Former US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund will tell lawmakers Tuesday that law enforcement was prepared for the January 6 US Capitol riots based on the intelligence it had but that intelligence did not suggest a violent, coordinated attack, which overwhelmed their forces that day. “The breach of the United States Capitol was not the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Flint, Michigan (WNEM) — It was a chilly February morning at Hamady High School in Flint when Jason Hightower waited in line. “Certain stuff we don’t get,” Hightower said. “And with the pandemic, it’s a lot that we don’t get out as much and it helps a lot
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Judge Merrick Garland was asked to define systemic racism, implicit bias and racism during the first day of his Senate confirmation hearing on Monday, and his answers laid out a stark contrast with the last Senate-confirmed attorney general from the Trump administration. “I think it is plain to me that there is discrimination and widespread
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Louis, Missouri (KMOV) — More coyotes are being spotted in the St. Louis area. A local animal expert said the coyote population doubled in the last year and with no main predators, that trend is expected to continue. Just in the last month, about 10 coyotes were
Continue ReadingMatt James, the star of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” is breaking his silence on the controversy that has enveloped this season of the series. James, who is the show’s first Black lead bachelor, addressed Chris Harrison’s announcement that he would step aside as the host of the franchise for an undetermined length of time following controversial
Continue ReadingA study that found teachers — not students — were the probable source of several school-related Covid-19 outbreaks highlights the need to maintain mask and distancing guidelines and to prioritize teachers and school staff for vaccination, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday. The “concerning report,” published Monday, details
Continue ReadingIt’s been almost a year since Michael Reagan, 50, came down with Covid-19. “I woke up first thing in the morning and I felt really hot and out of breath,” he said, recalling the morning of March 22, 2020. “I went into the bathroom trying to catch my breath, and I immediately coughed up blood
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Charles, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Charles couple that died from the coronavirus just days apart spent the entirety of 2020 isolated at home, their family said. Raymond and Diana Borus were married for 44 years and leave behind four children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “My mom isolated
Continue ReadingThe House Budget Committee voted Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package, setting up the legislation aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout to go to the House floor for a vote later this week. The package includes direct aid to small businesses, $1,400 direct checks to Americans making
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden raised $22.1 million from private donors for his transition to the White House, more than three times the $6.5 million that Donald Trump collected for the same purposes four years ago, according to newly filed report. Biden’s transition report, made public Monday by the General Service Administration, shows Biden spent even more
Continue ReadingA family in Phoenix, Arizona, found something unexpected stashed in their child’s toy after picking it up from a thrift store in El Mirage. The plush glow worm was filled with approximately 500 pills, likely fentanyl. “It hasn’t been tested to my knowledge,” said Phoenix police Sgt. Mercedes Fortune. “But just based on the markings
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC (CTV News) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to unveil a “partnership roadmap” following the first face-to-face virtual meeting between the two leaders on Tuesday. The roadmap is “a blueprint for our whole-of-government relationship, based on our shared values and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A preliminary study involving 813 Quebec health-care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 has shown that people with the coronavirus could lose their sense of smell and taste for up to five months. The study was conducted through an online questionnaire where participants
Continue ReadingShalanda Young, who last month was nominated as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, has emerged as a leading contender for the top position at the office, an official familiar with the matter told CNN, as Neera Tanden’s confirmation grows even more unlikely. Young, who was the first Black woman to serve
Continue ReadingWhen Michelle Gass took over as Kohl’s CEO in 2018, she tried getting creative to bring more shoppers into stores. The company had just struck a deal with Amazon the previous year to allow customers to bring their returns to select Kohl’s locations. The hope was that the deal would attract younger consumers who would
Continue ReadingAmericans could hear for the first time Tuesday why intelligence and operations failed dramatically on January 6 from the very people whose choices contributed to the crisis — information that will likely help shape the search for new leaders and possibly a new security management structure on Capitol Hill. The Senate Homeland Security and Government
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US lawmakers on Tuesday are set to grill the CEO of the IT software company that unwittingly facilitated a devastating security breach of at least nine federal agencies and dozens of private businesses in a suspected Russian spying campaign. The testimony by SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna will be the company’s first public accounting to Congress
Continue ReadingLocal pet sleuths and animal control officers in Kent County, Michigan, teamed up to reunite a dog and his family after rescuing the canine from a grain silo. Milo, a springer spaniel, had been missing for 43 days, according to the Kent County Animal Shelter. He had been last spotted in early February, but the
Continue ReadingVaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Friday to discuss whether to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization. The vaccine is the third under consideration for the US market, and would be the first single-dose Covid-19 shot available here. Like the earlier Covid-19 vaccines, it was developed
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen. Personal Birth date: December 1, 1935 Birth name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Father: Martin Konigsberg, worked various jobs Mother: Nettie (Cherry) Konigsberg, bookkeeper Marriages: Soon-Yi Previn (December 22, 1997-present), Louise Lasser (divorced), Harlene Rosen (divorced) Children: daughters adopted with Soon-Yi
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