Headline News
California deputy fatally shoots knife-wielding mom in front of her kids
New York Post - 18 Feb 2021 18:31
A California deputy fatally shot a woman in front of her two young children as she charged at another cop with a knife, graphic video shows.
Rogue coyote attacks four people in California
New York Post - 18 Feb 2021 23:21
A rogue coyote has been responsible for a series of rare attacks in northern California, wildlife officials said. The most recent attack occurred Tuesdaywhen the beast bit a 3-year-old girl as she was walking with a pare...
Nashville's smoldering R&B scene where Jimi Hendrix 'learned to play' was invisible to Music City
USA Today - 18 Feb 2021 14:01Tracking 'major' winter storm: Half foot of snow possible in Northeast; 500K still without power in Texas
USA Today - 18 Feb 2021 15:53
Another "major" storm threatened to bring more snow and ice across the Northeast Thursday as warnings extended as far south as weather-weary Texas.
2 men arrested for allegedly posing as US marshals to avoid wearing masks
ABC News - 18 Feb 2021 06:05
Two men face federal charges after allegedly posing as U.S. marshals at a Florida resort and threatening hotel staff with arrest if they made them wear masks.
Reward jumps to $100K in cold-case slaying of teen sweethearts on Valentine's Day
New York Post - 18 Feb 2021 04:38
Authorities in Colorado are offering a $100,000 reward for information in the cold-case double murder of two teenage Columbine High School students
73.2% of the U.S. is covered by snow with 21 inches on the ground at O'Hare -- both levels not seen since 2011
Chicago Tribune - 18 Feb 2021 05:56
An estimated 73.2% of the contiguous United States was blanketed by accumulated snow, or snow cover, as of Feb. 16, according to NOAA's National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. That is the highest national ...
Sen. Ted Cruz calls for probe into Cuomo's 'possibly criminal' COVID nursing home scandal
NY Daily News - 18 Feb 2021 05:31
Cruz and eight other Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Gov. Cuomo's top aides may have broken the law by blocking the Justice Department from accessing data about COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes in the ...
Life expectancy plummets to 15-year low, CDC says. Black and Latino communities see biggest declines.
USA Today - 18 Feb 2021 15:28
Study finds life expectancy dropped to its lowest level in 15 years and even lower for Black people and Latinos during the first half of the pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccinations at California hospital lead to 95% decline in sick employees
CBSNews - 18 Feb 2021 15:58
UC Davis Medical Center says it has reached herd immunity from COVID-19 among staff through vaccinations. "CBS This Morning" lead national correspondent David Begnaud spoke with one nurse initially hesitant to get vaccin...
Suspect charged with felony murder in drunken crash that killed Florida deputy
NY Daily News - 18 Feb 2021 15:47
A Florida man who allegedly led police on a suspected drunken chase that left one deputy dead was charged Thursday morning with felony murder.
Waitress says she was fired from NYC eatery for not getting COVID vaccine
New York Post - 18 Feb 2021 04:52
A New York City waitress says she was fired from a Brooklyn restaurant after choosing not to get the COVID-19 vaccine for fear it might hurt her chances of getting pregnant.
New York City could run out of vaccine today; Pfizer/BioNTech weaker against South African variant, study says: Latest COVID-19 updates
USA Today - 18 Feb 2021 15:44
Brutal winter weather is shutting down vaccination sites, forcing cancellation of appointments in New York and other states. Latest COVID-19 news.
US charges North Korean hackers in $1.3 billion theft scheme
IBTimes - 18 Feb 2021 05:17
The case announced Wednesday was the first open action taken against North Korea by the Biden administration.
'Too early to say': Donald Trump stays mum on 2024 campaign (but promotes his polls)
USA Today - 18 Feb 2021 04:49
Former President Donald Trump gave phone interviews to conservative television networks after the death of radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
UN secretary general says COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been 'wildly uneven and unfair'
The Week - 18 Feb 2021 04:46
In the world's fight against the coronavirus, just 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccines, with 130 countries yet to receive a single dose. "At this critical moment, vaccine equity is the biggest moral...
Elon Musk slams Texas power grid operator for being unreliable
New York Post - 18 Feb 2021 08:03
Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed the Texas electrical grid operator on Wednesday for being unreliable after millions of residents were left without power during a historic winter storm that brought record freezing temperature...
New York Senate Democrats to scale back Cuomo's sweeping COVID powers
NY Daily News - 18 Feb 2021 05:21
Lawmakers are preparing to pass a measure that will that will strip the governor of the wide-ranging executive authority granted to him last year as the COVID crisis began.
Kroger to close 2 more stores after workers get "hazard pay"
CBSNews - 18 Feb 2021 00:05
Largest U.S. supermarket chain says decision was "accelerated" by Seattle mandate of extra pay for grocery workers.
Authorities search nature reserve for missing 21-year-old woman with autism
ABC News - 18 Feb 2021 17:04
Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for a 21-year-old woman with autism who disappeared from a Florida nature reserve a week ago.
Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate flag imagery
Boston - 18 Feb 2021 03:04
"I am now aware of how painful that image can be to someone else," Combs said.
Trump's Acquittal Has Paved the Way for More Political Violence
Mother Jones - 18 Feb 2021 23:32
Last week, the Senate voted to acquit former president Donald Trump of the charge of inciting the insurrection on January 6 that left five people dead and more than 100 law enforcement officials with injuries. To say the...