More than 100,000 customers remained without power Thursday in Oregon, a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest and brought the most dangerous conditions seen recently by utility workers.
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Millions of American jobs have been lost due to the pandemic – and a lot of those positions likely aren’t coming back. People are losing their homes. What happens next? The highly anticipated film “Nomadland,” out Friday in theaters and on demand, offers a powerful example of one possible scenario: life on the road, permanently.
Continue ReadingAn Australian employee of China’s state broadcaster CGTN has been arrested on suspicion of “illegally supplying state secrets overseas,” Canberra said Monday. In a statement, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China since August 13, 2020, had been formally arrested on February 5. “Chinese authorities have advised that
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has added a prominent former prosecutor to bolster its team investigating possible fraud claims by former President Donald Trump and his company. Mark Pomerantz, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan and a well-regarded defense lawyer and trial attorney with an expertise in financial institutions, was sworn into office earlier this
Continue ReadingAs winter storms and freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across Texas, many are having to fight for survival. Hundreds of thousands in the state remained without power on Thursday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as bursted pipes flood homes. Millions who got their lights back on were also dealing with water
Continue ReadingJust days after Maryland became the first state in the country to impose a tax on digital advertising targeting Big Tech, lobbying groups representing companies including Amazon, Facebook, Google are trying to stop it. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the groups allege that the state law is “deeply flawed” as well as “unlawful” and “unconstitutional.”
Continue ReadingWhen the Polar Vortex descended on the central US and weather turned brutally cold in Omaha, Nebraska, in recent days, the local utility company turned to an unusual partner to get some extra power supplies to help avoid shutoffs to the community. The nearby Offutt Air Force Base disconnected itself from the local commercial power
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A chance of mixed showers will carry through the weekend
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Redmond Proficiency Academy has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles, according to RPA science, technology and mathematics instructor Josh White.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure hopes to get approval from the Denver City Council this week for new technology to improve safety at major crosswalks. Infrared cameras will detect the difference in size between people and cars increasing the time for a cross
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story INDIAN WELLS, California (KCAL/KCBS Staff) — Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies Monday shot and killed 33-year-old Royce Robertson, owner of the popular Joshua Tree Coffee Company, during a confrontation at an Indian Wells country club. According to Sheriff Chad Bianco, the incident started when Robertson and another driver got
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Texans never could’ve dreamed of a week like this. Since Sunday, the Lone Star state has weathered a winter storm so fierce it’s broken several records, plunged Texas cities into subzero temperatures and knocked out power, water and warmth for millions of residents. This improbably cold weather has tested Texans’ mettle, and it hasn’t let
Continue Reading The Pentagon opened the door to the possibility of sending more American troops to Iraq as part of a newly expanded NATO training mission to support Iraqi forces and ensure that ISIS does not rise again. “The US is participating in the force generation process for NATO Mission Iraq and will contribute its fair share
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — ight people, ranging in age from 17 to 71 years old, were shot in broad daylight near SEPTA’s Olney Transportation Station on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting left a 71-year-old man fighting for his life. Philadelphia Police say the shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. at
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Six US Capitol Police officers have been suspended with pay, and 29 others have been placed under investigation, for their actions in the January 6 riot, a department spokesman said Thursday. “Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman has directed that any member of her department whose behavior is not in keeping with the Department’s Rules of Conduct
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — Many North Texans are feeling the effects of the deep freeze, with bursting pipes and floods. David Crow of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing says so far they’ve had over 2,200 calls in 24 hours. “We were not preparing for it to be this high of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A member of the Proud Boys has been expelled from the Sacramento County Republican Central Committee. The committee voted Wednesday in favor of removing Jeffrey Perrine after he refused to resign over his involvement with the Proud Boys. Micah Grant, the Sacramento County Republican
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — “We kind of panicked a little bit, rushed in the house and our dog was standing in about three- inches of water,” said Southlake homeowner Lori Cerami describing what she saw after leaving her home just long enough to take a warm shower at
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — CBS3 is joining CBS News today for a one-day series of reports on unifying America, how Americans are finding common ground despite their differences. In Montgomery County, two leaders from different worlds found a mutual understanding inspired by civil unrest. The police killing of George
Continue ReadingRepublican senators are trying to stay out of the fray between former President Donald Trump and their leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell. With Trump warning he will push primary candidates who fit his mold in 2022 Senate races, many Republican senators facing voters next year are not eager to pick sides following the former President’s blistering
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