The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out its new Covid-19 guidelines for camps on Friday. Over 3.94 million children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, yet severe illness seems relatively rare among children. Still, the CDC says kids can get
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– Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of May 30-June 5.
Continue ReadingSan Jose officials said Friday police were not informed that Sam Cassidy, the gunman who killed nine coworkers this week at a rail yard facility, had been stopped in 2016 by US Customs officers and found to have books on terrorism and a memo book full of hateful writings about his workplace. A Department of
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget for fiscal year 2022, laying out details of a proposed dramatic increase in federal spending that serves as the underpinning of an economic agenda that seeks to transform the American economy as the country emerges from dual public health and economic crises. The budget proposal,
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Significant staffing shortages at the Oregon State Hospital prompted health officials to call for the National Guard’s assistance at the psychiatric facility this week.
Continue ReadingJordana Brewster may be in one of the summer’s most eagerly awaited films, but to her sons, she’s just a mom who has a cool job. The “F9” (aka “Fast & Furious 9”) star recently talked to CNN and said Rowan, 4, and Julian, 7, get that mom is a movie star and have enjoyed
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Droves of cockroaches are creeping and crawling through Sacramento neighborhoods. Pest control companies say they’re seeing a surge in calls about infestations, which has people wondering: why is this happening now? CBS13 is hearing some of the biggest concerns coming from people in the
Continue ReadingA Los Angeles toddler has become the youngest American member of Mensa, where membership is strictly limited to those who score at the highest levels in IQ tests. Kashe Quest may be a 2-year-old but her skills include naming all of the elements on the periodic table, identifying all 50 states by shape and location,
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN the United States has “offensive options” to respond to cyberattacks following another major attack that is believed to have been carried out by the Russian group behind the SolarWinds hack. “We have the capability to conduct offensive operations. We also have significant capability to be able to, to defend
Continue ReadingA series of major digital security breaches over the past year are serving as a wake-up call to Corporate America about the need to invest in cybersecurity. Friday brought yet another reminder of the risk of cyberattacks, when Microsoft said the hackers behind the 2020 Solar Winds breach launched a new attack on more than
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Trinity Ottoson-Smith, the 9-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet 12 days ago while jumping on a trampoline at a friend’s birthday party in north Minneapolis, has died from her injuries. Raishawn Smith, Trinity’s father, told WCCO’s David Schuman that she passed away
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Inflation seems unstoppable as the economy returns to normal. People are spending big again, with battered industries like travel and hospitality coming back to life. That has sent prices surging. A key measure of inflation, after stripping out more volatile food and energy prices, jumped to a 29-year high in April. The Bureau of Economic
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The nine colleagues killed in the San Jose, California, mass shooting leave behind grieving families, heartbroken friends and a network of coworkers reeling from Wednesday’s violence. The victims were Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employees, VTA Board Chairperson Glenn Hendricks said at a Thursday news conference. “Many of you have reported the names of the employees
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BEVERLY HILLS, California (KCAL KCBS) — Alexandra Nechita waited patiently during the pandemic, to unveil her public art piece here in Los Angeles. Nechita’s stylized, beautiful bronze sculpture titled “Love Anatomy” was just unveiled at North Burton Way and Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills. “I hope that anybody
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On Election Day in November, Democrats across Texas waited with hopeful anticipation. High early-voter turnout, recent political trends and changing demographics fueled one burning question: Could the state actually turn blue this cycle? By midnight, the answer was a resounding no. Then-President Donald Trump easily carried Texas, by 5.6 percentage points. And while Democrats gained
Continue ReadingA bear mauled a hiker in Yellowstone National Park near the Wyoming-Montana state line on Friday morning — an attack that sent the man to a hospital in an ambulance, park officials said. The man, 39, suffered significant injuries to his lower extremities but was able to hike out on his own before the ambulance
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLOWER MOUND, Texas (KTVT) — Accusations of censorship versus complaints of political bias have set off a war of words over a North Texas school yearbook. It looks like a typical school yearbook that 13-year-old Carissa Neunherz helped design for Downing Middle School. But the back cover has
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday renewing a White House initiative charged with advancing “equity, justice, and opportunity” for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, including coordinating a “comprehensive” federal response to the rise in anti-Asian violence and discrimination. “… For far too long, systemic barriers to equity, justice, and opportunity
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — After a spree of carjackings in Bucktown this week amid an ongoing carjacking crisis in Chicago, one family has decided to move out of the neighborhood. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Thursday, people are saying they feel like sitting targets in their cars. Terry
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