Oil soars past $50 after OPEC and Russia agree to roll over production cuts
A group of major oil producers have agreed to keep production steady in February and March as the pandemic forces some economies back into lockdown…
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Man armed with ‘screwdriver-type weapon’ kidnapped, attacked security guard
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A man is facing several charges after he kidnapped and…
Continue Reading Americans are buying cars again
US car sales have picked up again — and Americans are back to buying vehicles at their pre-pandemic pace, according to General Motors. As the…
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Biden taps El Paso native for deputy cabinet secretary post
WASHINGTON, DC — An El Paso native with deep roots in Democratic politics was tapped by President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday to serve as deputy…
Continue Reading Adobe Flash Player is officially dead. Here’s how to uninstall it
Adobe has officially killed off Flash Player, the buggy, hated, security vulnerability of a web browser plug-in that was once widely used for viewing…
Continue Reading Reward offered for information leading to conviction in Hamden murder
Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, CT (WFSB) — A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to…
Continue Reading Kaua’i hotels see uptick in reservations ahead of changes to travel rules
Click here for updates on this story Kaua’i, HI (KITV) — Gary Moore, manager of Timbers Kaua’i Ocean Club…
Continue Reading Windows 10 is rumored to be getting a major redesign. Don’t screw this up, Microsoft!
Microsoft is rumored to be working on a major redesign of Windows 10 that could bring big changes to the way the PC operating system looks and…
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Amy Poehler has a few questions before hosting the next Golden Globes
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are excited to return as hosts of the Golden Globes this year, but Poehler says there are outstanding details they need to…
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Ted Cruz to object to Arizona’s Electoral College votes on Wednesday
WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz plans to object to Arizona’s Electoral College results during the joint session of…
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Lo que hay que ver en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones de Georgia
(CNN) — Dos elecciones de segunda vuelta muy importantes en Georgia determinarán qué partido controlará el Senado de Estados Unidos. Los…
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This prisoner says he’s been waiting 43 years for a fair trial in a racist Louisiana parish. A hearing may be his final chance
Vincent Simmons has been fighting for 43 years to overturn a conviction that has netted him a 100-year sentence for a crime he says he did not…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and…
Continue Reading The academic gap between Black and White college football players grew in 2020, report says
College students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country, prompting remote-learning provisions and…
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Pence faces pressure from Trump to thwart Electoral College vote
Vice President Mike Pence’s four years of faithful service to his boss, President Donald Trump, will culminate this week in a ceremonial act…
Continue Reading At stake in the Georgia Senate races: The future of America’s economy
Georgia isn’t just the center of the political universe. It’s center stage on Wall Street, too. The Peach State’s Senate runoffs…
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Tulsi Gabbard Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of former US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Gabbard represented Hawaii’s…
Continue Reading Cory Booker Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Cory Booker, US senator from New Jersey and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April…
Continue Reading McDonald’s adds three new sandwiches to compete in chicken wars
McDonald’s is launching new sandwiches next month in an effort to win fast food’s chicken war. On Monday, the company announced three…
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Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland wore traditional Korean clothing to her swearing-in to celebrate her mother’s heritage
Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to…
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Fort Bliss soldier faces court martial for alleged sex assault of fellow soldier recently found dead
UPDATE, Jan. 8: The commander of Fort Bliss announced Friday night that court-martial proceedings had been initiated against a fellow soldier for sex…
Continue Reading Electric cars hit record 54% of sales in Norway as VW overtakes Tesla
Battery electric vehicles accounted for more than half of all cars sold in Norway last year, putting the country way out in front in efforts to kill…
Continue Reading Microsoft to AMD: Please help us!
Staying home and gaming is definitely a trend during the pandemic, but it has been hard for people to get their hands on the latest consoles. Since…
Continue Reading Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland wore traditional Korean garb to her swearing-in to celebrate her mother’s heritage
Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to…
Continue Reading Nashville doctors weigh in on vaccine effectiveness against new COVID-19 strains
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A new and potentially more problematic variant of the…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump adviser Gary Cohn joins IBM as vice chairman
Gary Cohn, who quit a top job at Goldman Sachs to join the Trump administration in 2017, is the new vice chairman at tech giant IBM. Cohn said in a…
Continue Reading Esto es lo que sabemos sobre la nueva variante del covid-19
(CNN) — El Reino Unido ha detectado una nueva variación del covid-19 que, según el director médico de Inglaterra, es más contagiosa que las…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | Esto es lo preocupante de la nueva variante del coronavirus
Nota del editor: William Haseltine, PhD, es presidente del grupo de expertos en salud global ACCESS Health International. Es autor de numerosos…
Continue Reading Expertos en genética temen que las vacunas contra el coronavirus no funcionen tan bien contra la variante del Reino Unido
(CNN) — Michael Worobey, biólogo de la Universidad de Arizona, ha visto más de 100.000 cepas diferentes del virus que causa el covid-19. Pero…
Continue Reading Estos son los paÃses donde se ha identificado la nueva variante de coronavirus del Reino Unido
(CNN) — La nueva variante de coronavirus descubierta por primera vez en el Reino Unido, también conocida como B.1,1.7, ha sido confirmada en…
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