President Joe Biden’s two individual meetings with key Senate Democrats on his infrastructure plan — the first in a series of high stakes meetings at the White House this week — were productive and revolved around shared goals, according to a White House official. Biden hosted Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for nearly an
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A 1-month-old baby died after being attacked by a dog in Norwich on Monday night. Police said around 8:30 p.m. officers responded to a home on McKinley Avenue for the report of a dog attack. When officers arrived, they discovered that the infant had
Continue ReadingCaitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall election, telling CNN’s Dana Bash that she didn’t vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election — and, in fact, didn’t bother to vote at all. “I didn’t even vote,” Jenner told Bash
Continue ReadingThe head of Maryland’s NAACP on Sunday lambasted Gov. Larry Hogan’s posthumous pardon of lynching victims as “political posturing,” criticizing the Republican governor for issuing a blanket pardon of dozens of the state’s Black victims even though many were never convicted of any crimes, but merely charged or accused of wrongdoing before they were killed.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — City leaders expressed frustration over the ongoing gun violence as well as preventable nature of the death of a three-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with a gun over the weekend. The medical examiner’s office identified the boy as 3-year-old Cire J. Walker of Milwaukee.
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is open to sharing coronavirus vaccines and other humanitarian assistance to help North Korea combat the deadly pandemic, according to two sources familiar with internal discussions. Administration officials believe that the North Koreans won’t be ready to engage with the US until the threat from the pandemic has passed, which is one
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President Joe Biden will receive a regular physical exam later this year, the White House said Tuesday, setting a timeline for when the oldest first-term president in US history might provide more information about his health. The last extensive update on Biden’s medical state came in December 2019, when the doctor he eventually recruited to
Continue ReadingUS stocks tumbled out of the gate Tuesday as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw material price spikes, shortages and inflation. Prices are rising all over the place as commodities, shipping costs and more related categories become more expensive. Even though the shortages and global supply issues have been lurking in plain sight for months,
Continue ReadingOne million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange during the special enrollment period that President Joe Biden launched in mid-February, the administration announced Tuesday. “Since it became law more than a decade ago, the Affordable Care Act has been a lifeline for millions of Americans. The pandemic has
Continue ReadingPorsha Williams has raised some eyebrows with the news that she is now engaged to a man “Real Housewives of Atlanta” viewers met this season as the husband of one of her friends. Williams posted about her relationship with businessman Simon Guobadia on her verified Instagram account Monday. “Our relationship began a month ago —
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Monday marked the start of swim season for Portland high schoolers but there’s one major problem, the teams have no pools to practice in. “We are a swim team that doesn’t have any water to swim in right now,” Grant Swim Coach Scott Miyako
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BISMARCK, North Dakota (WDAY) — North Dakota will stop offering federal pandemic unemployment benefits to residents on June 19, citing a statewide workforce shortage. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum announced Monday, May 10, the state will pull out of four federally provided programs that offer extra compensation and longer
Continue ReadingA man is facing capital murder charges after a shooting at a car club event in San Antonio left a 6-year-old girl dead and her mother injured Sunday night, authorities said. Saryah Perez was struck by gunfire while sitting in the backseat of a vehicle, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said at a news
Continue ReadingA Black employee of the Defense Department should not have been stopped by Virginia state troopers, says a prosecutor who dismissed the four charges against her and wants an investigation into what happened. Juanisha Brooks told CNN she was driving to her Alexandria, Virginia, home on March 6 when she was stopped by a pair
Continue ReadingOn the eve of a hearing for three men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, his family witnessed the repeal of a Civil War-era law permitting citizen’s arrests in Georgia. Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. will appear before a judge Tuesday afternoon on federal hate crime and kidnapping charges. The
Continue ReadingThe Golden Globes will not be airing on NBC next year, temporarily ending a decades-long relationship between the network and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the nonprofit responsible for the awards. The network announced that it would not carry the show in 2022 after controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s lack of diversity and
Continue ReadingWhat do stretched supply chains, rising prices and the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline have in common? They all stem from risks that investors should have had on their radar. For months, it’s been clear that snarled supply chains could hold back the post-pandemic recovery and trigger worrisome inflation. Now, that fear is once
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Hari Gopal Garg and his wife Komal Garg have been stuck in India since Ottawa banned flights from the country, which has been overwhelmed by its second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gargs travelled to India to finalize the adoption of a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Amid a push to have as much of the Canadian population vaccinated as quickly as possible, the federal public health agency says it doesn’t know how many Canadians have received COVID-19 vaccines in other countries. With some Canadians opting to travel to another
Continue ReadingNollywood actress and filmmaker Genevieve Nnaji is among the cast of an audio adaptation of Broadway musical ‘FELA!’ premiering on the Clubhouse app this weekend. The production highlights the struggles of Nigerian music star and Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who was an outspoken critic of Nigeria’s military regimes and was frequently arrested for his
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