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“We’re following the science.” The line rolls regularly off the tongues of top US health officials — no one more so than US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Science dictated last week’s guidance — widely criticized as confusing — advising fully vaccinated Americans that they could ditch the masks under
Continue ReadingThe presidential plane of late Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu is going under the hammer. The Rombac 1-11, which was used for the dictator’s official flights between 1986 and 1989, is to be put up for auction on May 27 with a starting price of €25,000 (around $30,000). Built in Romania under license from the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Three people are facing charges after Phoenix police say they stole from three of the largest home improvement businesses in the Valley and resold the products. Police raided a home near 75th Avenue and Bethany Home Road. They found more than $21,000 in cash, up
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Four children were taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after strong winds sent a bounce house flying into the air. It happened around 4 p.m. in a neighborhood park near Val Vista Drive and Brown Road in Mesa. A party was going on, and
Continue ReadingRalph Puckett Jr. — a United States Army Ranger who led the defense against six Chinese assaults on a frozen hill in the Korean War — was presented with America’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor, by President Joe Biden on Friday. Biden said that Puckett’s initial reaction to receiving the Medal of Honor
Continue ReadingPop superstar Lady Gaga has spoken out about the lasting pain and trauma of being sexually assaulted as a teenager, revealing she suffered a “total psychotic break” years after being left pregnant by her alleged rapist. The Grammy award-winning singer — real name Stefani Germanotta — recalled her harrowing experience in an emotional appearance on
Continue ReadingThe family of Ronald Greene, whose death two years ago is being relived this week via newly public video from his encounter with Louisiana State Police officers, say they have not been given a chance to grieve him. “I haven’t processed what happened to him, if there’s even such a way of properly processing,” his
Continue ReadingAlden Global Capital, a hedge fund that’s been likened to a “vampire” and a “corporate strip miner,” has succeeded in its bid to buy all of Tribune Publishing, a chain of newspapers from Hartford to Orlando to Chicago. Reporters at the papers who banded together and sought alternatives to Alden said they will continue to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A police investigation is underway in an East Hartford neighborhood. Multiple cruisers and officers from East Hartford, South Windsor and CT State Police are being seen on Driver Road and Chipper Drive. Specific details about the investigation have not yet been released. However,
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Prince Harry has said he drank heavily, took drugs and had panic attacks while struggling to cope with the pressures of royal life during his late 20s and early 30s. Harry discussed mental health with Oprah Winfrey, in a wide-ranging interview for their Apple TV+ documentary series that aims to remove the stigma around the
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump plans to resume his signature campaign-style rallies in a series of battleground states this summer as he inches closer to a decision on whether to mount a comeback presidential bid in 2024. “We’ll be doing one in Florida, we’re going to do one in Ohio, we’re going to do one in
Continue ReadingA well-preserved ancient Roman bath complex has emerged from the sands of a beach in southern Spain. The researchers from the University of Cádiz (UCA) found well-preserved Roman baths with walls more than 13 feet high at the Caños de Meca beach in Spain’s Andalusia region, the university said in a statement. Only two rooms
Continue ReadingMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella on Friday responded to recent news about the conduct of the company’s founder, Bill Gates, that raised questions about the tech giant’s workplace culture. Nadella referenced an investigation Microsoft initiated two years ago into an affair between Gates and an employee that took place in 2000, and which was reported this
Continue ReadingSeven medical professionals in Argentina have been charged with homicide over the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. The Argentine great died from heart failure in November 2020, the same month he underwent successful surgery for a subdural hematoma, more commonly known as a blood clot on the brain. A damning investigation into his death
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More than 70 rank-and-file United States Capitol Police officers have resigned or retired since the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol building, their police union says. “What keeps me awake at night is not the challenge of hiring and training more police officers, but keeping the officers we have right now,” said USCP Labor Committee
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Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (KABC) — From sleeping in his truck to becoming class speaker at his college graduation, a Chaffey College graduate is hoping his story can inspire others to overcome the odds and chase their dreams. Even during his darkest days in the cold – thirsty and
Continue ReadingMariska Hargitay is speaking out about being part of the real-life story of an 11-year-old girl who fought off an alleged kidnapper. The actress, who has played the role of police investigator Olivia Benson for more than 20 years on the hit police drama “Law & Order: SVU,” posted about the young girl, whose alleged
Continue ReadingEurope has had an utterly miserable 14 months, thanks in large part to *gestures broadly at everything*. But fear not; the task of cheering up the continent’s 750 million inhabitants could not have fallen to a more qualified group. A trumpet-playing German dancer dressed as a middle finger! A singer accused of advocating Satan-worship! A
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is set to meet with his South Korean counterpart President Moon Jae-in on Friday, the second in-person meeting with a world leader of his presidency as he seeks to turn his foreign policy focus back to East Asia. The meeting comes as the Biden administration has faced a foreign policy test amid
Continue Reading“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” has been virtual — until now. Colbert welcomed his first-in studio guest on Thursday night’s episode. John Krasinski joined him in Colbert’s makeshift office studio in the Ed Sullivan Theater office building. “The Office” star is promoting his film “A Quiet Place Part II,” starring his wife, Emily Blunt,
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