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The European Union drugs regulator has recommended authorizing the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use, paving the way for the first phase of the bloc’s mass vaccination program to begin later this week. In a closed-door meeting in Amsterdam on Monday, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine a conditional marketing authorization, green lighting

Click here for updates on this story     OREGON, USA (KPTV) — Thousands of people who live in the Columbia River Gorge may face disrupted gas service Monday morning, NW Natural reported. According to NW Natural, a vehicle crashed into a district regulator station around 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Due to the crash, natural gas customers in

Weeks after Dr. Carlos Araujo Preza was treated for Covid-19 in the same Houston-area hospital where he cared for patients during the pandemic, a coworker remembered him as she received the new vaccine that could have saved his life. “A nurse practitioner wrote on a little piece of paper that she got the vaccine for

Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — An Aloha man was arrested and charged with a hate crime after he threatened a FedEx delivery driver on Sunday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect, 68-year-old Rodney Bryant, was arrested and charged with a first-degree bias crime, unlawful use of

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Monday marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. For 173 families in Kansas City, their longest night was when they found out their loved one had been killed in a homicide. For the past decade, Wornall Baptist

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Students at Oakwood Manor Elementary created thank you cards and hand-painted kindness rocks with messages to encourage Kansas City firefighters. The service project is in honor of fallen firefighter Bobby Rocha who recently died from COVID-19. North Kansas City Schools teacher Rebecca Dollins

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, AL (WALA) — This weekend 9-year-old Josh Cox’ Christmas vision came to life, giving to children in need. “Some families are less fortunate and we just wanted to help out.” The Mobile boy used his very own money to buy 20 brand new bikes for 10 boys

Deborah Hightower cried and her body shook with emotion as she looked through her windshield at more than 100 cars waiting in line for free food in the mall parking lot. Most of the people had arrived in the pre-dawn hours to receive the offerings from a local food bank. Some of the drivers and

Click here for updates on this story     YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — York County has been the only county in the mid-state without its own morgue. Next year, that will change as construction on the county’s new morgue moves along. Work on the new county morgue is expected to wrap up by mid-February, with the

Here’s a look at the life of Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1956 Birth place: Paris, France Birth name: Christine Madeleine Odette Lallouette Father: Robert Lallouette, a professor of English literature Mother: Nicole Lallouette, a professor of French, Latin and ancient Greek Marriages: Wilfried Lagarde (1982-1992, divorced);

Click here for updates on this story     YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — In January of 2019 we brought you the story of Rhonda Lucky and her 10-year-old son, Ted, who she claimed had been beat up and bullied on the school bus. Since then, FOX43’s Samantha Galvez has been working to get you answers on

In the name of “science and solidarity,” the European Commission has secured over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for the bloc since June. Now, as European Union regulators edge closer to approving two of those vaccines, the commission is asking its 27 nations to get ready to work together to roll them out. If

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to chair an emergency meeting with ministers Monday, as governments around the world step up efforts to contain a potentially fast-spreading new coronavirus variant. Alarm over the new variant, which was first identified in England, has seen British travelers cut off from much of Europe and other parts

Today marks the winter solstice, the official start of the season and the shortest day of the year. This year, it also coincides with a special event in the night sky. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need

The Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency (COH) has asked residents to stay indoors after the Kilauea volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes. The eruption on the Big Island took place late Sunday night local time at the Halemaumau Crater, COH said. The Kilauea Volcano observatory raised the alert level to warning, an advisory said.

A rocket attack on Baghdad’s diplomatic Green Zone Sunday night was “a terrorist act” that undermines Iraq’s international reputation, the country’s president says. Eight rockets were fired at the heavily fortified area, with at least one Iraqi soldier injured when a rocket landed near an Iraqi security checkpoint, according to a statement from the Iraqi

In the dark small hours, two recurring nightmares terrorize the sleep of Eddie Chu. In the first, he is lost overseas and cannot get home to Hong Kong. In the second, the former lawmaker is day tripping with his nine-year-old daughter. The latter scenario might not sound nightmarish, but democracy activist Chu, 43, knows what

Click here for updates on this story     Owosso, MI (WNEM ) — Living in a pandemic can be tough, taxing and at times burdensome. Ovid resident Jennifer Cruce can relate, as she’s balancing the demands of life as best she can. “I am a mother of two, I’m a [Certified Nurses Aid],” Cruce said. “I

Click here for updates on this story     CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV ) — A driver was rescued after he drove off the Oregon City Marina dock and into the river on Sunday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. Clackamas County Water Rescue Consortium responded to a report of a submerged pickup in the Willamette River

Click here for updates on this story     SHAWNEE, KS (KCTV/KSMO ) — If you pass by 75th Street and Quivira Road on a school day, you just might catch a glimpse of a very cheerful crossing guard. Mark Redmond is a retired railway worker who’s fighting pandemic fatigue and the winter blues by brightening peoples’