Thanks to ever-changing Covid-19 travel restrictions, many people around the world have found themselves stranded far away from home this year. Over in the UK, a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant has led to several countries around the world imposing bans and restrictions on travel to the nation, meaning a large number of residents currently abroad
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US Treasury Department email accounts were compromised in the suspected Russian hack of government agencies, a key Democratic senator said Monday, adding new details about the extent of the wide-reaching breach. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement that the committee had been briefed on
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Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — A visitation is being held Tuesday for a Sherrard teenager who was shot and killed while driving his car last week. Dylan McCalester died Tuesday, Dec. 15 from a gunshot wound to his chest. He was 16-years-old and a Junior at Sherrard High School.
Continue Reading Congress has finally addressed one of Americans’ biggest health care headaches: surprise medical billing. Lawmakers included a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to stop the practice in this week’s government spending bill. The deal among key players in both the House and Senate was released earlier this month — a year after the last joint-chamber agreement was
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A Tuesday morning wreck on Interstate 70 West closed a lane of traffic.
Continue Reading Hundreds of students at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis have received a grade of “incomplete” as the academy reviews “potential inconsistencies” in physics exams that were submitted earlier this month. The academy would not elaborate on the “inconsistencies,” but the review is notable in light of reports about a major cheating scandal at the
Continue Reading The 28-year-old man convicted of killing British backpacker Grace Millane while she was visiting New Zealand has been found guilty of abusing two other women before her murder. Jesse Kempson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum 17-year non-parole period in February after being found guilty of murdering Millane on the eve of her
Continue Reading Chris Pratt appears to have won the latest round in the battle over which Chris is the best Hollywood Chris. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star took to social media Monday to share about his winning record in a charity fantasy football league in which he competes with Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, called The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was arrested months after a rollover crash in Southington left two people dead. Southington police said they arrested 22-year-old Gabriella Correa for impaired driving. The crash happened on March 14 just before 8:45 p.m. Correa was behind the wheel of a Honda
Continue Reading Russia has announced it is hitting several European Union representatives with tit-for-tat sanctions in response to those imposed by the bloc over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The country’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the officials will be denied entry to Russia. It did not name which representatives would be barred,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Captured on cell phone video, former FOX 12 anchor Amy Troy treasures one moment with her mother above all others during this heartbreaking pandemic that’s separated families with loved ones in care homes. In the video, taken in September, Troy reaches her hand to
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Joe Biden will be president in 30 days. Until then, the question is how much damage can be done by a vengeful, delusional soon-to-be ex-President swilling conspiracy theories, whose wild anti-democratic instincts are being encouraged by fringe political opportunists. Donald Trump will retain the awesome powers of the presidency until noon on January 20, and
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Just before the buzzer sounds on 2020, Washington has finally agreed on a $900 billion relief package that avoids driving the US economy off a cliff. But Uncle Sam’s work rescuing the economy from the worst pandemic in a century is not nearly done. Unemployed Americans, hurting small businesses and state-and-local governments are going to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BENTON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — A Benton County man and woman accused of torturing their neighbors and killing a 4-year-old girl were charged Monday. Officers were called to a home on Buckskin Lane in rural Camp Cole, Missouri just before 1 a.m. Sunday for report of a child
Continue Reading Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe is sharing a terrible scare her family went through after her 9-year-old son fell 40 feet from a ski lift. Zoe didn’t say when it happened but it appears to have been recent. She provided some details of the incident on her Instagram, writing, “Sky fell 40 feet from a ski
Continue Reading Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile they have christened the “swamp king.” The creature, officially named Paludirex vincenti, measured more than 16 feet (five meters) long and dominated waterways in southeastern Queensland, according to a press release from the University of Queensland (UQ) published Monday. It lived between 5.33 and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile Police tased a man after a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, investigators said. Officers said 33-year-old Eric Riley stole a vehicle after the owner went back into her home to let the car warm up. When the woman discovered her car was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — A fatal encounter between a father and son in Wagarville all started after 32-year-old Kelvin Nicholas Coker allegedly shot his father’s dog Saturday afternoon. Chief investigator for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Blake Richardson, says Nicholas Coker allegedly started shooting at four of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP ) — Police in Monroe County did their part to make Christmas special for a 4-year-old in Stroud Township. Madeline Hewitt was diagnosed with cancer in the fall. Stroud Area Regional Police enlisted the help of Santa and paraded around Madeline’s house before stopping
Continue Reading The airplane speeds through the sky on its way to London as you dine on tender beef and caviar. Afterward, you make your way to the lower lounge to socialize with other passengers aboard the plane while sipping on a refreshing drink. As the evening winds down, you head up to the main cabin, climb
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