Click here for updates on this story NUUANU, Hawaii (KITV) — Hundreds received a New Year’s blessing at Daijingu Temple of Hawaii n Nu’uanu on Friday morning. KITV4’s Diane Ako was part of the ceremony – dressed as a “miko” or traditional priestess – helping sweep out the bad luck, and hopefully welcome in good
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UPDATE, Jan. 4: FORT BLISS, Texas — The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command said Monday that foul play is not suspected in the death of a female Army private first class whose lifeless body was found in her barracks room on New Year’s Eve. CID special agents probing 19-year-old Asia Graham’s death at Fort Bliss
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — “It’s just wonderful to be alive. You don’t know what it’s like but if you think you’re close to it… it’s good to be alive,” Mary Kusek recalled her experience with COVID. She and her daughter Pat Kusek both caught COVID in early
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials on Saturday reported 421 additional known Covid-19 infections, but no new deaths. It marked a significant change from the day prior, when officials reported a half-dozen added deaths to start the year. Active cases increased to 34,563, but the death toll remained at 1,473. There were still 544
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Both opponents and supporters of abortion rights are investing heavily in the Georgia Senate runoff election next week, underscoring in their get-out-the-vote and fundraising efforts the crucial significance that a US Senate majority would offer each side as they look to advance their agenda under a new administration. That’s why many of those activists have
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(CNN) –– Las hospitalizaciones de pacientes con covid-19 en EE.UU. están en su punto máximo, lo que ha llevado a las instalaciones médicas a enfrentar dificultades en encontrar espacios para ubicar a los enfermos adicionales. Los médicos en Santa Clara, California, deben tratar a algunos pacientes críticamente enfermos en la sala de emergencias, pues simplemente
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A Massachusetts police officer used his own money to buy Christmas dinner for a family in need instead of charging two women with shoplifting. Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima was called to a Stop & Shop grocery store on December 20 after store security said the women didn’t scan everything that they put in their
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The US topped 20 million total infections and inched closer to 350,000 Covid-19 deaths on the first day of 2021 — proof of a grim reality continuing into the new year. More people have died across the US than anywhere else: nearly 348,000 Americans since the pandemic’s start. Another 115,000 could die over the next
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It took one text from a friend to convince Graco Hernandez to drive thousands of miles to help in Georgia’s election. The recent political science graduate watched the general election results roll in from Los Angeles in November, captivated by how close the Georgia senatorial race turned out. The next day he got a text
Continue Reading (CNN) — Hay más de 20 millones de casos totales de coronavirus en Estados Unidos y al menos 346.408 personas han muerto por covid-19 desde que comenzó la pandemia, según datos compilados por la Universidad Johns Hopkins (JHU). Estados Unidos tardó 292 días en llegar a 10 millones de casos de covid-19, según datos de
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los científicos están estudiando si una nueva cepa del nuevo coronavirus encontrada en Sudáfrica representará una amenaza para la vacuna, dijo el viernes el Dr. Anthony Fauci a la corresponsal médica senior de CNN, Elizabeth Cohen. “El asunto es que par saber tenemos que probarlo, y eso es lo que está sucediendo ahora,
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Las hospitalizaciones de pacientes con covid-19 en EE.UU. están en su punto máximo, lo que ha llevado a las instalaciones médicas a enfrentar dificultades en encontrar espacios para ubicar a los enfermos adicionales. Los médicos en Santa Clara, California, deben tratar a algunos pacientes críticamente enfermos en la sala de emergencias, pues simplemente
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Native Americans are losing their elders to Covid-19. As death tolls continue to climb, tribes are struggling to protect some of their last remaining knowledge and language keepers. “Every time one of those elders leaves this world, it’s like a whole library, a whole beautiful chapter of our history, of our ceremonies — all that
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Pandemic reading means different things to different people. Some of us like to escape our Blursday monotony with a breathless page-turner. Others seek out nonfiction to better understand the complex, chaotic world around us. And some of us just can’t stop doomscrolling on our phones. Now is not the time to judge anyone’s literary tastes
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The new year begins with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower on Saturday evening into early Sunday. While it may be one of the strongest meteor showers of the year, a bright waning gibbous moon will likely limit the amount of meteors visible. It’s also notoriously hard to observe due to January’s difficult weather
