The House has voted to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain.
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An active-duty Special Forces soldier has been charged with murder after three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois, authorities said Sunday. Police received calls about a shooting with multiple victims at Don Carter Lanes around 6:55 p.m. Saturday, Rockford police Chief Daniel O’Shea said at
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (Hartford Business Journal) — Representatives of Hartford’s theater and arts industries gathered at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center this morning to celebrate the “welcome if delayed” approval of the Save Our Stages (SOS) relief package. “Keeping Connecticut employed and keeping our institutions whole so that we
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The family of Kennedy Maxie is grieving the loss of the seven-year-old just days after she was shot. Atlanta Police said Kennedy was wounded the night of Dec. 21 while inside a vehicle. She was struck by a bullet as she and her aunt, the
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A federal appeals court on Monday blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious gatherings, saying the restrictions “are not narrowly tailored to stem the spread of Covid-19.” The decision comes after the US Supreme Court ruled in November that Jewish and Catholic houses of worship faced “far more restrictive” Covid-19 regulations than businesses.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The process of administering the COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff at long-term care facilities in Missouri has begun. Residents at the Cottages of Lake St. Louis Retirement Center were among the first in the state to receive the vaccine Monday morning. CVS and Walgreen’s employees will administer the vaccine
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While the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge throughout the summer and fall, federal government officials repeatedly offered a ray of hope: enough vaccine doses to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of December. But after the first week of vaccine distribution and with only nine days left to meet their self-imposed deadline, Operation Warp
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Temperatures start off near freezing with precipitation moving in by mid-morning. A wintry mix is possible along and north of I-70 through mid-afternoon, allowing for some slick spots through late afternoon. Temperatures warm up by evening, changing precipitation over to rain as gusty south winds
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PUTNAM, Connecticut (WFSB) — Now that Christmas is behind us, there are growing concerns about a new surge in coronavirus cases. “I’ve been a nurse for over thirty years and never witnessed anything like this before,” John O’Keefe, the Chief Nursing Officer at Day Kimball Hospital, tells us.
Continue Reading Russian law enforcement is threatening to jail opposition politician Alexey Navalny for failing to comply with the terms of his suspended sentence in a years-old case if he fails to show up for a hearing in Moscow on Tuesday morning, his lawyer and officials said. Navalny is currently in Germany after receiving treatment at Berlin’s
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Editor’s note: This story originally ran December 18, 2020. It has been updated with President Donald Trump signing relief legislation that includes stimulus checks. A second round of stimulus payments was included in a coronavirus relief package signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday night. The deal provides for $600 checks, but experts say it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The skies above the city of Hazleton will light up with fireworks to welcome in the New Year. The annual “Last Night Celebration” is a time to reflect on the past year, and for many, there’s a lot to ponder about 2020. While
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More people traveled through US airports on Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the country. Over 1.28 million people passed through security checkpoints, the Transportation Security Administration said. At the same time, more Americans were hospitalized this past week than any other week of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Red Rose Transit Authority bus riders will see a slight increase in fares as part of a new restructuring announced Monday by the RRTA. The changes, which the South Central Transit Authority says “simplifies the RRTA fare structure” to “make it easier and
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1942 Death date: June 3, 2016 Birth place: Louisville, Kentucky Birth name: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. Father: Cassius (Cash) Clay, sign and mural painter Mother: Odessa (Grady) Clay Marriages: Yolanda
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Dec. 27 marks the anniversary of the Paxton Boys Uprising that resulted in the death of more than 20 members of the Susquehannock tribe. Sunday night, members of the community held a remembrance ceremony. It was Dec. 1763, the country had not yet gained
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans (WDSU) — Fourteen-year-old Jamere Alfred rode to the Walgreens on Lake Forest Blvd at Bullard Ave Christmas night to make a quick purchase, according to his family. But Alfred never returned home. He was killed in the store parking lot. The New Orleans Police Department has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Investigators are seeking witnesses who saw or heard two loud explosions in the Brockton area late Sunday night. The two explosions were reported just before midnight and the fire department says some witnesses reported on social media that they also saw flashes of white
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROSEDALE, Maryland (WBAL) — A woman driving a stolen vehicle struck a Baltimore County police car, injuring the officer early Saturday morning, police said. According to police, officers from the White Marsh precinct responded to the 8400 block of Pulaski Highway after a patrol officer was struck by
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Actress Lori Loughlin has been released from federal prison after serving a two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions scam, prison spokeswoman Sally Swarts said Monday. Best known for starring as Aunt Becky in “Full House,” Loughlin pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in May and admitted to paying the scheme’s mastermind $500,000
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