There was much more to Hank Aaron than breaking Babe Ruth’s record
I’ll miss the wisdom. Goodness knows, Hank was deeper than baseball. No sports journalist ever spoke to Henry Louis Aaron more than me, and if…
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Severe allergic reactions to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are rare, CDC says
Severe allergic reactions to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC report…
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Here’s why protesters say they’re gathering in Portland
Protesters again took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday — the first full day of Joe Biden’s presidency — to let the…
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NeighborImpact seeks Representative Payee clients
NeighborImpact’s Rep Payee program helps those who cannot pay their bills due to cognitive or physical challenges by ensuring that their finances…
Continue ReadingTexas doctor charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine was trying to use leftover doses, attorney says
A Texas public health doctor charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine was trying to use leftover doses so they wouldn’t go to waste,…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia police look for man who shot 19-year-old Uber Eats driver in act of road rage
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia Police are looking for a man who fired at least…
Continue ReadingThree Breonna Taylor grand jurors among petitioners seeking to impeach Kentucky attorney general
Three former grand jurors are among the “concerned Kentucky citizens” petitioning the Kentucky Legislature to impeach state Attorney…
Continue Reading‘My 81-year-old dad would have never figured this out:’ Inside America’s vaccine sign-up process
For Caroline Brant, attempting to get a vaccine appointment for her in-laws in Pennsylvania felt like trying to “win a seat at the big…
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Redmond School District pushes back reopening nearly 3 weeks, to Feb. 22
A rise in Deschutes County COVID-19 cases — and a growing number of Redmond School District staff and students sick or in quarantine — will push…
Continue ReadingThen-candidate Joe Biden made a secret hospital visit to meet a wounded police officer
Houston police officer Taylor Roccaforte was shocked when then-presidential candidate Joe Biden came to see him in the hospital after he was shot in…
Continue Reading‘Ghost Ship’ leaseholder pleads guilty in connection to blaze that killed 36
Derick Almena, the leaseholder of an Oakland, California, warehouse-turned-art collective that went up in flames in 2016, pleaded guilty Friday to 36…
Continue ReadingNYPD arrests man for three murders at Brooklyn senior housing complex
The New York Police Department says that evidence from three murders at a senior housing complex in Brooklyn point to one suspect: a well-known man…
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Customers at coffee shop pay it forward with post-its, buying hundreds of drinks for strangers
Click here for updates on this story LINDENHURST, New York (WCBS) — An initiative on Long Island is gaining attention.…
Continue ReadingAstronauts prepare for 2 upcoming spacewalks
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. are preparing for two upcoming spacewalks that will help to upgrade and maintain the International…
Continue ReadingStudy finds 60% of Americans don’t know where or when to get a Covid-19 vaccine
About 6 in 10 Americans don’t know when or where to get a coronavirus vaccine, according to a survey released Friday from the Kaiser Family…
Continue ReadingPastor leaves sanctuary at church for first time in 1,300 days
Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — After more than 1,300 days, a Triangle pastor is…
Continue ReadingBiden signs orders to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans — plus a federal pay raise
President Joe Biden signed two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus checks to…
Continue ReadingWhite House wants Democrats to be patient on stimulus talks as Biden pushes for bipartisan path, officials say
The White House is keenly aware of the Republican objections that have arisen to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal, but…
Continue ReadingUniversity is training dogs to detect Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — As COVID-19 continues to spread across Florida, the nation and the…
Continue ReadingGlad-handing Biden begins foreign diplomacy with the telephone
President Joe Biden had been inside the White House for only two hours on Wednesday before finding an opportunity to recall one of his many intimate…
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