Here’s a look at the life of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1911 Death date: June 5, 2004 Birth place: Tampico, Illinois Birth name: Ronald Wilson Reagan Father: John Edward Reagan, shoe salesman Mother: Nelle (Wilson) Reagan Marriages: Nancy (Davis) Reagan (March 4, 1952-June 5, 2004, his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CORNELIUS, OR (KPTV) — An Oregon woman is on a mission to give families a way to communicate with loved ones who are in the hospital during the pandemic. Shannon Zimmerman of Cornelius lost her mother last month. During the weeks she was in the hospital, Zimmerman said
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The US has officially determined that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic and religious minority groups who live in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. “This genocide is ongoing, and…we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uyghurs by the Chinese party-state,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said
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Stocks have gained about 13% since Election Day as of Tuesday, a day before Joe Biden’s inauguration — marking the the best post-election market performance for a new president since JFK, according to CFRA Research. The S&P 500 rose 8.8% from late 1960 to early 1961 after John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon. The market
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President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration plans to rescind the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN, delivering a win to an array of progressive organization and rolling back one of President Donald Trump’s earliest moves. The decision was not included in a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STORRS, CT (WFSB) — Dozens of COVID-19 cases were detected during the University of Connecticut’s spring semester re-entry testing. The university reported that its dual testing measures prevented 76 active coronavirus cases, the majority of which were asymptomatic, from entering into the residential student body. The spring semester
Continue Reading Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. This lead to African-Americans boycotting public transportation to protest Parks’ arrest and, in turn, segregation laws. Here’s a look at her life. Personal Birth date: February 4, 1913 Death date: October
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, CT (WFSB) — On Tuesday morning, Connecticut State Police were back out at a Farmington property that was owned by Fotis Dulos, the man charged with felony murder following his estranged wife’s disappearance. It’s been nearly one year since Dulos died following a suicide attempt at his
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A Boston-based political scientist and author has been arrested and charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the Iranian government. Federal prosecutors said Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, 63, was to make an initial appearance in US District Court in Massachusetts Tuesday after his arrest one day earlier at his home in Watertown on charges
Continue Reading The SAT’s optional essay and subject tests have been nixed by the College Board, the latest step away from standardized testing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. “As students and colleges adapt to new realities and changes to the college admissions process, College Board is making sure our programs adapt with them. We’re making
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Teachers and school staff are in Tier 3 of Phase 1B in the state’s vaccination plan.
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If you thought you’d never get a chance to stream “The Muppet Show,” fuhgeddaboudit! Disney+ announced on Tuesday that all five seasons of the Jim Henson variety series are coming to the streaming service on February 19. The fourth and fifth seasons, Disney noted, have “never previously been released on home entertainment.” During the life
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for food banks, a Davenport woman is leading the charge on a new community-based food pantry. Just behind the Roosevelt Community Center on the west end of Davenport is something ‘cool.’ “It’s really been a community and
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ViacomCBS‘ newly rebranded streaming service Paramount+ will go live on March 4, the company announced Tuesday. The revamped service, which is currently known as CBS All Access, will launch in the US and Latin America with a slew of content from the company’s biggest brands. That includes more than 20,000 episodes and movies from Paramount
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Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Treasury secretary, urged Congress during her confirmation hearing Tuesday to move swiftly on bold stimulus spending to relieve the economic suffering that the pandemic has caused. Yellen, who would be the first female Treasury secretary in American history, underscored the urgency of Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — As parts of rural Nebraska start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to more and more people, new research shows people living in these areas are still less likely to get the shot than those in metropolitan areas. 6 News was in Fort Calhoun Monday
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President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Washington Tuesday for the start of his inaugural ceremonies at a dark and solemn moment in American history, preparing to take his oath of office as the US approaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths and is more divided than at any time since the Civil War. When he announced his run for
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Health officials in California are telling medical providers across the state not to administer doses from one lot of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine while they investigate possible severe allergic reactions last week in a number of people who got shots at a community vaccination clinic. Moderna said 37 different states got shipments from the lot, which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — Brevard Middle School student Madeline Adrignola surprised her classmates and teachers with handmade Christmas gifts she leaned to make while schools were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning to crochet has been a family tradition, according to Adrignola, but it took spending
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They moved in an “organized and practiced fashion” as they pushed through crowds toward entrances to the US Capitol. On the inside, several maintained formation, putting their hands on each other’s shoulders to keep in lockstep. Some communicated over radios, while others gave directions with hand signals and voice calls. Members of militant groups that
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