Die brandweer in Kansas City, Missouri, het twee werknemers binne twee dae aan Covid-19 verloor, 'n verwoestende ontwikkeling wat hulle hoof genoem het “die ergste geval.”
Wall Street Journal: Trump pressured DOJ to file case with Supreme Court to overturn election results
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Former President Donald Trump pushed the Department of Justice to directly ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden's election win, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The e...
Seattle police chief announces tighter policy for prosecuting vandalism
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People who destroy property in Seattle will be arrested under a tighter policy coordinated between the Seattle Police Department and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, polisie gesê. The tighter policy will be enacted...
Washington Monument closed ‘until further notice’ due to Covid-19
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The Washington Monument will be closed "until further notice" due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service said Saturday in a statement. The monument had been closed since January 11 due to security co...
A Michigan marijuana dispensary is offering a free joint to anyone who gets a Covid-19 vaccine
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Last year brought many lows and few highs, but a marijuana dispensary in Michigan is hoping to change that. To help stem the coronavius pandemic, Greenhouse of Walled Lake is offering free pre-rolled joints to anyon...
FDA gives approval for syringes to extract an extra dose from vials of the Covid-19 vaccine
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As the US set a new daily record for Covid-19 inoculations and states clamored for more vaccine supplies, Pfizer and the FDA said pharmacists and health practitioners can in some cases extract an additional dose fro...
Two educators in the same Georgia school district died within hours from Covid-19
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A school district in Georgia is mourning the loss of two educators who died within hours of each other from Covid-19. Dana Johnson and Cynthia Lindsey, employees in Cobb County Schools in metro Atlanta, both lost th...
This couple married for 70 years were scheduled to get the Covid-19 vaccine, but died from the virus before their appointment
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Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of Covid-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family told CNN. Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed away within ...
Study finds 60% of Americans don’t know where or when to get a Covid-19 vaccine
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Oor 6 in 10 Americans don't know when or where to get a coronavirus vaccine, according a survey released Friday from the Kaiser Family Foundation. This comes after reports that President Joe Biden's administratio...
Canada’s governor general steps down after employees accuse her of creating a ‘toxic’ workplace
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Ottawa Julie Payette, a former Canadian astronaut and the country's governor general since 2017, announced she would step down Thursday after she was accused by current and former employees of creating a "giftig" work...
Texas doctor charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine
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A public health doctor in Texas has been charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement Thursday that Dr. H...
Vatican bank’s former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years in prison
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The former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated embezzlement. The 81-year-old was handed an eight year, 11 month jail term o...
The case of the White House bust of Winston Churchill
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It had once been a transatlantic art scandal -- or at least various actors of questionable intent would have you believe it was. Overheated, confusing and laden in the end with blatant racism, the case of the White ...