La alcaldesa de Palm Desert, Kathleen Kelly, emitió un comunicado en respuesta al informe de News Channel 3 sobre el dueño de un restaurante que experimentó ataques verbales anti-asiáticos. Stella Kim, propietaria desde hace mucho tiempo de dos restaurantes de Palm Desert, le dijo a Jake Ingrassia de News Channel 3 que un grupo de
Continue ReadingUS lawmakers announced they will propose a new bill to limit the amount of heavy metals contained in baby food after a congressional investigation found that food manufacturers had knowingly sold baby food to parents that contained dangerous levels of lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. All of these heavy metals have been linked to cancer,
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The push by liberal Democrats to enact President Joe Biden’s sweeping agenda is running into problems beyond just Sen. Joe Manchin: A handful of Democrats are not falling in line and could limit the scope of the party’s ambitions on an array of critical issues. Some Senate Democrats like Sen. Jon Tester of Montana are
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Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Minnesota boy who was bitten by a shark in Miami Beach was treated to a day at the Miami Seaquarium on Wednesday. Jay Weiskopf, 9, and his family were visiting South Florida when he was bitten on the shoulder while body surfing with his
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Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man has his dog back after she was missing for days. Minneapolis police found 15-year-old Tana Lee — a Yorkie-Schnauzer mix — in the back of a stolen car. While they’re unsure how she got there, the family is just glad she’s back
Continue ReadingA House committee on Thursday two bills taking aim at Saudi Arabia in the wake of last month’s intelligence report implicating the country’s crown prince in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi following widespread criticism that the Biden administration didn’t punish the kingdom harshly enough. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia — where Khashoggi was living
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Amazon.com settled a lawsuit with Riverside County and five other counties over pricing irregularities, it was announced today, agreeing to pay $2 million in penalties and restitution, as well as change its online listings to eliminate confusion about the actual cost of products. The consumer protection suit was initiated after an investigation revealed transparency issues
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“It’s a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie.” That’s how Stacey Abrams, who spearheaded efforts to organize Black voters in Georgia for the 2020 election, recently described the deluge of new voter restriction laws proposed by Republicans in the Georgia state legislature in the wake of their defeat. Cliff Albright of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A rescue operation in Madera County turned dangerous when several law enforcement officials became trapped. Thankfully, they all made it out safely. Authorities were flagged down Tuesday night to find three people stuck in the snow up Minarets Road. On their way, they found
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President Joe Biden opened his first presidential news conference Thursday with a new promise to get 200 million Covid vaccine shots in American arms by the end of April — and then spent the rest of the hour defending his administration’s immigration policy and teasing openness to ending the Senate filibuster. The questions mostly focused
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A surfer in Minnesota is being called a hero after rescuing on Wednesday a man and a dog who were struggling in the chilly waters of Lake Superior. The Duluth Police Department says the rescue happened just after the surfer, Darby Voeks, finished his North
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Amid the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in New York, one assault victim is using his pain to help the Asian community. CBS2’s Ali Bauman spoke to an artist who was attacked while waiting for the subway. He is one of many
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Long Island man is back home with his family after spending over 70 days in the hospital with COVID-19. There were cheers Wednesday from doctors and nurses at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre as 39-year-old Alfredo Hercules, of Hewlett, was discharged. He wasted
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The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced withering criticism from members of Congress on Thursday about their handling of misinformation and online extremism during their first appearance before lawmakers since the Jan. 6 Capitol riots and the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee pressed Facebook CEO
Continue Reading A residential assisted living center in a suburb of New York City caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving a resident and a firefighter dead, officials said. Teams were digging through the rubble of Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley to find the firefighter recovered a body, officials said Wednesday. Jared Lloyd’s
Continue ReadingPurdue Pharma has filed a restructuring plan to dissolve itself and establish a new company dedicated to programs designed to combat the opioid crisis, according to court documents filed Monday. As part of the proposed plan, members of the Sackler family have agreed to pay an additional $4.2 billion over the next nine years to
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I feel so tired, all the time. I’m having trouble remembering things. It’s like living in a fog. Dozens of patients have told me their stories of Covid-19 recovery, some long after they have left the hospital — after the lines and tubes have been removed and they are walking on their own again, after
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Los resultados de la encuesta sobre el retorno a clases presenciales enviadas a padres también se darán a conocer
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Palm Desert Mayor Kathleen Kelly issued a statement in response to News Channel 3’s report of a restaurant owner experiencing anti-Asian verbal attacks. “We abhor all hateful acts. A hateful act toward any of us diminishes us all,” the statement reads, in part. “Diversity with its varied experiences, perspectives, and languages is a vital asset
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UNIONDALE, New York (WCBS) — The headmaster of a Long Island school has resigned following a racism allegation from a parent. CBS2 spoke with Trisha Paul earlier this week. She said John Holian told her 11-year-old Black son to get on his knees while apologizing to his white
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