Remote learning increases students’ screen time
Electronics are a large part of most of our daily routines, but many have seen their screen times spike since the start of the pandemic. This…
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Vaccination underway in Imperial County
Hundreds of Imperial County residents braved both long lines, and a cold night, in the hope of getting a coronavirus…
Continue ReadingArmy reservist with secret-level security clearance among the latest charged in connection with Capitol riot
An Army reservist who federal investigators say has security-level security clearance and a long record of posting his extremist views online was…
Continue ReadingFBI vetting National Guard members involved in securing US Capitol
The head of the DC National Guard said Monday that the FBI is vetting troops involved in securing the US Capitol around President-elect Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingFBI investigates tip that a woman possibly stole a laptop from Pelosi’s office to potentially sell it to Russia
In a new criminal court case against a woman alleged to have entered the US Capitol on January 6, the FBI noted that a tipster raised the possibility…
Continue ReadingTrump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue to see security scaled down
Once a fortress, security in and around Trump Tower on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue will begin to loosen possibly as early as this week when the…
Continue ReadingA stream of nearly 500 stars in the Milky Way is actually a family
Our Milky Way galaxy is filled with streams of stars, but one of them appears to be a family that includes nearly 500 relatives, according to a new…
Continue ReadingHere are the Martin Luther King Jr. words that inspire today’s social justice leaders
More than a half a century has passed since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality…
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A teenager saved her family when they lost their sense of smell from Covid-19 and didn’t realize their house was on fire
A Texas family who lost their sense of smell because they have coronavirus nearly died when a fire engulfed their house and they couldn’t smell…
Continue ReadingDon’t delay key medical appointments in the pandemic — advice from Dr. Wen
As many people postpone necessary medical care due to the pandemic, medical professionals are worried that their patients will get sick or even die…
Continue ReadingMLK Day encourages service
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January, although Dr. King was actually born on the 15th of January 1929, 92 years…
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Man ‘lived undetected in Chicago airport for three months’
A Californian man who was “scared to go home because of Covid” lived undetected in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport for three months,…
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Military nurses continue to help YRMC during COVID-19 pandemic
YRMC officials say it’s been a struggle to maintain staffing of 900 to 1,000 nurses while competing for medical workers in an overwhelmed national…
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Covid-19 ‘superspreader’ in northeast China linked to 102 infections
A so-called Covid-19 “superspreader” who traveled around northeastern China has been linked to 102 confirmed infections, according to…
Continue ReadingFired Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones turns herself in to authorities
The former Florida data analyst who has accused state officials of covering up the extent of the pandemic has turned herself in to authorities days…
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Biden administration tells migrant caravan: Don’t come now
“The situation at the border isn’t going to be transformed overnight,” a senior Biden transition official…
Continue ReadingHow to serve on MLK Day while quarantining at home
Caught between colliding pressures of a pandemic, political unrest and outcries for social justice, this Martin Luther King Day of Service is unlike…
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1 dead, 4 injured after shooting at party in Mexicali
A 21-year-old woman was transferred to Yuma Regional Medical Center due to her…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What’s open and what’s closed
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan officially declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday, but it wasn’t until 1986 that it was celebrated…
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FBI vetting Guard troops in D.C. amid fears of insider attack
Insider threats have been a persistent law enforcement priority in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001,…
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