January 2021

Texas Republican Rep. Kevin Brady tests positive for Covid-19

January 5, 2021 8:19 pm CNN Newsource

Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, has tested positive for coronavirus, he announced Tuesday.…

Vote counting begins for 2 Georgia runoffs that will determine US Senate control

January 5, 2021 8:19 pm CNN

The polls for the two Georgia runoff races that will determine party control of the US Senate have closed and the ballot counting has begun, starting…

New York Times: Justice Department asks White House if it can undo some civil rights protections

January 5, 2021 8:07 pm CNN Newsource

The US Justice Department has asked the White House for approval on a change to how it enforces a major federal law, which would undo some key civil…

Attorney who assisted Trump on call with Georgia officials resigns from law firm

January 5, 2021 8:04 pm CNN Newsource

Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who assisted President Donald Trump on the January 2 call when Trump pressured Georgia officials to “find” him…

Three nurses save a local woman’s life

January 5, 2021 7:49 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Here’s a real feel good story…. It goes back…

US passes 21 million coronavirus cases and more than 130,000 people are in hospitals

January 5, 2021 7:46 pm CNN

On a day the United States registered another record for Covid-19 patients in hospitals, the country passed 21 million cases of the coronavirus,…

Oregon reports 44 more COVID-19 deaths, four in Central Oregon

January 5, 2021 7:32 pm KTVZ news sources

COVID-19 has claimed 44 more lives in Oregon, including four men in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,550, the Oregon Health…

Pence informed Trump that he can’t block Biden’s win

January 5, 2021 7:15 pm CNN

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday told President Donald Trump that he does not have the authority to block certification of President-elect Joe…

1 dead, 4 hospitalized following Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at senior home

January 5, 2021 7:13 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Residents at a senior home in North Portland…

A father dies and his two young children are missing after they were swept away by a wave

January 5, 2021 7:07 pm CNN Newsource

A father died and his two children are missing after they were swept away by a wave Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast.…

Court docs: Woman assaulted passenger on plane at PDX after victim’s children kicked her seat

January 5, 2021 7:05 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after she…

DeVonta Smith of Alabama becomes first wide receiver to win Heisman Trophy in almost 30 years

January 5, 2021 7:00 pm CNN Newsource

Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been awarded the Heisman Trophy for the 2020 college football season. This is the first time a…

Deschutes, Crook counties have used all of the vaccine doses received so far

January 5, 2021 6:47 pm Noah Chast

According to Oregon Health Authority data, 1.3% of residents in Deschutes County, 1.2% in Jefferson County and less than 1% in Crook County have been…

Columbia University VP charged with sexual assault of a minor

January 5, 2021 6:41 pm CNN Newsource

A Columbia University vice president was arrested Monday after allegations that he had “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of…

He was skeptical of Covid-19. Now, from his hospital bed, he posts videos on social media urging others to wear their masks

January 5, 2021 6:35 pm CNN Newsource

A man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn…

GOP opposition mounts to Trump’s efforts to overturn election as conservatives eye objections to at least three states

January 5, 2021 6:28 pm CNN

A growing number of Republicans are balking at efforts to reject the Electoral College votes and join President Donald Trump’s efforts to…

Uber driver thankful to be alive after being shot in head by passenger

January 5, 2021 6:12 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An Uber driver is thankful after being shot in the…

Houston hospital system is offering its employees a $500 bonus if they get Covid-19 vaccine

January 5, 2021 6:10 pm CNN Newsource

Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the…

Oregon conservation group sues Interior secretary for species protection

January 5, 2021 6:07 pm Ben Steen

The Portland-based Center for Biological Diversity is suing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt for delaying protection of 11 at-risk species. The…

A Covid-19 outbreak that tore through a New York convent infected 47 sisters and killed 9

January 5, 2021 6:05 pm CNN Newsource

At a convent in upstate New York, a Covid-19 crisis has struck. Since late November, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham has seen 47…

Month: January 2021