January 2021

Southwest bans emotional-support animals on flights

January 27, 2021 9:30 AM CNN Newsource, Gabriel Salazar

Southwest Airlines announced that it will let passengers bring trained service dogs in the cabin, but it will no longer accept support animals, starting March 1.

Leahy said he had ‘muscle spasms’ on Tuesday night but has been cleared for a full return

January 27, 2021 9:26 AM CNN

Sen. Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore of the Senate, said Wednesday that he went to the hospital Tuesday night because of “muscle spasms” he had been experiencing. Doctors, he told CNN, have since cleared him for a full return to his schedule and to preside over the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, scheduled to

2021 Rio de Cerveza Brew Fest cancelled

January 27, 2021 9:22 AM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

Visit Yuma says the cancellation comes after the community continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vandals paint swastikas on home, neighbors step in to help

January 27, 2021 9:19 AM CNN Newsource, Gabriel Salazar

A Phoenix woman got a helping hand from some neighbors after vandals defaced her home with swastikas.

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ stirs Asian representation debate

January 27, 2021 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

All people of Asian heritage are not the same. That’s the rather self-evident message from some who have dived into a debate about the forthcoming Disney film, “Raya and the Last Dragon.” The animated movie is about a young woman named Raya (voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, or KMT) on a quest to find the

‘Penguin Bloom’ can’t find the right framework to tell its inspirational story

January 27, 2021 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

A family movie with a throwback feel, “Penguin Bloom” seemingly can’t make up its mind about who its actual protagonist is — the kid narrating what happened, his paralyzed mom dealt a cruel twist of fate, or the bird that helped the family weather it all. The result is an uneven Netflix showcase for producer-star

Caught On Camera: Baby dumped from stolen SUV

January 27, 2021 8:35 AM NBC News

As the camera turns, the driver appears to leave something in the road and then take off. A delivery driver and a neighbor later discovered it was a baby boy still strapped in his car seat.

Amy Schumer explains her part in Hilaria Baldwin controversy

January 27, 2021 7:52 AM CNN Newsource

Remember the Hilaria Baldwin heritage controversy? It may feel like ages ago in the current news cycle but it was actually just last month. And in case you forgot, it sort of all started with comedian Amy Schumer poking fun at Baldwin posing in lingerie with her baby. Now Schumer is speaking out about the

Another round of mild, windy conditions

January 27, 2021 7:36 AM Dominique Newland

YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) – This afternoon temperatures are expected to stay cool and sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Later tonight, increasing clouds, with a low around 45 with calm winds. A warming trend is then expected through the end of the week. Another storm system will likely

Tech earnings could supercharge a greedy stock market

January 27, 2021 7:22 AM CNN Newsource

Earnings from some of the biggest US technology companies could push the market to new highs as talk of a stock bubble continues to ripple through Wall Street. What’s happening: Investors who think soaring valuations are grounded in reality point to future profits from the likes of Apple and Facebook, which report results from last

FDA places all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on “import alert”

January 27, 2021 6:54 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – The US Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a nationwide “import alert” until the agency is able to review the products’ safety. “Over the course of the ongoing pandemic, the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products from Mexico that were

No, Joe Biden still isn’t banning fracking

January 27, 2021 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is cracking down on the oil-and-gas industry, but he is not taking the extreme steps the Trump campaign claimed he would last fall. Last week, the Biden administration imposed a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal lands unless the Interior Department’s leaders approved them. Biden

3 climbers stranded in Sedona rescued after a winter storm

January 27, 2021 6:45 AM Sumiko Keil

Firefighters say all three climbers were stranded for days before they were rescued.

Escaped Florence prison inmates attempted to rob store

January 27, 2021 6:42 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – The two inmates who escaped from the Arizona Department of Corrections in Florence, Arizona on Saturday attempted to rob a business. DPS released a surveillance photo of David Harmon and John Charpiot at the Florence business. The attempted robbery happened on Saturday night, the same night the pair escaped from the prison,

Beehive theft on the rise in San Luis Rio Colorado

January 27, 2021 6:26 AM Sumiko Keil

A beekeeper requests help from environmental groups to bring awareness to society of the importance of caring for and protecting the bees for their preservation.

Regeneron says study shows its monoclonal antibody cocktail works against coronavirus variants

January 27, 2021 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

Tests on two different variants of the coronavirus show that one of the two monoclonal antibodies in Regeneron’s cocktail therapy can neutralize both, despite the mutations, researchers reported Wednesday. The tests also confirm what other teams of researchers have found: vaccines are likely to protect people against both the variant first seen in Britain and

The reckoning over the nation’s schools and Covid is coming

January 27, 2021 6:07 AM CNN

The national reckoning over where and how schoolchildren should be educated as the pandemic drags on is finally here — or at least it should be. So far this week, major districts in Chicago and New Jersey have shelved plans to physically return to the classroom at the last minute in the face of opposition

FDA issues alert on hand sanitizers imported from Mexico

January 27, 2021 5:58 AM Sumiko Keil

FDA says in 2020, it flagged more than 130 potential dangerous and ineffective hand sanitizers.

At least 150 people have been charged by Justice Department in Capitol riot

January 27, 2021 5:43 AM CNN

At least 150 people have now been charged by federal prosecutors in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

Biden expected to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and take other climate-related action

January 27, 2021 5:39 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to sign several executive actions related to climate on Wednesday, including issuing a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands, according to a person familiar with his plans. The moratorium on new leases would fulfill a campaign promise by Biden. When issued, the halt on new leases

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