A spike in ransomware attacks cutting across vital American sectors — including summertime mainstays gasoline, meat and vacations — have prompted new urgency inside the Biden administration to formulate a way to respond. The attacks have laid bare for President Joe Biden and senior officials the vulnerabilities that exist in private-sector networks to attacks from
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ALSIP, Illinois (WBBM) — Her family laid her to rest almost six years ago, but the State of Illinois keeps thinking Shirley Urbauer is still alive. After another mailing for her, Shirley’s family is trying to figure out why. With COVID-19 numbers down and juries back in session
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Global food prices rose for the 12th month in a row in May, up nearly 40% year over year, according to the United Nations’ food price index. Last month was also the sharpest monthly rise in average food prices in over a decade, spiking 4.8% from April to May. Abdolreza Abbassian, senior economist for the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — 18th Street in Pilsen is where you can find some of the city’s best food, music and culture. A few blocks away, you can also find some things a community activist calls gross and unsafe. CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory joins her on a
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project is receiving another $300,000 in federal funding, supporting its ongoing science-driven forest management efforts in Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — A community came together to help a woman known for her work to clean up their town. Thanks to their help, the “Auburn Butt Lady” scored herself a new set of wheels. Sally Dawley’s hobby is as addictive as the cigarette itself. “I just
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OAKLAND (KPIX) — Police in Oakland recently announced armed carjackings in the city increased 115 percent over the past 12 months, according to authorities. The number of carjackings in the past year was up to 200 as of Sunday, compared with 93 from June 1, 2019, and May
Continue ReadingNASA’s new chief is setting up an effort to further study unidentified flying objects within his first month in office. Bill Nelson, the former Florida senator and spaceflight veteran, told CNN Business’ Rachel Crane during a wide-ranging interview on Thursday that it’s not clear to anyone — even in the upper echelons of the US
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Just days after a mother swan died on the Esplanade, there’s been a heartwarming turn of events capturing the father swan taking care of their babies. The mother swan passed away in her nest Monday night. According to the Charles River Esplanade Association, Boston Animal
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It was hard to get enough sleep before the coronavirus pandemic. Sleep problems actually “constitute a global epidemic that threatens health and quality of life for up to 45% of the world’s population,” according to the World Sleep Society, a non-profit organization of sleep professionals dedicated to advancing “sleep health worldwide.” Add to that the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Wei Lin always had a reputation for helping others. “He was so kind,” said the 28-year-old’s wife through a translator. “Whenever his friends needed help, he tried his best to help them.” And it was while helping a friend that Lin became the victim of
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Amid regional drought conditions and a seasonal increase in water use to accommodate landscape irrigation, the city of Bend is asking customers to be vigilant in conserving water this season.
Continue ReadingThe United States has for decades enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with Russia that has often served as a powerful symbol of cooperation between the East and West in the post-Cold War era. But that cooperation could soon dissolve, and it has NASA’s new chief, Bill Nelson, concerned. Russian officials are threatening to pull out
Continue Reading A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on the Biden administration to immediately evacuate thousands of Afghans who have assisted the United States, saying in a letter Friday that those “Afghan friends and allies are at greater risk than ever before” as the US military withdrawal from the country is underway. “After examining this situation
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The dedication of Greenwood Rising may coincide with the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, but the brand new history center will give visitors a broader view of what came before and after and also what is still possible in the future.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police will begin cracking down on unregistered drivers. Police stopped citing unregistered vehicles last year when Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. But Milwaukee City leaders say the lack of enforcement contributed to reckless driving. Starting June 5,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Henderson County child suffers severe but non-life-threatening injuries after a dog attack. Hendersonville Police Chief Blair Myhand confirms, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at approximately 12:48 p.m. officers responded to a dog attack call in the Summit Circle area in Hendersonville. Emergency responders
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Keith Blair was 31 when he was shot and killed outside a West Asheville bar early Saturday morning. Blair’s daughter, 3-year-old Kyus, and son, 1-year-old Blair, will never see their father again. “What if somebody killed your father or your son?” Blair’s cousin
Continue ReadingInvestors breathed a huge sigh of relief following the May jobs report Friday. Stocks rallied as the numbers told a classic Goldilocksian, not too hot or too cold, story about the state of the economy. The Dow gained 180 points, or 0.5%, and is now only about 1% off its all-time high. The S&P 500
Continue Reading The Biden administration announced on Friday plans to review and revise a handful of Trump-era regulations that critics feared rolled back protections for endangered and threatened species. The reviews, conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, are being cheered by environmental groups, which said the Trump administration rules
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