A federal judge in Texas said Friday that he’ll likely extend his hold on the Biden administration’s deportation moratorium until February 23. Earlier this week, Judge Drew Tipton of the Southern District of Texas, a Trump appointee, blocked the administration’s 100-day pause on deportations, delivering a blow to one of President Joe Biden’s first immigration
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Mobile County Health Department took part in the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December, and to distribute the toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Coweta County, GA (WGCL) — A Coweta County elementary school is the latest school to suspend face-to-face instruction due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. According to a notice sent to parents, Elm Elementary School will end in-person instructions starting today. Classes will be conducted virtually, and in-person
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It has been a turbulent week on Wall Street. GameStop soared some 100% at the opening bell, after trading platforms including Robinhood lifted restrictions on trading the stock. It was up 65% in the early afternoon Friday. Elsewhere on Wall Street, the picture was bleak. The Dow tumbled 2.2%, or 670 points in early afternoon
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The 2021 March for Life unfolded Friday mostly virtually under the cloud of a pandemic, encouraging participants to remain committed to the anti-abortion cause despite a Biden administration already drawing a sharp contrast from a Trump White House that partnered with the movement. The rally maintained much of its usual ethos despite shifting online, with
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Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — Gulf Shores City Schools parents, teachers, and students are getting a say in what everything will look like in the future, even down to the curriculum and the new facilities. Teachers are meeting in small groups with representatives of some the country’s best
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Two members of the Arlington County Police Department’s Civil Disturbance Unit provided a debriefing memo, obtained by CNN, that details their experience during harrowing moments of being the only medical assets on the scene for all law enforcement agencies during the US Capitol riots. The memo describes how Lt. Ned Waterfall and public information officer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A drug bust in Racine County netted marijuana, marijuana edibles, vape cartridges, psychedelic mushrooms and more. Authorities say the marijuana edibles could have easily been mistaken for candy. On Jan. 27, the Racine County Sheriff’s Metro Drug Unit along with The Postal Inspection
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts man’s decades-long search for his biological father is finally over, thanks to a DNA test. Jason Campbell grew up in Worcester under difficult circumstances and never knew his father. And his dad, Mark Goujon, never knew about him. That was until the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an online petition which calls to help Biglerville High School students feel safe at school while holding students and staff accountable for alleged racist views within the school community. The petition on Change.org also includes anonymous stories
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow for college athletes in Mississippi to profit from their name, image and likeness. House members have said that the bill would apply to student-athletes at all four-year colleges and universities in the State. The bill
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General Motors said Thursday it plans to be carbon neutral by 2040 in its global operations and hopes to offer only zero-emissions vehicles by 2035. The largest US automaker, GM had previously announced that it was working towards an “all electric future,” but it had not set any target date for achieving that goal. GM
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with temperatures staying above freezing. Lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers early, followed by steady rainfall and a few thunderstorms. Up to 1″ of rain is likely across most of the area. Highs in the mid-upper 40s by late afternoon. Winds gust up to 25 mph from the southeast. EXTENDED:
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Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith will not serve jail time for changing a document that backed a surveillance warrant of former Trump associate Carter Page during the early Russia investigation, a federal judge ruled on Friday. He is the only defendant charged in the Durham investigation, which has looked closely at the FBI’s work on
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The New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents by approximately 50%, according to a report released Thursday by the state attorney general’s office. The report preliminarily concludes that deaths were underreported based on a survey of 62 nursing homes, a roughly 10% sample of total facilities across the state.
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It has been a crazy week on Wall Street — and Friday trading is still in the early going. GameStop soared some 100% at the opening bell, after trading platforms including Robinhood lifted restrictions on trading the stock. GameStop shares were up 65% in the early afternoon Friday. Meanwhile, the three major stock indexes were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Last November, 61% of Florida voters approved an amendment to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour beginning this September, with a one dollar per year raise to $15 in 2026. Republican state senator Jeff Brandes has filed a measure to put a
Continue Reading Spanning 1,400 acres and eight venues, Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary is the biggest cemetery in North America. But the number of Covid-19-related deaths since the holidays have so challenged its capacity that grieving families are having to wait a month for funeral services — and the cemetery has had to order refrigeration units
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A man remains in the hospital as he recovers from injuries he sustained when he crashed into a tree at Prospect Park last week. Family members are praying for David Love’s swift recovery, but bills are adding up. “He was on his way
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