Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Tuesday that President Donald Trump was working with faulty information when he pushed Raffensperger in a phone conversation Saturday to “find” votes that would overturn the presidential election results. “As he talked further what was pretty obvious to me is that he just has bad data,” Raffensperger told
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The Grammy Awards will not be happening later this month as planned. The awards ceremony, which celebrates the best in music, has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a joint statement from the Recording Academy, CBS and show producers. It will now take place on Sunday, March 14, 2021, the statement
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — A 12-year-old boy who designed what turned out to be lucky cleats for Green Bay Packers star running back and El Paso native Aaron Jones has died from a rare cancer, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports. Ethan Haley, who gave Jones the colorful, custom-made cleats in November, has now died just weeks
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Control of the Senate majority will be decided on Tuesday night — or maybe Wednesday morning! — in Georgia, as Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue try to hold onto their seats. Lose both and Democrats retake the chamber. Win either one and Republicans retain the narrowest of majorities heading into the 117th Congress.
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US intelligence and law enforcement agencies investigating the massive hacking campaign targeting American government agencies and private sector companies issued a joint statement Tuesday saying the group responsible “likely originated in Russia” and the attack is believed to be an act of espionage rather than cyber warfare, as some lawmakers have suggested. While top US
Continue Reading Georgia voters who cast ballots in the runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate mostly say that their state’s presidential election in November was conducted fairly, and around three-quarters say they are confident their vote in this election will be counted accurately, according to the early results of an exit poll conducted
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Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, PA (WPMT ) — Temporary restrictions put in place by the Wolf Administration shut down gyms, as well as other industries like indoor dining, on December 12. The administration issued the temporary closure as COVID-19 cases hit record highs in the state. As cases have begun to
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(CNN) — El líder de los Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, fue liberado de la custodia el martes, un día después de que fuera acusado de quemar una pancarta de Black Lives Matter tomada de una iglesia negra el mes pasado durante las protestas en la ciudad después del mitin “Stop the Steal”. Un agente
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leader Kim Jong Un has opened North Korea’s first ruling party congress in five years with an admission of policy failures and a vow to set new developmental goals. State media reported the Workers’ Party Congress began in Pyongyang on Tuesday with thousands of delegates in attendance. Kim was quoted
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin — Rusten Sheskey will not face charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced Tuesday. Sheskey, a White officer, shot Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, seven times in the back while responding to a domestic incident on August 23, 2020. Blake survived the shooting but was left
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Tyler Perry had a problem. Tuesday is Election Day in Georgia — a runoff race for two seats that will determine which party will have control of the US Senate — and by Monday, the movie mogul’s absentee ballot hadn’t arrived. Though Perry said he had ordered it on December 2 and was told it
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación de Puerto Rico (DRC) informó este lunes de un brote de covid-19 que afecta 143 presos en el módulo 1 de la Institución Correccional Bayamón 501. Las autoridades indicaron que, al momento de hacer las pruebas, había 174 reclusos en ese módulo. La secretaria designada de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Carroll County, GA (WGCL) — Carroll County fire investigators are working to find the person who set fire to a historic church. According to a Facebook post, firefighters responded to a 9-1-1 call at the Smith Chapel Church in Bowdon on Monday. When units arrived, the church was
Continue Reading Actress Tanya Roberts died Monday night, her partner, Lance O’Brien, told CNN on Tuesday. Roberts was 65. CNN and other media outlets, citing her longtime publicist, Mike Pingel, had previously reported Roberts died Sunday evening. O’Brien told CNN he was distraught after saying goodbye to Roberts at her hospital bedside on Sunday and left believing
Continue Reading Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter will not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. “President and Mrs. Carter will not travel to Washington for the inauguration but have sent their best wishes to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris and look forward to a successful administration,” Deanna Congileo,
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Parts of the US are beginning to feel the brunt of last month’s holiday celebrations — at a time when many hospital systems are already at their breaking point. Experts have said holiday travel and gatherings could help fuel another surge of Covid-19 infections. Yet millions of Americans traveled anyway — with more than 1.3
Continue Reading Two conservative lawmakers got into a contentious exchange with House staff Tuesday over rules requiring members to wear a mask on the floor, which prompted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to get involved and order them to follow the chamber’s rules. The two lawmakers, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Chip Roy of Texas, were voting
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– El gobierno del estado de Amazonas, ubicado en el noroeste de Brasil, suspendió este lunes las actividades económicas no esenciales durante 15 días por la pandemia. La decisión se da en cumplimiento de un fallo de la Corte de Justicia estatal, debido a la «grave emergencia» en la salud pública causada por
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, CT (WFSB) — Watertown High School’s mascot could become a thing of the past. The school’s mascot committee is holding a virtual meeting Tuesday evening, where anyone can speak for or against the school’s current Indian mascot. After 2009, when former student Colleen Murphy graduated high school,
Continue Reading The National Guard has been mobilized in Wisconsin ahead of anticipated protests following the Kenosha County District Attorney’s announcement that he will not charge the officer who shot Jacob Blake. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley made the announcement on Tuesday, during which he also said there will be no charges for the other two
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Nashville following the downtown explosion on Christmas Day. U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and Sen. Marsha Blackburn both announced the declaration on their social media accounts. Cooper said in a post on social media that the
Continue Reading A retired state trooper who was among the first to respond to the Sandy Hook massacre has died of Covid-19, the Connecticut State Police said. Retired Trooper First Class Patrick Dragon died Saturday, the state police said on their Facebook page. CNN affiliate WCVB said he was 50. Dragon entered the State Police Training Academy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut is one of just eight states that has vaccinated more than 2 percent of its population. However, Gov. Ned Lamont warned that the efficient rollout doesn’t mean the average person will get a first dose any faster. Tuesday, the state’s Vaccine Allocation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAPWALLOPEN, PA (WNEP) — The DEP was called to a home in Luzerne County for an unusual liquid coming out of the ground. Officials say the liquid was actually heating oil from a broken tank at an abandoned home on Circle Avenue near Wapwallopen. More than 100 gallons
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon during a crash in east El Paso, police said. It happened near the intersection of Hawkins and Basil, where traffic investigators were summoned around 2 p.m. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital in serious condition, but there were no further details
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say investigators don’t believe the two reported incidents involving explosives Sunday night are related. Police were called to two separate incidents Sunday night — one on Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville involving an IED, and another on Dinwiddie Street in the Hill District which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A half-dozen women have been randomly attacked over the last few months at the same Brooklyn subway station, and the assaults continued even after police made an arrest. On Monday, CBS2’s Ali Bauman sat down with one of the victims in Bushwick. “I couldn’t
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP basketball generated plenty of buzz from their December road win at Arizona State, their first road non-conference victory since 2013. But after Friday night’s overtime loss at Southern Mississippi that saw the Miners blow a seven point with 45 seconds to play in regulation, many fans grew concern that the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — Face masks are a common sight these days no matter who you are. But one local man has taken it upon himself to outfit healthcare workers with an extra layer of protection. Charles Wilkins is an emergency room paramedic who works closely with COVID-19
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WASHINGTON, DC — A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys from the nation’s capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested. The order bans Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, from entering the District of
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