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Myanmar further expanded its internet crackdown, ordering a block of Twitter and Instagram days after the country’s military seized power in a coup. The move comes barely a day after a similar block of Facebook. On Friday, the Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications ordered mobile networks and internet service providers in the country to
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden responded to a new, sluggish jobs report by continuing to press for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package to be passed with urgency — even as a leading economist who served in the Obama administration is sounding the alarm on how the White House’s plan could have negative economic consequences. “We saw
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s urgent goal of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic depends heavily on persuading Americans to get the vaccine as quickly as possible and educating the public about the virus — and his top aides have been eyeing this weekend’s Super Bowl as an opportunity to score some points. The President and first lady Jill
Continue ReadingChristopher Plummer, the elegantly voiced, Oscar-winning actor perhaps most fondly remembered for “The Sound of Music,” died Friday at his home in Connecticut, his manager said in a statement. He was 91. “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and the music
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Click here for updates on this story Oakland, California (KPIX) — Oakland police said Thursday they are searching for the suspect who was caught on camera forcefully pushing down a 91-year-old man in Chinatown and victimizing two others. “This is something we must change and change it now,” said Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce president
Continue ReadingThe first jobs report of the Joe Biden presidency was less than OK — but Wall Street cheered anyway. Stocks rose Friday, extending all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The Dow gained more than 90 points, or 0.3% on Friday, while the S&P added 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.6%. The government said
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A man gained access to a C-40 aircraft on Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday that’s part of a fleet frequently utilized by senior government leaders, the base said in a statement Friday. The US Air Force Inspector General has been directed to investigate the breach and the Air Force will also launch a
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Click here for updates on this story Shingle Springs, California (KOVR) — She’s got her diploma and her loans are due, but Sarah Stevenson, a cosmetology graduate from Shingle Springs, says the state is keeping her from getting her license. “All I want is to take my test and to get licensed,” said Stevenson. After
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The path has been cleared for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea’s candidate pulled out of the race for the job. Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister, announced her decision to withdraw in a televised briefing on Friday. Okonjo-Iweala,
Continue ReadingThousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will be able to cast their votes on whether to unionize by mail-in ballots beginning next week after the National Labor Relations Board rejected the company’s latest attempt to stall the vote by pushing for it to be held in-person, despite the pandemic. In a decision
Continue ReadingFour leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals, according to internal company documents included in a congressional investigation released Thursday. “Dangerous levels of toxic metals like arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury exist in baby foods at levels that exceed what experts and governing bodies say are
Continue ReadingBack in March, a doctor at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found himself swearing at his television set. He was watching a news segment about a couple in Arizona who’d heard then-President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for the drug hydroxychloroquine to fight Covid-19. The couple noticed their home aquarium cleaner contained an ingredient
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Click here for updates on this story Elmwood Park, New Jersey (WCBS) — There was a dramatic rescue Thursday afternoon in Elmwood Park after a mother and her toddler ended up in the freezing waters of the Passaic River. It’s a story of heroism of the most basic and beautiful kind. A police officer put
Continue ReadingFor three young scribes, the star of Super Bowl Sunday won’t be Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady, no matter how many touchdowns they throw. No, they’ll be tuning in for Amanda Gorman. The 22-year-old Los Angeles poet brought a moment of peace to a beleaguered nation when she delivered her stirring poem, “The Hill We
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Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A little cup of tea made a big difference for Quentin Vennie’s son, Jayden, who for years struggled in school. “For the first time in his life, he just completed his first semester in the sixth-grade, online nonetheless, and he’s on the honor roll,” Quentin
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Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Some parents desperate to get the COVID vaccine are pleading with Gov. Charlie Baker. These mom and dads have babies with severely compromised immune systems. Kim Napoli of Sudbury says for her family it could be life or death. She isn’t a health care worker.
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The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — a figure that underlines the lifeline it provides to Americans struggling with hunger. Spending ballooned to $90 billion last year as the program expanded from an average of 35.7 million recipients
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story High Point, North Carolina (WXII) — Three police officers were shot overnight in High Point after responding to the sound of gunshots. Police say around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, officers heard shots fired near West English Road and South Road. Police said they responded to the 2900 block of
Continue ReadingMask mandates can work, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. One new study showed that, in places where state and local governments required mask use, fewer people ended up in the hospital with coronavirus. A second showed college students, at least, will overwhelmingly wear masks if there’s a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Boston (WCVB) — Police in the city of Boston are investigating after a Target customer who purchased children’s vitamins claimed the bottle contained various other pills and tablets. The woman told police she purchased the Flintstone Chewable tablets at the Target store in South Bay Plaza in Dorchester
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