More screen time is linked to binge eating in children, US study finds
The ills of excessive screen time have been well-documented, but a recent study just identified another possible risk. Children between the ages of 9…
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Better late than never: ViacomCBS and Discovery stocks soar thanks to new streaming services
Arriving late to the streaming wars is apparently better than never getting involved in them at all. That’s what investors seem to think, at…
Continue ReadingFeds on high alert Thursday after warnings about potential threats to US Capitol
Federal law enforcement is on high alert Thursday in the wake of an intelligence bulletin issued earlier this week about a group of violent militia…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s DeSantis faces criticism over Covid-19 vaccination clinics in upscale communities
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing bipartisan criticism and a call for a federal investigation after the state set up invitation-only Covid-19…
Continue ReadingMom of 5 in coma after family, including newborn, contracts COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK ) — While mask-wearing and pandemic restrictions are becoming…
Continue Reading1-year-old baby accidentally shot by officer in deadly shooting, police say
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK ) — A mother who pulled into a southwest Houston gas station…
Continue ReadingDiscover is opening a corporate office on Chicago’s South Side. It wants other companies to follow
The South Side of Chicago isn’t typically a place where major companies look to open corporate offices. Most of the city’s Fortune 500…
Continue ReadingWilliam Shatner Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor William Shatner. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1931 Birth place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birth…
Continue ReadingMario Monti Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Personal Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy…
Continue ReadingCovid-19’s obesity link, ‘neanderthal thinking,’ and skipping the line. What you need to know about Covid-19 this Thursday.
Countries where more than half the population is overweight, such as the US and the UK, have recorded much higher death rates from Covid-19,…
Continue ReadingMinistry group plans to build new home for snow storm victim
Click here for updates on this story HOPE, Arkansas (KTBS ) — Homeowners in southwest Arkansas are still recovering…
Continue ReadingFamilies reunited as nursing home restrictions eased
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — After months of isolation, nursing homes across the state…
Continue ReadingDeadly violence mars reunion between schoolgirls and parents in Nigeria, witnesses say
At least one person has been shot dead and two others injured as hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls who had been released were reunited with…
Continue ReadingFighting climate change is now a job for the Bank of England
Central banks are usually tasked with keeping inflation in check, while promoting economic growth and employment. Now, add fighting the climate…
Continue ReadingParamount+ is banking on iconic TV characters from ‘Frasier’ to ‘SpongeBob’
Paramount is one of the most iconic studios in Hollywood, but can the name “Paramount” translate to streaming? ViacomCBS is banking on…
Continue ReadingDisney is closing 60 stores in the US and Canada
The Disney Store, once a mall mainstay, is drastically reducing the number of locations it has in the United States and Canada. Disney said…
Continue ReadingStudent shot in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, school shooting has died
A 15-year-old boy who was shot Monday at a junior high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has died from his injuries, police said. The teen was…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court grants bail to 15 of 47 pro-democracy activists in landmark national security hearing
Fewer than a third of prominent pro-democracy activists charged under a new national security law were granted bail Thursday after a hearing at a…
Continue ReadingCorporate America’s earnings recession is over
The vast majority of companies in the S&P 500 have reported results from the last three months of 2020, and Wall Street is calling it: The…
Continue Reading‘It’s a promising result’: Made-in-Yukon treatment reducing amputations in most severe frostbite cases
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A promising new treatment developed in Yukon for…
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