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As Republicans search for a path forward following Donald Trump’s defeat and the party’s loss of power in Washington, many are looking across the Potomac River to Virginia, where voters will select a new governor this November. Well before the 2022 midterms or 2024 presidential primaries, the Virginia governor’s race will be a first real
Continue ReadingStefanie Thompson tried for three weeks to help her parents and stepmother, each of whom have preexisting medical conditions, register for appointments to get a Covid-19 vaccine. She called reservation hotlines and woke up early to attempt signing them up on pharmacy and hospital websites. No luck. Then one night while scrolling Facebook, she happened
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PLAINS, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A disagreement over snow shoveling has led to the deaths of three people in Plains Township, according to police. The Plains Township police chief calls it a double murder and suicide. It happened around 9:30 a.m. Monday on West Bergh Street. Investigators have not
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration expressed concern on Monday that health care providers could essentially be hoarding Covid-19 vaccine doses for second shots that could be administered for initial shots, warning that that “should not happen.” White House Covid-19 senior adviser Andy Slavitt cautioned there is concern that providers, amid a lack of predictability about supply, are
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — Anthony Briggs of Seattle took his fiancé and three kids to Maui last week to make some final memories–he had stage four pancreatic cancer and didn’t have much time left. Just a day after arriving on the island, Briggs was taken to the hospital
Continue ReadingRobinhood received a startling 3:30 am call from its clearinghouse during last week’s Reddit-inspired market chaos asking for the free-trading app to put up a staggering $3 billion, co-CEO Vlad Tenev said Monday. “This was obviously nerve-wracking,” Tenev told Tesla boss Elon Musk during an interview on the platform Clubhouse. For context, Robinhood had raised
Continue ReadingIt’s the kind of footage that wouldn’t look out of place in any family’s video archive, a toddler taking her first tentative steps at the playground. But for the 14-year-old American Minna Stess, the grainy, early footage signals something more momentous. It shows her cautiously trying to climb onto a skateboard, only for it to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — There is $25,000 reward for information in the shooting death of a MetroLink security guard killed Sunday morning at the Delmar station. The victim has been identified by family as James Cook, a husband and father of two. “He was the greatest guy,” said
Continue ReadingTo the 28-year-old high school teacher, the expectation of a return to relative normalcy that came with mass coronavirus vaccination efforts is fading fast. “There was that sense of hope and then, all of a sudden — I’m not saying that it’s been dashed — but it feels like everything is still up in the
Continue ReadingCivil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is recovering from surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort. Jackson, 79, was recently admitted to the hospital where he received routine medical observation and “successful” surgery, according to a statement from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based organization that Jackson heads. Jackson is now resting. “He is in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA ) — Just hours after her final conversations with friends, Heather Pfefferkorn died Saturday night after fighting COVID-19 for more than two weeks. Across Mobile and beyond the well known event planner and owner of The Pillars in midtown was key to countless cherished life
Continue ReadingChina has said it is cracking down on a crime ring making “fake vaccines” for Covid-19 that has been running since September, state media report. Police departments in Jiangsu, Beijing and Shandong have arrested more than 80 people involved in producing more than 3,000 fake Covid-19 vaccine doses, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua said China’s
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE. Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — She’s only 12, but Alexandra “Alex” Simpkins has a firm plan for what she’d like to do with her life. And she’s got the business to show it. Simpkins, a seventh-grade student at Richards Middle School in Lawrenceville, says she wants to
Continue ReadingEvelyn Aub is a spunky senior who doesn’t reveal her age to anyone. But she admits that she qualifies to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Florida, which means she’s at least 65 years young. “I’m completely independent,” Aub said. “Happy as a lark.” Aub says her home in Palm Beach County, Florida, is her safe
Continue ReadingAn army of amateur traders looking to run up the price of struggling stocks has jolted Wall Street and forced the world to pay attention. But as investors brace for more volatility, an important question needs to be answered: How have big banks and other financial titans been trading the action? The dominant narrative of
Continue ReadingTony Bennett and his family are opening up about the singer being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The legendary singer, who is 94, began showing symptoms of the disease in 2015, according to a feature report by AARP magazine, who he thanked on Twitter for letting him tell his story. “Life is a gift — even
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and a group of 10 Republican senators have very different ideas for the next coronavirus relief bill. The President last month outlined a $1.9 trillion package that included a wide range of immediate assistance for struggling families, such as $1,400 stimulus checks and extended unemployment, nutrition and eviction aid, and longer-term changes,
Continue ReadingFor years we’ve been telling the stories of thousands of migrant families that the US government separated. Moms like Beata Mejia, who sued to reunite with her son after the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy tore them apart. Children like Alejandro, who struggled to readjust to life after suffering trauma he never expected. And the
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President Joe Biden will on Monday meet with 10 Republican senators who have drawn up a smaller counter-proposal to his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue plan in the most critical test yet of his core promise to forge unity over bitter partisan lines. But hopes for a rare bipartisan deal at the start of a new
Continue ReadingPrince Harry has settled a legal dispute with the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline, accepting what his legal team called “significant damages” over an article alleging he had turned his back on the Royal Marines. Jenny Afia, a lawyer for the The Duke of Sussex, said in a statement to open court on Monday
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