India’s government locked down the country last year to avoid an out-of-control Covid-19 outbreak that so many of the world’s countries had endured. The plan was largely successful, but it crippled India’s economy in the process. Now India is facing its own devastating Covid-19 crisis, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reluctant to put his
Continue ReadingThree Colorado officers who laughed at body camera footage of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia are “no longer employed” by the department, Loveland Police Chief Robert Ticer said Friday. Karen Garner was arrested in June for walking out of a Walmart with $13.88 worth of items, according to a federal lawsuit
Continue ReadingThe Transportation Security Administration is extending the Biden-era transportation mask mandate. The rule requiring masks on all travelers in airports, airplanes, terminals, trains, buses and boats was set to expire May 11, and comes as some governors have rescinded orders or allowed mask requirements in their states to expire. The mandate now lasts until September
Continue ReadingAcross the country, Americans are getting vaccinated. States and cities are loosening pandemic-related restrictions. And people are heading back to restaurants. According to OpenTable, which has been keeping tabs on the industry using data from the restaurants that employ its reservations platform, the percentage of seated customers at US restaurants open for reservations is hovering
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The Defense Department is canceling all contracts for wall construction on the US-Mexico border that used funds originally intended for military missions and functions, the department announced Friday, a significant action after the Trump administration dipped into Pentagon funds to build additional border barriers. In one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden
Continue ReadingMa’Khia Bryant loved styling her curly hair in front of her camera phone and posting about it on TikTok. “This was a child that had so much love in her heart,” her cousin Don Bryant said at her funeral on Friday. “A smart girl, capable, and deserving of fulfilling all her hopes and dreams in
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Friday pitched his infrastructure proposal’s investments in American railroads from a venue that no doubt felt very familiar to him: an Amtrak platform in Philadelphia. Speaking from the 30th Street Station in the City of Brotherly Love, Biden made his pitch for his $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal at a ceremony celebrating
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — It sounds like science fiction but “ghost voting” is a real, if little-known legal practice at the Texas state capitol. And it happens thousands of times during the legislative session. During most votes in the House, members use buttons to vote from their desks
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BETHEL PARK, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Three plumbers rescued a man after he fell into a creek next to a T stop in Bethel Park. John Oakes’ is the owner of All Pro Plumbing, which is located near The T stop on Logan Road. On Thursday morning, Oakes was
Continue Reading The Biden administration has confirmed that the US will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday in response to the surge of coronavirus cases and variants being observed in the country. “On the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administration will restrict travel from India starting immediately,” White House press secretary
Continue ReadingAfter four successful flights on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter is graduating to a new phase of its mission and will fly for at least another month on the red planet. The little 4-pound chopper has achieved all of its objectives — and now it will chase after new ones. This also means the Perseverance rover
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — When the virus locked people out of nursing homes, one Grove City man found a creative way to get in. “On a Positive Note,” he shows us why time is always more valuable than money. Wayne Winarski enters the kitchen every afternoon around
Continue Reading The personnel files of some Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers were obtained by hackers in a ransomware attack earlier this month, the department’s acting police chief said Thursday. Robert Contee wrote in an email to staff, “I can confirm that HR-related files with Personally Identifiable Information (PII) were obtained. As we continue to determine the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The Jersey shore is the place to be this summer. With coronavirus restrictions slowly being lifted, more and more people are making plans to put their toes in the sand in a few months. And that’s driving up demand for rental homes with Memorial Day
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — All across our region there are thousands of unsolved mysteries. It takes just one memory or tip that could help close one of these cold cases and bring closure for both families and detectives who’ve vowed to never give up hope. We kick off our
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — There’s new video of the moment two Chicago police officers made a decision that saved the life of a 13-year-old boy in South Chicago. Swaysee Rankin was walking with his 14-year-old cousin Monday night at 82nd and Coles when someone in a red Jeep shot
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A shooting at an iconic Brooklyn steakhouse left two innocent men hurt as they were dining outside at Peter Luger Steakhouse in Williamsburg. The suspect, Arkies Sommerville, remained in custody Friday and was charged with two counts of attempted murder in addition to several
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GOLD RIVER, California (KOVR) — California’s water woes and slow-running rivers in the Central Valley are causing a big problem for the state’s salmon stocking program. Instead of releasing them into the river, where they’d likely die under current conditions, hundreds of thousands of salmon will be hitching
Continue Reading Colorado state Democrats have introduced three new gun bills in response to the Boulder shooting last month that would expand background check requirements for firearm transfers, allow localities to regulate firearms and establish an “Office of Gun Violence Prevention.” The trio of proposals is part of Democrats’ push for stricter gun laws in the wake
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CALAVERAS COUNTY, California (KOVR) — There is controversy brewing as several people in Calaveras County are working on plans to form a militia for protection. The main organizer, Doug Rockey of Copperopolis, claims the militia would not be armed. Rockey owns Spur R Guns. He hosted a community
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