White House funnels $1.7 billion to help track and fight coronavirus variants
The White House on Friday announced plans to release $1.7 billion in funding to help the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states…
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Dog rescued after getting paw stuck in escalator
Click here for updates on this story JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — A dog owner has a couple of fast-acting police…
Continue ReadingReport: Human smugglers increasingly use Facebook to advertise services on the US-Mexico border
Human smugglers are increasingly utilizing Facebook to advertise services to migrants seeking to cross the US-Mexico border, according to a report…
Continue ReadingBiden to be briefed on Indianapolis shooting
President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White…
Continue ReadingNewsrooms confront the ‘police say’ problem
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The podcaster and…
Continue ReadingMetropolitan District says its water is not the source of Legionella detected at nursing home
Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Metropolitan District (MDC) said its water is…
Continue ReadingLifeguard shortage delays pools opening
Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Most outdoor swimming pools have remained closed…
Continue ReadingAidan Shaw will be back in the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot
We just may be seeing Aidan Shaw’s face again. On Thursday, John Corbett, who played Carrie’s furniture maker ex-fiancé on “Sex…
Continue ReadingHow to celebrate National Volunteer Week
Covid-19 has presented challenges to both staffing and financing for charitable causes around the world. This year, non-profits are using National…
Continue ReadingMobile gaming company AppLovin raises $2 billion in IPO
Mobile apps and games platform AppLovin raised $2 billion in an initial public offering Thursday that valued the company at $28.6 billion. The Palo…
Continue ReadingChicago police say bodycam footage shows less than a second passes from when 13-year-old is seen holding a handgun and is shot by officer
Authorities released body-worn camera footage that shows an officer making a split-second decision to fire a single shot that killed 13-year-old Adam…
Continue ReadingThe stock market is throwing a global party
Spurred on by renewed optimism about the post-pandemic recovery and a strong fear of missing out, investors keep pushing stocks higher. What’s…
Continue ReadingKyra Sedgwick says she isn’t invited back to Tom Cruise’s house
Kyra Sedgwick once had a nosy moment as a house guest. The actress appeared on Wednesday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” and…
Continue ReadingTheaters and music venues are still waiting on Covid relief funds approved in December
They were the first businesses to close and will be some of the last to reopen, yet owners of independent theaters and live music venues have been…
Continue ReadingDogecoin price soars more than 100% to new record after Elon Musk tweets
For the second time this week, Dogecoin has hit a milestone. And this time around, it may be thanks to the world’s richest man. The virtual…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 16: Indianapolis, coronavirus, police violence, Cuba, UK
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest tomorrow at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, west of London. Only 30 people will attend the…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court jails Jimmy Lai and other prominent activists for 8 to 18 months over 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court has sentenced several of the city’s leading pro-democracy campaigners to between 8 and 18 months in prison over their roles…
Continue ReadingMartin Braithwaite spent time in a wheelchair as a child; now he’s Lionel Messi’s wingman at Barcelona
It’s a memory that Martin Braithwaite has pushed to the back of his mind — watching his friends having fun while he was temporarily…
Continue Reading8 people killed after mass shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police say
Eight people were killed in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility on Thursday night, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department…
Continue ReadingDogecoin surges more than 85% in the last 24 hours
Bitcoin and Ethereum aren’t the only digital currencies that are hitting record highs this week. Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that features the…
Continue ReadingSpies vs. scientists on the origin of Covid
The science: Scientists are coalescing around the idea that Covid-19 probably spread to people through an animal or animals. That was the conclusion…
Continue ReadingHong Kong marks National Security Education Day with goose-stepping police and souvenirs
Riot police, heavily armored, their faces concealed behind masks, holding signs reading “Disperse or We Fire” and “Warning, Tear…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio Airport shooting suspect dead, lockdown canceled, police say
An attempted mass shooting outside the San Antonio International Airport on Thursday was prevented by a parks officer working overtime, police in San…
Continue ReadingBiden announces nine career diplomats as US ambassador nominees
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate nine diplomats for ambassadorships on Thursday, marking his first selection of overseas envoys…
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Pentagon confirms this leaked video taken by the U.S. Navy is indeed a UFO
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Defense Department has confirmed that leaked photos and video of “unidentified aerial phenomena” taken in…
Continue ReadingMaxine Waters tells Jim Jordan to ‘shut your mouth’ after GOP congressman feuds with Fauci
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange Thursday over the…
Continue ReadingFort Jackson soldier arrested after a video showed him pushing and threatening a young Black man
A US Army soldier stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and battery after the airing of a…
Continue ReadingBiden says sanctions against Russia are proportionate response: ‘Now is the time to de-escalate’
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the newly announced sanctions against Russia are a proportionate response to cyberattacks against the US and…
Continue ReadingTed Cruz joins Rand Paul in ditching masks on Capitol Hill despite CDC recommendations
WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Ted Cruz is no longer wearing a face mask as he walks the halls of the Capitol complex or goes to the Senate floor for…
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