Month: March 2021
Some Chicago children return to classroom for the first time in almost a year
Leigh Oquendo welcomed her kindergarteners on Monday as they filed into her Hawthorne Scholastic Academy classroom in Chicago, as any teacher would.…
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Feds charge man who claimed he dressed up like Antifa and beat, stole gear from police during Capitol riot
South Carolinian William Robert Norwood III is facing federal charges after allegedly telling a family member he assaulted and stole gear from police…
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Warm and clear for a few more days
Tuesday night lows will be in the mid to upper 20s under mostly clear…
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Bend-La Pine Schools offer livestreaming option for athletic events
This week, as student-athletes from Bend-La Pine Schools are donning their uniforms and competing for the first time in a year, the district is…
Continue Reading Texas governor lifts mask mandate, allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials’ warnings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.…
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Watch out, PayPal. Square just launched its own bank
Square, the financial payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, launched an in-house bank that it says will allow it to “operate more nimbly” in…
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Fox News gets a huge Trump bump during former president’s CPAC speech
The Republican base’s commitment to former president Donald Trump showed up like a fist in the air in Sunday’s television ratings. The…
Continue Reading Inside the complicated business of disguising 5G equipment
For years, artificial cacti have lined the sandy roadsides of North Scottsdale, Arizona. They look real at first glance but tucked inside are…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Deschutes’ 60th
There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including the 60th in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 2,225, the Oregon…
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Deputies deliver diapers and items to mothers in need
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s unit that serves warrants…
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‘We’re leaving it open’: Progressives weigh withholding vote on Covid relief over minimum wage
House progressives are strongly pushing to pass a $15 minimum wage now as they believe this moment is their best shot, and some are already signaling…
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Biden now says US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for every adult American by the end of May, dramatically…
Continue Reading Hawley defends opposition to every Biden Cabinet nominee: ‘I take them one at a time’
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday defended his role as the only US senator to oppose every one of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees,…
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Jahmil French, ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ actor, dead at 29
Jahmil French, an actor known for his role as Dave Turner on the Canadian series “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” has died, according to…
Continue Reading Tennessee is hoping to make Dolly Parton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ an official state song
A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would officially make Dolly Parton’s version of “Amazing Grace” the state hymn, adding to its…
Continue Reading Construction to begin soon on luxury apartment community
Click here for updates on this story Duluth, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A new luxury apartment community is being…
Continue Reading Police searching for 3 teens accused of brutally beating 56-year-old pizza shop owner
Click here for updates on this story NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Norristown Police want you to share these photos…
Continue Reading Will Smith says he might step into politics one day
Actor Will Smith teased the idea of running for political office one day during an interview on “Pod Save America.” On the episode…
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Why kids are hitting the pandemic wall
After almost a full year of grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including nearly nine months of virtual school, 11-year-old London…
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