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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shortened the recommended isolation time for those with COVID-19—as well as people who have come into close contacts with those who’ve tested positive—from 10 days to 5 days. The change—which Dr. Anthony Fauci previously said was “under consideration”—comes as officials say evidence points to people being most infectious in the two […]
Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end apartheid in South Africa, died Sunday at 90. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed Tutu’s death in a statement early this morning. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who […]
A German woman says she was disinvited from a good friend’s wedding simply because she looked too hot in her bridesmaid dress. Alena Yildiz, a 21-year-old model from Heidelberg, made the 100 percent believable claim in a Dec. 13 TikTok video in which she showed off the look in question: “My close friend uninvited me to her wedding […]
The White House has announced that travel bans to eight southern African countries will be lifted. Reuters reports that foreign nationals who traveled to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi will be allowed to enter the U.S. after 12:01 a.m. ET on Dec. 31. Leaders in the region have criticized the […]
California authorities have identified the teenage girl who was shot and killed by police while inside a department store dressing room. According to CBS affiliate KCAL, the incident took place Thursday morning at a Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood, where the LAPD responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon. Shortly after arriving at […]
A North Carolina police chief is being reprimanded after it was discovered that he allegedly told his officers how they could obtain fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. USA Today reports that Oakboro Police Chief TJ Smith informed members of his force about a “clinic” where they could go if they weren’t vaccinated. He’s now been put […]
In a new filing, prosecutors say that the parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley were neglectful of their son. According to the filing, obtained by CNN, prosecutors say James and Jennifer Crumbley “willfully ignored the needs and well-being of their son and the threat he posed to others.” The couple pleaded not […]
A New Hampshire woman got an unpleasant surprise this month when she returned home from Europe. According to WMUR, Gina Sheldon spent about two weeks between Italy and Paris for business purposes, but managed to squeeze in some holiday shopping during her stay. However, when Sheldon returned home and began unpacking her luggage, she discovered the gifts she […]
The first family brought some holiday cheer to hospitalized children and their families. According to USA Today, President Joe Biden joined First Lady Jill Biden on a Christmas Eve visit to the National Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. The White House says its a decades-long tradition for the first lady to visit the hospital around Christmas, but Biden’s appearance marked […]
Delta, United, and other U.S. airlines canceled more than 500 Christmas Eve flights as a surge in COVID-19 cases impacts their staff. According to flight tracking site FlightAware, as of midday Friday United has canceled 175 flights for Christmas Eve and 69 on Saturday. Delta dropped 145 flights on Friday and 111 for Christmas Day. Additionally, JetBlue […]
