UTEP economist expects higher gas prices for at least next 3 weeks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The impact of severe winter weather is far from over. Economists fear the financial fallout could be great, but a local…
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Science Center uses cranes to bring in animatronic dinosaurs for new exhibit
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — More than a dozen animatronic dinosaurs made their…
Continue Reading This bitcoin bank’s stock has jumped nearly 1,300% in just over a year
The boom in bitcoin prices is giving a huge lift to a California bank that accepts cryptocurrency deposits and doles out bitcoin-backed loans. Shares…
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WATCH: Merrick Garland’s opening statement at confirmation hearing to be Biden’s attorney general
WASHINGTON, DC — At last, Merrick Garland gets his Senate confirmation hearing. Garland is testifying Monday before the U.S. Senate Judiciary…
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Minnesota priest auctions off baseball card collection for charity
Father John Ubel has been collecting baseball cards for 50 years. Now, he is stepping up to the plate and auctioning off his most valuable cards to…
Continue Reading More than a week with no power, Oregonians demand answers from PGE
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Thousands of Oregonians are still in the dark, and for…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen on what a successful economic recovery looks like
The US economy is still at the mercy of the pandemic. But for policy makers to help the recovery along, we must first get the virus under control,…
Continue Reading The Coast Guard rescued 10 people stranded on ice floes in Lake Erie
Ten people became stranded on floating sheets of ice in Lake Erie on Sunday, requiring rescue from the local Coast Guard. The group became stuck on…
Continue Reading Microsoft wades into Facebook news fight by siding with European publishers
Microsoft is joining forces with publishers in Europe to call for an Australia-style system that would force tech platforms such as Google and…
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The Texas deep freeze could force this energy company out of business
Electricity and gas provider Just Energy warned that the financial impact of the Texas winter storms could force it out of business. Just Energy said…
Continue Reading Rapper pleading for an end to gun violence after shooting left his barbershop damaged
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Killer Mike, a popular Atlanta rapper, songwriter, actor, and…
Continue Reading Public Schools teachers get vaccinated as students return to class
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO) — As districts start the process of returning to…
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Virginia to become 1st Southern state to abolish death penalty after lawmakers’ final approval
RICHMOND, Virginia — State lawmakers have given final approval to a bill ending capital punishment in Virginia, making it the first Southern state…
Continue Reading A spacecraft named for ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician Katherine Johnson has arrived on the International Space Station
A spacecraft named for the famed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has arrived at the International Space Station with about 8,000 pounds of cargo…
Continue Reading Community helping elderly woman whose house caught fire after neighbor’s home exploded
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The tragedy in the Happy Hills community is also…
Continue Reading How Joe Biden can boost the economic recovery by expanding internet access
Nearly a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, many Americans remain stuck trying to work, attend school and socialize from home. For tens of millions of…
Continue Reading Biden is president, but Trump’s election lies are still being amplified by his media allies
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. USA Today and Suffolk…
Continue Reading Black women executives making history in the c-suite offer career advice to those following in their footsteps
Kamala Harris isn’t the only Black woman making history in 2021. The January 20 swearing-in of the nation’s first woman, Black and…
Continue Reading Bill Gates: Tradeoffs in Texas led to deaths
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Bill Gates said deaths during Texas’ winter freeze were preventable, caused by the…
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«Patria y vida», la canción que molesta al gobierno de Cuba
(CNN Español) — Un lema revolucionario reescrito, una canción crÃtica y un video incómodo que se volvió viral. La canción de varios artistas…
Continue Reading ‘It was emotional for all of us’: High school student gets special moment on Senior Night after rare Covid complication ends her season
Click here for updates on this story CLINTON, IA (WQAD) — From the outside looking in, it’s hard to see…
Continue Reading Loved ones of Tony and Leila Lewis not letting tragedy of final moments taint their memory
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — For decades, Tony and Leila Lewis were fixtures in their…
Continue Reading National Guard to deliver water to Charleston
Click here for updates on this story CHARLESTON, Arkansas (KFSM) — According to Franklin County Emergency Management…
Continue Reading Another United Airlines flight experienced a right engine failure in 2018
The dramatic engine failure on a United Airlines flight flung debris across neighborhoods outside Denver and caused the airline to ground more than…
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Borderland health experts host virtual panel to help families choose whether to send children back to school
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Community members in the Borderland are invited to join a panel of experts as they discuss the return to school campuses…
Continue Reading Kangaroo painted over 17,000 years ago is Australia’s oldest known rock art, scientists say
A painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia is the oldest known rock art in the country, according to scientists, who say radiocarbon-dating…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson lays out ‘irreversible’ plan to take England out of lockdown by summer
Boris Johnson has set out a four-step roadmap to take England out of lockdown. The country has been in full national lockdown since January 4, after…
Continue Reading Covid-19 devastated this small city. Volunteers are going door-to-door to ensure people get vaccinated
The last 12 months have been tolling for Linda Harris, who lives in a small Southwest Georgia city hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue Reading Rio Tinto blew up a sacred site in Australia. The CEO left but still got a huge payout
Rio Tinto’s former CEO got a huge payout last year despite being forced to resign over the company’s destruction of a sacred Indigenous…
Continue Reading Dominion sues MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell for $1.3 billion
Dominion Voting Systems, the election technology company that has been the focus of debunked conspiracy theories about election fraud, is suing…
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