Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — Thousands of frontline workers got a well-deserved break this weekend when they were celebrated at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Josh Albrektson, a diagnostic radiology specialist from Pasadena made his way back home Monday after spending Sunday at the Superbowl. “I think
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — For months, healthcare heroes have wondered what more they could do for the families of dying COVID-19 patients. One nurse’s priceless gift helps relatives forever keep lost loved ones just a heartbeat away. To the families and nurses of COVID patients, it is a virus
Continue ReadingIt’s the second week in February, a time of year when influenza is usually sweeping across the country. Yet this year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, there’s very little influenza activity. The CDC’s map of flu activity across the US is often a sea of red during the first half of
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As we enter into the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday in a little over a week, all Christians must think seriously about the challenge that Jesus put before us. Penitence is about turning away from one’s past sins, then turning in a fresh direction. The Greek word for “turning” in the Gospels
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Basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot pushed the limits of bad weather flying rules, and ultimately abandoned his training as he became disoriented in the clouds and crashed into a Southern California hillside last year, investigators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board investigators described the crash as preventable, the pilot as experienced, and his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Cranford, New Jersey (WCBS) — A New Jersey man made the most of the snow and turned his front yard into a work of art. People dropped by all day long to take pictures of the 14-foot snow sculpture of the Lincoln Memorial in Cranford, CBS2’s Kevin Rincon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — A 7-month-old cat named Juicebox is considered lucky to be alive following a dog attack last month. Following what is described as a “novel but highly effective” procedure, Juicebox now has four plastic buttons attached to his face to help his injuries heal. The
Continue Reading (CNN) — Es otra victoria para el consumo de café, siempre que sea negro y con cafeína, claro: puede ser bueno para el corazón. Beber una o más tazas de café negro al día se asoció con un riesgo reducido a largo plazo de insuficiencia cardíaca, según una revisión de los datos de la dieta
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA, por sus siglas en inglés) está buscando nuevos astronautas por primera vez en 11 años. Las solicitudes se abren el 31 de marzo y se alienta a las mujeres a postularse, ya que la agencia busca «ampliar la diversidad de género en nuestras filas», según un comunicado de
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Click here for updates on this story Warminster, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Nearly 30 years ago, a Bucks County community raised tens of thousands of dollars for a reward fund. They hoped it would help solve the murder of two young men. Sadly, it didn’t, but now that money will do good in the community. The
Continue Reading (CNN) — Puede que estés entre los más de 27 millones de personas en Estados Unidos que se infectaron con covid-19, y que tengas muchas preguntas sobre las vacunas, las variantes emergentes o el riesgo de volver a infectarte. «Seguimos aprendiendo después de un año de pandemia», dijo a CNN en un correo electrónico la
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Click here for updates on this story GRAPEVINE, TX (KTVT) — Scouting turned 111 years old on Monday, Feb. 8, celebrating both a birthday, and a new beginning. Across North Texas, 29 girls celebrated achieving the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. “I’m really proud of myself that I got everything done in the right amount
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Christian Ibarra es escritor y periodista puertorriqueño. Ha trabajado y publicado sus artículos en varios medios locales e internacionales como El Nuevo Día y Univision Noticias, entre otros. Es autor de los libros de cuentos: «La vida a ratos» y «Ventanas». Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivas del autor. (CNN
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Only in Chicago could this next story have so many people talking. We Zoomed with Adam Selzer outside his place in West Ridge Monday night. He has been freezing pairs of pants such that they stand stiff and upright like the pants the old
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario Louis Vuitton has pulled a sweater it claimed was inspired by the national flag of Jamaica after social media users pointed out that the item featured the wrong colours. The menswear design, which retailed for more than $1,700 (£995) before being removed from Louis Vuitton’s online
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Click here for updates on this story Vineyard, California (KOVR) — A mother and baby are out of the hospital and recovering after being hit by a driver on Super Bowl Sunday. “Before she knew it, her baby is on the ground,” said Harmeen Bassi. And before Harmeen knew it, her aunt and baby cousin
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola is launching a new bottle size for the first time in a decade, but it’s what the bottle’s made of that marks an even more notable first: 100% recycled plastic material. The new 13.2-ounce recyclable bottle that some customers will see on shelves this week is made entirely of other plastics, and it’s the
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Click here for updates on this story Oakland, California (KPIX) — A brazen attack on an elderly woman in broad daylight is just one in a series of recent robberies and unprovoked assaults, particularly against Asians in Oakland and San Francisco. New video shows a 71-year-old grandmother walking across the sidewalk when two suspects suddenly
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Update – Sept. 8, 2021: An arrest has been made in the murder of Jennifer Dillon. Full Story: Man arrested in connection with two separate Palm Springs murders News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia spoke with Dillon’s wife about the arrest. Original Report – Feb, 9, 2021: Neighbors made a gruesome discovery inside a home in
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