Month: March 2021
Little boy who battled cancer gets a lift from area Stop & Shops
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A toddler from Staten Island is helping other kids beat cancer, just like he did. His fundraising campaign all starts in the grocery store. If you’re checking out of Stop & Shop, you can help fund cancer research for kids, just like a very
Continue ReadingWendy’s went all in on breakfast. It’s paying off
People are eating at home more. But Wendy’s says they’re still showing up for breakfast. The chain said Wednesday that sales at its US restaurants open at least a year grew 2% in 2020, thanks in large part to breakfast. CEO Todd Penegor said during an analyst call that in the last three months of
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Palm Springs police search for suspected bank robber
Police today circulated a photo of a man accused of robbing a Palm Springs bank. The holdup occurred at a Wells Fargo bank branch at 5200 E. Ramon Road about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. A teller told police a man entered the bank, demanded money and left with an
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A fight is brewing over Myanmar’s seat at the United Nations
The fight for control of Myanmar has now officially arrived at the United Nations. In a letter seen by CNN, Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has told the international body that he still represents Myanmar, after making an impassioned speech last week rejecting the country’s military takeover. Meanwhile, a deputy ambassador to the UN
Continue Reading Former restaurant co-workers learn they’re sisters after taking DNA test
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WCBS) — Two women who used to work together at a Connecticut restaurant later found out they are actually long lost sisters. Back in 2013, Cassandra Madison and Julia Tinetti were working at the Russian Lady in New Haven. They were both from the Dominican
Continue Reading ‘It takes away the pain’: Woman helps people experiencing homelessness through community kindness closet
Click here for updates on this story ROCKAWAY, New Jersey (WCBS) — Every day, a New Jersey woman travels to Newark to help people experiencing homelessness, but Tuesday, she took it a step further. She offered for them to spend a day out of the cold and take them to a place they could feel
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as Biden signs off on narrowing stimulus check eligibility
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill that the entire caucus will have to support, a task that has proven difficult in the final hours of negotiations and revealed the uphill climb the party will
Continue ReadingThese Texas chains will still require masks once the state’s mandate is lifted
The end of mask mandates in Texas and Mississippi has created a dilemma for businesses: Keep such safety rules in place to protect against Covid-19 spread, as leading health officials advise, or follow the two states’ decisions and loosen restrictions. Leading US grocery chains, pharmacies, retailers and auto manufacturers, including Target, Kroger, CVS, Walgreens, Best
Continue Reading Brotherly Love: Man, family bringing joy to hundreds of children through bikes
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — For almost a decade, a Northeast Philadelphia man and his family have brought joy to hundreds of children, finding new homes for bikes. Ukee Washington has this week’s story of Brotherly Love. Sophia might be only nine, but she has a steady hand with a
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La Patrulla Fronteriza: Entraron por un hueco en la cerca fronteriza los 13 inmigrantes que murieron en el choque del martes
La patrulla fronteriza reporta que el grupo entró por un sector de la cerca entre México y los Estados Unidos cortada.
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Pair accused in killing of popular business owner charged with murder
Murder and attempted robbery charges were filed today against two 19-year-olds accused in an armed robbery-turned-shooting that killed the co-owner of a Cathedral City convenience store. The accused shooter, Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont, and his alleged accomplice, Joel Ortiz-Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of 61-year-old
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Restaurant owner excited to fill every table with Texas ‘100% open’ next week
Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — North Texas businesses are grappling with the changes Gov. Greg Abbott made to current COVID-19 restrictions. Many are celebrating, while others are concerned about how to keep their customers and employees safe. “It’s been a year, I think that’s enough,” said Joanna Perez,
Continue Reading Church of Cyprus calls for country’s entry to Eurovision to be dropped for promoting devil-worship
The Church of Cyprus has called for the country’s official entry to the Eurovision Song Contest to be withdrawn, arguing that it promotes devil-worship. Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou is due to represent the island nation in Rotterdam in May with the dance-y pop song “El Diablo.” She rose to fame in 2009, making to the
Continue Reading Putin critic Alexey Navalny held at detention center in Vladimir region, east of Moscow
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is being held in detention center-3 in Kolchugino in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, his lawyer Vadim Kobzev told CNN on Wednesday. Kobzev says he visited Navalny where his client, currently in quarantine, will be held temporarily before being moved to a penal colony. “Alexey Navalny is in a
Continue Reading She bought a wedding ring for her husband in November but the Post Office hasn’t delivered it
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The shortcomings of the U.S. Postal Service are now hitting a suburban couple where it hurts: on the ring finger. They purchased a $360 wedding band in November, but they still haven’t gotten it, and they told CBS 2 Morning Insider Tim McNicholas that USPS
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Residents stringing lights along dark streets in hopes of deterring crime
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Neighbors in Canton are stringing cafe lights along dark streets all in hopes of deterring crime. Chris Broughton spent Tuesday afternoon stringing lights. “The point is to make it as unappealing as possible for anyone who wants to commit a crime,” Broughton, of the Canton
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Mom puts up ‘This neighborhood is full of Karens’ sign after neighbors complain about noise
Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A West Sacramento mother of seven put a sign on their family basketball hoop saying, “This neighborhood is full of Karens!” Raquel Davis said that she had reached her breaking point when a neighbor had a problem with her children and others skateboarding
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Underwater cameras capture spectacular Lake Tahoe ‘bubble curtain’
Click here for updates on this story TAHOE, California (KOVR) — It is world-famous for its spectacular setting, and now people trying to protect Lake Tahoe’s beauty have added something new underwater to help keep it crystal clear: a “bubble curtain.” Millions of tiny bubbles are pumped up from a line placed at the bottom
Continue Reading Attempted blowtorch burglary; ‘They are kicking us when we are down’
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A would-be thief tried to break into an optical store by using a blowtorch in San Francisco. San Francisco Optics by Alexander Daas on Chestnut Street was targeted on Sunday Feb. 28 around 6 a.m. Store surveillance video shows the moment the glass cracked.
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