Jeff Bezos just named a huge rocket recovery ship after his mom
It’s always a challenge to find the right gift to get one’s mother, the right token that accurately reflects the appreciation and…
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Restaurants start off new year with expanded dining initiative
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Asheville’s outdoor expansion program…
Continue ReadingBiden to make final decision on attorney general, with new arguments for Yates and Garland
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to make a final decision in the coming days on his pick for attorney general, a choice that suddenly comes amid a…
Continue ReadingNonprofit gets comfy donation that will go a long way toward helping others
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Western Carolina Rescue Ministries took delivery of a…
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Pennsylvania GOP state senators’ refusal to seat Democrat leads to chaotic ceremony
The Pennsylvania Senate’s swearing-in ceremony devolved into a chaotic scene on Tuesday when state GOP senators refused to seat a Democratic…
Continue ReadingPolice: Protesters cause damage around precinct in N Portland, arrests made
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — Dozens of protesters took to the streets of north Portland…
Continue ReadingTrain derailment temporarily closes Hwy 99E between Oregon City and Canby
Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — A train derailment early Wednesday morning closed…
Continue ReadingNeil Young has sold a big stake in his 1,180 songs
Folk-rock superstar Neil Young has sold a 50% stake in his song catalog to investment company Hipgnosis for an estimated $150 million. The deal…
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Warnock will make history as Georgia’s first Black senator
Rev. Raphael Warnock will make history when he becomes Georgia’s first Black senator and the first Black Democrat to represent a southern state…
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The presidential electoral circus draws to an end in Congress
The fallout from Wednesday’s congressional session to count the 2020 electoral votes will echo for years to come. The state of the presidential…
Continue ReadingAfter a freezer filled with Covid-19 vaccines broke, a California hospital scrambled to administer more than 800 doses in about 2 hours
When a freezer that was used to store the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a Northern California hospital broke, officials soon realized they only had…
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Warnock wins Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate down to Perdue-Ossoff race
The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN projected early…
Continue ReadingProof Big Tech is way too big: It’s a quarter of your portfolio
Thousands of stocks trade on Wall Street every day. But let’s be honest: Just a half dozen companies really, truly matter for many investors.…
Continue ReadingDr. Dre says he’s hospitalized but ‘doing great’
Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Dr. Dre announced Tuesday that he is currently hospitalized in Los Angeles. “Thanks to my family, friends and…
Continue ReadingOfficer who shot Jacob Blake will not face charges, district attorney says
Rusten Sheskey will not face charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced Tuesday. Sheskey, a…
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Trump’s false election fraud claims face a dead end in Congress
President Donald Trump’s desperate effort to subvert democracy and steal the election will hit a brick wall of truth and America’s…
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How to watch Congress count the Electoral College votes
The House of Representatives and the Senate will convene in a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to count the Electoral College votes from the…
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The ‘blue wave’ may have arrived after all
After the elections in November, Wall Street put predictions of a “blue wave” aside. Now, investors are once again reckoning with the…
Continue ReadingStates call in National Guard and train volunteers to help boost vaccination pace as US hits a Covid-19 daily death toll record
The US reported its highest daily Covid-19 death count ever Tuesday — a grim milestone that comes as state leaders work urgently to combat a…
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What we’ve learned so far from the Georgia Senate runoffs
The Rev. Raphael Warnock will become the next senator from Georgia, CNN projected early Wednesday morning, and the other race in the twin Georgia…
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