The European Union proposed tighter controls on the export of Covid-19 vaccine doses on Wednesday, marking the latest spat between the bloc and the British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca. The new export controls put forward by the European Commission would govern exports of Covid-19 vaccine from the EU based on the destination country’s rate of vaccinations and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A babysitter is accused of beating a 5-year-old to death after he had an accident, according to an arrest report from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. Lauren Jeanette Courtney faces a murder charge and multiple counts of child abuse after 5-year-old Ryan James Peralta was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri says it will not be able to test all students living on campus after they return from spring break because of time limitations. MU required students living on campus to test negative at the beginning of the semester. MU spokesman Christian Basi said MU was able to do
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The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense team prepare for the case, a judge ruled Thursday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, made his first court appearance in the case, accompanied by an attorney. “The crime scene has
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Legendary member of the St. Louis Blues Bobby Plager died Wednesday after being involved in a car accident on Interstate 64. The accident happened along eastbound Interstate 64 near Vandeventer. According to St. Louis police, Plager’s Cadillac SRX veered to the left and hit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EFFINGHAM, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — A Kansas woman died after a reaction to the coronavirus vaccine, her family says in her obituary posted online. Family members state Jeanie M. Evans, 68, of Effingham died unexpectedly Wednesday at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. According to KSNT, Evans received her shot
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Missouri’s Public Service Commission gave approval to Ameren’s largest-ever solar field on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman hopes her story inspires courage in others after she stood up to an alleged voyeur at a Brentwood tanning salon. Reese Gerbic said she was halfway through her spray tan at a Sun Tan City when she spotted something deeply unsettling. “I
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A woman was arrested on Wednesday night after she was charged for knowingly selling her car to a 13-year-old boy who later caused a crash that killed a 71-year-old man. Court papers say 37-year-old Katrina Russell is charged with vehicular homicide. Back on March 5,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATHENS, Georgia (WGCL) — One Athens-Clarke County neighborhood is shocked to find Nazi stickers on flags and signs in their front yard. “I tore it off and I thought, wow, that looks a little, weirdly Swastika-like,” said Lizzie Zucker Saltz. Lizzie Saltz has lived in her Athens neighborhood
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Watch the news conference scheduled for 12:15 p.m. live in the player below. President Joe Biden is scheduled to participate in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging set of questions about the most pressing issues, including the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RABUN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A picture appearing to show a Rabun County High School teacher with his knee on a student’s neck is drawing criticism and cost him his job. The photo came after students in Russell Grimmett’s gym class were discussing the death of George Floyd.
Continue Reading After nearly two years, police have now completed their investigation into a shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 people dead. However, what is perhaps the most significant question remains unanswered: The suspect’s motive. The Virginia Beach Police Department’s 47-page report, based on digital evidence, records from the day of the shooting, and interviews with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been a tough year for a lot of students in Oregon, adjusting to distance learning and missing out on social interactions. But some students have borne a bigger burden than others. Xavoer Feaster-Rivera has supported himself through the COVID-19 pandemic while balancing work
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A blaze erupted at a vacant eight-story commercial building in downtown L.A. Wednesday evening, prompting firefighters to rescue eight people stranded on the roof. Los Angeles firefighters responded around 7:20 p.m. to 1603 S. San Pedro St., near the 110 and 10 freeways, as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As vaccine rollouts continue to ramp up across much of Canada, experts say there is a chance that some Canadians may become infected with COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated. University of Manitoba virologist Jason Kindrachuk told CTVNews.ca that these so-called breakthrough infections are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON, Arkansas (KFSM) — It is now up to Governor Asa Hutchinson whether or not to sign a bill into law that would ban transgender girls from playing school sports based on their gender identity. This is not the first legislation of its kind to reach the governor’s
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The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense team prepare for the case, a judge ruled Thursday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, made his first court appearance in the case, accompanied by an attorney. Prosecutors and Alissa’s defense
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Some people may have gained more than 1.5 pounds on average per month during Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders last March and April. Forty-five out of 50 US state governments issued shelter-in-place orders from March 19 to April 6, 2020, to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. A research team looked at nearly 7,500 weight measurements
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As vaccine eligibility begins to open up nationwide, the United States is likely to head into April with at least 196 million Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered — and the Biden administration may be on track to reach its goal of enough doses for every adult by the end of May. A total of 27 million
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