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ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hundreds to thousands of calls come in to the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) each week from disabled people across the country with questions about COVID-19, [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/2/22

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 120, New York 105 Sacramento 115, Miami 113 Cleveland 108, Indiana 104 Boston 116 Orlando 111 (OT) Dallas 95, [Read More…]

Cuomo not charged with COVID nursing home deaths: Manhattan DA

iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan District Attorney’s office will not file criminal charges in connection with the handling of coronavirus deaths in New York nursing homes during the tenure of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, [Read More…]

Republican Liz Cheney calls Trump ‘clearly unfit for future office’

Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., the top Republican on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, said former President Donald Trump is “clearly unfit for [Read More…]

COVID live updates: NY looking at COVID hospitalizations that began for other reasons

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 826,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]

Colorado families begin to pick up pieces following winter wildfire

iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon (DENVER) — Families and officials in Colorado began returning to their towns that were ravaged by last week’s wildfires. Gov. Jared Polis said in a news conference Sunday that over 1,000 homes were [Read More…]

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes convicted on 4 counts of fraud

iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A jury has convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four counts of fraud on their seventh day of deliberations. She was acquitted on another four, and a mistrial was declared on [Read More…]

Protesters call for charges against officer who killed teen in dressing room

iStock/Tero Vesalainen (NEW YORK) — Protesters are calling for the firing or arrest of LAPD Officer William Jones Jr. in the fatal shooting of Valentina Orellana Peralta, a 14-year-old girl who was in a clothing [Read More…]

Schools welcome back students, in-person and remotely, amid latest COVID-19 surge

iStock/Favor_of_God (NEW YORK) — In a hodgepodge of in-person, remote and delayed reopenings, millions of students across the country are set to head back to school after several weeks on winter break. School districts in [Read More…]

Prince Andrew moves to dismiss lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Epstein victim

iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A document Prince Andrew claims should prevent him from being sued by an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein was unsealed Monday by a federal judge in New York. The document, a [Read More…]

New Year’s Day flight cancellations: 2,500 and counting

GETTY/Erlon Silva (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 cases among airline staff plus poor weather conditions resulted in 2,581 nationwide flight cancellations as of 4 p.m. on Saturday, according to Flight Aware. The news comes after a week of mass [Read More…]

3 people still missing after devastating Colorado wildfire

GETTY/Bloomberg Creative (COLORADO) — Three people are still missing after devastating Colorado wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate in Boulder County on Thursday when high winds and dry conditions helped [Read More…]

Off-duty NYPD officer shot while sleeping in car between shifts, authorities say

GETTY/Jack Berman (NEW YORK) — An off-duty New York Police Department officer is in stable condition after he was struck in the head by a bullet while sleeping in his car between shifts, authorities said. The [Read More…]

New Year’s Day brings weather threats, including tornadoes as Kentucky gov declares state of emergency

GETTY/Mike Hollingshead (KENTUCKY) — A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Kentucky and Tennessee on Saturday, effective until 6 p.m. CT. The tornado watch warning includes areas devestated by an outreak of tornadoes that left [Read More…]

21 people rescued after trapped overnight on New Mexico tramway

GETTY/ George Pachantouris (NEW MEXICO) — Twenty-one people have been rescued after becoming trapped overnight in tram cars on the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico, authorities said. The tramway cars had been stuck since [Read More…]

Hollywood (and Washington) pay tribute to Betty White: “The world looks different now”

CBS via Getty Images Hollywood stars, celebrities, co-stars, admirers and even the president of the United States took to social media to bid goodbye to beloved TV icon Betty White, who passed away just weeks [Read More…]

‘Golden Girls,’ ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ star Betty White dies at 99

Amanda Edwards/WireImage Betty White, the award-winning actress and comedian famed for her roles on The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at age 99, ABC News has confirmed. Her longtime agent [Read More…]

COVID live updates: US breaks weekly COVID-19 case record

GETTY/Horacio Villalobos (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 824,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s [Read More…]

COVID-19 stress may affect your physical well-being

Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 has touched all corners of the world — and fear, anxiety, and grief have followed in its wake. The pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health [Read More…]

How to celebrate New Year’s Eve safely