Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools will not mandate the COVID-19 vaccines for students. School Health Program Manager April Baur helps to coordinate the health response for both Asheville City and Buncombe County schools, and she said both districts are leaning on
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The seven-day average of new Covid-19 deaths in the United States hit its lowest point since July 2020, a CNN analysis of Johns Hopkins University data found Thursday. As of Wednesday, 684 new deaths were reported, the JHU data showed, which is about an 80% drop since January. Since the beginning of 2021, the seven-day
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, outdoor student athletes and officials won’t have to wear masks during their games. They can go without masks as long as they’re actively participating. “I think it’s amazing,” said Ricardo Nunez, a varsity baseball player at Erwin High
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As the humanitarian crisis continues in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the US Agency for International Development is warning that the area could face famine if aid organizations are not granted unfettered access to the millions in urgent need of assistance. Emily Dakin, a top USAID official working on the ground in Tigray, told CNN this
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Here’s the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of May 3-9.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Two Men and a Truck Milwaukee owner Tim Lightner and Milwaukee Women’s Center manager Shamika May joined CBS 58 to talk about a new initiative. The initiative is called Movers for Moms and this year is aiming to collect essential care and comfort items for
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Wilbur is 6- or 7-year-old mixed pup who loves people and would benefit from some family walks, as he waits for a new home at BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond.
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One hundred million adults in the United States are now fully vaccinated, White House coronavirus response director Jeff Zients announced Friday. “That’s a hundred million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they’re protected from the virus,” Zients told reporters at a White House
Continue ReadingA relative of Andrew Brown Jr., who was fatally shot by deputy sheriffs last week, has offered a different account of what happened in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, when police fired on the 42-year-old Black man. The new account underscores the differences that have already emerged between Brown’s family and the Pasquotank District Attorney. Brown
Continue ReadingBAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has suspended British actor and producer Noel Clarke following allegations of sexual misconduct. The body told CNN in a statement on Friday that it had made the decision to suspend Clarke’s membership, along with his recent award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, “in light of
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The economic recovery is underway and while there’s still plenty of work to be done, new data on Americans’ incomes shows the government’s spending efforts are bearing fruit. American wallets got a big cash injection in March as personal incomes rose 21.1%, or $4.2 trillion, marking the largest monthly increase on record, the Bureau of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Oklahoma City’s mask mandate is no longer in effect. It expired at midnight; however, businesses can still require use of masks on their own property, so don’t ditch your mask just yet. City officials said businesses can still legally require masks on their property
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LIGONIER, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A driver led police on a chase in a vehicle that was later determined to have had heroin inside. Ligonier Valley police said the incident happened Thursday. Police got a tip from another law enforcement agency that a large amount of heroin was going
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (WLS) — A single father from Chicago is being mourned after he was killed in a crash early Sunday near O’Hare Airport. Dan Keene was on his way to work Sunday when he was struck and killed in a crash near Mannheim and Irving Park
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASTORIA, Queens, New York (WABC) — A deliveryman on an e-bike was killed and others were injured after a car crashed into an outdoor dining area in Queens Thursday night. It happened just before 8 p.m. in front of the Rosatoro Restaurant on 35th Street and Ditmars Boulevard.
Continue ReadingCondom sales have been in a slump during the pandemic as people sheltered at home and put their sex life on hold. But now, as more Americans are getting vaccinated and Covid-19 safety restrictions are loosening, condom makers are no longer having trouble getting their sales up. Male condom sales in the United States increased
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HILLSIDE, New Jersey (WABC) — A heartbroken family from New Jersey who recently said goodbye to a loved one is now grappling with even more emotional pain. Paula Smith died from COVID-19 at just 60 years old, and her family turned her final farewell into a celebration of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A pregnant woman and a man are critically injured after being shot multiple times Wednesday night at Cedar Pointe Apartment Homes in Antioch. Neighbors told News 4 the two were in a relationship and her ex-boyfriend was the one who shot them. One of
Continue ReadingThis weekend marks the 10th anniversary since Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was killed by US special-operations forces, Seal Team 6, inside his high-walled compound in the Pakistani military college city of Abbottabad. His name and that of his terrorist network, al Qaeda, came to
Continue Reading“The Mosquito Coast” comes together as the product of several puzzling choices, beginning with the decision to again adapt Paul Theroux’s 1981 book, and then to situate it in a contemporary setting. The result is a creepier-than-perhaps-even-intended series, which most charitably plays a poor man’s “Breaking Bad: Family Edition.” The primary connection of note here
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