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Millions push to reduce a truck driver's 110-year sentence after a deadly accident
Monday, December 20, 2021
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was 23 when his semi crashed on a Colorado interstate, causing a fiery pileup that killed four people. More than 4 million people are petitioning to reduce his sentence.
Lawmakers use their breakthrough infections to push COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
Monday, December 20, 2021
Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan all reported mild symptoms. All three had been vaccinated and boosted, and encouraged others to do the same.
Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Kraft Heinz will reimburse up to 18,000 customers $20 each to buy or bake desserts without cream cheese, which is harder to come by this holiday season. Here's how the (cheesy) promotion works.
A wind gust swept a bouncy castle in Tasmania 30 feet in the air, killing 5 children
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Authorities say three children remain hospitalized in critical condition after the incident, which happened at an end-of-year celebration at Hillcrest Primary School in the Australian state.
All of the kidnapped missionaries in Haiti have now been released
Thursday, December 16, 2021
The remaining 12 of the 17 people who had been held hostage in Haiti are free, exactly two months after they were kidnapped by a Haitian gang.
Thousands displaced from Oahu military base due to contamination in Navy water system
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
State health officials said samples from the Red Hill shaft contained petroleum levels 350 times the level considered safe. Some 3,000 military members and families were moved to temporary housing.
Organizers of the South Dakota teacher 'Dash for Cash' are apologizing and paying up
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
The Sioux Falls Stampede and CU Mortgage Direct acknowledge the event appeared "degrading and insulting" to educators and are giving an additional $500 to each of the applicants and participants.
The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why
Monday, December 13, 2021
The link between tornadoes, like the ones that hit Kentucky over the weekend, and climate change isn't as clear as it is for other extreme weather events, though scientists say the clues are there.
After two failed attempts, Canada bans conversion therapy
Thursday, December 09, 2021
The new law, which bans the widely discredited practice aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity takes, effect on Jan. 7.
A father and son were arrested in connection with California's massive Caldor Fire
Thursday, December 09, 2021
David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, are accused of "reckless arson" in connection with the Caldor Fire, which burned more than 220,000 acres across three California counties this fall.
Mark Meadows is suing the Jan. 6 committee as it moves to hold him in contempt
Thursday, December 09, 2021
Mark Meadows is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Jan. 6 committee, asking a judge to block enforcement of two subpoenas it had issued for himself and Verizon.
A Texas school district is reviewing 400 library books after a GOP lawmaker's inquiry
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
State Rep. Matt Krause launched an inquiry into school library books on topics like race and gender earlier this fall. A San Antonio district says it's reviewing some 400 titles that were on his list.
The UAE is adopting a 4.5-day workweek and a Saturday-Sunday weekend
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
The change will apply to federal government entities starting in January. UAE officials hope it will enhance workers' well-being and boost the country's economic competitiveness.
Some lockdown drills can harm students' mental health. Here's what one expert advises
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
The shooting at Oxford, Mich., drew attention to the school's lockdown drills and how students were trained to respond to such crises. But certain high-intensity drills can have negative impacts, too.
Over a dozen COVID cases were found on a cruise ship that just docked in New Orleans
Monday, December 06, 2021
At least 17 people on board the Norwegian Breakaway tested positive for COVID-19, including one probable case of the omicron variant. The cruise line said that all confirmed cases are asymptomatic.
These pork products are being recalled over possible listeria contamination
Monday, December 06, 2021
Alexander & Hornung is recalling 17 ham and pepperoni products over listeria concerns. Federal officials say customers should throw the food away. Here's what to look for on the label.
The 'Home Alone' house could be yours for a night
Thursday, December 02, 2021
The McCallister family home will be available to rent on Airbnb later this month. The overnight stay will include junk food, booby traps and "ample opportunity to scream into the mirror."
5 states have now reported confirmed cases of the omicron variant
Thursday, December 02, 2021
Officials in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota and New York reported their first cases of the variant on Thursday, one day after the first U.S. case was identified in California.
Authorities say a FedEx driver dumped hundreds of packages into an Alabama ravine
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
The Blount County Sheriff's Office said the unnamed driver dumped packages into a wooded area at least six times, leaving some 450 people without their deliveries.
What the AIDS crisis can teach us about the COVID pandemic response
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
This is the second World AIDS Day during the coronavirus pandemic. Public health officials are calling on world leaders to do more to address the inequities at the root of both crises.