Toshi, oldest Eastern black rhino in North America, dies at Zoo Miami
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Less than two weeks after losing its beloved giraffe Pongo, Zoo…
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Teachers wait for Covid vaccines
Teacher Naseeb Gill has been through a full range of reactions since the pandemic closed down in-person learning 10 months ago. She scrambled to set…
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Willie Nelson gives a thumbs-up after receiving Covid-19 vaccine in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — A famous Texan is proving that getting vaccinated is “Willie” cool. Willie Nelson is among the many Americans who signed up to…
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States are speeding up Covid-19 vaccinations, but governors complain the feds need to give them more doses
States are ramping up their Covid-19 vaccination programs so more people can get vaccinated, but some governors are confused and angry because they…
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Dustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, hospitalized with cancer
Dustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy “Saved by the Bell,” is hospitalized with cancer,…
Continue Reading Customer, student starts GoFundMe for popular college bar
Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — So many businesses have been affected by the…
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Fast food workers go on strike in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
An estimated 1,000 fast food workers across the United States went on strike Friday over low wages, staging protests in honor of Martin Luther King…
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You might remember Russel Honoré for his response to Hurricane Katrina. Now he’ll assess US Capitol security
The review of US Capitol security in the wake of this month’s riots will be handled by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, the widely praised…
Continue Reading As NASA and NOAA warn of climate emergency, they weather last-minute denial by Trump appointees
The numbers are in. The hottest seven years in recorded history are: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014. Notice a trend? As 2020 smashed…
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3 off-duty Las Cruces police officers help El Paso motorist whose car burst into flames on I-10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Three off-duty Las Cruces police officers are being credited for their quick thinking this week when they stopped to help…
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James Naismith: Basketball inventor is celebrated with Google Doodle
James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. Naismith, who invented the…
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Community Champion: Ysleta’s Omar Ibarra shines on the court & in the classroom
EL PASO, Texas – Omar Ibarra’s hard work ethic both on the court and in the classroom has certainly paid off his senior year. Ibarra is one of the…
Continue Reading PD issues friendly reminder after ‘romantic entanglement’ broken up in busy parking lot
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Champlin Police Department has issued what it calls a…
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The world will take away a tragic truth from Biden’s inauguration
There’ll be no arguments about crowd size at Joe Biden’s inauguration — because there won’t be a crowd. In an extraordinary move…
Continue Reading 14 kids collapsed wearing masks during winter sports practice
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On Thursday, student-athletes in Minnesota returned to the…
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Despite Trump administration promise, there appear to be no more ‘reserve’ 2nd vaccine doses to release
Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating — with the…
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Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers to vote on whether to form company’s first US union
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will begin voting next month on whether to unionize their workplace, potentially paving…
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Biden elevates White House science post to Cabinet level
President-elect Joe Biden is elevating the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level position, a move…
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Biden outlines plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday outlined a plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population that includes opening up eligibility to get…
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UTEP hires new football offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator on way too
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP football program announced Friday that a long-time assistant coach with Michigan State has been hired as the Miners’ new…
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Move of Space Command out of Colorado considered shocking
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Leaders in the metro area business community said Thursday they…
Continue Reading Trump’s Pentagon chief says he ‘cannot wait to leave’ his job
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who will leave office in less than a week. stated that he ‘cannot wait to leave this…
Continue Reading James Murdoch criticizes ‘media property owners’ who have ‘unleashed insidious’ forces with election denialism claims
James Murdoch, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, assailed “media property owners” and outlets that have…
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La Asociación Nacional del Rifle de Estados Unidos se declara en bancarrota voluntaria (para reestructurarse)
(CNN Business) — La Asociación Nacional del Rifle de Estados Unidos (NRA por sus siglas en inglés), el principal grupo de presión por la…
Continue Reading Students start petition urging Denver public schools to vaccinate teachers
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — As many students and staff prepare to head back into the classroom…
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El Paso woman arrested after yelling, throwing drink at smoothie shop worker in viral video
EL PASO, Texas – A 45-year-old El Paso woman has been arrested after she allegedly yelled at an employee at a smoothie shop using racially charged…
Continue Reading Bay Area seniors seeking Covid-19 vaccine face ‘logistical nightmare’
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Some Bay Area residents over age 65 got their first…
Continue Reading House Democrat says lawmakers bringing guns to Capitol would be ‘a danger to the other members’
Rep. John Garamendi said Friday that he was concerned that fellow representatives who want to be armed at the Capitol were a threat to him and other…
Continue Reading Orlando waitress Flavaine Carvalho hailed as hero for helping abused boy
Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, FL (WFOR) — An Orlando waitress is being hailed a hero after helping a…
Continue Reading Plastic surgeons see a ‘Zoom boom’ among stay-home remote workers during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story ATHERTON, California (KPIX) — Hours of staring at our own faces on video calls…
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