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Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A little cup of tea made a big difference for Quentin Vennie’s son, Jayden, who for years struggled in school. “For the first time in his life, he just completed his first semester in the sixth-grade, online nonetheless, and he’s on the honor roll,” Quentin
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Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Some parents desperate to get the COVID vaccine are pleading with Gov. Charlie Baker. These mom and dads have babies with severely compromised immune systems. Kim Napoli of Sudbury says for her family it could be life or death. She isn’t a health care worker.
Continue ReadingThe former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including the January 6 insurrection, casting blame on four federal agencies and a slow bureaucracy that harmed the department’s ability to secure the building that day. Read the letter:
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The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — a figure that underlines the lifeline it provides to Americans struggling with hunger. Spending ballooned to $90 billion last year as the program expanded from an average of 35.7 million recipients
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Click here for updates on this story High Point, North Carolina (WXII) — Three police officers were shot overnight in High Point after responding to the sound of gunshots. Police say around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, officers heard shots fired near West English Road and South Road. Police said they responded to the 2900 block of
Continue ReadingMask mandates can work, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. One new study showed that, in places where state and local governments required mask use, fewer people ended up in the hospital with coronavirus. A second showed college students, at least, will overwhelmingly wear masks if there’s a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Boston (WCVB) — Police in the city of Boston are investigating after a Target customer who purchased children’s vitamins claimed the bottle contained various other pills and tablets. The woman told police she purchased the Flintstone Chewable tablets at the Target store in South Bay Plaza in Dorchester
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday, amid rising tensions about how best to send students and teachers back into the classroom. “Among the things that we need to do to make sure that schools are safe
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Newton, Iowa (KCCI ) — The Iowa State Patrol urges drivers to avoid traveling east on Interstate 80 east of Des Moines as a miles-long crash involving 40 vehicles has stopped traffic in the eastbound lanes near Newton. The patrol said approximately 40 vehicles were involved in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Canadian actor and icon Christopher Plummer, known for his timeless portrayal of Capt. Von Trapp in the “Sound of Music,” and recurring appearances at Stratford’s Shakespeare Festival, has died at age 91. Plummer’s acting career spanned several decades and he collected accolades in
Continue ReadingBoth chambers of Congress have now passed a budget resolution, a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to pass President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package without the threat of a filibuster from Republicans who oppose it. The Senate passed the budget resolution early Friday morning 51-50 on a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Milwaukee Country Transit System bus veered off the road Thursday afternoon during the snowstorm to avoid hitting cars stopped in front of it at a red light. It happened at about 1:50 p.m. on 68th Street, just north of State Street, in Wauwatosa.
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(CNN Español) – Las formas de contagio del coronavirus continúa siendo una de las preocupaciones de nuestra audiencia. En este episodio de preguntas y respuestas, el doctor Huerta responde las dudas de nuestros usuarios sobre el riesgo de contagio de covid-19 a través de los ojos y las vacunas contra la enfermedad. También hablamos de
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Residents now 75 and older can register for a coronavirus vaccine at one of Riverside County’s distribution sites. That’s a change from this week, when the only appointments available were for people above 80. The county says it’s administered about 85 percent of its received vaccinations. “I think the biggest need right now is just
Continue Reading A hotline set up to help people in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County schedule Covid-19 vaccination appointments was partially compromised, county officials said. The service opened at noon on Thursday to help residents 65 and older who lack internet access or need additional assistance, CNN affiliate KDKA reported. The county is home to Pittsburgh, the second-most populous
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“I truly wouldn’t want this to happen to anybody.” The father of a 5-year-old boy spoke to News Channel 3 in an exclusive interview on Friday after his son was hospitalized in a hit-and-run crash in Indio. As of Friday Rafael Beltran’s son, Elias, was placed on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at
Continue Reading Just call them snow angels. A Rhode Island fifth-grader and a family friend swept snow off dozens of hospital workers’ cars during Monday’s nor’easter to thank them for all their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic. Christian Stone, 10, and Abbey Meeker went to Westerly Hospital at around shift change, when doctors, nurses and other
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Rebecca Modrall, a 33-year-old Rancho Mirage resident and mother of a young daughter, was last seen in La Quinta on February 5, 2019. Although Rebecca’s body was never located, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department considers this missing persons case a homicide. “The not knowing is every parent’s worst nightmare. She’s a mother. She’s a friend, she’s
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“The Equalizer’s” evolution continues, from that stately old British gent in the 1980s to a couple of Denzel Washington movies to Queen Latifah in a new CBS series. But the character isn’t all that’s changed, as the show adopts more of a team concept than the original’s loner, even if the basic template — a
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They’re taking calls and getting the place ready for hopefully a busy weekend, especially Sunday, at Henry’s Sports Bar and Grill in Cathedral City. That’s when football will be airing on televisions they plan to set up in the outside dining area. “So you make that extra revenue and my servers can put a little
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