Residents of White Salmon and Hood River may experience loss of natural gas service due to crash
Click here for updates on this story OREGON, USA (KPTV) — Thousands of people who live in the Columbia River Gorge may…
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Covid-19 vaccine is a source of hope for health care workers. But it comes too late for hundreds of them
Weeks after Dr. Carlos Araujo Preza was treated for Covid-19 in the same Houston-area hospital where he cared for patients during the pandemic, a…
Continue Reading Man arrested, charged with hate crime after deputies say he threatened Black FedEx driver
Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — An Aloha man was arrested and charged with a hate…
Continue Reading The Longest Night: KC’s homicide problem isn’t just numbers to these families
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Monday marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day…
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Here’s a look at the life of Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1956 Birth place:…
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The EU is plagued with divisions. Covid-19 vaccines are a golden chance to redeem the European project
In the name of “science and solidarity,” the European Commission has secured over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for the bloc…
Continue Reading Congress votes to avert government shutdown for now as Covid relief talks drag on
Congressional leaders on Friday failed to secure a long-awaited deal on a $900 billion pandemic relief package but managed to narrowly avoid a…
Continue Reading FDA advisers recommend authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted Thursday to recommend the agency grant…
Continue Reading Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy’ host, dead at 80
Alex Trebek, the genial “Jeopardy!” host with all the answers and a reassuring presence in the TV game-show landscape for five decades, has died. He…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, a week ahead of election
Senate Republicans voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, a major victory for the…
Continue Reading Pope Francis endorses civil union laws for same-sex couples
Pope Francis has declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time, according to the Catholic News…
Continue Reading OxyContin maker to plead guilty to federal charges, pay $8 billion, close the company
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for its role in creating the nation’s opioid…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered in Colorado and Utah as crews battle new blazes
Blazes roaring through Colorado and Utah have pushed people from their homes and caused damage that officials have not yet been able to…
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Pelosi sets 48-hour deadline to approve stimulus deal before the election
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin must reach an agreement within 48 hours if they want to pass a…
Continue Reading World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize for fight against ‘hunger as weapon of war’
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme for its “efforts to combat hunger” and its “contribution to bettering…
Continue Reading Feds charge 6 in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Six men were charged Thursday in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a federal criminal…
Continue Reading Officer charged with murder in George Floyd death posts $1 million bail, attorney says
Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in George Floyd’s death, has posted $1 million bail, his attorney, Eric…
Continue Reading Trump calls for stimulus negotiations to stop until after Election Day
President Donald Trump has ordered his negotiators to halt talks over a new stimulus package, after the two sides have struggled for months to reach…
Continue Reading Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to US-UK trio for discovery of hepatitis C virus
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been jointly awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of hepatitis C…
Continue Reading Disney laying off 28,000 employees as pandemic hammers its theme parks
Disney is laying off 28,000 people in the United States as the coronavirus pandemic hammers its parks and resorts…
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