The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 35% on Saturday. An additional 8,577 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,017,258. There have also been 244,740 probable antigen test results being positive, with 2,366 added Saturday. Six new deaths were
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Charges against a Missouri man accused in a deadly Iowa attack have been upgraded. The Des Moines Police Department said in a news release that an amended charge of first-degree murder was filed Friday against 52-year-old Tony Wayne Hyde. He was arrested in September after a Polk County deputy witnessed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College announced Saturday that students will return to in-seat learning on Jan. 31. The institution started the spring semester in a partially virtual environment due to the COVID-19 case increase in the area. The college will require all faculty, staff, students and visitors to wear masks when indoors starting on Jan. 29 unless
Continue Reading WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man in a deadly Waterloo shooting. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the suspect was arrested Thursday on a charge of intimidation with a weapon. Bond was set at $100,000, and police said the investigation is ongoing. Police wrote in court records that the jailed man
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, Daniella Diaz and Ethan Cohen, CNN The Arizona Democratic Party’s executive board announced Saturday it formally censured Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for voting to maintain the Senate’s filibuster rules, effectively blocking Democrats’ voting legislation, a key priority for the party. The symbolic gesture Saturday from Arizona Democrats adds to the mounting
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By KENDALL KEYS, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — A viewing was held Friday night in Pinconning for twin six-year-olds and their father. “They were just such a beautiful family,” said Michele Birnbaum, the twins godmother. The McKeon family is devastated after a Monday afternoon crash. “He had just
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The two New York Police Department officers who lost their lives responding to a domestic violence call are being remembered as dedicated heroes to their community. Officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera, both in their 20s, were shot after encountering someone with a gun after responding to a 911 call about
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Surveillance video shows a Black 17-year-old struggling with staff at a Wichita juvenile center last fall before he died after he was restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes. Sedgwick County released 18 video clips late Friday afternoon of what happened before Cedric Lofton was rushed to a hospital on Sept.
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By Sonnet Swire Boris Epshteyn, an adviser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged Friday that he was part of the effort to prop up so-called “alternate electors” to support Trump in key states. “Is that something you ever worked on or would support, for example, in Michigan?” MSNBC’s Ari Melber asked him
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By Melissa Alonso, Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN A collision between a dump truck and a trailer carrying about 100 monkeys on Friday scattered crates of live animals across a road in Montour County, Pennsylvania, and prompted a search for a “small number of monkeys,” the state police said. On Saturday night, two Pennsylvania
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Has oído hablar de las tormentas de nieve y tal vez del vórtice polar, pero ¿has oído hablar de los panqueques de hielo? ¿Qué pasa con las picaduras de hielo o los atascos de hielo? Estos nombres únicos suenan fascinantes pero requieren condiciones climáticas específicas. Esta semana se encontraron panqueques de
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN For many people, social drinking is a celebrated pastime. At least it was in the good old days — you know, before we began living Covid’s nightmare version of Bill Murray’s “Groundhog Day.” During the pandemic’s repetitive grind, enjoying an occasional glass of wine with the girls has been replaced by
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The ocean depths are as mysterious as the infinite abyss of space beyond our planet. Every time we dive beneath the waves, or those waves surface an unusual creature, we learn something new about the water covering more than 70% of Earth’s surface. Only around 20% of the ocean floor has
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El hijo de la actriz y directora Regina King, Ian Alexander Jr., se suicidó, confirmó su representante a CNN el sábado. Tenía 26 años. “Nuestra familia está devastada en el nivel más profundo por la pérdida de Ian. Él es una luz tan brillante que se preocupaba tanto por la felicidad
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Veteran menswear designer Veronique Nichanian delivered an atypical glam rock twist to her luxuriant wares for the Hermes collection shown at Paris Fashion Week. Nichanian has been at the helm of Hermes for an incredible 34 years and is an expert at letting the clothes do
Continue Reading By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist You’ve heard of blizzards and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What about ice bites or ice jams? These unique names sound fascinating but require specific weather conditions. This week ice pancakes were found along Chicago’s shoreline of Lake Michigan. Sharan Banagiri’s photos were
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La policía de Virginia dijo que una mujer fue imputada después de que afirmó en una reunión de la junta escolar que se presentaría con armas cargadas si sus hijos tuvieran que usar mascarillas en la escuela. En la publicación en la página de Facebook del departamento de policía, las autoridades
Continue Reading HELSINKI (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in European capitals to protest vaccine passports and other requirements their governments have imposed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic. Demonstrations took place in Athens, Helsinki, London, Paris and Stockholm on Saturday. In Paris, demonstrators protested the introduction of a new COVID-19 pass starting Monday. The
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By Jackie Wattles and Pete Muntean, CNN Potentially abysmal air travel interruptions were narrowly avoided this week when wireless carriers made a last-minute change to their planned 5G rollout in response to fears that new cell service towers could interfere with a key component on passenger jets that allows them to safely land in low
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Una niña rusa de 10 años de la ciudad de Uglegorsk, Rusia, sobrevivió una noche en una fuerte tormenta de nieve abrazando a un perro, según reportes de la televisión estatal rusa y los medios locales. La niña, cuyo nombre no figura en el reporte, salió de la escuela durante la
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