By Jim Williams Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Some survivors of COVID-19 are struggling to recover, even months after they test positive. The journey filled with highs and lows for one Chicago woman who’s now re-learning to walk. She shared her frustrations with CBS 2’s Jim Williams. Sherry McFarland
Continue ReadingBy Anna Giles Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A case that started out as a deadly hit-and-run on Highway 50 last month has taken a darker turn. The family of Dominic Dagsher, 22, is pushing for answers after learning he was stabbed repeatedly the same night of the
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By The Associated Press Virginia Tech will look to build off its opening win against No. 24 North Carolina when Middle Tennessee comes to Lane Stadium on Saturday. The teams have never met. The Hokies vaulted to No. 19 in the Top 25 off the victory against the Tar Heels after receiving no votes in
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By CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will impose stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt to contain the latest surge of Covid-19. Read the full plan released by the White House: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Lawmakers in the House released early details of a clean electricity program Thursday, which Democrats say would slash fossil fuel emissions by moving the US electric grid to 80% clean energy, like solar and wind. The clean electricity program is the cornerstone climate policy in Democrats’ massive economic package. It would
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story KELLER, TX (KTVT) — As many school districts around North Texas break records for COVID-19 case count numbers, so do the numbers of parents looking for alternative school options. “Last year, we were virtual the first half of the year because I thought that was
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — A 61-year-old Las Vegas man was arrested Monday afternoon for drunken behavior aboard a passenger flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. The incident occurred on American Airlines Flight No. 1802 from L.A. International Airport to Salt Lake City International
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KCAL) — A Santa Barbara man was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for taking his two young children to Mexico and killing them with a spear gun. Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, was charged with two counts of foreign first-degree murder of
Continue ReadingBy Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — Doing good in the Twin Cities is complicated these days. The need for access to free food is high, but the number of volunteers is low. WCCO found out how an organization called “Food Group” is taking a different spin on
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic enters his U.S. Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev needing two wins to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam by a man in more than a half-century. So what makes Djokovic so great? Other players might mention the way he returns serves or his
Continue ReadingBy Dillon Thomas Click here for updates on this story LOVELAND, Colorado (KCNC) — A young man who approached a Loveland police officer with a knife while experiencing a mental crisis has died, weeks after being shot. Alex Domina, 19, died at Medical Center of the Rockies hospital in Loveland Tuesday, three weeks after being
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 2 Georgia is hosting UAB in its home opener after a huge win over Clemson to start the season. The 10-3 triumph pushed the Bulldogs up three spots in this week’s AP poll. Only defending national champion Alabama is ahead of Georgia in the rankings. Despite a huge surge in
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By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former radio station intern says R&B singer R. Kelly kept her locked in a darkened room for days before sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious in 2003. The woman recounted the episode for the first time in public on Thursday at Kelly’s New York
Continue Reading HAVANA (AP) — The Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston has met Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel at a time of tense relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Cuban state media published images of the meeting with Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, but gave no details on what had been discussed. A battery of senior Cuban officials attended,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Eastern Michigan is seeking to improve its record against Big Ten teams since 2017 to 4-0 when the Eagles visit No. 18 Wisconsin on Saturday. Eastern Michigan beat Rutgers in 2017, Purdue in 2018 and Illinois in 2019. The Eagles also are seeking their first victory over a ranked team. Eastern
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six Black farmworkers in Mississippi say their former employer has brought white laborers from South Africa to do the same jobs type of jobs they were doing, but for more pay. They say in a lawsuit that Pitts Farm Partnership has been violating federal law
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six Black farmworkers in Mississippi say their former employer has brought white laborers from South Africa to do the same jobs type of jobs they were doing, but for more pay. They say in a lawsuit that Pitts Farm Partnership has been violating federal law
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart will end its quarterly bonuses for US store workers in January after it raises its hourly minimum wage from $11 to $12, eliminating a longstanding perk for workers. Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, has for decades paid the bonuses to its approximately 1.2 million hourly
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chip Kelly has made it a point to eschew topics relating to history and trends. But the UCLA coach has gone to the history books this week to keep his team focused on not resting on its laurels. A 38-27 victory over LSU put the
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer The terrorist attacks 20 years ago struck an emotional chord, still do for Chad Jenkins, then a senior quarterback at Army. He says he remembers “a feeling of adrenaline pumping through the veins trying to recognize the magnitude of the event at that time.” It was at that moment,
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