‘My 81-year-old dad would have never figured this out:’ Inside America’s vaccine sign-up process
For Caroline Brant, attempting to get a vaccine appointment for her in-laws in Pennsylvania felt like trying to “win a seat at the big…
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Then-candidate Joe Biden made a secret hospital visit to meet a wounded police officer
Houston police officer Taylor Roccaforte was shocked when then-presidential candidate Joe Biden came to see him in the hospital after he was shot in…
Continue Reading ‘Ghost Ship’ leaseholder pleads guilty in connection to blaze that killed 36
Derick Almena, the leaseholder of an Oakland, California, warehouse-turned-art collective that went up in flames in 2016, pleaded guilty Friday to 36…
Continue Reading NYPD arrests man for three murders at Brooklyn senior housing complex
The New York Police Department says that evidence from three murders at a senior housing complex in Brooklyn point to one suspect: a well-known man…
Continue Reading Astronauts prepare for 2 upcoming spacewalks
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. are preparing for two upcoming spacewalks that will help to upgrade and maintain the International…
Continue Reading Why do presidents use so many pens to sign documents — and what happens to them?
When President Joe Biden sat down after his inauguration to sign a slew of executive orders, alongside the stack of navy folders was a wooden box,…
Continue Reading Parkland families call for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation after posts surface showing she agreed shooting was a ‘false flag’
Students who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and families of the victims are calling for Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Continue Reading Burial ground reveals Stone Age people wore clothing covered in elk teeth
Elk teeth pendants may have been the jewelry of choice for at least one Stone Age group that lived 8,200 years ago. A Stone Age burial ground on a…
Continue Reading NFL to allow 22,000 fans at Super Bowl LV, including 7,500 vaccinated health care workers
The National Football League is inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to be among the 22,000 fans in attendance at Super Bowl LV next month,…
Continue Reading Fossil-hunters think they have found the lair of a giant, predatory, prehistoric worm
Scientists think they have discovered the undersea lair of a giant predatory worm that lived on the ocean floor some 20 million years ago and would…
Continue Reading Staggering number of wild bee species unaccounted for since the ’90s
There has been an overwhelming drop in the number of wild bee species that are reported in public records over the past 30 years, according to a new…
Continue Reading The Mega Millions jackpot is $970 million — but your odds of winning it all are 1 in 302.5 million
The Mega Millions jackpot — drawing Friday night — is worth a staggering $970 million. It’s also highly, highly unlikely that…
Continue Reading This couple married for 70 years were scheduled to get the Covid-19 vaccine, but died from the virus before their appointment
Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of Covid-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family…
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Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay
Construction on an enormous trench across Libya, dug by Russian-backed mercenaries Wagner, is raising fears that foreign fighters will not withdraw…
Continue Reading People are stepping up to help the seniors in their lives navigate the vaccine sign-up process
For Caroline Brant, attempting to get a vaccine appointment for her in-laws in Pennsylvania felt like trying to “win a seat at the big…
Continue Reading Evacuation order lifted after residents of Washington State town were told to flee due to explosion threat
Residents of a Washington State town were told to flee Thursday night due to the threat of a potential explosion, but the order was lifted early…
Continue Reading Residents of Washington State town told to evacuate due to the threat of an explosion
A fire in a Washington State town has forced residents to flee the area due to the threat of a potential explosion. Local police and fire agencies…
Continue Reading Four people charged in Portland after demonstrators vandalized federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters
Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs…
Continue Reading ‘The Simpsons’ seemed to get it right again — by predicting part of the inauguration
First things first: No, “The Simpsons” cannot actually predict the future. Yet, as the longest-running sitcom in US history, the timeless…
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