Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. spent their Saturday conducting a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk, which assisted with continued upgrades to the orbiting laboratory, began at 8:14 a.m. ET and ended at 3:01 p.m. ET, lasting for six hours and 47 minutes. Glover and Hopkins arrived on the space
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 451 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There have been 483,183 cases of the virus reported in the state.
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Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to shower for days or contact their parents, according to lawyers who interviewed them this week. Lawyers from the National Center for Youth Law spoke with about a dozen children in Donna, Texas, this week, according to Leecia
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Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday invoked race in explaining his sense of safety during the January 6 Capitol riot, saying that he might have been concerned for his well-being had the protesters been affiliated with Black Lives Matter instead of being a largely White pro-Trump crowd. “Even though those thousands of people that
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Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a fire at North Davenport Road and J B Lane Sunday morning.
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Some Americans are already seeing the latest round of stimulus payments hit their bank accounts, as the first batch of funds is rolled out. The payments — worth up to $1,400 per person — were included in the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package signed by President Joe Biden this week. The White House on Thursday
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Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KCTV) — Emotional reunions are on the horizon for people in senior homes who’ve been isolated from family for so long. The change comes with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suggesting nursing homes and long-term
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — People around the world have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and those negative impacts may have altered their cognitive abilities, risk avoidance and civic-mindedness for the worse, new research suggests. A peer-reviewed study published in Scientific Reports analyzed questionnaires from 4,890
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A patient who has been battling COVID-19 for months finally went home Friday. The applause and cheers are well deserved for Sarah Drummond as she walks out of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Omaha. “I woke up today with a sheer determination that I’m
Continue Reading The green river wasn’t supposed to flow for St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago this year, but the city surprised its residents by carrying on the tradition unannounced. To help curb crowds again due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Chicago officials canceled the annual dying of the Chicago River event — a longstanding St. Patrick’s Day tradition.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Fast acting neighbors are being credited for saving several people from a burning home overnight. The fire broke out at a home on Ruane Street in Fairfield, around midnight. Neighbors called 9-1-1 and alerted the sleeping residents that their home was on fire. More
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — 65-year-old Kenneth Hartenstine described it as a ‘vicious cycle’ when he first spoke to FOX43 back in January about the trouble he was experiencing getting him and his wife a COVID-19 vaccine. By February he said he had lost count of how many places
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BATTLE GROUND, Washington (KPTV) — Firefighters say a charcoal grill is the likely cause of a fire that engulfed a house on Friday night. Clark County Fire District 3 was called to a working structure fire in northwest Battle Ground. Crews faced difficult conditions because of limited access
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Click here for updates on this story DECATUR, Georgia (WGCL) — It appears to be an ordinary body shop in Decatur, but federal and state agents believe it’s the home of an excommunicated member of the Russian Mafia. Investigators said 45-year-old Eduard Bobrick of Alpharetta was using an auto body shop and a meat packing
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted advances, is now the subject of an impeachment investigation after the speaker of the New York State Assembly authorized the judiciary committee to begin the probe this week. While Cuomo has apologized for “making anyone feel uncomfortable,” the Democrat has maintained that he “never
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The Pentagon’s internal watchdog has finished a long-delayed investigation into Michael Flynn and has sent its findings to the Army for a final review that could possibly bring financial penalties against the military retirement benefits afforded to the retired Army three-star general. It is unclear when the Defense Department may announce its decision in the
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Bitcoin prices continue to skyrocket. The cryptocurrency surpassed $60,000 on Saturday to hit a new high, just a few weeks after it topped $50,000. Bitcoin smashed through the $30,000 and $40,000 levels over a few days in January. Bitcoins in circulation are worth more than $1 trillion. Bitcoin prices have more than doubled so far
Continue Reading Around 200 opposition activists were detained in Moscow on Saturday, according to a statement from Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. The detentions are the latest in a series of crackdowns sustained by members of the opposition following Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s arrest and imprisonment. Navalny was detained in January on his arrival from Germany, where
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water rescue crews saved two people from a flooded bridge in Rolla on Friday night. It happened around 9 p.m. on a low water bridge on Missouri County Road 527. According to a Facebook post from the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, the truck got stuck on the bridge when trying to cross
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Severe weather is unpredictable and can strike at the worst times. What should you do if you find yourself out on the roads during bad weather? Listen to weather forecasts If severe weather strikes while you’re driving, you should always listen to the radio so you can be aware of what’s going on. This could
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