Christopher Plummer, Oscar winner and star of ‘The Sound of Music,’ dead at 91
Christopher Plummer, the elegantly voiced, Oscar-winning actor perhaps most fondly remembered for “The Sound of Music,” died Friday at…
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Stocks rise again even as jobs report shows slow recovery
The first jobs report of the Joe Biden presidency was less than OK — but Wall Street cheered anyway. Stocks rose Friday, extending all-time…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after boarding plane in US government VIP fleet at Joint Base Andrews
A man gained access to a C-40 aircraft on Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday that’s part of a fleet frequently utilized by senior…
Continue Reading‘Definitely getting better’: The United States is making vaccine progress on several fronts, and experts are encouraged
The United States has seen progress on several fronts against Covid-19 this week — including the opening of new mass inoculation sites and a…
Continue ReadingHow playing it safe allowed the NFL — and the rest of us — to have a Super Bowl
It’s Super Bowl weekend — a moment that many people, at the start of the season, did not think we’d ever see. After all, when the…
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A Black woman will be the world’s top trade official for the first time
The path has been cleared for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade…
Continue ReadingAmazon loses attempt to delay milestone union vote at Alabama warehouse
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will be able to cast their votes on whether to unionize by mail-in ballots beginning…
Continue ReadingLeading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic metals, a congressional investigation found
Four leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals, according to internal company…
Continue ReadingCDC scientists recall ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as they try to rebuild the agency’s reputation
Back in March, a doctor at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found himself swearing at his television set. He was watching a news…
Continue ReadingBaltimore business Greenhouse Tea Company attracting attention of some celebrities
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A little cup of tea made a big difference for Quentin Vennie’s…
Continue ReadingFederal spending on food aid up 50% but hungry Americans say it’s not enough
The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP…
Continue ReadingMask mandates can work, CDC researchers say
Mask mandates can work, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. One new study showed that, in places…
Continue ReadingRandom pills, tablets discovered by customer inside children’s vitamin bottle
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WCVB) — Police in the city of Boston are investigating after a Target…
Continue ReadingCDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky…
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Congress passes key step to allow Democrats to pass Covid-19 relief without threat of GOP filibuster
Both chambers of Congress have now passed a budget resolution, a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to pass President Joe…
Continue Reading‘The Equalizer’ gets a new look (again) with Queen Latifah answering the call
“The Equalizer’s” evolution continues, from that stately old British gent in the 1980s to a couple of Denzel Washington movies to…
Continue ReadingLuckin Coffee files for bankruptcy in the US
Luckin Coffee, once hailed as China’s homegrown rival to Starbucks, has filed for bankruptcy in the United States less than a year after the…
Continue Reading‘Framing Britney Spears’ is as much about the singer’s fans as her legal woes
“Framing Britney Spears” skips the more obvious title, “Free Britney,” the name of a fan-driven movement that’s…
Continue Reading‘Malcolm & Marie’ is a showcase for its stars, and a headache for its viewers
Writer-director Sam Levinson spends a good deal of time in “Malcolm & Marie” complaining about critics, which feels like a boxer…
Continue ReadingDemocrats indicate they don’t need Trump’s testimony to make case at impeachment trial
House Democrats prosecuting the case against Donald Trump are signaling privately and publicly they will likely avoid a dramatic showdown with the…
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