In 2016, Belqees Al-Doais won a lottery that she was sure would change her life: the chance at a visa to come to the United States. She was in her fourth year of university, living in Yemen, a newlywed and soon to be pregnant when she found out she won the US Diversity Visa Lottery,
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Former President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference Sunday, looking to reclaim his role as the Republican Party’s kingmaker as he positions himself to play a major role in the 2022 midterm elections. “I stand before you today to declare that the incredible journey we began together four years ago
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo changed course on Sunday and asked the New York attorney general and the chief judge of the state court of appeals to jointly select an independent attorney to conduct “a thorough review” of sexual harassment claims against him. The Democratic governor’s office had initially selected former federal Judge Barbara Jones
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TONIGHT: Conditions will be cool tonight with lows falling into the upper 20s. Cloud cover will decrease for our southern counties as partly cloudy skies are set to move in for a majority of the next week. TOMORROW: To kick off the first week of March, we’ll climb our way out of the 20s until
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, on Sunday urged Americans to take any of the three “highly efficacious” coronavirus vaccines now available to them and not delay getting one vaccine over another. His comments come after the US Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, adding a
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The Department of Health and Senior Services reports there have been 478,224 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri. The Department reported 274 new cases of the virus on Sunday.
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Mr. Potato Head caused a lot of buzz last week, and Fox News played a big part in that. Over the past week, the plastic toy — and its gender — has been mentioned at least 35 times on Fox News and Fox Business combined. “The conversations about Mr. Potato Head and trans kids or
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Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — The Hawaii Department of Health reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 in Maui County. This includes 31 historical cases dating back to November 9, 2020 and 19 cases from the Maui Community Correctional Center cluster, nine cases attributed to a Pacific Islander cluster and
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Columbia police responded to Jacobs Place around 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A planned protest happening this weekend in Northwest Portland has some business owners on edge. The Fields Bar and Grill was vandalized on Feb. 26, and now the owner is boarding up the windows and doors as a precaution. The protest is planned at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Good news: There’s no serial killer going around the Kansas City metro area. The Kansas City Police Department tweeted on Saturday about a rumor apparently going around the city right now concerning a serial killer. The flyer the department tweeted out claims that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It’s a day that rocked the Milwaukee community. Friday, February 26, was the one year anniversary of the Molson Coors deadly shooting. Five people were shot to death before the shooter turned the gun on himself. Among those was 33-year-old Jesus Valle Jr. Family
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisers voted Sunday to recommend the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for the US. It is the first of the three authorized Covid-19 vaccines that comes in a single dose. It is a vaccine one member called “highly effective.” The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the J&J
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Like many small businesses around the country, Black-owned barbershops and hair salons have had to adapt to operating during a pandemic. Many locally have had to evolve to survive, but business remains strong because it’s a staple for the Black community. Hair salons and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was seriously injured after being pinned between a vehicle and a wall on Friday. Meriden Police say that a box truck had gone off of Old Colony Road and struck three parked cars, a utility pole, a granite post, and a tree.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An innocent child was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance as an officer trailed behind and taken into emergency surgery Saturday night after he was shot while sitting in a car, just outside of his fathers home in Mobile. The 5-year-old boy was
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[Breaking news update at 3:16 p.m. ET] Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously voted Sunday to recommend the distribution of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. [Previous story, published at 3 p.m. ET] It’s easy to get caught up in all the good news about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading A Florida golfer is believed to have drowned after falling into a golf club pond while looking for his lost ball Sunday morning, police say. Hermilo Jazmines of Lutz, Florida, was playing golf with a friend at the East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release
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Taylor Swift won’t reschedule “Lover Fest” shows that were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The star took to social media on Friday to announce the move, which affects shows postponed in 2020 until 2021. Last April, Swift canceled all live appearances and performances for the rest of the year in what she said was
Continue Reading When Teresa Ferrin found a Purple Heart at the Phoenix thrift store where she works, she knew it had to be important to somebody. “Every time I’ve ever seen (medals) in a Goodwill or something I’m like, ‘Why is this here? This needs to be with the owner,’” Ferrin told CNN. In this case, that
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