EU regulators recommend authorization of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
The European Union’s medicines regulator on Friday recommended authorizing the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for use among its 27 member…
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Chinese millennials aren’t getting married, and the government is worried
Two years ago, Joanne Su was anxious about turning 30 years old. She worked for a foreign trade company in China’s southern metropolis of…
Continue ReadingMichael Thompson was behind bars for decades. Now he’s free
Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars after a marijuana sale led to a long sentence due to prior convictions. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he…
Continue ReadingThree city police departments face upheaval after two deal with disheartening reports and one chief steps down
Police departments in cities nationwide have faced heightened pressure to reform their practices after widespread protests last summer against police…
Continue ReadingCoachella, Stagecoach festivals canceled again because of the coronavirus pandemic
The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, two of Southern California’s largest music celebrations, have again been canceled under an order issued…
Continue ReadingMichael Thompson was behind bars for decades after a marijuana sale. Now he’s free
Michael Thompson spent nearly 25 years behind bars for a sentence stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out of…
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Abbott fights back against Biden administration’s order suspending oil, gas drilling on federal lands and waters
Click here for updates on this story ODESSA, Texas (KTVT) — In Odessa Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott fired back…
Continue Reading‘The sweetest person in the world’: Ed Wilson, turning 105
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — TGIF. We made it another week, and so did the impressive man…
Continue ReadingNew text scam claiming to be IDES could use personal information for fraudulent unemployment claims
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a million people…
Continue Reading6 people killed after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia food processing plant
Six workers were killed and several others were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak Thursday at a poultry processing plant in…
Continue ReadingHikers told to postpone long distance hikes on Appalachian Trail due to increased Covid-19 exposure
Click here for updates on this story PENNSYLVANIA (WPMT) — Each year, more than three million people flock to the…
Continue ReadingResearch teams from CU Boulder And United Arab Emirates eager for Hope Space Probe to enter Mars orbit
Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, CO (KCNC) — The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic took a teen’s schooling and his beloved game of football. He took his own life.
Spencer Smith was an outgoing 16-year-old high school sophomore who loved teasing his sisters, spending time with friends and — most of all…
Continue ReadingJohn Chaney, basketball Hall of Famer who coached at Temple, dies at 89
Famed former Temple University men’s basketball coach John Chaney passed away at the age of 89 on Friday. Temple confirmed Chaney died after a…
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Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, how it works and why it matters
A third Covid-19 vaccine, one made by Johnson & Johnson, could be authorized for use in the United States in the near future. Data about the…
Continue ReadingFlorida launches statewide preregistration system for Covid-19 vaccinations
Florida has launched a statewide preregistration system to schedule Covid-19 vaccine appointments for people 65 and older and frontline healthcare…
Continue ReadingA Georgia city is replacing a Confederate monument with a statue of civil rights hero John Lewis
For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood outside the courthouse grounds in the suburban Atlanta city of Decatur. Erected by the United Daughters of the…
Continue Reading2 teens to be part of inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts
Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — Two Simi Valley teens will be part of the first…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school board unanimously approves removing police from campuses
Click here for updates on this story HAYWARD, CA (KPIX) — Police will no longer walk the halls of Hayward schools…
Continue ReadingPutin signs law extending nuclear arms treaty between US and Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday ratifying the extension of New START, a key arms control treaty with the United States, a…
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