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Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new public health emergency Thursday afternoon requiring face coverings in public, about an hour after the Republican-led state Assembly voted to repeal a previous coronavirus emergency order that included a mask mandate, according to a news release from his office. “Every step of the way, our statewide strategies
Continue ReadingMcKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, will pay nearly $600 million in multiple settlements over its work consulting for drug companies that states say fueled the nation’s opioid crisis. McKinsey reached the agreement with a coalition of 47 attorneys general, the District of Columbia and five US territories. The company settled
Continue ReadingAt some point in the next 24 hours — after a long process of voting on a series of amendments — the Senate will pass their budget resolution to unlock their ability to write and pass a major Covid-relief bill with just 51 votes. A reminder: the budget resolution is not the Covid-relief bill. It
Continue ReadingThe Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers? We don’t know who will win Super Bowl LV. But the big sports betting and fantasy firms are already champs. DraftKings shares have surged nearly 35% this year ahead of Sunday’s big game in Tampa. The stock is up nearly 260% since it went public last April
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden announced “America is back” on Thursday and declared that “diplomacy is back at the center” of US foreign policy as he said the US will end all support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, one of several changes he announced in his first major foreign-policy speech since taking office. Biden’s announcement
Continue ReadingPeople who are part of the LGBTQ community may be more vulnerable to getting Covid-19 and may be more susceptible to a severe form of Covid-19, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The LGBTQ community experiences more health disparities compared to their straight counterparts, in part due
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A man who was attempting to get his SUV out of a snowbank in New Jersey was killed after his vehicle caught fire, authorities said. The Little Ferry Police Department said two officers responded to a call on Wednesday about a vehicle that was stuck in a snowed-over parking lot near Losen Slote Creek Park,
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Today’s high of 74° offered some relief to the two days of 80°+ heat we’ve felt this week but it won’t last. A ridge of high pressure will build over the west coast Friday through the weekend. This will provide warm and dry conditions to Southern California. Temperatures will be on the rise tomorrow; straying
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Riverside County residents 80 and older are now able to schedule appointments for 31 COVID vaccine clinics in various cities. Registration is now open. You can register at https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine. Seniors who need assistance can dial 2-1-1. Download the News Channel 3 app on the Apple Store or Google Play to get alerts on when new appointments or vaccine clinics are
Continue ReadingFord reported surprisingly good financial results at the end of a tough year, and said it was increasing its commitment to vehicles of the future with a big bet on electric and autonomous driving vehicles. The company said it will invest $29 billion in EVs and AVs. It will require a bit of a catch-up
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(CNN) — Johnson & Johnson solicitó oficialmente el jueves a la Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos de EE.UU. una autorización de uso de emergencia de su vacuna contra el covid-19. «La presentación de hoy para la autorización de uso de emergencia de nuestra vacuna para el covid-19 de inyección única en investigación es un paso
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren once again called on President Joe Biden to use executive authority to cancel student debt on Thursday — but the President wants Congress to act first. “The President has and continues to support canceling $10,000 of federal student loan debt per person as a response
Continue Reading Police in Plant City, Florida, are searching for a person they say stole a car containing vials of Covid-19 vaccine. In a post on Facebook, authorities said the vehicle was stolen on Wednesday afternoon from the Strawberry Festival Grounds in Plant City, about 60 miles from Orlando. The driver got out to ask for directions,
Continue ReadingThe House is voting Thursday evening on a measure to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step that comes in the wake of recently unearthed incendiary and violent past statements from the congresswoman that have triggered widespread backlash from Democrats and divided congressional Republicans. House Democrats, who control the
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El director de seguridad del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Coachella Valley ha sido puesto en licencia administrativa después de ser arrestado por supuesta solicitud de prostitución. Adam Sambrano, de 39 años, estaba entre las 66 personas arrestadas como parte de una operación de cuatro días contra la trata de personas de varias agencias que tuvo
Continue ReadingAnother effort aimed at ensuring college athletes make money off their names, images and likenesses was introduced by Democratic lawmakers on Thursday. The College Athlete Economic Freedom Act, sponsored by Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts and Connecticut’s Sen. Chris Murphy, is the latest push for legislative action amid a debate on athlete compensation under a
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Riverside County reported 1,465 cases since Wednesday, bringing the total of cases up to 279,189. The Coachella Valley reported 183 new cases today (47,190 total). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Download the News Channel 3 app on the Apple Store or Google Play to get alerts on when new appointments or
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La vacuna contra el coronavirus Sputnik V de Rusia tiene un 91,6% de efectividad para prevenir el covid-19 sintomático y 100% efectiva para prevenir enfermedades graves, según un análisis provisional de los datos del ensayo de fase 3 publicado en la revista médica The Lancet el martes. La mayor parte de los
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– Dos dirigentes de la opositora Alianza Universitaria Nicaragüense (AUN) fueron detenidos este jueves por fuerzas del gobierno, denunciaron la también opositora Alianza Cívica y familiares de los detenidos. La Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia de Nicaragua denunció en su cuenta de Twitter la «nueva detención arbitraria de Santiago Fajardo,
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a Yucca Valley man with ties to a daycare center accused of distributing child pornography. Jonathan Marriott, 34, was arrested on Wednesday. Authorities said Marriott’s arrest came about after an Electronic Service Provider (ESP) reported a tip that various videos of child pornography were being distributed online.
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