Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 540 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,502, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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House hearing interrupted by sound from ‘Galaxy Quest’ and the Village People
A year after Zoom hearings became an everyday reality for much of America, technical glitches are still tripping up Congress. A hearing of the House…
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White noise (and pink and brown): The science behind the sounds
What’s your favorite bedtime jam? Do you doze off to jazz, a babbling brook, a crackling fire or a whirling fan of white noise? Or maybe…
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Biden set to raise refugee cap to 62,500 after blowback, source says
The Biden administration is set to raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 this fiscal year, according to a source familiar with the discussions, after…
Continue Reading It’s not goodbye for podcast — it’s the start of a new chapter
“Coronavirus, Fact vs Fiction,” the podcast I’d been hosting for the last 14 months, posted its last episode on Friday. That might…
Continue ReadingOne of the world’s best restaurants is going vegan
One of Eleven Madison Park’s most iconic dishes has been whole roasted duck with daikon and plum — it’s a classic of the…
Continue ReadingAsian-American chefs, bartenders launch initiative to raise money to stop Asian hate
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A team of local chefs is serving up a lesson in tolerance…
Continue ReadingFamilies fight to change law that keeps people with Down Syndrome off organ donor list
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin are pushing for equal…
Continue ReadingStudent springs into action, helps man in distress
Click here for updates on this story SAN RAFAEL, California (KPIX) — Students Rising Above scholars are exceptional…
Continue ReadingSocial media helps Howdy Homemade ice cream go from bankrupt to booming
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A Dallas ice cream shop, Howdy Homemade, almost lost it all during…
Continue ReadingFacebook video shows aftermath of suspected child luring attempt
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A dramatic Facebook video shows the aftermath of what police call…
Continue Reading Bush says if GOP stands for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it’s not going to win anything’
Former President George W. Bush again criticized what he sees as a Republican Party that is not inclusive enough, arguing that if it stands for…
Continue Reading Biden team may partner with private firms to surveil suspected domestic terrorists online
The Biden administration is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online, an effort that would expand the…
Continue ReadingMan shot with paintballs has warning for community, suspects
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Edson So pointed out his busted lip along with…
Continue Reading Marine Corps general says amphibious vehicle accident that killed nine was ‘preventable’
The assistant commandant of the US Marine Corps told a congressional hearing Monday that the sinking of an amphibious vehicle in a training accident…
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4 dead, more than 20 hospitalized after suspected smuggling vessel overturns off San Diego
Four people are dead and nearly two dozen people were sent to hospitals after a suspected smuggling vessel overturned off the coast of San Diego on…
Continue ReadingDriver killed by tree brought down during severe storms
Click here for updates on this story DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — A driver died Monday after a tree fell on their car…
Continue ReadingMonday AM snow report
Spring skiing is still available at Mt. Bachelor and…
Continue ReadingHundreds expected to pay tribute to fallen officer
Click here for updates on this story LONG ISLAND, New York (WABC) — Hundreds are expected at a wake Monday for NYPD…
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Local Alert Weather – Monday AM May 3
It’ll be a nice, average day for this time of year across the High Desert, with some breezy conditions and highs in the mid to low 60s, with lows…
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