President Joe Biden on Wednesday will host Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia at the White House as Republicans and the White House continue infrastructure negotiations but remain far apart on new spending and how to pay for it. “The President is looking forward to hosting Senator Capito on Wednesday afternoon at the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — More than 87,000 people died of drug overdoses last year in the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s the largest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. While the misuse opioids is often believed to be
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — Beginning Tuesday, a return to normalcy as COVID-19 restrictions for Michiganders will start to lift including the complete elimination of capacity limits for outdoor events. Restaurants and bars also expect a boost in business with the ability to welcome more customers inside and
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After several months of warmer and drier than average weather, Bend had a pretty average May, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — One person was killed and five were injured in three overnight shootings in the City of St. Louis. The first shooting happened around 10:50 p.m. in the 8800 block of North Broadway and left four men injured during a drive-by shooting. Police said
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — On Tuesday afternoon, lawyers for the City of Kansas City and the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners will appear before a Jackson County Circuit Court judge. The board filed suit against the city last week over a recent change to the police
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — When a Cumberland County high school senior’s disabilities prevented her from walking across the stage at graduation, strangers stepped up to celebrate. They came by the hundreds to honor 19-year-old Leianna Smith. “She was really excited,” said her mom Terry Cavalier. “She
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — Police are investigating after a woman was randomly punched in the face Monday evening outside a restaurant in Chinatown. The attack was reported at 65 Bayard Street around 6:15 p.m. Authorities say the 55-year-old woman was punched by an unknown man. New York
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A 7-year-old boy in Florida is being hailed a hero after he swam ashore to get help when his sister and dad got swept away by a current. Steven Poust told CNN affiliate WJXT that he anchored his boat on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, to let his two children, Chase, 7, and
Continue ReadingThe US just recorded a seven-day average of fewer than 20,000 new daily Covid-19 cases for the first time since March 2020. The daily average of new cases dropped to about 17,248 as of Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. However, that number might be lower than reality, as some cases from the
Continue ReadingVaccination alone might not be enough to end the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. Even with a majority of the population vaccinated, the removal of pandemic precautions could lead to an increase in virus spread, the researchers reported in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Mehul Patel, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the
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Continue ReadingMichael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, is claiming he didn’t endorse a Myanmar-style coup over the weekend despite video in which he appeared to support such an overthrow in the United States. For months, QAnon and Trump-supporting online forums have celebrated the deadly military coup in Myanmar and suggested the same
Continue ReadingMajor meat producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack on Sunday. The attack affected servers supporting its IT systems in North America and Australia, the company said in a news release. “The company is not aware of any evidence at this time that any customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a
Continue ReadingAdd Teslas to the list of items that are costing more money during the pandemic. Last week Tesla raised the price of the Model 3 by $2,000 to $39,990 for the base model, according to a comparison of its website on the Wayback Machine internet archive. Tesla also raised the price of the Model Y
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In the weeks since the President asked her to take charge of immigration from Central America, Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff have sought to make one thing clear: She does not manage the southern border. Two White House officials familiar with the dynamic said Harris and her aides have emphasized internally that they
Continue ReadingAs cities across the country gear up for their annual Pride parades, a trend has emerged: Increasingly, police officers in uniform are no longer allowed. Last month, both NYC Pride and The Center on Colfax, which organizes Denver Pride, announced they would no longer allow police officers to host exhibitions or participate in the parades
Continue ReadingMayim Bialik made her “Jeopardy!” guest host debut on Monday. “It is an incredible honor to guest host Jeopardy! I was raised in a very creative and academic family, but it wasn’t until high school that I fell in love with science, and that love led me to a PhD in neuroscience,” Bialik said during
Continue ReadingThe US Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced a nationwide initiative to address the worker shortage in the US, calling the crisis the most critical and widespread challenge facing businesses. The initiative, called “America Works,” aims to mobilize industry and government to “swiftly address America’s deepening worker shortage crisis.” “The worker shortage is real —
Continue ReadingThe US economy is so hot the supply of key materials can’t keep up with surging demand — sparking shortages and price spikes in everything from computer chips and copper to chlorine. President Joe Biden does have a lever he could theoretically pull to help cool prices of lumber and steel, as they’re still subject
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