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Click here for updates on this story     Hawaii (KITV) — The state reports it’s given out $57 million in rent relief and housing assistance for people negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Another $63 million in payments is stuck in the system — some because landlords aren’t accepting them. Tax attorney Tom Yamachika says some

The United States reached a grim milestone on Saturday: 1 in 1,000 Americans have died from Covid-19 since the nation’s first reported infection in late January. Census Bureau estimates for the last week of December place the US population at around 330,750,000. On Saturday afternoon, the national death toll from Covid-19 reached 331,116, according to

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (Rockdale Citizen ) — Conyers resident Justin Knight and his mother will kick off the New Year by participating in the Atlanta Track Club’s Annual Resolution Run on Jan. 1. Knight and mom Teresa will be among 16 push-assist and wheelchair teams sponsored by The Kyle Pease

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Black Americans, one of the communities hardest-hit by Covid-19, are now some of the most wary of the new vaccines. A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that nearly a third of Black Americans are still hesitant of receiving the vaccine. While a

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS ) — Some Asheville residents and their furry friends took advantage of a rare white Christmas. There was fetch, snowball fights and sledding: all the essentials for winter fun. A family in Biltmore Park was among the many across the mountains also taking advantage

Click here for updates on this story     BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS ) — Christmas comes with a lot of traditions, including one unique to Bossier City. On a day when a lot of families took advantage of some time off, Tubbs Hardware owner Don Tubbs, his family and his staff were hard at work. Christmas

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV ) — Whether they went home to Sherwood Forest, Waimanalo Beach Park or the Hui Mahi’ai Aina kauhale, each kid went home on Christmas with a full belly and a new bike. Blanche McMillan runs Hui Mahi’ai Aina, a homeless services and transitional housing provider

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMOV ) — The coronavirus pandemic forced many to scale back their holiday traditions, but only increased the need for help and food. Feeding America estimates 50 million people could experience food insecurity by the end of the year. Kansas City organizations worked hard Christmas

Here’s a look at Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1. Facts Kwanzaa is based on traditional African harvest festivals. Also spelled Kwanza. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Pan-African studies at California State University at Long Beach, created the holiday in 1966 to be a nonreligious celebration of family

The former British spy and Soviet secret agent George Blake has died in Moscow aged 98, according to Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti. “Books have been written about him, films have been made. In intelligence, he was highly respected and appreciated,” a spokesperson for Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR said on December 26, according

Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, and it has absolutely nothing to do with your empty gift boxes. Here’s what you need to know about the holiday. What is the point of Boxing Day? It’s a day to give to the less fortunate. Way back during the Victorian era in Britain, servants were allowed