The US conducted more than two dozen cyber operations targeting foreign threats to the 2020 American election before they could interfere with or influence them, according to Gen. Paul Nakasone, the leader of US Cyber Command. Testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Nakasone, who also heads the National Security Agency, characterized the operations as
Continue Reading(CNN) — Las vacunas Pfizer/BioNTech y Moderna contra el covid-19 son efectivas en mujeres embarazadas y lactantes, que pueden transmitir anticuerpos protectores a sus recién nacidos, según una investigación publicada el jueves en la revista American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Investigadores del Hospital General de Massachusetts, el Hospital Brigham and Women’s y el Instituto
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Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A babysitter is accused of beating a 5-year-old to death after he had an accident, according to an arrest report from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. Lauren Jeanette Courtney faces a murder charge and multiple counts of child abuse after 5-year-old Ryan James Peralta was
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The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense team prepare for the case, a judge ruled Thursday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, made his first court appearance in the case, accompanied by an attorney. “The crime scene has
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has only been on the job for about a month. But the semiconductor giant has been in need of a bold, new strategy for some time, and on Tuesday, Gelsinger delivered. Intel unveiled several major initiatives — including a $20 billion investment in two new US chipmaking facilities — aimed at
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Governor Newsom share an update on California’s efforts to ramp up vaccinations, with a focus on hard-to-reach communities. One of the major updates from Thursday’s update was that the state is expanding its vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over starting in April and anyone 16 and over on April 15. “In just a few
Continue ReadingFormer banker Stephen Calk, who loaned Paul Manafort $16 million in an alleged bid to win a position in the Trump administration, pleaded not guilty at his brief virtual arraignment Thursday on a new conspiracy charge. The new indictment charges Calk, who was chairman and CEO of Federal Savings Bank, with conspiracy to commit financial
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Legendary member of the St. Louis Blues Bobby Plager died Wednesday after being involved in a car accident on Interstate 64. The accident happened along eastbound Interstate 64 near Vandeventer. According to St. Louis police, Plager’s Cadillac SRX veered to the left and hit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EFFINGHAM, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — A Kansas woman died after a reaction to the coronavirus vaccine, her family says in her obituary posted online. Family members state Jeanie M. Evans, 68, of Effingham died unexpectedly Wednesday at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. According to KSNT, Evans received her shot
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A painting of Paris by Vincent van Gogh, which has almost never been seen by the public after being stashed within a French family’s private collection for more than a century, has sold for 16,251,000 euros ($19.1 million) after fees. “Street scene in Montmartre” was painted in the spring of 1887, three years before the
Continue Reading A painting of Paris by Vincent van Gogh, barely seen by the public after being stashed in a French family’s private collection for more than a century, sold at auction Thursday for over 16 million euros ($19.1 million). “Street scene in Montmartre” was painted in the spring of 1887, three years before the Dutch master
Continue Reading Stripping off a few layers when things heat up can often be the most natural thing in the world. Few of us, however, would attempt it in front of a crowd of hundreds while stood in front of a volcano spewing lava. But adventure tour guide Sveinn Snorri Sighvatsson has gone viral for doing just
Continue ReadingHappy Birthday, stock market bull. One year ago this week, the stock market bottomed out. But since then investors have ridden a giant wave of vaccine progress, epic fiscal stimulus and unprecedented support from the Federal Reserve as trillions of dollars were spent to thwart a pandemic Depression. The S&P 500 has surged a stunning
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman hopes her story inspires courage in others after she stood up to an alleged voyeur at a Brentwood tanning salon. Reese Gerbic said she was halfway through her spray tan at a Sun Tan City when she spotted something deeply unsettling. “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A woman was arrested on Wednesday night after she was charged for knowingly selling her car to a 13-year-old boy who later caused a crash that killed a 71-year-old man. Court papers say 37-year-old Katrina Russell is charged with vehicular homicide. Back on March 5,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATHENS, Georgia (WGCL) — One Athens-Clarke County neighborhood is shocked to find Nazi stickers on flags and signs in their front yard. “I tore it off and I thought, wow, that looks a little, weirdly Swastika-like,” said Lizzie Zucker Saltz. Lizzie Saltz has lived in her Athens neighborhood
Continue ReadingCongress is set to grill the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter about misinformation and online extremism on Thursday, in the executives’ 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 are expected to press Facebook CEO Mark
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RABUN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A picture appearing to show a Rabun County High School teacher with his knee on a student’s neck is drawing criticism and cost him his job. The photo came after students in Russell Grimmett’s gym class were discussing the death of George Floyd.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is scheduled to participate in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging set of questions about the most pressing issues, including the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, immigration and gun control. During the news conference, Biden is expected to highlight
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Here’s the best worst news you’ll hear all week: Unemployment claims fell to a pandemic low. But they’re still higher than at any point during the Great Recession. A year ago, the United States essentially closed for business, sending tens of millions of workers to the unemployment lines. Many shops and other businesses quickly reopened,
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