December 2020

Biden team slams Twitter over plan to wipe followers from White House accounts

December 23, 2020 2:23 pm CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has criticized Twitter’s decision to not allow the millions of followers of the White House Twitter accounts to be automatically retained when the accounts are handed over to the new administration. “Twitter’s reluctance to transfer millions of followers from the Trump Administration to the Biden Administration unnecessarily politicizes what otherwise should be

Kentucky sisters lost their mom, dad and grandfather to Covid-19 within four weeks

December 23, 2020 2:18 pm CNN Newsource

Sisters Jessica Cheatham and Jama Allen plan to do everything they can to preserve for their kids the family’s Christmas traditions — even as they mourn the crushing loss of their mom, dad and grandfather to Covid-19. The festivities would start each year with their mom, Lisa Cheatham, 58, setting out a plate-bending buffet with

US reaches out to intelligence alliance partners on suspected Russian hack

December 23, 2020 2:14 pm CNN Newsource

White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien held a call on Tuesday with his counterparts in an international intelligence sharing alliance to discuss the suspected Russian cyberattack on US government agencies and propose a joint statement condemning the breach, according to a senior administration official and two officials from the other nations. O’Brien’s proposal for

Gov. Brown: School districts will get to decide how soon to reopen in the new year

December 23, 2020 2:01 pm KTVZ News Partners

In order to return as many Oregon students to the classroom as safely as possible in the new year, Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday directed the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority to implement several new policy initiatives, with the goal of putting more school districts on track to return students to in-person instruction, especially elementary students, by Feb. 15.

Trump vetoes massive defense bill despite overwhelming GOP support

December 23, 2020 1:35 pm CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting up a possible veto override that would pit members of his own party against him. Trump had previously threatened to veto the defense bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, because it doesn’t

A Delta passenger who slid out of a moving plane with his dog says ‘I have panic attacks’

December 23, 2020 1:31 pm CNN Newsource

As a Delta Air Lines plane taxied to the runway at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, a flight attendant saw a man and woman walking through the aisle. “I need to get off the plane. I don’t want to sit here. I’m gonna pop the door,” the flight attendant paraphrased him as saying. The man felt

State Department says US believes Russian FSB used a Novichok nerve agent to poison Navalny

December 23, 2020 1:22 pm CNN Newsource

The State Department on Wednesday issued the most decisive statement yet from the Trump administration blaming the Russian Security Service for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, days after CNN reported on the first direct evidence of the agency’s involvement in the poisoning. “The United States believes that officers from the Russian Federal Security

Trump lauded, then derided Barr. A look inside the attorney general’s tumultuous term.

December 23, 2020 12:48 pm CNN Newsource

At his confirmation hearing nearly two years ago, Attorney General William Barr boasted that there was an advantage to putting him in charge of the Justice Department — he could afford not to care about the consequences of his decisions. Mostly retired and 68 years old at the time, Barr’s pitch to senators in January

Nine critically injured in Baltimore building explosion, partial roof collapse

December 23, 2020 12:34 pm CNN Newsource

At least 23 people were injured, nine critically, after a partial roof collapse and explosion Wednesday in downtown Baltimore, according to the fire department. The incident occurred at the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) building, according to a tweet from the Baltimore City Fire Department. Twenty-one people were transported to an area hospital and two

Trump lauded, then derided Barr. A look in inside the attorney general’s tumultuous term.

December 23, 2020 12:26 pm CNN Newsource

At his confirmation hearing nearly two years ago, Attorney General William Barr boasted that there was an advantage to putting him in charge of the Justice Department — he could afford not to care about the consequences of his decisions. Mostly retired and 68 years old at the time, Barr’s pitch to senators in January

Tensions intensify between Biden and Pentagon over stalled transition briefings

December 23, 2020 12:17 pm CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Wednesday disputed suggestions from Pentagon officials who questioned the accuracy of Biden’s assertion a day earlier that the Department of Defense has refused to brief his team on the massive cyberattack on government agencies and major American technology and accounting companies. “As the President-elect noted yesterday, the Department of

A person who went to work while sick is likely the cause of 2 Covid-19 outbreaks in S. Oregon

December 23, 2020 12:06 pm CNN Newsource

Officials in southern Oregon say a “superspreader action” is likely behind two recent Covid-19 outbreaks. The action in question: A person knowingly went to work while sick and later tested positive for the virus, Douglas County officials said last week. Two separate Covid-19 outbreaks have now been traced back to that person, officials said. Seven

Oregon, U.S. see sharp rise in drug overdose deaths believed tied to COVID-19 pandemic

December 23, 2020 12:06 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon is following a national trend that has seen sharp increases in drug overdose deaths this year, a rise that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partially attributing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Struggling Americans blast stimulus bill as too little, too late

December 23, 2020 12:04 pm CNN Newsource

Pedro Martinez has a simple message for Congress: “HELP US!” The military veteran and father of four said the $600 payments passed this week as part of a second coronavirus relief package are far too little to undo the financial damage his family has suffered as the pandemic has surged again — a message also

Parents of boy who died at zoo create fund to give kids glasses

December 23, 2020 11:51 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In 2012, Jason and Liz Derkosh suffered an unimaginable loss when their 2-year-old son Maddox fell into the African painted dog exhibit at The Pittsburgh Zoo and died. “He’s with us. We think about him every day”, said Liz Derkosh. Since then, they’ve been channeling

8-yo making sure girls have special present on Christmas

December 23, 2020 11:38 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A local 8-year-old girl is making sure that little girls in Philadelphia have a special present to open on Christmas morning. Through the nonprofit group Sisterhood Inc., third grader London Jones held a donation drive called “Dolls for Daughters” to provide baby dolls for children

Congress will have 0 Black women senators after Kamala Harris becomes VP

December 23, 2020 11:35 am CNN Newsource

Sen. Kamala Harris broke barriers as America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect. But after her exit in January to join the Biden administration, there will be no Black women in the Senate. Harris’s departure left lawmakers and advocates urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to choose a Black woman to replace her due to a lack of

Man leads rewarding and giving life as special ed teacher and Christmas tree seller

December 23, 2020 11:15 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — This holiday season, a Queens man says he is lucky enough to have two jobs he loves. He is a teacher by day, and sells Christmas trees by night. As CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reported Tuesday, he’s spreading joy in both occupations. Greg Walsh is

Miami residents grateful for gift card distribution

December 23, 2020 10:55 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Early Tuesday morning, hundreds of Miami residents lined up and awaited their turn to receive a $250 grocery gift card. The City of Miami handed them out to those in need at Jose Marti Park. It couldn’t come soon enough for Maria Gomez. She got

Young man looks to brighten up lives of children battling cancer with creative socks

December 23, 2020 10:50 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KABC) — Those who have been hospitalized before know that comes with usually wearing a plain gown paired up with some non-slip socks. A local man took the initiative to brighten up the lives of young cancer patients by creating adorable prints designed by other

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