On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden promised to cancel at least $10,000 of federal student loans for all borrowers in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Over 60 lawmakers and 17 state attorneys general have called on him to go further and cancel up to $50,000 administratively. When Biden was asked if he would cancel
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Nearly 40 years after a body of a girl was found on Valentine’s Day off a northern Arizona highway, she has been confirmed by police to be a teenage runaway from St. Louis. Coconino County Sheriff Jim Driscoll announced Monday that DNA confirms the victim is 17-year-old Carolyn Eaton. The decades-old
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The US Food and Drug Administration has issued updated guidance for companies that plan to adapt their Covid-19 medical products — including vaccines, tests and therapeutics — to address the emergence of coronavirus variants. The agency said in an announcement on Monday that it expects that “manufacturing information will remain generally the same” for authorized
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Click here for updates on this story AVON, CO (KCNC) — “When can I ski again?” is not the typical question you’d expect to hear from a patient just diagnosed with one of the most aggressive types of brain tumors, but that was exactly what was on the mind of 45-year-old Misty Gans. Gans, from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, CO (KCNC) — A ferret named “Elizabeth Ann” in Northern Colorado is the first endangered animal native to the United States to be cloned. Elizabeth Ann, a Black-Footed Ferret, is an identical twin to its twin sister, “Willa,” who died more than 30 years ago. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Transport Canada may consider temporarily banning certain Boeing 777s from Canadian airspace depending on what investigators uncover about an engine fire that forced a 777 to land shortly after takeoff from Denver over the weekend. The incident prompted Boeing to recommend grounding 777s
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has introduced legislation to grant permanent residency to a Honduran immigrant who has spent more than three years inside a Missouri church to avoid deportation. The freshman congressman from St. Louis announced details on Monday of a private bill that would allow Alex Garcia to emerge
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLANO, TX (KTVT) — A Black teenager in Collin County was arrested for walking home on a street during the winter storm and spent one night jailed in jail. Now the misdemeanor charge against Rodney Reese has been dropped. It was on February 16 when Reese was followed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Human traffickers are using transportation corridors to exploit more women and girls in Canada, a new report says. The report by The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, found that by continuously moving through cities and provinces sex traffickers keep their victims confused
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The Supreme Court cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, dealing a massive loss to Trump who has fiercely fought to shield his financial papers from prosecutors. The documents will be subject to grand jury secrecy rules that restrict their public release. The ruling is a
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Watch the event replay in the player below. President Joe Biden is slated to deliver remarks and participate in a candle-lighting ceremony Monday evening at the White House as the country approaches the grim milestone of 500,000 American lives lost to coronavirus. Biden is scheduled deliver remarks at 6:00 p.m. ET before he participates in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTHLAKE, TX (KTVT) — A Southlake man is warning people to watch over their pets over the next few days, after he had to rescue his dog from a frozen swimming pool. Rajat Sharma’s family was staying with neighbors after a pipe burst in their home. When they
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he should have been more “aggressive” in calling out reporters and politicians for “lying” about his handling of Covid-19 deaths among long-term care residents. Cuomo, who’s been accused of covering up the true scope of the death toll among the vulnerable population, said during a news conference Friday that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEWCASTLE, California (KOVR) — A devastating fire destroyed an animal sanctuary barn in Newcastle and killed every animal inside. Melyssa Descovich, the owner of The Enchanted Forest-Exotic Animal Sanctuary, said on Facebook that the flames tore through the barn at around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Descovich said the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (CBS) — (WBBM) — A nurse, pushed out in the middle of the pandemic months ago, said now her company is blocking her from getting benefits. The company said she’s still a full time employee. CBS 2’s Tara Molina is investigating the issue and how the facility
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Kieran Cain was playing basketball with his kids Saturday afternoon at an elementary school in greater Denver when he heard what sounded like a sonic boom and looked up. “We could see there was a giant black cloud of smoke high up in the sky, immediately followed by, you know what looked like pieces of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — It’s a service that’s become especially important during the pandemic: pet grief counseling. Kaleel Sakakeeny of Roslindale is an ordained animal chaplain and pet grief counselor, one of few in the country. In 2019, he founded “Animal Talks,” a local business that aims to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Racial controversy was sparked at St. Francis Catholic High School in Sacramento after a student was accused of using blackface to bully another student. “You know where you stand right when you walk through that gate at St. Francis Catholic High School,” said Reiana Mayorga,
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden for interior secretary, is expected to discuss the “historic nature” of her confirmation by the Senate at her confirmation hearing Tuesday. Haaland, who will testify before the the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, would be the first Native American
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Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old cancer survivor and physician assistant at St. Jude children’s hospital, got an out-of-the-blue question from her employer last month: Would she like to go to space? “I remember laughing,” Arceneaux told CNN Business. “And then, I just said — ‘Yes! Yes, like, put my name down.’” Arceneaux will be one of
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