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One dead, 12 wounded in Tennessee grocery store shooting
A Thursday afternoon shooting at a Kroger store in Tennessee left one dead and 12 wounded. All 12 were taken to hospitals, some with serious injuries. The video above includes clips from the scene, as well as statements from an officer and a witness. The Kroger store where the shooting happened is located in Collierville,… -
CDC advisory group approves boosters for some Americans
9/24/21 Update: Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky adjusted the recommendations a CDC advisory committee made Thursday regarding Pfizer boosters. The panel voted against saying people aged 18-64 can get a booster if they have a job that puts them at increased risk of being exposed to the virus. Walensky disagreed and put… -
Dems agree on a “framework” to pay for $3.5T spending bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a “framework” has been reached to pay for President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending bill. The video above shows clips from the announcement. “We wanted to make sure that it was paid for and I’ve always said I’m a pay go person, pay as… -
US Special Envoy to Haiti resigns amid crisis at the border
America’s Special Envoy for Haiti Daniel Foote has resigned from his position, U.S. officials confirmed Thursday. The anonymous officials had direct knowledge of the matter, but were not authorized to publicly discuss personnel matters according to Reuters news service. “I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of… -
FDA approves booster shots for seniors and high-risk people. Here’s what happens next.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized booster shots for seniors, younger adults with underlying health conditions and those in jobs that put them at high risk for COVID-19 Wednesday night. Those jobs include health care workers, teachers, grocery workers and those in homeless shelters and prisons. Under FDA authorization, those individuals would be eligible for… -
La Palma residents return to homes after volcanic eruption
Update (Jan. 21, 2022): Residents have returned to Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma for the first time in four months after a volcanic eruption forced them to flee. As shown in the video above, people are digging through volcanic ash after 3,000 buildings were destroyed by molten rock. “This is a very big problem. People… -
Fed Chair says interest rate is expected to climb sooner than expected
The Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee indicated Wednesday the Fed may start raising its benchmark interest rate at some point next year. The new projection is earlier than members of the Fed envisioned earlier this year. In its updated quarterly projections, Fed officials now expect to raise the interest rate once in 2022, three times in… -
Repairing a relationship: French President to send ambassador back to US
According to a joint statement between the White House and the French Elysee released Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to send his ambassador to the United States back to Washington. “He will then start intensive work with senior US officials,” to work on mending the relationship between the two countries, the statement said. It… -
News report: Haitian migrants are being released into the US on a “large scale”
According to the Associated Press (AP), many Haitian migrants in Del Rio are being released into the United States. AP spoke with two U.S. officials who were not authorized to discuss the matter and thus spoke on condition of anonymity. One of the officials said Haitians have been released on a “very, very large scale”… -
CDC meets to decide who gets a booster shot
A panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting Wednesday to debate whether a booster shot program is necessary in the United States. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting is scheduled to go until Thursday. The Biden administration is hoping to roll out a booster shot program to the general… -
Biden promises to double US vaccine donation to 1 billion doses
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the United States would double its worldwide vaccine donation to 1 billion doses. The video above shows clips of the announcement. “The United States is buying another half billion doses of Pfizer to donate to low and middle income countries around the world,” President Biden said. “This is another half… -
Taliban, now with new members on cabinet, attacked as FBI director issues warning
Taliban vehicles were the target of a Wednesday attack, a day after FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a warning saying the Taliban victory in Afghanistan could embolden U.S.-based extremists. The video above shows the scene of the attack, as well as some of Wray’s comments. The attacks killed at least two Taliban fighters and three… -
Coroner IDs Gabby Petito’s body and rules her death a homicide
According to an FBI news release, Teton County Coroner Brent Blue confirmed Tuesday the body found in northern Wyoming was that of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito. The coroner ruled her death a homicide. But, the specific cause of death is still “pending final autopsy results” as of early Tuesday evening. Back in July, Petito and her…
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