NBA’s Toronto Raptors forced to leave Canada to begin season in Florida
The Toronto Raptors will not begin the upcoming NBA season playing in front of hometown fans. Due to Covid-19 travel restrictions between Canada and…
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Georgia secretary of state certifies election results with Biden victory
ATLANTA, Georgia — Georgia’s top elections official on Friday certified election results showing Joe Biden won the presidential election after a…
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Mexico tops 100,000 dead as its pandemic worsens
Mexico has now registered more than 100,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic, only the fourth country in the world to reach the chilling…
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Covid-19 deaths in U.S. reach 1,300 a day — highest level since spring
NEW YORK, NY — The coronavirus surge is taking an increasingly dire toll across the United States a week before the Thanksgiving holiday. The U.S.…
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Execution date set for South Carolina inmate but lethal injection drugs not available
South Carolina is set to execute a man, but it does not have the lethal injection drugs to do so. Now the inmate has to decide whether he wishes to…
Continue Reading A 15-year-old Kentucky girl who beat the odds against cancer last summer, died of Covid-19 this month
Alexa Rose Veit was a fierce fighter. The 15-year-old Kentucky girl born with Down syndrome, was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2019 and just weeks…
Continue Reading UTEP vs. UAB among 16 college football games postponed or canceled this weekend because of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — The college football schedule has been thrown into disarray, with 16 games canceled or postponed this week due to Covid-19…
Continue Reading Teacher’s hallway song and dance reminds students to stay 6 feet apart
Social studies teacher Yvonne Drew is known for making up songs to entertain and motivate her students, but this particular tune had an important…
Continue Reading 2 people injured in 3-alarm apartment fire in San Francisco
Two people were injured following a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex in San Francisco’s Financial District early Friday morning. San…
Continue Reading He donated to his Texas food bank for years – now, he’s among the thousands who rely on it to feed their families
TYLER, Texas — One Texas man used to donate his time and money to his local food bank. Now, he’s among the thousands of people relying on…
Continue Reading College students head home as coronavirus cases spike
When Dr. Deborah Birx hit the road earlier this year to take her message of coronavirus prevention to towns and cities across the country, she made a…
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Pfizer asks FDA to allow emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine in U.S.
NEW YORK, NY — Pfizer said Friday it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 20: Covid, election lawsuits, Apple, Australia, immigration
Winter means holiday cheer for some and for others — check out this list of fun stuff to do to help offset the blues. Here’s what you…
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It’s a full house on the International Space Station with 7 people — and Baby Yoda
For the first time, seven crew members — and Baby Yoda — are living on the International Space Station for an extended stay of six…
Continue Reading Wildfires in three states leave one dead and destroy thousands of acres
Wildfires have scorched more than 8.7 million acres across the country this year, but the season is still not over. Right now, there are three new…
Continue Reading Federal inmate executed for murder of Texas teen in 1994
A federal inmate has been executed for kidnapping, raping and burying alive a Texas teenager in 1994. Orlando Hall was executed Thursday night in…
Continue Reading Colorado man arrested after human remains found
A man sought by Colorado authorities after the discovery of human remains in a rural southern part of the state was arrested in New Mexico, the…
Continue Reading Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions QB, issues apology after calling Michigan a ‘dictatorship’ in Instagram rant about Covid-19 restrictions
Kelly Stafford, wife of longtime Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, apologized on Thursday after calling Michigan a…
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Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions QB, issues apology after calling Michigan a ‘dictatorship’ in Instagram rant about Covid-19 restrictions
Kelly Stafford, wife of longtime Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, apologized on Thursday after calling Michigan a…
Continue Reading The bee population is dying. Researchers have created the first global map of the species to save them
More than 20,000 species of bee exist throughout the world — and they are dying, thanks to climate change, pesticide poisoning and plant loss.…
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‘Busting out of the seams’: West Texas hospitals in Odessa, Lubbock areas pushed to the limit by virus surge
ODESSA, Texas — Denise Mourning tried to hold back the tears behind her face shield. The acute care nurse practitioner in Odessa was reflecting…
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Mexico becomes 4th country to hit 100,000 virus deaths; over 1,700 of those are in Juárez
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A top health official says Mexico has passed the 100,000 mark in Covid-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country –…
Continue Reading Scientists create diamonds at room temperature in minutes
Diamonds might be forever, but that doesn’t mean they have to take eons to form. The gemstones are usually created after carbon is crushed and…
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Hand tally of votes confirms Joe Biden wins Georgia
ATLANTA, Georgia — A top Georgia elections official says a hand tally of the presidential race in Georgia is complete, and the results affirm…
Continue Reading Kyle Rittenhouse says he used stimulus money to buy the gun he allegedly used to kill two during Wisconsin protest, Washington Post reports
Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse says he used money from a stimulus check to purchase the gun he allegedly used to kill two people and wound one…
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Georgia election official says hand tally of presidential race is complete, the results affirm Biden’s lead over Trump
ATLANTA (AP) – A top Georgia elections official says a hand tally of the presidential race in Georgia is complete, and the results affirm…
Continue Reading A Washington county will let community groups decide punishments for some accused felons
The most populous county in Washington state is moving forward with a plan that will allow community groups — instead of courts — decide…
Continue Reading Smithsonian temporarily closes museums, National Zoo again as Covid cases climb
A number of museums in Washington, DC are closing their doors again amid a spike in coronavirus cases. The Smithsonian Institution announced on…
Continue Reading UC Berkeley removed the names of ‘racist’ figures from two of its buildings
The University of California, Berkeley is cutting ties with part of its past and renaming two buildings that are named for men with controversial and…
Continue Reading NYC mayor defends decision to close public schools as virus cases rise
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday defended his decision to shut down the public school system as a second coronavirus wave spreads. The move…
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