Oregon officials react to drought, wildfire risks
In northeast Oregon’s Union County, the snowpack is so thin that it has completely melted away in measurement sites. Rivers are running lower,…
Continue ReadingMonth: June 2021
‘Disturbing on many levels:’ New video shows MTA bus slam into Brooklyn building
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New video shows the moment an MTA bus slammed into a building…
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Biden wants to close the digital divide in the US. Here’s what that could look like
The former auto parts warehouse Bill O’Boyle is refurbishing in Wilson, North Carolina, looks like a relic now, but within the next year, he…
Continue ReadingWoman bitten by gator while walking her dog
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A woman was bitten by an alligator while she was walking her dog on…
Continue Reading READ: Don McGahn’s closed testimony to the House Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee has released the transcript of its June 4 interview with Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn, the culmination of a…
Continue ReadingAfter 2-year struggle and insurance company denial, 5-year-old girl finally gets new wheelchair thanks to anonymous donor
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 5-year-old suburban girl finally got a new wheelchair this…
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Portland curbside glass recycler fined $1M for air quality violations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined the state’s largest glass container recycler over $1 million for repeated air quality…
Continue ReadingBiden and Johnson to agree to new Atlantic Charter during bilateral meeting
President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected on Thursday to agree to a new Atlantic Charter modeled on the historic…
Continue ReadingCPD officers might face discipline over viral video showing women twerking on moving squad car
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police Supt. David Brown said the department is still looking…
Continue ReadingTexas police are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby after alleged kidnapping
Police in Texas are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby who are believed to have been kidnapped Tuesday, officials said. An Amber Alert and a…
Continue ReadingFires, outages, dried-up wells expected amid exceptional drought
Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ, California (KPIX) — The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on…
Continue Reading‘I want people to know this guy cared.’ Navy vet now directs buses instead of bombers
Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Twice a day the fluorescent vest comes out. The…
Continue ReadingCalifornia drought: Sonoma City Council declares stage 1 water shortage
Click here for updates on this story SONOMA, California (KPIX) — City officials in Sonoma on Tuesday declared a Stage 1…
Continue ReadingD-Day Fast Facts
Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious…
Continue Reading‘I am not the most in need’: Harvard-bound graduate turns down $40k scholarship from Fitchburg High
Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Fitchburg High School graduate is heading to…
Continue Reading Talks for a bipartisan deal on gun background checks are over, key GOP senator says
After months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator said Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingNJ superintendent placed on leave after refusing to make school masks optional
Click here for updates on this story MANALAPAN, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey superintendent was placed on…
Continue Reading Biden stuck relying on transatlantic phone calls to salvage infrastructure priorities
President Joe Biden came to Europe this week in part because he’s grown tired of virtual meetings and telephone calls with world leaders, which…
Continue Reading US Marine Corps takes additional action against senior leader over amphibious vehicle accident that killed nine
One of the US Marine Corps’ senior leaders won’t return to his previous role as Inspector General of the Marines after additional…
Continue ReadingUS has bought and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine worldwide
The US has purchased and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine worldwide as it seeks to be a key player in getting other…
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