Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — There were growing questions Monday night surrounding the murder of a 71-year-old grandmother, who was killed when assailants fired into her home in Morgan Park. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, the community cannot understand who would intentionally shoot into Emma Wright’s house. But all
Continue Reading Antarctica has recorded its first Covid-19 case after 36 people tested positive on a research base, according to a statement released by the Chilean Army. The news marks an unfortunate milestone in the global fight against coronavirus, as until this week, Antarctica was the last continent free from the virus’ grip. On Sunday, the General
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has pushed back against Twitter’s decision to not allow the millions of followers of the White House Twitter accounts to be automatically retained when the accounts are handed over to the new administration. When President Donald Trump took office in 2017, his administration inherited the millions of followers of each
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Una familia del Valle de Coachella llora la muerte de dos de sus miembros por COVID-19
Continue Reading A woman accused of killing seven people has gone on trial in southeastern China after spending more than 20 years on the run. Lao Rongzhi, 46, appeared in the Nanchang Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangxi province on Monday, according to a statement posted by the court on its official Weibo social media account. Lao “expressed
Continue ReadingThe private bankers responsible for lending to President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have resigned from Deutsche Bank, the bank said. “Rosemary Vrablic and Dominic Scalzi have tendered their resignations to Deutsche Bank effective as of year-end, which was accepted by the bank,” Daniel Hunter, a spokesman for the bank said in a statement. Vrablic
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is assailing the bipartisan $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting that he may not sign it. Trump complained in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (KTVT) — A small plane crashed in Grand Prairie Monday, Dec. 21 around 2:50 p.m. killing the two people onboard. The aircraft crashed along the SH 360 service road Near Mayfield Road next to a Sonic restaurant. The victims’ identities are not being released yet.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At least 80 people have been killed across Minneapolis in 2020 — a 70% jump over this time last winter. Since 2014, Lisa Clemons and members of A Mother’s Love Initiative have been tracking the number of people killed on Minneapolis streets. “Behind every trauma
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota is often referred to as the “State of Hockey” — and that’s being proven once again during the pandemic. With rinks temporarily shut down, more people than ever before are building their own rinks. If you build it, they will come. That phrase may
Continue ReadingJoe Biden’s transition team late Tuesday announced Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as the President-elect’s nominee for education secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Cardona would play a key role in reopening schools across the country that have been forced online amid the coronavirus pandemic. CNN was first to report that Cardona would be nominated
Continue Reading Taiwan has recorded its first locally-transmitted case of coronavirus since April. The island has had one of the most successful pandemic responses in the world, and the new infection ends a 255-day run without local transmission, underscoring the difficulties in controlling the virus even in areas where it has been largely stamped out. According to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — One Hartford organization is passing out toys and smiles this holiday season. Mothers United Against Violence held its annual toy give away on Tuesday to spread some joy to families around the capital city. The organization holds the event every year. It gives toys
Continue ReadingIn June, Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center was so overwhelmed by the pandemic that two of its wings had been transformed into Covid-19 wards. Now, there are three. Dr. Joseph Varon, chief medical officer, hadn’t had a day off since the virus hit months earlier. He still hasn’t. Back then, ICU nurse Tanna Ingraham was
Continue Reading The 1857 trial of American pirate Eli Boggs in Hong Kong was a riveting affair, filled with tales of plunder, kidnapping and murder on the high seas. But it was Boggs’ two-hour closing statement that shook the British colony’s political establishment to its core. Boggs accused a top colonial official, Daniel Caldwell, and another notorious
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump may not be willing to accept his term is ending, but as the clock ticks down on his time in office, hundreds of his allies — including some of his closest business associates and many high-profile criminals — are ramping up their efforts to squeeze out the final ounces of his presidential
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It has been a hard year for everyone, including children. In a now viral video, a little girl and a mail carrier in southeast Portland are warming hearts across the world. The two have kept up their special friendship, even during the pandemic. Every
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Business owners of the city of Coachella stopped by to pick up free personal protective equipment donated as part of the “Million Mask Giveaway” organized by the nonprofit Coachella Valley Economic Partnership. The drive-up pick-up started Tuesday morning at the Coachella Corporate Yard on Enterprise Way. “We know times are difficult right now and we’re
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Case Changes Since Monday Riverside County reported new 1,291 cases since Monday, bringing the total to 151,713 FULL STORY: The coronavirus vaccine has arrived to the Coachella Valley, hear from the first local healthcare workers to receive it The county has the second-highest of the state’s new COVID-19 cases per day per 100K metric. This
Continue ReadingThe tight January political calendar means Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue won’t be in office when Congress meets for a joint session on the Electoral College on January 6, regardless of the results of the Senate runoff the day before. Sydney Butler, chief of staff to the secretary of the Senate — who oversees the
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