Month: December 2020

A newly discovered sungrazer comet was photographed approaching the sun during last week’s solar eclipse before it evaporated into dust particles. The comet was first spotted by Thai amateur astronomer Worachate Boonplod in satellite data on December 13, a day before the eclipse, NASA said on Saturday. He was taking part in the NASA-funded Sungrazer

Click here for updates on this story     SHARON, CT (WFSB) — A bald eagle rescued by a hiker in Thomaston is rehabbing a broken wing at the Sharon Audubon Center. The bald eagle, which was unable to fly, was found last week near the Thomaston Dam and carried 3 miles to safety. Environmental Conservation Police

The European Union drugs regulator has recommended authorizing the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use, paving the way for the first phase of the bloc’s mass vaccination program to begin later this week. In a closed-door meeting in Amsterdam on Monday, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine a conditional marketing authorization, green lighting

Click here for updates on this story     OREGON, USA (KPTV) — Thousands of people who live in the Columbia River Gorge may face disrupted gas service Monday morning, NW Natural reported. According to NW Natural, a vehicle crashed into a district regulator station around 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Due to the crash, natural gas customers in

Weeks after Dr. Carlos Araujo Preza was treated for Covid-19 in the same Houston-area hospital where he cared for patients during the pandemic, a coworker remembered him as she received the new vaccine that could have saved his life. “A nurse practitioner wrote on a little piece of paper that she got the vaccine for

Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — An Aloha man was arrested and charged with a hate crime after he threatened a FedEx delivery driver on Sunday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect, 68-year-old Rodney Bryant, was arrested and charged with a first-degree bias crime, unlawful use of

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Monday marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. For 173 families in Kansas City, their longest night was when they found out their loved one had been killed in a homicide. For the past decade, Wornall Baptist

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Students at Oakwood Manor Elementary created thank you cards and hand-painted kindness rocks with messages to encourage Kansas City firefighters. The service project is in honor of fallen firefighter Bobby Rocha who recently died from COVID-19. North Kansas City Schools teacher Rebecca Dollins

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, AL (WALA) — This weekend 9-year-old Josh Cox’ Christmas vision came to life, giving to children in need. “Some families are less fortunate and we just wanted to help out.” The Mobile boy used his very own money to buy 20 brand new bikes for 10 boys

Deborah Hightower cried and her body shook with emotion as she looked through her windshield at more than 100 cars waiting in line for free food in the mall parking lot. Most of the people had arrived in the pre-dawn hours to receive the offerings from a local food bank. Some of the drivers and

Click here for updates on this story     YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — York County has been the only county in the mid-state without its own morgue. Next year, that will change as construction on the county’s new morgue moves along. Work on the new county morgue is expected to wrap up by mid-February, with the

Here’s a look at the life of Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1956 Birth place: Paris, France Birth name: Christine Madeleine Odette Lallouette Father: Robert Lallouette, a professor of English literature Mother: Nicole Lallouette, a professor of French, Latin and ancient Greek Marriages: Wilfried Lagarde (1982-1992, divorced);