Click here for updates on this story HELENA, Montana (Independent Record) — Dale and Amy Livezey were spending some time together Sunday at Black Sandy State Park near Helena to share their love of ice skating when Amy saw something in the distance. A skater had fallen through the ice and was trying to get
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Seara Ontiveros wasn’t lacking for things to do over the longer-than-usual winter break at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The student from Grand Island is preparing to finish a degree in psychology this year as she works on grad school applications and works
Continue Reading The United States ambassador to Uganda was blocked by Ugandan security forces from visiting presidential candidate Bobi Wine on Monday. Wine — a singer-turned-politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi — has been under house arrest after the military surrounded his home on Friday. Uganda’s longtime leader President Yoweri Museveni was declared winner for a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLEVILLE, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — When life gave her lemons, 8-year-old Belleville resident Morgan Marsh-McGlone turned them into more than $50,000. Now her effort to use an online lemonade stand to fundraise for a local nonprofit has led Marsh-McGlone to be among those highlighted Wednesday at President-elect
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden will take office Wednesday with high expectations and largely positive reviews of how he has handled the transition, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. But those rosy assessments of Biden come as negative perceptions of how things are going in the United States are at the highest level since
Continue ReadingBrayden Harrington, the 13-year-old New Hampshire boy who bonded with President-elect Joe Biden over their shared experience with stuttering, will be part of the prime-time special capping off Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday evening. Harrington, who went viral over the summer after talking about his bond with Biden in a video at the Democratic National Convention,
Continue Reading We know a lot about dinosaurs — what they looked like, what they ate and what killed them off — but no fossils have definitively preserved two dinosaurs in the act of mating. However, a fossil from China of a Psittacosaurus is so well preserved that the opening the Labrador-size dinosaur used to pee, poop
Continue ReadingWomen with autoimmune disorders who become pregnant are significantly more likely to have babies that later develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, according to a longitudinal study of babies and mothers in Australia. Common autoimmune disorders include Type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s and celiac disease, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, to name
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration will make domestic terrorism a significant focus of the National Security Council, a reflection of the significant threat the country is facing as it deals with the aftermath of the Capitol Hill riots, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN. President-elect Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, is expected to
Continue ReadingLeaders from some of the nation’s top historically Black colleges and universities are meeting virtually with Google CEO Sundar Pichai next week to discuss the future of their schools’ relationships with the tech giant in the wake of racism and sexism allegations made by two Black former employees. In December, ex-Google artificial intelligence researcher Timnit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — 300,000 Tennesseans and counting have received the COVID-19 vaccine, with most of them being healthcare workers or first responders. While some older Tennesseans are starting to get vaccinated, others like Marilyn Warren are finding it difficult navigating where to even find the vaccine. This
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(CNN) — Después de cuatro años agotadores de tuits furiosos, mentiras, diatribas de «fuego y furia» y órdenes para que los extremistas de ultraderecha «retrocedan y esperen», ya casi se acaba. La presidencia de Donald Trump está terminando en un tumulto de división, discordia y deshonra que encapsula el pandemonio de su único mandato que
Continue Reading The movement for a cleaner, greener world has grown increasingly popular as the climate crisis has worsened, and organizations such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund, now household names, have raised millions to save species, cut down on pollution and slow the effects of climate change. But many environmental organizations are still predominantly staffed and
Continue ReadingThe rivalry between elite football clubs is already fierce, but it’s just been shot into new territory. As global fanbases shelter from the pandemic at home, a collaboration between Epic Games – the creator of the video game Fortnite – and the world of football has opened another sphere of competition online. “Fortnite has been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — An early morning fire is sparking an investigation by the Omaha Fire Department. Fire crews responded to the vacant home on 14th & Ellison Ave. just before 3:30 a.m. According to a release, the first OFD Engine reported heavy smoke with flames coming from
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The American Express announced that country music star Jake Owen and Landon Donovan, retired U.S. men’s professional soccer star, will be teaming up with PGA TOUR professionals Tony Finau and Paul Casey in The American Express Charity Challenge to raise $1 million to support local charities. 44-time PGA TOUR winner and World Golf Hall of
Continue ReadingFive of President-elect Joe Biden’s national security Cabinet nominees will face Senate panels on Tuesday in the first step of the confirmation process. The day before Biden takes office, his nominees for secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, director of national intelligence, defense secretary and secretary of Homeland Security will appear before Senate committees
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB) — Spring semester move-in day at Central Connecticut State University came with a COVID caveat on Tuesday. Students were told to move in to their residence halls on the New Britain campus to begin a one-week quarantine prior to the start of the semester,
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump will not be in attendance Wednesday to watch as his successor Joe Biden is sworn into office, but his absence will have little impact on what may be one of the most important moments of Inauguration Day, the handing off of the “nuclear football.” The “football,” which contains the equipment that Trump
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball team has elected not to continue the remainder of the 2020-21 season due to a combination of COVID-19 related circumstances, opt-outs, and injuries, the school announced Monday. “We fully support and respect the decision of our student-athletes. Their health, safety, and
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