By Jayne Miller Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — One thing sure to spark heated debate about Baltimore City is the presence of so-called squeegee workers on street corners. They are mostly young people asking for money to clean car windshields. The workers are blamed for keeping people out of downtown
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The Oklahoma City Police Department is giving back to metro-area children experiencing homelessness. The department delivered around 400 winter coats to Positive Tomorrows, a school in the Oklahoma City metro that specifically caters to children experiencing homelessness. Officials at Positive Tomorrows
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey We all need some post-Thanksgiving dinner viewing time — or just some silence from our families while we sit together and watch a movie. And what’s better than a cheesy holiday tale to distract us from the world? With titles like “Gingerbread Miracle” and “Single All the Way,” Santa has delivered syrupy
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By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot, as Russia faces its worst surge of infections and deaths since the pandemic began. Putin was vaccinated with Sputnik V, Russia’s domestically developed vaccine,
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Jordan Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND, Maine (WMTW) — Early Wednesday morning, NASA launched a new spacecraft that will attempt to deflect an asteroid away from Earth. Maine native Mark Jensenius is one of the engineers taking part in the mission. “I’ve been working on this almost a decade now.
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration’s Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday released a detailed breakdown of agency compliance with the federal government Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which went into effect via executive order earlier this week, linking high levels of compliance as proof mandates work to boost vaccinations. Data provided by the OMB
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration’s Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday released a detailed breakdown of agency compliance with the federal government Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which went into effect via executive order earlier this week, linking high levels of compliance as proof mandates work to boost vaccinations. Data provided by the
Continue ReadingBy Annie McCormick, Christie Ileto Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead on Tuesday night. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on the 6200 block of Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. Police say the man was shot in the head and pronounced
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Eastbound freeway traffic was backed up on Interstate 10 east of Indio Wednesday morning as a mix of commuters and Thanksgiving holiday travelers packed the already busy corridor. There was no immediate word from the California Highway Patrol as to why traffic was slow and at a crawl from just east of Golf Center Parkway in Indio
Continue ReadingBy Ford Hatchett Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — As instances of violent crime seem to rise and both the suspects and victims seem to be getting younger, one organization is looking to knock out Winston-Salem’s youth violence problem. Beating Up Bad Habits teaches kids boxing techniques three nights
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story WATSONVILLE, California (KSBW) — Families are getting ready for Thanksgiving and for many that includes a pie from Gizdich Ranch in Watsonville. For over 60 years, Gizdich Ranch has never missed a Thanksgiving, selling delicious pies to literally thousands. For Thanksgiving alone, they’re pumping out
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack faithfully watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after fulfilling her own parade duties. Now she’s getting ready to bundle up, hit the streets of Manhattan and be part of the big one for the first
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — “La primera mujer: una promesa de la NASA para la humanidad” es la novela gráfica interactiva en español lanzada recientemente por la NASA, que cuenta la historia de Calista “Callie” Rodríguez, una joven afrolatina que creció en el barrio popular Little Havana o Pequeña Habana en Miami, Florida, y
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say a man is dead and a woman critically wounded after being shot by a man who apparently followed the male victim into a restaurant before opening the fire. No immediate arrest was made following the Tuesday night shooting in the Summerlin area west of downtown. No identities
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KCRA) — After a chaotic evening where a driver struck pedestrians, led law enforcement on a chase across multiple counties and lit his own car on fire to try to escape, police say they want to speak with others involved. The Vacaville Police
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Fox, CNN Many members within the House of Representatives have told CNN in recent days that they find themselves in a toxic work environment, wrought with bitter exchanges, threats and fears about what the erosion of decorum in the chamber will mean for a body that has still not recovered 10 months
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government says it will seek support in parliament to reintroduce mandates for wearing face masks in public places amid a rise in coronavirus cases. The new regulation would cover public transportation, hospitals and medical facilities and shops among other places. It would also expand the use of the country’s COVID-19
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government says it will seek support in parliament to reintroduce mandates for wearing face masks in public places amid a rise in coronavirus cases. The new regulation would cover public transportation, hospitals and medical facilities and shops among other places. It would also expand the use of the country’s COVID-19
Continue ReadingBy Joey Safchik Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Behind prison walls, there aren’t many places that feel like a safe haven. But for Scott Smith, who served five years in Nebraska correctional facilities, the library was his salvation. “That’s how you get out of prison for the day, by
Continue ReadingBy Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — October is over, but a mother and daughter want to keep breast cancer awareness a top-of-mind concern. Not much is stronger than a bond between a mother and daughter. Together, Stephanie Howard and Madeline Debold have learned how treatment for breast
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