A leading Democratic economist on Wednesday urged the White House to shift course after the government reported higher-than-expected inflation last month, which has heightened fears of fresh trouble for the recovering US economy. “Policymakers at the Fed and in the (White House) need to recognize that the risk of a Vietnam inflation scenario is now
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley knew that abolishing the death penalty would not be an easy task. In fact, Pressley is aware that urging President Joe Biden to abolish the federal death penalty with a stroke of a pen would only be the beginning. “We’re asking Biden to do something that’s never been done,” the Massachusetts Democrat
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Just about everything is getting more expensive in the United States as the stimulus-fueled economy rebounds and Americans are again spending on shopping, traveling and eating out. But the pandemic is far from over, and supply-chain woes mean supply isn’t meeting demand — sending prices even higher. Nearly all major components of the government’s inflation
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver just doing his job was shot when he was sent to pick up a fare. He is now confined to a wheelchair, and he is trying to pick up the pieces of his life and move forward. As CBS 2’s Suzanne Le
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A car burst into flames, trapping a disabled man and his dog inside. Only on 2: Meredith Barack sat down with the Schaumburg man, who is now searching for two strangers who saved his life. Rich Schmuldt was driving his granddaughter’s car back to Crystal
Continue Reading During Wednesday’s hearing about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, House Republicans spent much of their time repeating a number of false claims about the insurrection as well as sugarcoating the actions of former-President Donald Trump and his supporters. In pushing their false narrative, GOP lawmakers attempted to downplay the events of January
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A Bengal tiger named India hasn’t been located three days after it was spotted in a Houston neighborhood and taken away by a man accused of murder. “I am extremely worried about what happens with this tiger and the people around it,” said Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue and star of the Netflix
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville child was injured Wednesday morning while apparently walking to school on the 400 block of Ashely road. According to Boonville Police Chief Bobby Welliver, the area the child was walking is not near a school but “we assume the child was walking to school.” The victim was taken to the
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Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — More disturbing news out of India Tuesday, May 11 about the surge in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of dozens of bodies floating in the Ganges River. It’s causing sleepless nights among North Texas large and growing Indian American population. When his parents visited
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story QUEMEDO, Texas (KTVT) — A Texas onion farmer was making his morning rounds, when he came across five young abandoned migrant girls on Mother’s Day near the Rio Grande River. “All of a sudden I see them, on the bank of the river. Five little baby girls… all
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Gas stations in the southeastern United States faced significant outages Wednesday as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown stretched into a sixth day, sparking panic-buying that has exacerbated the supply crunch. As of 4 pm ET Wednesday, 68% of all gas stations in North Carolina, 45% in Georgia, 49% in Virginia and 45% in South Carolina were
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday the agency now recommends the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds. “Today, I adopted CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old adolescents,”
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Click here for updates on this story PARKER, Co (KCNC) — Natalie Eckhoff doesn’t remember the incident 23 years ago, but she’ll be forever grateful for Parker Police Sgt. Joe Cummings. “From the stories that my mother tells me and other stories that I hear it was a very unique situation and handled very well,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mom and her two young kids, gone in an instant. Kiara Jones and her two children, 3-year-old Lily and 2-year-old Joshua, died in a crash on Saturday after their car crossed the median on Dunkirk Lane in Maple Grove. A male passenger in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — At just 18, Cooper Mulholland was in a near-fatal motorcycle accident last month in Simi Valley that left him without a leg. The former high school football standout was just finishing his Emergency Medical Technician training, and hoped to become a firefighter.
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President Joe Biden said that the fuel situation in the US should be “under control” soon, just minutes before Colonial Pipeline announced it initiated the restart of its pipeline operations following a recent ransomware attack. The President said the federal government has been in “very, very close contact” with Colonial Pipeline, adding, “I think we’ll
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Finally. It took a strong woman and a House Republican conference that threatened her. It took GOP leadership more interested in regaining power than in abiding by the Constitution. And it took a Republican Party devoted to nothing other than Donald Trump. So finally, Liz Cheney did it. It was clear she was going to
Continue Reading Members of Congress from both parties pressed the Biden administration to do more to help Afghans who have worked with American forces secure special immigrant visas to come to the US before troops withdraw from Afghanistan by a September 11 deadline. At a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Democrat Rep. Jason Crow, a
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The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of letting up Wednesday, as continued Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket fire prompted the United Nations to warn the conflict could mushroom into “full-scale war.” Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza has now killed at least 65 people, including 16 children, and injured more
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For the past few days, our Stormtrack Insiders at 6 have focused on the potential for a strong Atlantic hurricane season. Like we’ve discussed in the Insiders from earlier this week, the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons go hand in hand together. What we’ll see in each ocean comes down to what season we’re in;
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