By Betsy Klein, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that there have been prior breakthrough cases among White House staffers in addition to the fully vaccinated official who CNN reported on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19. “There have been. I will say that we, according to an agreement we made during the transition
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha Police say a large fight led to a chaotic scene Sunday night with a pregnant woman and her child attacked. Officers responded to the call around 9 p.m. and found three victims down on the ground. Investigators believe it started
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Winston-Salem firefighters rescued a person who went over the interstate overnight. In video shared by the Winston-Salem Fire Department, crews hoisted a person up to Interstate 40 west, near Peters Creek Parkway. Multiple rescue units were called to the scene
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Coppin State University is about to pay off some student debt — $1 million worth. The school is using money from the American Rescue Plan Act to clear about $1 million in student balances. The Student Debt Relief Initiative is available
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PLUMAS COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A wildfire in Northern California continues to grow after prompting more evacuations this week, officials say. As of Tuesday morning, the Dixie Fire had burned 59,984 acres and was 15% contained, according to Cal Fire. California has secured a grant
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Bitcoin fell below $30,000 again as investors worldwide fret about the Delta variant and what it means for the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic. The cryptocurrency is down roughly 6% over the last 24 hours, according to Coindesk. Other cryptocurrencies also fell: Ethereum is down about 7%, while dogecoin,
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story AROMAS, California (KSBW) — With 85% of California being in an extreme drought, many cattle ranchers are facing some tough decisions — to keep or sell their cattle. On Friday, the cows at Three Star Ranch Station were moved to a new location. Since there’s
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — No ha terminado. Ni está cerca de terminar. Si los fuegos artificiales del 4 de julio de Joe Biden marcaron un momento para declarar el fin de los días más oscuros de la pandemia, el lunes fue el día en que se hizo realidad que la lucha de la nación contra
Continue ReadingBy Jaden Torres Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The New Mexico Supreme Court announced on Monday that gas stations have a legal obligation not to sell fuel to drivers who they believe are intoxicated. Under the decision, gas vendors may be liable for negligently supplying gasoline to a
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By Jack Guy, CNN A “slip of the tongue” by an air traffic controller at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport saw two planes come within 300 feet of crashing into each other last July, according to a report released Tuesday. The incident on July 20, 2020, involved a United Airlines Boeing 787 arriving from Newark,
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By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Dena Cranley and Barbara Lynch have a blunt reality check for President Joe Biden: His repeated pleas for vaccinations are going largely unheeded and unheard. As Biden asked Americans once again on Monday to get vaccinated to slow the resurgence of Covid-19 cases across the country, the two
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Phoenix law firm has paid to troll Bucks fans in Milwaukee. The business put up a ‘Go Suns’ billboard only a couple of miles from Fiserv Forum. The digital billboard’s message debuted Monday morning. It’s off I-43 at North 12th
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Kentucky teenager accused of killing his mother and sister has been caught by authorities after he escaped from a detention facility over the weekend. Luke Craig, 16, escaped from the Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Lexington Sunday afternoon, according
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Tuesday is the last day for Columbia Public Schools and Moberly Public Schools students to receive the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine if they want to be fully vaccinated by the first day of school on Aug. 24.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Business) — Jeff Bezos, también conocido como “el ser humano más rico del universo”, está a punto de dejar la Tierra por unos minutos espectaculares con su viaje al espacio. Va a ser un gran programa de televisión y transmisión. Este martes, 52 años después del aterrizaje lunar del Apolo 11,
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Prince Harry, one of the most talked-about figures in the world, is publishing a memoir next year that he calls “wholly truthful.” The Duke of Sussex will release the book via Penguin Random House globally in late 2022, the publisher announced on Monday. It added that Prince Harry will “for
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Tucker Carlson has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of “Jim Crow” laws. And other Fox News personalities have spent months both trafficking in anti-vaccine rhetoric and assailing the concept of showing proof of vaccination status. But Fox Corporation, the right-wing talk channel’s parent company, has quietly
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission still hasn’t approved a single bitcoin exchange-traded fund even though several top firms have applied. But investors looking for cryptocurrency exposure through an ETF have another option: a new mining ETF that debuted Tuesday. Investment firm Viridi Funds launched a fund that plans
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The University of Missouri is asking students to begin their vaccination plan if they have not done so already. Students that have received their vaccine elsewhere will be able to receive their second shot in Columbia if necessary no matter what type of vaccination.
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By Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN Business Three opioid distributors have settled a lawsuit with New York state to the tune of over $1 billion, according to the office of NY Attorney General Letitia James. In a settlement negotiation that ran late into the night Monday, according to a source familiar with the discussions, McKesson Corporation, Cardinal
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