House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, $1,400 direct checks for Americans making $75,000 or less a year, an extension of $400 federal unemployment benefits and more money
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The NCAA announced Friday it will allow a limited number of fans to attend all rounds of the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship — up to 25% of an arena’s capacity. Each game’s capacity limit will be based on all players, essential staff and players’ and coaches’ family members, as well as fans. “After
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After safely landing on the surface of Mars Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back a never-before-seen view: what it looks like to land on Mars. The rover also returned some beautiful postcards of its landing site. The first image shared during a NASA press conference Friday was “exhilarating” for the team when they received
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California (KPIX) — A man forcibly moving a visibly upset woman along a Fairfield street prompted a passerby to stop her vehicle and confront the man, while getting the woman into her vehicle for safety. The incident Wednesday morning was captured on a home’s security camera and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Ross Township, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A woman claims she was kicked out of Fitness 19 in Ross Township for asking people to simply follow the rules. The gym has signs saying people must wear masks while working out, but when the policy wasn’t enforced, Katie Komara decided she
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Philadelphia (KYW) — The Eagles reportedly finally traded Carson Wentz Thursday, but not everyone was thrilled to see the former franchise quarterback headed to Indianapolis. Eagles superfan 13-year-old Giovanni Hamilton offered a tearful goodbye to Wentz. “You’re still my hero, you always will be,” Giovanni said in a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story New York City (WCBS) — Video shows a violent arrest at a Manhattan subway station. The NYPD says officers were escorting a man out of the South Ferry station Tuesday afternoon after seeing him smoking on the platform. As they went up the stairs, police say 50-year-old Alex
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — A piece of metal underneath your car is becoming more valuable to thieves. Police say catalytic converter thefts are spiking, and the crime could end up costing drivers thousands. More than 300 have been stolen this year in St. Paul from Jan. 1 to Feb
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Gainesville, Florida (WFOR) — In what looked like a scene from a primetime TV medical drama, a team at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has successfully removed a shoe from the stomach of a giant crocodile. Yes, veterinarians at the University of Florida, home of
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What do ancient pieces of cooled magma from the Moon and Mars have in common with samples from an eruption of Oregon’s Lava Butte only 7,000 years ago?
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Plano, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas child battling cancer seeing snow for the first time, got to do something that at first seemed out of the question: build a snowman. The patient was not able to go outside due to chemotherapy treatment. When team members at Children’s
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Police and child protective services are scrambling to explain why multiple men who sexually abused a 10-year-old girl remain free, even though the suspects are known. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini revealed Thursday night how the system failed to protect the little girl, despite years
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is launching recruitment efforts nationwide to fill over 6,000 Transportation Security Officer full- and part-time positions by summer, including at Redmond and other Oregon airports.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Martin Thornton has owned Thornton’s Fenway Grille for 29 years. He was worried this year might be the last. “Business just evaporated and it’s been the hardest year of my life,” Thornton said. “Every week I said ‘should I try and make it, or should
Continue ReadingWoody Allen didn’t cooperate with “Allen v. Farrow,” a four-part HBO docuseries that goes beyond tabloid headlines in examining the director’s relationship with Mia Farrow and sexual-assault allegations by their daughter Dylan. Extensive access to the Farrows makes this an intimate look at that history, while renewing questions about separating art from the artist and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Washington, DC (WJZ) — A new motion filed Thursday outlines conditions prosecutors want US Capitol riot suspect Matthew Miller to follow if he is released from jail to await trial. Some of those conditions are that Miller cannot apply for a passport, and must stay away from Washington,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — Disneyland’s mass vaccination site closed Thursday and will stay shut down through at least Monday due to severe winter storms across the U.S. disrupting vaccine delivery, Orange County officials announced Thursday. Officials say Orange County is short on the Moderna vaccine, which is the
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A married couple from Ohio with ties to the right-wing Oath Keepers are facing conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol insurrection, according to court documents unsealed Friday. Federal prosecutors said Bennie Parker, 70, and Sandra Parker, 60, “planned their attack in advance and communicated with one another before, during, and after their attack on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Roseville, California (KCRA) — The Levin family is happy to be back together. Dave Levin was discharged from the hospital this week after spending 64 days there due to COVID-19 related illnesses. In December, Levin thought he was having another asthma attack. “I just took my regular medication.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Orlando (WESH) — Orange County health officials say two women dressed up as elderly women and went to a vaccine distribution site in an effort to get vaccinated. You can see body camera footage from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in the video player above. Dr. Raul Pino,
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