Florida water treatment facility hack used a dormant remote access software, sheriff says
A hacker who last week tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply used a remote access software platform that had been dormant for months,…
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Vaccinated workers at Massachusetts hospital volunteer to sit with Covid-19 patients
When her husband was exposed to Covid-19 in early January, Kerri Hurley and their two children moved immediately into her mother’s basement,…
Continue Reading Fire rips through historic Krispy Kreme donut shop owned by Shaquille O’Neal
An early-morning fire gutted a historic Atlanta Krispy Kreme doughnut shop that belongs to retired NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal. Two workers…
Continue Reading This teen gave up her entire college savings to pay for her mom’s rent and avoid eviction
At the ripe age of 18, Alondra Carmona is already making adult-like decisions — and when it comes to her mom, no sacrifice is too big. Carmona,…
Continue Reading After the deadly shooting at Minnesota clinic, health care center says ‘our hearts were broken’
For both patients and staff, the shooting at a Minnesota health care center that killed one person and wounded four others Tuesday has been…
Continue Reading This restaurant owner buys out street vendors’ tamales so they can call it a day during a Chicago cold snap
When it’s 9 degrees in Chicago, you can see your frozen breath in the air, feel the arctic sting on your face and, on this February morning,…
Continue Reading Germany to extend virus lockdown until March 7, with earlier reprieve for schools, hairdressers
BERLIN (AP) — German officials have agreed to reopen schools and hairdressers in the coming weeks, while extending much of the country’s…
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Biden says US will sanction military leaders, family members behind Myanmar coup
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military staged a…
Continue Reading Woman donates 62 gallons of breast milk to moms struggling with lactation
When Katy Bannerman pulled open her deep freezer it was overflowing with packets of breast milk, 8,000 ounces to be exact. Over the course of the…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania man assaulted police officer, stole another’s bodycam during Capitol riot, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors say that during the Capitol riot, Michael John Lopatic Sr. brutally assaulted a police officer, stole and destroyed another…
Continue Reading Diplomats condemn Netanyahu’s settlement drive after Israeli troops destroy Bedouin camp three times in a month
Small groups of women and children huddled in tents as storm clouds brewed in the west and delegations of diplomats, clerics, top politicians and…
Continue Reading Trump impeachment defense team scrambling to make new videos to bolster case
President Donald Trump’s legal team is scrambling to collect and produce more videos to bolster their impeachment trial arguments after a…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant helicopter crashed after pilot pushed limits and disregarded training, NTSB says
Federal investigators are recommending significant helicopter safety changes — including more pilot training and readily available technology…
Continue Reading Georgia attorney general refuses request to appoint new prosecutor in Rayshard Brooks shooting
Georgia’s attorney general has refused a request to appoint an alternative prosecutor in two high-profile cases involving the use of force by…
Continue Reading One dead and four wounded in shooting at Minnesota health care clinic
The 67-year-old man accused of killing one person and wounding four others at a health care clinic in the Minnesota city of Buffalo was “very…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutor opens criminal investigation after Trump call to state election official asking him to find votes
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor says she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” the outcome of last year’s…
Continue Reading Global Covid-19 cases declined 17% worldwide last week, WHO says
The number of new Covid-19 cases reported across the globe has declined for a fourth week in a row, according to data from the World Health…
Continue Reading Minority corrections officers allege they were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin, who is accused in George Floyd’s death
Eight minority corrections officers at a Minnesota county jail are suing Ramsey County, alleging they were briefly barred from working near the area…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan Fast Facts
Here’s a look at basketball legend and NBA superstar Michael Jordan. Personal Birth date: February 17, 1963 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York…
Continue Reading When he couldn’t find healthy options for his family during the pandemic, a dad turned his backyard into a farm
It was the start of the coronavirus pandemic when meat and eggs began to disappear from the aisles of Vincent Padgett’s local grocery store.…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley graduated from her Connecticut high school with honors, but her parents, immigrants from the Caribbean, couldn’t afford to…
Continue Reading TV host Laura Berman says her son died of an overdose after a drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat
Relationship therapist and TV host Laura Berman is grieving her teen son who she says died of an overdose from drugs he purchased from someone he…
Continue Reading A proposed law in California seeks to ban NDAs that prevent workers from speaking up about discrimination and abuse
A California state legislator has introduced a bill aimed at empowering more workers to speak up about alleged discrimination and abuse by banning…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 10: Impeachment, Covid-19, White House, India, climate
There’s hardly any flu this year, and experts point to coronavirus restrictions as a reason. But, they warn, flu season isn’t over.…
Continue Reading Why bad news for AstraZeneca’s vaccine is a roadblock on the way out of the pandemic
It’s the news that many feared: early data shows the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may provide only “minimal protection” against mild…
Continue Reading Chicago public school teachers back tentative deal to return to in-person learning, union says
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union have voted to return to in-person learning, according to a news release from the union. The CTU backed the…
Continue Reading Texas authorities search for tanker truck after heartbreaking 911 calls from people claiming to be inside
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas authorities are searching for a white tanker truck after disturbing 911 calls in which people pleaded for help in…
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Don’t get cocky with these Covid-19 numbers. With new variants, easing restrictions now would be ‘incredibly risky’
Covid-19 numbers are getting better. But letting your guard down could be an open invitation for highly contagious variants to trample the US —…
Continue Reading Stephen King to donate $6,500 to elementary students in Maine so they can publish their own books
Author Stephen King is giving back, by donating thousands of dollars to an elementary school in his home state of Maine so that a group of students…
Continue Reading ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek’s legacy lives on as his family donates a large portion of his clothes to charity
The family of the late “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has donated a significant portion of his wardrobe to charity as a way to honor his…
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