As a Delta Air Lines plane taxied to the runway at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, a flight attendant saw a man and woman walking through the aisle. “I need to get off the plane. I don’t want to sit here. I’m gonna pop the door,” the flight attendant paraphrased him as saying. The man felt
Continue ReadingThe State Department on Wednesday issued the most decisive statement yet from the Trump administration blaming the Russian Security Service for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, days after CNN reported on the first direct evidence of the agency’s involvement in the poisoning. “The United States believes that officers from the Russian Federal Security
Continue Reading One of two passengers who exited a Delta flight with their dog as the plane taxied onto a runway felt he needed to leave or he would lose control, according to statements from a Tuesday hearing. The two passengers and the dog were aboard an Atlanta-bound flight at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday, when
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The United Kingdom has identified a new, more contagious coronavirus variant linked to a recent surge in cases in England. The new mutation is being called VUI-202012/01 — the first “Variant Under Investigation” in the UK in December 2020. While scientists hunt for more information about the variant, its impact is already being felt, with
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(CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de San Isidro, en Argentina, publicó este miércoles los resultados de los estudios toxicológico e histopatológico realizados al cadáver de Diego Armando Maradona, como complemento de la autopsia realizada el 25 de noviembre, día en que falleció el exastro del fútbol. El informe químico indicó que se detectó la
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Thousands of stranded truck drivers at the British port of Dover vented their anger Wednesday as they struggled to access coronavirus tests, after France agreed to ease a blockade despite fears over a new Covid-19 variant. The UK and France struck a deal late on Tuesday evening to allow truck drivers, French citizens and residents
Continue ReadingAt his confirmation hearing nearly two years ago, Attorney General William Barr boasted that there was an advantage to putting him in charge of the Justice Department — he could afford not to care about the consequences of his decisions. Mostly retired and 68 years old at the time, Barr’s pitch to senators in January
Continue Reading A man suspected of killing three police officers in central France has been found dead, the country’s Interior Minister has said. Three gendarmes were shot dead and a fourth injured after they responded to a domestic violence incident in Puy-de-Dôme, west of Lyon, in the early hours of Wednesday. The alleged shooter left the scene,
Continue ReadingAt his confirmation hearing nearly two years ago, Attorney General William Barr boasted that there was an advantage to putting him in charge of the Justice Department — he could afford not to care about the consequences of his decisions. Mostly retired and 68 years old at the time, Barr’s pitch to senators in January
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Wednesday disputed suggestions from Pentagon officials who questioned the accuracy of Biden’s assertion a day earlier that the Department of Defense has refused to brief his team on the massive cyberattack on government agencies and major American technology and accounting companies. “As the President-elect noted yesterday, the Department of
Continue Reading Officials in Oregon say a “superspreader action” is likely behind two recent Covid-19 outbreaks in the state. The action in question: A person knowingly went to work while sick and later tested positive for the virus, Douglas County officials said last week. Two separate Covid-19 outbreaks have now been traced back to that person, officials
Continue ReadingPedro Martinez has a simple message for Congress: “HELP US!” The military veteran and father of four said the $600 payments passed this week as part of a second coronavirus relief package are far too little to undo the financial damage his family has suffered as the pandemic has surged again — a message also
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — España recibirá a lo largo de las próximas doce semanas 4,5 millones de dosis de la vacuna de Pfizer a razón de 350.000 por semana, aseguró este miércoles el ministro de Sanidad Salvador Illa. El primer envío de este inyectable, que llegará a España este próximo sábado 26 de diciembre, se almacenará
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In 2012, Jason and Liz Derkosh suffered an unimaginable loss when their 2-year-old son Maddox fell into the African painted dog exhibit at The Pittsburgh Zoo and died. “He’s with us. We think about him every day”, said Liz Derkosh. Since then, they’ve been channeling
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To say the 2020 holiday season is different than years past would be an understatement. The pandemic has forced the closure of businesses, separated families, and tossed out traditions. The state of California continually grapples with the highest numbers of hospitalizations and ICU admissions in December than any other point in time through the course
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A local 8-year-old girl is making sure that little girls in Philadelphia have a special present to open on Christmas morning. Through the nonprofit group Sisterhood Inc., third grader London Jones held a donation drive called “Dolls for Daughters” to provide baby dolls for children
Continue ReadingSen. Kamala Harris broke barriers as America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect. But after her exit in January to join the Biden administration, there will be no Black women in the Senate. Harris’s departure left lawmakers and advocates urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to choose a Black woman to replace her due to a lack of
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It’s the season of giving and now that we’re just two days away from Christmas there’s still plenty of opportunities for us to give back to our community. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay explains some of the ways we can be “valley elves.” “If you’re more fortunate than other people try to give back to
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Governor Gavin Newsom held a “virtual conversation” with Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Assemblymember Shirley Weber. Newsom named Alex Padilla to take the U.S. Senator position that will be vacated by the next Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris. And Assemblymember Shirley Weber will take Alex Padilla’s place as California’s Secretary of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — This holiday season, a Queens man says he is lucky enough to have two jobs he loves. He is a teacher by day, and sells Christmas trees by night. As CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reported Tuesday, he’s spreading joy in both occupations. Greg Walsh is
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