In an extraordinary move, Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it would no longer publish a planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, one of the Republican lawmakers who led objections to Congress certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. “After witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Simon & Schuster has
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Two cases of the new COVID-19 variant have been found in Connecticut. Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed the cases on Thursday afternoon. “The patients are two individuals between 15 and 25 who both reside in New Haven County,” Lamont said. “Both individuals traveled outside Connecticut
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau said an unlawful assembly was declared after a group of people made their way through downtown Portland and smashed windows Wednesday night. According to PPB, at about 9:15 p.m., a group of about 60 people first gathered in Chapman Square
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EPHRATA, PA (WPMT) — Two North Carolina men are facing federal charges after allegedly robbing a Lancaster County puppy breeder of five French Bulldog puppies at gunpoint in October 2020. Christopher Lamont Stimpson, 22, and Wilbert Curtis Trey Artis III, 29, both of Greensboro, are charged with robbery
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Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Missouri state lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow dentists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Under the plan, dentists would be able to volunteer as vaccinators during emergencies. There is no word yet on where the vaccinations would actually occur. Right now
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — A man was honored Thursday for his heroic efforts trying to save two children after a car crashed into a Cape Coral canal Nov 25. Tyler Ravert was given the Cape Coral Police Department’s Citizen Recognition Award after he dove into the canal
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEE COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — A female manatee was rescued from Moore Haven on Thursday afternoon. The manatee was trapped between two water control structures, according to the Lee County Sheriffs office. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Lee County deputies and volunteers all helped to move her
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. ANTHONY, ID (East Idaho News) — An audio recording of prosecutor Rob Wood speaking with Lori Vallow Daybell’s sister was played during a court hearing Wednesday. John Prior and Mark Means, attorneys for Chad and Lori Daybell, have accused Wood of prosecutorial misconduct. Their key argument focuses
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A defiant U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said he will “never apologize” for his Electoral College vote challenge amid an insurrection at the Capitol.
Continue Reading A Texas company that makes pricy, brightly colored mahjong tiles is apologizing after critics called its redesign of the popular Chinese game culturally insensitive. The Mahjong Line started selling its limited-edition versions of the game — with names like “The Minimal Line,” “The Botanical Line” and “The Cheeky Line” — in November for between $325
Continue ReadingO’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was believed to be the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier has died. Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936, when she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl. He was 93 and in declining health. Bolin was also a Civil War veteran who fought for the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Tennessee Titans will honor the six first responders who safely evacuated residents before the Christmas day bombing before the kickoff of Sunday’s playoff game. The six officers – Brenna Hosey, Tyler Luellen, Michael Sipos, Amanda Topping, James Wells, and Sergeant Timothy Miller –
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The federal government “overpromised and underdelivered”on coronavirus vaccine expectations, leaving states understaffed and without enough money to immunize their residents quickly, state health officials said Thursday. “We overpromised and underdelivered as a nation,” Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, told a briefing sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police will pay $725,000 to settle an excessive force complaint filed after a teenager was injured when a police sergeant allegedly put a knee on the back of his neck during an arrest. Court documents say the teenager was on his knees and not resisting when Sgt. Matthew
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a man has been shot to death on the city’s south side. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday when officers were called to 115th Street and Holmes Road. Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken by paramedics to a
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged in a Christmas Eve double shooting in St. Louis that left one person dead. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 41-year-old Ronald Fisher and 58-year-old Vada Cunningham, both of St. Louis, have been arrested in the shooting at an apartment complex that killed Michael
Continue ReadingFERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis County man has been charged in the New Year’s Day shooting death of another man in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced on Wednesday that 33-year-old John Thompson has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal
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Federal investigators are looking at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol on Wednesday, including the role President Donald Trump played in inciting the crowd, the acting US attorney in Washington, DC, said Thursday.
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The mob of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday included conspiracy theorists linked to QAnon and the Proud Boys — two right-wing extremist factions that President Donald Trump repeatedly refused to condemn during his election campaign last year. The insurrection at the heart of America’s democracy, egged on by Trump’s rhetoric, represented
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PETALUMA, CA (KPIX) — Two weeks ago, the staff at Petaluma Valley Hospital started getting vaccinated. This week, they’ve gotten more good news: Three firefighter-paramedics and six EMTs on loan from Solano County. “Normally, I’d be wearing turnouts or my wildfire gear, or my Class A uniform,” says
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