UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and…
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Charging decision in Jacob Blake shooting expected in first two weeks of January
A decision on whether to charge the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake is expected to come in the next two weeks, and city…
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New York’s governor wants to make it a crime to sell or administer Covid-19 vaccines to people trying to skip the line
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a crime to sell or administer the Covid-19 vaccine to anyone trying to skip ahead in the line. The…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans rush to Trump’s defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution
Many conservative House Republicans defended President Donald Trump in the aftermath of his phone call demanding Georgia Secretary of State Brad…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to reopen airspace and maritime borders
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and maritime borders starting Monday, after a years long freeze on relations, Kuwaiti…
Continue ReadingTrump’s call could put the President in jeopardy, legal experts say
Experienced prosecutors, election lawyers and some public officials have piled on calling for criminal investigations into whether President Donald…
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Border Patrol agents arrest MS-13 gang member in Calexico
Border Patrol agents added one more gang member on their list over the…
Continue ReadingA drunk taxi passenger refused to wear a face mask — so his driver took him to the police station
A man in British Columbia, Canada, is starting the new year with hundreds of dollars in fines after police officials said he touched his taxi…
Continue Reading From new IDs to automatic college savings accounts, these new laws take effect in 2021
As years change, so too do the rules we live by. 2020 saw massive protests over police brutality, economic insecurity brought on by the coronavirus…
Continue Reading These stunning NASA satellite images capture 2020’s extreme climate events
As we move into the new year, it’s easy to see that things changed for a lot of people in 2020. Alongside a deadly pandemic, 2020 also…
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Health officials say tougher measures needed soon in Baja California to control COVID-19 cases
The State Secretary of Health in Baja California, Alonso Pérez Rico, says officials will add restrictive measures to prevent more…
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Arizona reports more than 5,100 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Arizona health officials have reported 5,158 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional…
Continue Reading2020 was meant to be the year of climate action. Instead, it crowned a wasted decade
2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it…
Continue Reading The last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire
After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster…
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ adds $5.5 million in 2nd US weekend
In its second weekend in U.S. theaters, “Wonder Woman 1984” earned an estimated $5.5 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates…
Continue Reading Nashville bomber mailed materials with his viewpoints to acquaintances, FBI says
The man who detonated a vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning sent “materials which espoused his viewpoints” to several…
Continue ReadingCDC hopes to double the number of coronavirus samples checked for new mutations
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to more than double the number of coronavirus genomes sequenced to watch for new mutations in…
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Students head back to school as distance learning continues
Students are heading back to school but most local school districts reverting to virtual learning following the holiday season. This, as state…
Continue ReadingMental health is one of the biggest pandemic issues we’ll face in 2021
With progress in efforts for Covid-19 vaccines and predictions for when the population will receive them, there seems to be a light at the end of the…
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FDA to consider giving half doses of Moderna’s vaccine
(KYMA, KECY) – The FDA is meeting this week to consider giving half-doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to people ages 18 to 55. The head of…
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