When it comes to being indoors, the six feet rule of social distancing misses the bigger point of how coronavirus spreads, according to two Massachusetts Institute of Technology experts. While staying six feet apart can help prevent the spread of large droplets of saliva or mucus that carry coronavirus and other germs, that distance does
Continue ReadingSenator Elizabeth Warren is making her case for why America’s tax system is rigged by calling out Amazon, Netflix and other companies that pay little or nothing in federal income taxes. “Congress didn’t wake up one morning and say, ‘Let’s punch enough holes in the tax code so that Amazon and Netflix can earn billions
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Progressive Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is reintroducing three policing bills she hopes will be incorporated into the bipartisan package lawmakers have been fine-tuning for weeks as pressure mounts on Congress to pass meaningful legislation that will impose new police practices across the country. All three bills were first introduced in the last Congress,
Continue ReadingA man has been arrested in connection with the case of a 61-year-old Asian man who was attacked last week in New York, police said. Yao Pan Ma was collecting cans when he was approached from behind on an East Harlem corner Friday, struck in the back and, after he fell to the ground, kicked
Continue ReadingKelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an “ex-gay” Christian organization that promoted discredited “conversion therapy” and said that homosexuality was caused by “sexual molestation during childhood.” In an article unearthed by CNN’s KFile, Tshibaka wrote that gay people can “work through
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood is making a name for itself. 10-foot-tall letters spelling out “BAYVIEW” were installed Monday off Third Street, near Meade Avenue. It is a community-designed initiative by the Bayview Community Parks Project. The engineering firm behind it says the letters are
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department has charged at least 400 people in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, according to CNN’s latest review of court documents. The 400 known defendants come from 43 states and Washington, DC, according to CNN’s analysis. The massive federal inquiry has added several defendants nearly each day since
Continue ReadingBritney Spears will address the court at an upcoming conservatorship hearing. Spears’ attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, spoke at a hearing Tuesday at Los Angeles Superior Court. He stated, “Britney wants to address the court directly,” adding that she would like it to happen within the next month. CNN attended virtually. That hearing will take
Continue ReadingThe Senate confirmed Colin Kahl to be the No. 3 civilian at the Pentagon on Tuesday, approving President Joe Biden’s nominee for Pentagon policy chief on a party-line vote. The 49-45 vote came one week after Vice President Kamala Harris broke a 50-50 tie on a procedural vote to advance Kahl’s nomination, in the first
Continue ReadingThe Oscars were different this year, and not everyone was thrilled about it. Ratings plummeted 58 percent from last year, making it the lowest-rated Academy Awards ever. And while there were some shining moments, to some, the ceremony seemed to have ended abruptly — instead of ending with best picture, the awards ended with best
Continue ReadingThe FBI’s Charlotte field office confirmed they have opened a federal civil rights investigation into last week’s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. “Agents will work closely with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice to
Continue ReadingNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked state Attorney General Letitia James to review legal options after the state came just 89 residents short of maintaining all of its congressional districts in the 2020 US Census Bureau count. A Democratic stronghold in Congress, the state is set to lose one of its seats in the
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An Alaska state lawmaker who had called flight attendants “mask bullies” and clashed with airline employees on video over mask rules is now banned from Alaska Airlines for her “continued refusal to comply” with the mask policy, the airline said in a statement. The restriction on Republican state Sen. Lora Reinbold will make her job
Continue ReadingThere’s no end in sight for the ongoing love affair between Crocs, the maker of the often-mocked foam clog, and comfort-seeking consumers. On Tuesday, Crocs reported that sales surged 64% in its first quarter, to $460 million. The company also raised its 2021 sales forecast, saying it now expects revenue for the year to increase
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two friends from central Minnesota are on the mend after hitting a bear on a highway. “My friend Tyler and I, we were going to hang out with our friend Sam,” Cynthia Thompson said. Thompson was looking forward to a Friday night with friends when
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If conditions remain favorable later this week, firefighters will be burning two units totaling 625 acres near the Marks Creek community on the north side of Highway 26 on the Ochoco National Forest, about 20 miles northeast of Prineville.
Continue ReadingAn attorney for Amber Guyger, the White former Dallas police officer convicted of killing of Black neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment, asked a Texas appeals court Tuesday to acquit her of murder or find her guilty of a lesser charge. Guyger testified at her 2019 trial that after working long hours on September 6,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HILL COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Law enforcement officials joined The Humane Society of North Texas in removing more than 50 dogs from a dilapidated, trash-filled and feces-covered home still inhabited by its human owner. Investigators entered the property on April 12 in Hazmat suits and respirators due to
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter in their hometown of Plains, Georgia, on Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. The event will mark the first time the couples will meet in person since Biden became president. The
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A 43-year-old NYPD officer was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on the Long Island Expressway by an intoxicated driver who fled the scene and was later arrested, police officials said. Officer Anastasios Tsakos was on the LIE in Queens, New York, directing traffic and helping investigate another fatal crash that had occurred earlier on
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