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Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — Kimmie Smith had an extreme phobia of gaining weight. In her mind, she had to be skinny – no matter the cost. The 25-year-old was just 10 when her battle with food began. Like many families, her parents were careful about
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As more US Covid-19 vaccine sites begin offering one-dose Johnson & Johnson shots Wednesday, more states are easing coronavirus restrictions despite health officials’ warnings not to do just that. Among the states making moves Tuesday were Texas and Mississippi, both of which are lifting mask mandates and allowing businesses to open at full capacity by
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels have taken control of 10 out of 14 districts of the strategic northern city of Marib, the Houthi deputy foreign minister, Hussein al-Ezzi, told CNN Wednesday. Despite this, Marib’s key city center district still remains under the control of the Saudi-backed government. “Most of Marib is now in the hands of the
Continue ReadingThe Department of Defense inspector general on Wednesday released a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson’s conduct during his time serving as the top White House physician during the Obama and Trump administrations. Read the findings, first reported by CNN, below:
Continue ReadingSolange Knowles is opening up about her health while making her last album. The singer took to Instagram and revealed that she was “literally fighting for my life” while making “When I Get Home.” “2 year anniversary of the project that literally changed my life. When I first started creating ‘When I Get Home’ I
Continue ReadingDon’t look for Jennette McCurdy to appear in the planned reboot of “iCarly.” McCurdy, who played Sam Puckett for six seasons on the Nickelodeon show that ended in 2012, talked about ditching acting on the podcast she now hosts, “Empty Inside.” During a recent episode with “Mom” star Anna Faris, the pair talked about the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SUWANEE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Suwanee police are looking for suspects accused of spray painting a racial slur against Chinese people on the side of a car at a movie theater last week. Lt. Robert Thompson said officers were called to the Movie Tavern located at 2855
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A 37-year-old Houston woman is being accused of buying dozens of luxury items using CARES Act money. The Justice Department indicted 37-year-old LaDonna Wiggins with bank fraud, making a false statement to a bank and money laundering. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Wiggins
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (The Missoulian) — The Montana Highway Patrol is investigating whether a woman was driving drunk when her young son died in a car crash in February. Brecken Beard, 10, of Florence, died Feb. 15 while riding in the front passenger seat of his mom’s white Mazda.
Continue ReadingThe winter storm that left much of the nation covered in snow and ice last month also caused gun sales to cool down a bit after heating up in January following the Capitol Hill insurrection. Gun retailers across the country still managed to sell more firearms last month than in any February since 2016, according
Continue ReadingThe long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States for the first time outside of a clinical trial. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the first to receive the vaccine at the Schottenstein Center, in Columbus, Ohio, an arena where mass vaccines are taking place, just days after it was
Continue ReadingAlamo Drafthouse, the movie theater chain beloved by fans for its boozy milkshakes, theme nights and strict no-talking rules, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Austin-based company, which owns about 40 theaters in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 and agreed to sell “substantially all its assets” to a group of lenders. Alamo put
Continue ReadingAfter losing her marketing job due to the pandemic and then gaining 40 pounds, Remi Bader, 25, began spending more time on TikTok. She built up a following by posting about clothing items not fitting her correctly and her struggle to find larger sizes in New York City stores. But in early December, Bader, who
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Brittany Smart has spent months tending to the Covid-19 patients who poured into Texas hospitals as the virus raged across the state — and the country. It has been devastating, the ICU nurse told CNN’s Chris Cuomo Tuesday night, speaking right after the end of another shift. Health care workers had begun to see a
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is still working through the process of replacing Neera Tanden’s failed Office of Management and Budget director nomination, as congressional Democrats ramp up pressure for Shalanda Young, a well-respected congressional staffer, according to multiple officials. With Tanden’s nomination on the ropes for more than a week, White House officials have been quietly
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The Department of Defense inspector general has issued a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson during his time serving as the top White House physician, concluding that he made “sexual and denigrating” comments about a female subordinate, violated the policy for drinking alcohol while on a presidential trip and took prescription-strength sleeping medication that prompted
Continue ReadingIn the years prior to taking office, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and many of their administration’s top officials harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s lack of action against Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden is now facing
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill that the entire caucus will have to support, a task that has proven difficult in the final hours of negotiations and revealed the uphill climb the party will
Continue ReadingThose betting on an economic boom in the United States this spring and summer just got a dose of very good news. What’s happening: President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will have enough vaccine supply for every adult by the end of May after Merck agreed to help manufacture a recently authorized
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