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The European Union is seeking to resume “transatlantic travel as soon as it is safe to do so,” and is urging member nations to take a unified approach to opening borders to US citizens. EU officials have been “following very closely the progress of vaccination in the United States” and the speedy rollout there is
Continue ReadingFor some, flailing around in a clear box suspended 115 feet above the streets of London is the stuff of nightmares. For others, it’s the ultimate status symbol. The Sky Pool is a 82-foot (25-meter) transparent swimming pool stretched between the 10th stories of two residential skyscrapers in southwest London’s Nine Elms neighborhood — and
Continue ReadingThe US will begin sharing millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine with other countries soon, an official told CNN on Monday. The US has tens of millions of AstraZeneca’s vaccine stockpiled but none have been used because it has not yet been granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. Because President Joe
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ANSONIA, Connecticut (WFSB) — An officer was involved in a shooting that happened in Ansonia on Monday morning, according to state police. The shooting happened on Division Street, right near the Derby town line. According to Ansonia police, two males ran up to a police cruiser while an
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Frances McDormand’s third Oscar win puts her nearly in a league of her own. McDormand won the Best Actress award on Sunday night at the 93rd Academy Awards for her role in “Nomadland.” She previously won the Oscar for Best Actress for her roles in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” in 2018 and “Fargo” in
Continue ReadingRepublican-controlled legislatures are charging forward with a raft of new state laws imposing limits on voting. GOP lawmakers in Montana recently passed new voting restrictions. And GOP legislators in Florida, Arizona and Texas soon could follow — as Republicans scramble to change the ground rules for future elections. “It’s continuing full-speed ahead on this nationwide
Continue ReadingFormer Rep. Doug Collins, a top ally of former President Donald Trump, announced Monday he will not run for office in 2022, taking out a potential top-tier candidate for a crucial Georgia race that could determine the future control of the Senate. For months, Collins weighed a bid against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, but Trump
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A CBS 58 crew saw a few protesters get arrested on Sunday, April 25 around 10 p.m. Justin Blake, Jacob Blake’s uncle, was one of the people taken into custody. —— Posted: 5:42 p.m. on April 25, 2021 MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — On Sunday, April
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — A Phoenix baby is fighting for her life after possibly overdosing. According to the Phoenix Fire Department, the 1-year-old “had swallowed a pill of unknown origin” Sunday morning. The parent tried to get the pill out of the baby girl’s mouth and then call
Continue ReadingAfter surviving a fear-filled year of the Covid-19 pandemic, getting vaccinated is a cause for celebration. As Covid-19 vaccines become more readily available, companies want to reward Americans who’ve been vaccinated with special offers after getting their shots. CNN Business put together a list of companies that are providing freebies when you show proof of
Continue ReadingAfter a five-day losing streak, bitcoin was up about 8% Monday morning to $53,600. Last week, the cryptocurrency tumbled below $50,000 for the first time in a month — a steep decline from its all-time high above $64,000 that it reached in mid-April. And although the past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster
Continue ReadingThe European Union said Monday it is suing AstraZeneca over an alleged breach of its vaccine supply contract, a dramatic escalation of a months-long dispute over delivery delays that hampered the rollout of shots across the continent. The 27 nations of the European Union had ordered 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the
Continue ReadingIranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was heard criticizing the country’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the assassinated top general Qasem Soleimani in an audio tape leaked on Sunday across Iranian media. In the three-hour interview, recorded as part of a research project by Iranian journalist and economist Saeed Laylaz, Zarif said that the
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider the scope of the Second Amendment next term in a case concerning a New York law that restricts an individual from carrying a concealed handgun in public. It has been more than a decade since the justices have ruled on a significant case concerning the right to
Continue ReadingOn the red carpet, the directors of the Oscar-winning short film “Two Distant Strangers” honored the Black Americans killed by police who inspired their film. Directors Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe won Best Live Action Short for the Netflix film that follows a Black man caught in a time loop who is repeatedly killed
Continue ReadingDomino’s Pizza is bringing back the Noid, its popular mascot from the 1980s — with a techy twist. For those who don’t remember the hair band decade, the Noid was a bunny-suited “antihero” that appeared in Domino’s commercials using antics like ice-shooting machines to try to prevent delivery of hot pizza. The commercials urged people
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Apple is doubling down on its manufacturing presence in the United States. The company announced Monday it’s bolstering a previously announced investment by an additional 20% and adding another 20,000 new jobs. The company said that its investment — now increased to $430 billion — comes as its contributions have “significantly outpaced” its original 2018
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case concerning Abu Zubaydah, an associate of Osama bin Laden, who is currently housed in Guantanamo Bay and whose lawyers are attempting to obtain classified information from former CIA contractors concerning his detention abroad. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals had rejected the US
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GWINNETT, Georgia (WGCL) — First responders worked a fatal car crash on Interstate 85 Northbound near the 985 split Saturday night. Authorities confirmed 16 people were inside the passenger van that flipped on its side and caught fire around 6:30 p.m. Six people were killed, and several were
Continue ReadingLooking at things from the air is nothing new for Jeffrey Milstein. He took his first aerial photographs from a Cessna 150 in 1961 when he was 17, shortly after he got his pilot’s license by sweeping a Southern California aircraft hangar in exchange for flight time. He went on to become an architect, then
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