Air purifiers may do more harm than good in confined spaces, study finds
Toronto, Ontario A new study has found that air purifiers used in elevators and other confined spaces may actually do more…
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Risk of setting off another surge has business owners, nurses concerned
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KPIX) — With the stay-at-home order rescinded, some are…
Continue ReadingApple scam dupes woman out of $1,980
Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Like a lot of us, Martha Santa Cruz stores a lot…
Continue ReadingAirbnb was ensnared in the Capitol Riot fallout. It somehow still came out on top
Brian Chesky had some air mattresses, but not much more, in 2008 when the presidential election triggered an idea for his then-fledgling startup,…
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After beating cancer 3 times, Mike Bell, 79, loses battle with Covid
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As a long-time construction worker, Mike Bell was known for…
Continue ReadingLong Island teen’s National Anthem performance wows nation before AFC Championship game
Click here for updates on this story DIX HILLS, New York (WCBS) — A Long Island teenager is getting attention for…
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Alabama crews search for survivors after a tornado demolished homes, killing 1 and injuring dozens
What used to be homes are now mangled piles of debris, with personal belongings strewn across lawns and streets. That’s the new reality near…
Continue ReadingGoya board silences its CEO after he tells Fox News the election was rigged
Goya’s board of directors had enough of CEO Robert Unanue’s public comments in support of former President Donald Trump and his unfounded…
Continue ReadingWhite people are getting vaccinated at higher rates than Black and Latino Americans
Black and Latino Americans are receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at significantly lower rates than White people — a disparity that health…
Continue ReadingBiden continues push to put racial equity at the forefront
Nearly a week into his administration, President Joe Biden is focused on creating a path toward equity after inheriting a deeply divided nation.…
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Senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial
Senators were sworn in for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid an immediate challenge to the…
Continue ReadingGlobal tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpasses 100 million
The world has now surpassed 100 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It’s a figure that seemed almost unimaginable 12 months ago, when…
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OSU earns four top-five rankings for online education
Oregon State University is ranked No. 4 and is among the nation’s top 10 providers of online undergraduate education for the seventh straight year…
Continue ReadingThese 7 Earth-size exoplanets named after beer may be incredibly similar
Just 40 light-years from Earth is a planetary system that has intrigued scientists since its discovery in 2016. While some of the planets in this…
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State online benefits system going offline this weekend for upgrade
The state’s online application systems for medical, food, cash and child care benefits will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 until…
Continue ReadingBiden speaks with Putin for first time as president
President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, according to the White House, confronting President Vladimir Putin over…
Continue ReadingThe stock market is at peak dumb: Etsy soars because Elon Musk tweets about it
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the richest person on the planet, but he’s apparently still happy to shop on handmade craft site Etsy. And in a sign of…
Continue ReadingMyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been banned from Twitter
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, was banned from Twitter Monday night, according to a Twitter spokesperson. Twitter made its decision based on a…
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Central Oregon sees job losses in December; first downturn since April
Central Oregon counties posted monthly job losses in December for the first time since April, after a surge in COVID-19 cases this fall and increased…
Continue ReadingGunmen abduct 8 children from a Nigerian orphanage
Gunmen abducted eight children and two adults from an orphanage in Nigeria’s federal capital, Abuja, a spokesman for the orphanage told CNN.…
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