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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence to help throw the election to President Donald Trump next week when Congress meets to count the Electoral College votes. Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas
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Being stuck in the hospital is no fun — especially when you’re a kid. So what better way to pass the time than by playing some video games? That’s the idea behind the new Nintendo Switch gaming stations being rolled out to hospitals and health care systems across the country. The gaming stations are the
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Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old. “State Senator Augustus Benton (Ben) Chafin, Jr., a native son of Russell County located in Southwest Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2021 from Covid-19 complications,” the statement said. The Republican lawmaker’s
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No one could stop Alabama in 2020. And on the first day of 2021, Notre Dame couldn’t do it, either. Can Ohio State? The top-ranked Crimson Tide have advanced to the College Football Playoff national championship game, defeating the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish 31-14 in the Rose Bowl semifinal on Friday. Their next opponent: The third-ranked
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Friday reported 1,286 additional known Covid-19 infections and 25 deaths, raising the statewide totals since the pandemic started to 144,142 infections and 2,502 deaths. Counties with triple-digit increases in cases included Bernalillo (316), Dona Ana (160), San Juan (155) and Sandoval (108) while the additional deaths were reported in
Continue Reading You’ve undoubtedly seen and heard the phrases in commercials since the pandemic began. “We live in unprecedented times.” “In these challenging, difficult times.” “Out of an abundance of caution.” “We’re in this together.” According to one university, that’s gone on for long enough. In its annual review, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie,
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EL PASO, Texas — Operation H.O.P.E. has been receiving CARES Act funding to help assist grieving families bury their loved ones during Covid-19 pandemic. The funding has been in place since November and has provided the nonprofit with an additional $2,500 to provide to families. Angel Gomez, the group’s co-founder, tells ABC-7 the funding won’t
Continue Reading Malachi A. Love-Robinson, the Florida man who pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license as a teen, has been arrested on new allegations of fraud. Love-Robinson, 23, was booked Thursday morning into the Palm Beach County Jail in south Florida on charges of grand theft and fraud, jail records show. CNN has attempted to
Continue Reading It looks like Chrissy Teigen enjoyed her New Year’s Eve. The star, who recently shared that she had a month of sobriety under her belt, posted some photos of her evening on her verified Instagram account. One featured Teigen and husband John Legend with matching bedazzled faces. “Mom and dad wishing you a happy, healthy
Continue Reading The search off the Florida coast for a missing boat with about 20 people on board has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said Friday. The Coast Guard received a report Tuesday that the blue and white 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin boat, last known to be departing Bimini in the Bahamas on Monday, did not
Continue Reading No one could stop Alabama in 2020. And on the first day of 2021, Notre Dame couldn’t do it, either. The top-ranked Crimson Tide have advanced to the College Football Playoff national championship game, defeating the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish 31-14 in the Rose Bowl semifinal on Friday. Alabama (12-0) will face either No. 2 Clemson
Continue Reading Earlier this week, Megan Rapinoe told Alabama running back Najee Harris to hurdle over someone. Mission emphatically accomplished. In Friday’s College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Notre Dame at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Harris did just that, leaping over a Fighting Irish defender during a 53-yard gain
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres de Guatemala (Conred) informó este viernes en un comunicado que se registró un incremento en la actividad del volcán Pacaya, ubicado en el sur del país, lo que ha “generado explosiones entre moderadas y fuertes”. “Esta actividad se considera dentro del rango de la
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HATTIESBURG, Mississippi – In what is the most painful loss of their season to date, UTEP blew a seven-point lead with 45 seconds to play in regulation before folding 74-66 in overtime at Southern Mississippi. Southern Mississippi (5-3, 1-0) outscored the Miners (4-3, 0-1) 14-6 in overtime, but how the game even lasted an extra
Continue Reading One of Jim Halpert’s best pranks ever has gone unseen — until today. To celebrate Peacock as the new home of “The Office,” the streaming service on Friday shared some never-before-seen footage of the beloved sitcom, featuring Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) pulling off a “Matrix”-inspired prank against Dwight (Rainn Wilson). In the
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