For years, Ford would build its Transit Connect vans in Turkey, then ship them to the United States, where the windows and seats were immediately stripped out of many of the vehicles to convert them into cargo vans. The reason? To pay only a 2.5% duty imposed on passenger vehicles imported from Europe rather than
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A group of more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives have signed onto a letter to the White House encouraging the Biden administration to do even more to help distribute vaccines across the world. The letter comes right after President Joe Biden announced a plan to immediately share 25 million Covid-19 vaccines
Continue ReadingThe White House and a group of Senate Republicans continued negotiating on an infrastructure package this week, more than two months after President Joe Biden first laid out his plan. The two sides are a lot closer than when they started — but remain billions of dollars apart. Biden met Wednesday with Republican Sen. Shelley
Continue ReadingJuneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the numbers: 155 – Years since Maj.
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President Joe Biden has no plans to create a presidential commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Thursday. “As the President has said, the events of January 6th were an unprecedented assault on our democracy — and he believes they deserve a
Continue ReadingWhen the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class Floridian who had gone into the Senate chamber with the crowd for 15 minutes on January 6. Tampa-area crane operator Paul Hodgkins on Wednesday admitted to obstructing the Electoral College vote on
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s political fundraising, a person briefed on the probe tells CNN. DeJoy’s spokesman Mark Corallo on Thursday denied any wrongdoing by the postmaster general, but confirmed an investigation into campaign contributions made by DeJoy’s private sector employees. “Mr. DeJoy has learned that the Department of Justice is
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The FDNY held its annual Medal Day ceremony Wednesday, and some of New York’s bravest were honored for their acts of heroism. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reports, colleagues, friends and family gathered at a stadium in Queens to honor New York City’s bravest. Hero
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WILTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Wilton daycare employee has been arrested after a baby was found to have abusive head trauma. Wilton police said on Feb. 9, 2021 around 11 a.m., they received a 911 call from the Goddard School about a 6-month-old boy who was breathing but
Continue ReadingAMC’s comeback, and then some — its stock price surged to a record high on Wednesday — has been fueled by Reddit’s army of retail investors as well as some legitimate good news about customers returning to movie theaters. But that doesn’t mean that AMC and the rest of the industry’s inherent problems are solved.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Time is running out at the state Capitol as several bills still need to be voted on and there’s no agreement yet on a state budget. Lawmaker’s behavior is getting a lot of attention as some have been drinking on the job. Connecticut Speaker
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Fire officials said no injuries were reported after an explosion caused a scrap metal fire Thursday morning in northwest Oklahoma City. The fire was reported near Northwest 10th Street and Villa. Smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away. According to Oklahoma
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOWELL, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police are investigating after a man was shot while driving on a highway in Lowell. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. on the Lowell Connector, officials said. The victim drove himself to the XtraMart on Gorham Street. “He came off the highway and
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Redmond Proficiency Academy’s Community 101 program recently awarded $5,000 in grant funds to two local nonprofits, Kindred Connections and Friends of the Children.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A man who’s traveling through all lower 48 states of the United States to raise awareness of a rare cancer is making his way through New Hampshire. Dave Fleischer’s journey began May 20 in Salt Lake City. He said his mission is to
Continue ReadingEight high school football coaches in Canton, Ohio, have been suspended while police investigate allegations that they forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it, despite knowing his beliefs forbade him from eating it, police and the student’s lawyer told CNN. The 17-year-old student, who hasn’t been named,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTH HUNTINGTON, New York (WCBS) — Two Sikh teenagers say they were the targets of a hate crime at a Long Island mall over the weekend. CBS2’s Alice Gainer spoke with one of the teens and his father. “Physically I’m OK, but mentally… I have a 3-year-old brother.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Family and friends gathered on Wednesday at Cherry Creek Reservoir to remember Melissa Wright, a Denver-area mother and educator killed Saturday in a shooting in Lowry. Loved ones say Wright was an exceptional teacher within the Cherry Creek School District. “Warm, compassionate, she’s loving, friends
Continue ReadingA major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city’s water supply. And now, one of the world’s top meat producers. The last few months have seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks, often disrupting products and services that are key to our everyday lives. Many of those attacks have used ransomware, a set of
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci is “cautiously optimistic” that children younger than 12 will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine by Thanksgiving, he said on CNN’s “New Day” on Thursday. “We are now doing studies that are ongoing as we’re speaking, studies that are looking at what we call age de-escalation, children from 12 to 9
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