Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who assisted President Donald Trump on the January 2 call when Trump pressured Georgia officials to “find” him votes, has resigned from her law firm. National law firm Foley & Lardner previously said it was “concerned” with Mitchell’s involvement in Trump’s call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and said
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Here’s a real feel good story…. It goes back to October when a woman collapsed at Springhill Toyota. Three other women sprung into action and performed CPR until first responders arrived. The woman survived, and Tuesday she had a chance to meet her saviors
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On a day the United States registered another record for Covid-19 patients in hospitals, the country passed 21 million cases of the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. The US, with 21,007,694 cases as of Tuesday evening, has almost as many as the next three nations — India, Brazil and Russia — have combined. The
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COVID-19 has claimed 44 more lives in Oregon, including four men in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,550, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday told President Donald Trump that he does not have the authority to block certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win when Congress meets to count electoral votes, sources told CNN. Trump, who already had turned up the pressure on Pence to steal the election, warned him that it would be
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Residents at a senior home in North Portland were urged to temporarily leave following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on Monday. Multnomah County Health Department said four residents at Rosemont Court located at 597 North Dekum Street had been hospitalized, and one has
Continue ReadingA father died and his two children are missing after they were swept away by a wave Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast. The family of four was on the shore at Blind Beach near Jenner, California, when a wave knocked them all into the ocean Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after she assaulted another woman on a flight that had arrived at the Portland International Airport, according to court documents. Court documents filed on Monday say Daydrena Jaslin Williams is facing charges fourth-degree assault and harassment for an
Continue ReadingAlabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been awarded the Heisman Trophy for the 2020 college football season. This is the first time a wide receiver has won the prestigious award since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in 1991, and Smith becomes just the fourth wide receiver to win the Heisman since its inception in 1935.
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According to Oregon Health Authority data, 1.3% of residents in Deschutes County, 1.2% in Jefferson County and less than 1% in Crook County have been vaccinated for COVID-19 so far.
Continue ReadingA Columbia University vice president was arrested Monday after allegations that he had “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13” at his home in New Jersey, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Marcelo Velez, 56, was arrested at his home in Woodcliff Lake, and charged with one count of
Continue ReadingA man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn from his mistake. “I didn’t think masks would make that much of a difference,” Chuck Stacey told CNN on Tuesday. “I was wrong.” Stacey is currently in a Florida hospital
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A growing number of Republicans are balking at efforts to reject the Electoral College votes and join President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the November election ahead of Wednesday’s joint session, where conservatives are expecting votes on objections to at least three states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Multiple Senate Republicans announced
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An Uber driver is thankful after being shot in the head by his passenger on Dec. 30. Josh Rowe, a musician and driver, was shot shortly after he picked up his passenger “Brandon” on Lena Street in North Nashville around 7 p.m. “I am
Continue ReadingHouston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Houston Methodist employees are eligible for a “Hope Bonus” in March to thank them for their work last year, Marc Boom, president and CEO of Houston Methodist, wrote in
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The Portland-based Center for Biological Diversity is suing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt for delaying protection of 11 at-risk species. The species have been identified as warranting endangered status but were put on a wait list by the Trump administration.
Continue ReadingAt a convent in upstate New York, a Covid-19 crisis has struck. Since late November, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham has seen 47 sisters become sick with Covid-19, nine of whom have died. Ten staff members at the convent have also been infected, Albany County spokeswoman Mary Rozak told CNN. The convent’s
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EAST ALTON, Illinois (KMOV) — A dash cam was rolling when a man beat up a cab driver in East Alton, Illinois on Dec. 30. The incident happened after the cab driver picked up the suspect at a strip mall. Police say the suspect became violent when he
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. What is the most important fact about Wednesday’s effort to reject the Electoral College votes and stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election win? That it’s going to fail. So that fact should probably come
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The FBI is investigating the breach of an air traffic control system after someone broadcast a threat to fly a plane into the US Capitol building on Wednesday as revenge for the killing a year ago of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, according to a source familiar with the probe. The threat did not appear credible,
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