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Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — One serious bout of COVID-19 may not be enough to keep you from getting sick a second time, a new case study suggests. The peer-reviewed study published in ‘BMJ Case Reports’ in February looked at a 43-year-old man who had severe COVID-19 in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — According to the Department of Public Safety, 75 inmates and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 and there are 43 active infections inside the Maui Community Correctional Center. People protested outside MCCC Friday evening, demanding safer living conditions for the inmates
Continue ReadingMillions of Americans will start running out of pandemic unemployment benefits in just two weeks, putting increased pressure on the House to quickly pass a final version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The jobless payments are among the first federal lifelines from December’s $900 billion stimulus package set to expire, with
Continue ReadingThe $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the Senate contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. The legislation differs in at least three major ways from the bill that passed the House of Representatives last week. The final Senate package will have to be
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(CNN Español) — El Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador informó que cinco provincias del occidente del país están siendo afectadas por la caída de ceniza del volcán Sangay que, según reporte del Instituto Geofísico, lanzó una columna de ceniza de 4 kilómetros sobre el nivel del cráter. Según el Servicio de Gestión
Continue Reading Visiting Ur, the ancient Iraqi city where Jews, Christians and Muslims believe their common patriarch Abraham was born, Pope Francis denounced extremism as a “betrayal of religion.” The Pope visited Ur on Saturday, the second day of the first ever papal visit to Iraq. Addressing a meeting of inter-faith leaders, Francis condemned the violence that
Continue Reading Mark Pavelich, a member of the “Miracle on Ice” 1980 Olympics US men’s hockey team, has died at age 63. He died in North Sauk Centre, Minnesota, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Ramsey, Minnesota, which is investigating the cause of death. The Star Tribune reported Pavelich died Thursday morning at a residential
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — When you call 9-1-1, you expect to be able to talk with some immediately, But if you live in Kansas City, be prepared to sit on hold and wait. You’ll likely hear a recorded message before you get a dispatcher. One Kansas City
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENRY COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Police are investigating an armed robbery after a good Samaritan reportedly pulled over to the side of the road to help a stranded motorist. According to Henry County police, a man called 9-1-1 on March 1 and reported he was robbed while attempting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A few weeks ago when that powerful ice storm ripped through our area, it knocked out power for many Oregonians, including Sandy Robinson. She said her power went out about 4:00 a.m. and a few hours later she saw two teenagers, Tyler Fery
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — New technology being developed at UNO is helping to put an end to hunger in the metro. Soon people could be growing their own nutritious food from their home. Kiran Bastola is an associate professor at UNO and for the better part of five
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEBANON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Ellie and John Salahub were in their home when they heard their neighbor yelling for them to come out of their house to see what happened at the end of their driveway. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2020, two people drove
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The Senate is voting Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly 12-hour struggle to get one Democrat to support the party’s plan to extend unemployment benefits. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stalled President Joe Biden’s top priority in Congress after Democrats cut a deal on
Continue ReadingSeventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense Department. Kapaun’s remains were identified in Hawaii, his nephew Ray Emil Kapaun told CNN. The family received a call from the US Army with the news on Thursday. “I almost
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Jobless Americans would get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but receive those payments for a little longer under the Senate’s revised $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that Senate Democrats agreed to after hours of negotiations Friday. The latest Senate version calls for providing a $300 a week federal enhancement, rather than the $400
Continue ReadingMore help is coming soon for the millions of Americans struggling to afford high-speed internet at home, which has become essential for school, work and many other areas of life during the pandemic. Congress’ December Covid-19 relief bill included $3.2 billion to help low-income Americans pay for broadband service, as the country continues its push
Continue ReadingWhen Brittany Hall from upstate New York received her first Covid-19 vaccine after barely leaving home since last March, she pulled out her phone and took a selfie to mark the occasion. “I cried so hard the lady that helped me had to comfort me,” she said in a tweet along with the picture. “I
Continue Reading Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first youth poet laureate, said she was “tailed” and told “you look suspicious” by a security guard as she walked home Friday night. “A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight. He demanded if I lived there because ‘you look suspicious.’ I showed my keys & buzzed myself into
Continue ReadingThe Iditarod, Alaska’s legendary long-distance sled dog race, is set to begin Sunday despite the threat of coronavirus. The route, usually almost 1,000 miles, has been modified to avoid most communities and will be roughly 100 miles shorter than usual. A reduced number of 47 mushers include 13 women and 12 rookies. They will line
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The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a system operating under limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic. US Customs and Border Protection has attributed the increase in arrests in part to instability in home countries, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic
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