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Click here for updates on this story WHEATLAND, California (KCRA) — The Intanko Fire showed no mercy as it burned through dry grassland near a rural Wheatland neighborhood Tuesday. The Houston family is safe, but the fire burned their home to the ground. “We saw the fire starting from over there and the wind was
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The state guidance on mask-wearing largely mirrors rules announced last month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, people who are not vaccinated will still be required to wear masks in indoor public settings, including retail stores, movie theaters and government offices.
Continue ReadingIn one of its latest steps to erase Trump administration policies, the Biden administration has withdrawn a controversial proposal that could have kicked 3 million Americans off of food stamps and cost nearly 1 million children automatic eligibility for free school meals. The proposal, issued in 2019, would have tightened the rules governing who qualifies
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — University of Arkansas Chancellor talked with lawmakers for about an hour Tuesday on the decision to move the statue of former Arkansas Senator James William Fulbright. The University of Arkansas chancellor said while the Fulbright name should remain on the College of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The family of a recent Mississippi State graduate killed over the weekend in Jackson wants justice. Police are still searching for the gunman who fired multiple shots at the house were Jertia Evans was struck. Her family believes she was in the wrong place
Continue ReadingRep. Val Demings’ Senate run provides Democrats with a prominent, nationally recognized candidate to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio, a formidable opponent, in next year’s general election. The Florida Democrat sought to highlight her resume, which includes serving as a chief prosecutor of President Donald Trump’s actions in office during his first impeachment trial
Continue ReadingOurs is not a culture that makes life easy for pregnant people. There’s the side-eye from busybody strangers, in disapproval of a coffee order or workout routine (or lack thereof). There are the bosses and colleagues who refuse to accommodate their pregnant employees, in ways subtle and not. Then there’s the lack of universal paid
Continue Reading Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland went into lockdown Wednesday after reports of two gunshots near one of the gates to the massive military facility. After several hours of investigating the incident, the base reopened. Lt. Col. Brian Loveless, commander of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron at the base, said the base has returned to normal
Continue Reading June is a fine time for a Martian road trip if you’re a robotic rover. Perseverance began driving away from its Octavia E. Butler landing site on June 1. The Mars rover left the scenic overlook where it captured images and video of the Ingenuity helicopter’s flights and is heading for another one that will
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(CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Nicaragua informó este miércoles que arrestó a José Bernard Pallais Arana, un dirigente de la opositora Coalición Nacional, mientras lanzó una orden de captura contra Mario Arana, dirigente de la también opositora Alianza Ciudadana. Pallais es el séptimo político opositor al gobierno de Daniel Ortega que es detenido
Continue ReadingAttorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a series of controversial arguments made by the Justice Department in recent weeks that endorsed legal positions held by former President Donald Trump and the previous administration. Garland was pressed to explain those moves while testifying before several Senate subcommittees. Specifically, he was asked about the department’s support
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New video shows the moment an MTA bus slammed into a building this week in Brooklyn, leaving 16 people hurt. The video shows the bus parked before it accelerates and crashes into a truck. The driver then swerves off the road and into the
Continue ReadingThe former auto parts warehouse Bill O’Boyle is refurbishing in Wilson, North Carolina, looks like a relic now, but within the next year, he hopes, it will be filled with dozens of people running his fast-growing tech consulting business. It’s his second building, and he says the facility will let his workers compete, anchoring them
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There’s hope on the horizon for travelers who’ve been waiting to set sail on a cruise from the United States. Sailings on numerous cruise lines are slated to embark from US ports within the next month, nearly 15 months after a no-sail order from the US Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention brought cruises
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A woman was bitten by an alligator while she was walking her dog on Tuesday. It happened in Palm Harbor, just north of St. Petersburg. The woman was walking her dog on a leash near a small lake when the gator lunged at her. Gene
Continue ReadingThe House Judiciary Committee has released the transcript of its June 4 interview with Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn, the culmination of a two-year court fight Democrats waged against the Trump administration. Read the transcript here: cnn.com/2021/06/09/politics/read-don-mcgahn-testimony/index.html
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 5-year-old suburban girl finally got a new wheelchair this week, after a two-year struggle and a CBS 2 investigation into insurance denials. But it wasn’t the insurer that covered her chair. It was an anonymous donor who stepped up. It all came together after
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected on Thursday to agree to a new Atlantic Charter modeled on the historic declaration made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1941 that set out American and British goals for the world after the end of World War II, national security
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police Supt. David Brown said the department is still looking into a wild video showing women essentially twerking on a moving squad car, dancing on the hood and roof as the SUV kept driving through a large crowd. The cell phone video went viral over
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California workers will need to stay masked on the job. That was the ruling Wednesday night from Cal/OSHA, ahead of the state preparing to lift most coronavirus restrictions starting next Tuesday, June 15. The Cal/OSHA board voted to rescind the new workplace rules that they had just approved last week on June 3. That means
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