By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review designation to their application for full approval of their Covid-19 vaccine, and an FDA official said the decision will come “soon”. The FDA official told CNN on Friday that a decision on full approval is
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By Angela Dewan, Nadine Schmidt and Ulrike Dehmel, CNN European officials have said climate change contributed to this week’s extreme flooding, which has left entire towns submerged and more than 120 people dead. Scientists have for decades warned that climate change will make extreme weather events, including heavy rain and deadly flooding, more likely. Around
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story OREGON CITY, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been quite the year for arborists – the ice storm this year took down a lot of trees and the heat we’ve seen is doing the same. Right now, local tree service companies say they’re busier than ever, some
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DESCHUTES COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people were arrested Tuesday after methamphetamine and fentanyl pills were found during a traffic stop on Highway 97, according to Oregon State Police. At about 9:30 p.m., a trooper from the Bend Area Command stopped a 2006 Saturn for
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — A 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bicycle Wednesday night in West Rogers Park on the North Side, according to police. He was riding less than a block from his family’s home. An
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FRIDAY: Showers and storms will remain throughout the morning, largely in the same spots. North of that rain, some fog will try to get going and locally could be pretty dense. Build in some extra time no matter where your travels take you this morning. The rain will dwindle to just isolated showers by this afternoon
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KCTV) — UPDATE: The Lee’s Summit School Board has voted not to fire a teacher accused of repeating a racial slur used by a student. The board voted 5-2 not to terminate the contract of Pleasant Lea Middle School teacher Joe Oswald.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Oberholtz Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — A man that got into a shootout with police outside a Shawnee Mission school has been sentenced. Johnson County District Court Judge Neil B. Foth sentenced Dylan Ruffin to 36 months of probation with placement at the Johnson County Adult Residential
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By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Members of the Women’s Army Corps’ all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion had to fight racial discrimination, gender discrimination and the war itself during World War II. After traveling overseas in 1945, the unit, nicknamed “Six Triple Eight,” survived encounters with Nazi U-boats and a German rocket explosion
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Police detectives in Mobile are searching for clues in yet another homicide case. The Mobile Police Department said that at about 8:46 p.m. Thursday officers were dispatched to the Speed Stop gas station at 1891 Government St. after receiving a report
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Wages are going up as companies struggle to fill open jobs. Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP Research Institute, explains why these increases might not be enough to attract new hires.
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Indiana once again began paying pandemic unemployment benefits — including the $300 weekly supplement — on Friday after the state Court of Appeals earlier this week denied the state’s attempt keep them halted. Some 25,000 claimants have already received more than $33 million, said Regina Ashley, chief unemployment insurance officer at
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee police on Friday, July 16, released body camera footage from the day an officer killed 49-year-old Roberto Zielinski on the city’s south side. It happened May 30 around 10:30 p.m. near 29th and Cleveland. Milwaukee police say officers arrived at
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– La primera prueba forense de que en el antiguo Instituto Residencial IndÃgena de Kamloops de Canadá habÃa centenares de tumbas sin marcar fue un hueso de costilla y un diente juveniles encontrados bajo el huerto de manzanas. Pero los supervivientes de la escuela afirman que no necesitaban pruebas forenses para saber que
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN)– El FBI aceptó estudiar la posibilidad de modificar su sistema de verificación de antecedentes penales después de que el inspector general del Departamento de Justicia descubriera que el sistema no cotejaba la edad del comprador con los requisitos legales de su estado de origen, según un informe publicado el jueves. Según
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Two-time Masters champion Ernie Els speaks to Living Golf’s Shane O’Donoghue about his memories of playing on England’s Golf Coast where he picked up one of his two Claret Jugs.
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By Ben Morse, CNN Fans literally run to congregate around the first tee, searching for any line of sight they can. Young and old, a huge crowd has assembled here at the opening hole at Royal St George’s. The golfer they are trying to catch a glimpse of bounds into view with typical jauntiness and
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A week-long crackdown on illegal cannabis operations has led to several tons of cannabis being seized in Monterey County. Large-scale operations involving the sheriff’s department and the District Attorney’s Office led to more than 3.5 tons of illegal pot
Continue ReadingBy Micheal Mahoney Click here for updates on this story BRANSON, Missouri (KMBC) — Stone County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Selby and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced criminal charges against Ride the Ducks Branson employees Kenneth Scott McKee, Charles Baltzell, and Curtis Lanham on Friday in relation to the sinking of Stretch Boat No. 7
Continue ReadingBy T.J. Wilham Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A social justice advocate is claiming that once again, law enforcement violated his rights when he was arrested while at the scene of a shooting where FBI agents fatally shot a man. Clifton White and the American Civil Liberties Union
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