Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign
[Breaking news update, published at 6:45 p.m. ET] Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the…
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Night owls may be twice as likely as early risers to underperform at work, study suggests
The traditional working day doesn’t benefit night owls, with people who prefer to stay up late twice as likely to underperform at work as early…
Continue ReadingAfter a devastating milestone, Covid-19 vaccine makers pledge hundreds of millions of doses through July
After Covid-19 took the lives of half a million victims in the US, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said the mass tragedy was…
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Lawsuit alleges Texas boy died of hypothermia after power went out in his mobile home
The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died last week after a record-breaking deep freeze is suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas…
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield confirmed as US Ambassador to the UN
The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the next US Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday. The vote was 78-20 and her confirmation…
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Russia shows off new Covid-19 vaccine factory even as its people hesitate to get the shot
Decades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to…
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Tiger Woods in surgery with ‘multiple leg injuries’ after rollover car accident near LA, agent says
Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the “Jaws of…
Continue ReadingRepublicans question Becerra on abortion and health care experience
President Joe Biden’s choice for the nation’s top health official largely avoided hostile fire from Republicans while testifying before the Senate…
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Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary
The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he…
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Imperial County moving on to the next phase of vaccine rollout
Imperial County received 3,700 viles of the vaccine. It’s the most the county has ever received.…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods injured in rollover car accident near Los Angeles that required ‘jaws of life’
Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the…
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Ahmaud Arbery’s death sparked some policy change, but one year later his family still awaits justice
Wanda Cooper-Jones never imagined having to live life without her son Ahmaud Arbery. But in the year since he was killed, that is her reality. She…
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Tiger woods injured in serious car crash
(KYMA, KECY) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Tiger Woods was extracted Tuesday morning from a wreck with the “jaws of life” and…
Continue ReadingWife of ‘El Chapo’ to remain behind bars on drug trafficking charges, federal judge orders
The wife of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera will remain behind bars following her arrest in Virginia on federal drug…
Continue Reading Unknown vandals shot a historical marker for Jackie Robinson and another for lynching victims in rural Georgia
There are over 2,300 historical markers in Georgia, a few dozen of which belong to the state’s Civil Rights Trail, devoted to events and…
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COVID saliva testing available at AWC this weekend
Yuma County and ASU partner up once again for a COVID testing this…
Continue ReadingAfter a deadly storm, some Texans must change electric providers while others still don’t have water
For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now. It’s been a…
Continue ReadingStates to get 14.5M doses of vaccine this week
States will receive about 14.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine this…
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Judge orders “El Chapo’s” wife to stay in jail
A judge orders Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s wife, Emma Coronel, to remain temporarily in jail after a drug trafficking…
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WATCH NOW: Governor Newsom to sign legislative package providing urgent relief to Californians
California Governor Gavin Newsom will sign a comprehensive legislative package to provide urgently needed relief for individuals, families, and…
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