Man dead after car plunges into the Mississippi
Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — A Davenport man is dead and another is in the hospital…
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Leadership failures led to major Covid outbreak on aircraft carrier, watchdog report finds
The leadership of the USS Theodore Roosevelt failed to put in place measures to stop a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier and…
Continue Reading Paul Manafort can’t be prosecuted on state charges, New York court rules
The New York state appeals court denied the Manhattan district attorney’s effort to bring criminal charges against Paul Manafort after he was…
Continue ReadingTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to quarantine after security agent tests positive
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive for Covid-19, department…
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COVID-19 nurse hotline launched to help Oregon child care providers
The Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division is partnering with Oregon Health & Science University to support Oregon child care…
Continue ReadingQuilters guild thanks health care workers
Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — Health care workers at one mountain hospital…
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US ramping up Covid-19 genome sequencing to track variants, CDC director says
The US has ramped up its genome sequencing efforts in the hunt for coronavirus variants, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr.…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 antigen tests not counted among cases in some states, CNN analysis shows
Antigen test results still are not included in the total count of Covid-19 cases for some states — not even as probable cases, as the US…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Denis McDonough as secretary of Veterans Affairs
The Senate on Monday confirmed Denis McDonough as President Joe Biden’s secretary of Veterans Affairs, a vote that took place just before the…
Continue Reading Read: Former President Donald Trump’s January 6 speech
Former President Donald Trump gave a January 6 speech near the White House in which he exhorted his supporters to march on the US Capitol to…
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Redmond adjusts ‘hybrid’ high school schedules for students’ Feb. 22 return
In an effort to have students on site as much as possible, the Redmond School District said Monday it will bring high school students back to…
Continue ReadingResidents moving back more than 3 years after apartment fire
Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — An apartment fire left nearly dozens of people looking…
Continue ReadingThey see one man’s death as an urgent reminder of what Biden needs to do
It’s something Azadeh Shahshahani dreads hearing. And something she says she’s heard too many times already. Immigration and Customs…
Continue ReadingPolice seeking suspect in heinous sexual assault at senior living complex
Click here for updates on this story MCDONOUGH, Georgia (WGCL) — McDonough Police say a suspect went to a local senior…
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3 former GOP senators: Trump should not escape accountability on a technicality
Former president Donald Trump incited an insurrection and has faced little consequence for it so far. As such, senators must take on their…
Continue ReadingA mom built a simpler Covid-19 vaccine sign-up website for her state while on maternity leave
After her mother-in-law had difficulty signing up for a Covid-19 vaccine, a Massachusetts woman created a website to make it easier for her —…
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‘It was great’: Bend-La Pine middle, high schoolers back in class after 10 months
Bend-La Pine middle and high schools welcomed back students on Monday, marking the first day in more than 10 months that all of the district’s…
Continue ReadingTruck falls 70 feet off overpass
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office responded to I-94…
Continue ReadingDisney California Adventure Park to bring back 1,000 workers in limited reopening
Some Disney fans will finally have the chance to return to the California Adventure Park next month for a limited-time experience, about a year after…
Continue ReadingDeath sentence of Saudi man jailed as a teen for anti-government protests is commuted
A man who was arrested and sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests as a teen in Saudi Arabia has had his sentence commuted,…
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