Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A World War II pilot, a ship builder and now Martha Cowan is a centenarian. There was a surprise birthday party in Lewisville Wednesday, March 24, for an exceptional woman who has lived a life breaking down gender barriers. Her head barely visible over
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President Joe Biden said Thursday during the first formal news conference of his presidency that he agreed with former President Barack Obama that the filibuster “was a relic of the Jim Crow era,” but stressed his immediate focus was addressing abuse of the rule. Asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins if he agreed with Obama’s characterization
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Click here for updates on this story FRANKLINVILLE, New Jersey (KYW) — A South Jersey mother is opening up about a frightening attack on her Yorkie. She says a police dog left her dog badly injured and now very anxious. “Our adoption story was pretty unique. Somebody found me in a Walmart shopping center,” dog
Continue ReadingThe company that owns Olive Garden is raising wages in a bid to attract workers. But the move doesn’t go far enough to satisfy critics of a practice common in the restaurant industry. Currently at Darden Restaurants, which owns Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen and other chains in addition to Olive Garden, all employees are
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After teaming up with Oxford University, AstraZeneca produced a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine in just nine months, a huge achievement that will help end the pandemic. But a series of missteps along the way has led to scathing criticism from policymakers and health officials, tarnishing the company’s image as a hero of the coronavirus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento woman called out an anonymous neighbor for sending her an Amazon delivery with a shock collar for her barking dog. The package also included an unpleasant note addressed to “Barking Dog Owner.” One year into the pandemic, next-door neighbors maybe aren’t quite
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California is expanding the list of people who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination opening it up to everyone 16 and older starting April 15th. Governor Newsom also announced on Thursday that everyone 50 and over will be able to make an appointment to receive a shot starting April first on an expected increase
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — March is Women’s History Month and this morning we’re introducing you to a 13-year-old poet from Calumet City who is on her way to becoming a published author. Through the power of her pen, Melody Ilesanmi has written on a number of topics, which includes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CIHCAGO (WBBM) — The city’s carjacking crisis took a chilling turn this week, after a rideshare driver was murdered by his own passenger. The murder left a little girl without a father, and left Chicago rideshare drivers living in fear. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar spoke with the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — An Auburn police officer is recovering at home after a fiery crash near Lincoln Way and Grace Street Tuesday night – and good Samaritans in the area made sure he survived. The Auburn Police Department hailed these good Samaritans as heroes. One of them,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story QUINCY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Authorities are looking into a disturbing incident at Quincy High School where students are accused of posting “pro-rape speech” on social media. Schools Superintendent Kevin Mulvey sent a letter to parents saying the district was made aware of the incident last week. “This misconduct,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — So many of us have had to cancel trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But when Elizabeth Dickinson’s trip abroad was canceled, she decided to rediscover her hometown of Baltimore instead. “I had planned to go to Ireland in May 2020,” she said. “I was
Continue ReadingA Wyoming Senate bill to create election runoffs failed on Wednesday, despite Donald Trump Jr.’s campaign to pass it in an attempt to defeat Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022. The vote was 14-15 with one lawmaker excused. The former president’s son has increasingly attacked the No. 3 House Republican since she voted to impeach
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Convening his first formal news conference Thursday, President Joe Biden stepped into a swirl of issues that have bubbled up at the two-month mark of his presidency, which has been almost exclusively focused until now on confronting the coronavirus pandemic. He came prepared with a binder of talking points and a goal of staying on
Continue ReadingThe US will resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under the Trump administration, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told the Security Council Thursday. “Since January, our diplomatic engagement has been guided by the premise that sustainable progress toward peace must be based on active consultations with both sides,” Thomas-Greenfield
Continue ReadingMeme stocks were back in business Thursday, as investors bought up shares of GameStop, boosting other Reddit-favorite stocks along with it. GameStop soared nearly 53% Thursday, lifted by investors’ hopes that a board overhaul could transform the video game store into a digital-first Amazon competitor. The company announced Tuesday that former Amazon fulfillment chief Jenna
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s sweeping Republican-backed election-law overhaul bill was sent immediately to the state Senate after it was passed earlier Thursday by the state’s House of Representatives, setting up a final vote on changes that would restrict voter access in a state that was pivotal in giving Democrats control of the White House and US Senate this
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Riverside County reported 107 new cases since Wednesday, bringing the total up to 293,707. The Coachella Valley reported 23 new cases (49,434 total). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Metrics Update Riverside County moved into the red tier last Tuesday, meaning restrictions for several businesses have
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For more than a decade, Zannah Mustapha has devoted his life to providing hope and peace for children caught in the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency. “We are in a community where every segment of the society is being ravaged,” Mustapha, a Nigerian-born attorney and humanitarian, told CNN. Boko Haram — the militant group
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9, 1926 Death date: September 27, 2017 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hugh Marston Hefner Father: Glenn Hefner, accountant Mother: Grace (Swanson) Hefner, teacher Marriages: Crystal Harris (December 31, 2012-September 27, 2017,
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