. “Neither the President-elect, nor I, propose this relief package without an appreciation for the country’s debt burden,”
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden and his administration vow to ensure Black and brown people get equal access to the Covid-19 vaccine through mobile clinics, vaccination centers and partnerships with local communities, the chair of Biden’s Covid-19 Equity Task Force said during a Black clergy event on Monday. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith said in Biden’s first month of
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California has become the first state in the nation to record more than 3 million Covid-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project. The number of cases in the nation’s most populated state has tripled in just the past two months. Current data shows 3,005,830 cases and 33,623 deaths
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Dozens of armed demonstrators gathered at the state Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday as authorities remained on alert at capitols across the United States two days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Several demonstrators in Richmond identified themselves as members of the Proud Boys and Boogaloo groups as well as the Black Panthers. The
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani personally voted in the 2020 election using a voting method he publicly disparaged and bashed in his attempts to overthrow the presidential election results, a CNN KFile investigation has found. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, voted in Manhattan by an affidavit ballot, also known as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Eric Nedzweckas owns Oahu Construction and Consultants — a firm that’s built commercial and office spaces in Hawaii for about 30 years. “When COVID hit, we kind of had a few contracts just go away. We lost about $3 million worth of contracts in about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps says the student who was shot in a random attack Thursday night is one of their cadets. The SIUE Army ROTC identified the student as Moneer Damra. The group said Damra was shot in
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s forthcoming book will now be published by conservative publishing house Regnery Publishing after it was dropped by Simon & Schuster earlier this month following the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol building. Regnery will publish Hawley’s book, titled “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” in the spring, according to a news release
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to help combat some of the hardships of the Covid-19 pandemic, community members came together Monday (Jan. 18) in Fort Smith to say thanks to frontline workers. Hospitals in the area have been hit
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — After the New Mexico Legislature meets on Tuesday, lawmakers will decide whether the state should legalize marijuana in 2021. “New Mexico can lead the country in a legalization framework that protects the medical program,” said State Rep. Javier Martínez of Albuquerque, who plans to introduce the bill in the 55th
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GALLA ROCK, Arkansas (KFSM) — A 20 year old was shot at the Carden Bottoms over the weekend and later died in what investigators are calling a possible hunting accident. Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey confirmed on Monday that members of the sheriff’s department and officers from the
Continue Reading Dante Barksdale spent the past decade and a half helping to keep Baltimore’s neighborhoods safe from gun violence. On Sunday, Barksdale — who has been described as the “heart and soul” of the city’s Safe Streets program and a “beloved friend” to many in the community — fell victim to the very problem he worked
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman claims her elderly mother was turned away from getting a vaccination at University Medical Center on Monday after they had received a phone call scheduling an appointment. Yolanda Miranda said she was confused and frustrated after UMC turned away her mom, Irene Dablia, 77, even though she was registered
Continue Reading (CNN) – En lugar de entrenar hasta cinco horas al día mientras se preparan para el Abierto de Australia, 72 jugadores no pueden salir de sus habitaciones de hotel bajo las reglas de cuarentena, y varios de ellos han expresado verbalmente sus frustraciones.Algunos no solo se sienten frustrados. La comisionada de cuarentena de covid-19 de
Continue Reading The oldest son of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King said his father would be greatly disappointed in the nation if he were still alive. “My father always believed in the people of our nation. Certainly, he would be greatly disappointed in how we have chosen to conduct ourselves
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