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The Senate is bracing for a marathon effort and a late night of voting on amendments before lawmakers take a final vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill — it’s just not yet clear exactly when that will take place. The chamber voted Thursday afternoon to open debate on the legislation, but
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats on Thursday released their version of the Covid-19 relief bill before a marathon effort of late nights debating and voting over the next few days. Read the bill:
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. The bill does not order school districts to resume in-person instruction and it does not say parents must send their kids back to the
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden‘s nominee to become the top policy official at the Pentagon, Colin Kahl, apologized to Republican senators for using “sometimes disrespectful” language in tweets criticizing several Trump administration defense policy decisions after he was grilled in his confirmation hearing on Thursday. The tweets were brought up during the hearing before the Senate Armed
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Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A KPIX 5 reporter investigating a series of auto break-ins around Twin Peaks in San Francisco was robbed of his camera at gunpoint Wednesday. Residents who live near the city landmark say car break-ins have been commonplace in the neighborhood since the San Francisco
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The Senate is bracing for a marathon effort and a late night of voting on amendments before lawmakers take a final vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill — it’s just not yet clear exactly when that will take place. The chamber voted Thursday afternoon to open debate on the legislation, but
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(CNN) — Un terremoto de magnitud 8,1 golpeó la costa de Nueva Zelandia en la región de las islas Kermadec la madrugada del viernes, según el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS). Es el tercer terremoto esta mañana según la Agencia Nacional de Manejo de Emergencias de Nueva Zelandia. Se emitió una advertencia de
Continue ReadingThe repo market, a murky yet crucial corner of Wall Street, is acting weird again. And the turmoil suggests the Federal Reserve may need to come to the rescue once more. The Dow, GameStop and bitcoin steal a lot of headlines, but the repo market is vital to the functioning of modern finance. Trillions of
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Click here for updates on this story FAIR OAKS, California (KOVR) — A break-in at a Fair Oaks dentist’s office during patient appointments proved to be a wild encounter. The suspect smashed through a window of an examination room. But the culprit was no criminal, it was a wild turkey. Photos show the unusual scene
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — One metro Atlanta neighborhood is shaken up after receiving threatening racial letters in the mail. Residents of a quiet and peaceful Douglasville neighborhood reported that lately, they have become the targets of a local racist who is hoping to spread fear. “I received one
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Pet sales and adoptions are at an all-time high with more people staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that demand has led to an increase in backyard breeders. “You get so attached, you don’t even realize it because you don’t think you’re
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Southington school district alerted parents earlier this week after a first-grade student found a vape device on a school bus. The student brought the device home and told an adult. Thankfully the child did not put the device in his/her mouth, as it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s happened again! One of the bald eagles in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood found himself the victim of an attack while watching over the nest. Tuesday night a great horned owl once again swooped in and knocked the male bald eagle from his roost. This is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are investigating and searching for a suspect after another Asian New Yorker was the victim of a violent attack. It’s the latest in a string of such incidents. Surveillance video shows the attacker, with a bandana covering his face, waiting for a man
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Click here for updates on this story HASTINGS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Sometimes you win. Sometimes you “luge.” But in the city of Hastings, winning is luging. Especially when 78-year-old Paul Swanstrom gets involved. In this week’s Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how decades of perfecting the luge is now drawing a crowd. A morning
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. – Organizers of the ‘Let Them Play’ announced a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the County of San Diego, The State Department of Health and Governor Gavin Newsom. The lawsuit was spearheaded by Scripps Ranch High School football coach Marlon Gardinera on behalf of his son. “Today, for
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Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Walter Kyle was almost two years old when the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic killed at least 50 million people worldwide. Now, at 104 years old, he’s living through the coronavirus pandemic, having just received his second vaccination for COVID-19. “I’m glad to be able to
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Governor Gavin Newsom is in San Joaquin County to talk about the state’s focus on addressing health inequities in the pandemic response. You can watch it in the player below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgxqRtRsdb8&t=2s Today the state is also updating its recommendations about the most effective use of masks and when to consider double masking. “With more vaccines online and
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The carjacking crisis in Chicago is getting worse. Police said there have been 352 carjackings in the city so far this year, and only 62 arrests. Authorities say a 14-year-old girl was behind at least four of the carjackings. CBS 2’s Tara Molina on Wednesday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Have you ever seen a Florida panther? The answer is probably ‘no’ for most of us because the official state animal of Florida is elusive, shy, and endangered. But one Florida man, who was definitely in the right place at the right time, spotted five
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