The White House is formally declaring teachers critical infrastructure workers. Under the designation, teachers are subject to the same kinds of safety guidelines as other essential workers like doctors and law enforcement officers. That means teachers can continue to work…
LONDON (AP) — The brother of the suicide bomber who set off an explosion at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England has been sentenced to a minimum of 55 years in prison. The attack killed 22 people and…
Pharmacists in all 50 states will be authorized to give childhood vaccinations this fall under a new federal directive.
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he'll pardoned Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men to vote.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Crews on Monday recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after the collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans. New Orleans Fire Department Chief…
Federal health officials have authorized the emergency use of a coronavirus saliva test. Yale School of Public Health developed the test which does not use the chemical reagents that are used in the standard nasal swab diagnostic test. The test,…
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say two young children died Saturday afternoon after they climbed into a vehicle outside their home and got locked inside for more than an hour. Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans tells al.com that the Shelby…
Bindi Irwin is going to have a baby! The 22-year-old announced her pregnancy on social media Tuesday. Irwin tweeted 'Baby Wildlife Warrior due 2021.' She noted she's still in her first trimester, but wants to share their journey quote "from…
Lego versions of Rey, Finn and Poe are headed to Disney Plus. A new special called "the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special" is set to premiere on the streaming platform. According to starwars.com, it is set to take place right…
The latest addition to a Kansas zoo is having some bonding time with mom. Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City announced the birth of a baby giraffe on Friday. The zoo said on Facebook that the newborn is the second…
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service continues to look for ways to help people who were unable to provide their information in time to receive Economic Impact Payments for their children. As part of that effort, the Internal Revenue Service…
(AP) – And then there were three. The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 and Southeastern Conference were still moving forward Tuesday with plans for a fall college football season even as two other Power Five leagues, the Big Ten and the Pac-12, called things off. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said he wanted to learn more […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Serena Williams was calm in a return more dramatic than some might have expected — even after a long layoff. Williams needed to rally to win in her comeback following a six-month layoff, beating unseeded American Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Tuesday’s first round of the Top Seed Open. Williams […]
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden has chosen California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. It’s a move that fulfills the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color…
A confrontation between an elderly couple and a cow and her calf required the intervention of the California Highway Patrol over the weekend.
A massive fire engulfed cooking show star Rachael Ray’s New York home.
A rare wind storm with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power.
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed in a Mississippi prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, the head of the Vermont Corrections Department announced Wednesday. Vermont houses 219 inmates at the…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A fundraising drive has reached its goal of bringing in $1.5 million to save Space Camp from closing because of the coronavirus pandemic. A corporate donation of $250,000 by the technology company SAIC Inc. pushed the…
By Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man is charged with stealing from a memorial fund that was established to help the family of an Alabama police officer who was killed last year. A news release from…
Microsoft is confirming that it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship.
The U.S. Marine Corps has identified all nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has identified seeds reportedly from China that started showing up in mailboxes in Kentucky and across the country. According to multiple media reports, the USDA identified 14 different variety of seeds in the mail…
A new Coke product is expected to hit stores in January. Coca-Cola announcing Friday "Coca-Cola with Coffee" will soon be sold in the U.S. The new drink is regular Coke blended with Brazilian coffee and will come in three flavors:…