The Federal Reserve Is Planning To Increase Interest Rates In March
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve indicated that interest rates could soon rise during an easing of historically dovish monetary policy to deal with both turbulent financial markets and raging inflation.
Read full storyA Hospital In Boston Refused To Do A Heart Transplant For A Man Who Will Not Get Vaccinated
CBS Boston reports that a Boston hospital has denied a heart transplant to a patient who refuses to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A heart transplant is desperately needed for DJ Ferguson, a 31-year-old who is fighting for his life at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Read full storyA Woman In Texas Is Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Buy A Child For $500,000
Last week, police say, a female Texas resident attempted to purchase the child of another woman from a Walmart store. A third-degree felony charge was filed Wednesday against Rebecca Lanette Taylor, 49, for sale or purchase of a child.
Read full storyDr. Anthony Fauci Believes That February Will Be The Peak Month For Omicron
According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, by mid-February most states are likely to peak in omicron cases. As Martha Raddatz reported on ABC's "This Week," Fauci said it was dangerous to be overconfident when dealing with COVID-19.
Read full storySchools In Los Angeles Forcing Students To Wear Non-Cloth Masks
As the country grapples with a continuing surge of infections from the omicron variant of COVID-19, the Los Angeles Unified School District has implemented a policy that prohibits students from wearing only cloth masks on campus.
Read full storyA Missouri McDonald's Employee Is Attacked Over A French Fry Discount
Numerous stories on the internet describe customers outraged over some perceived offense. Customer overreaction is sometimes caused by misunderstandings or inaccurate fast food orders. It is possible that they were frustrated and attacked an employee after waiting "too long" for their food.
Read full storyA Woman In Virginia Threatens Her Local School Board
During a school board meeting in Virginia, a woman claimed she would show up with loaded firearms if her children were required to wear masks. Amelia King, 42, of Luray, was charged with making an oral threat Friday afternoon, according to a post on the department's Facebook page.
Read full storyA Pastor And His Wife In Georgia Are Caught Locking People In Their Basement
Authorities found up to eight people locked in the basement of a Georgia pastor and his wife, police said. A statement from the Griffin Police Department said that Curtis Keith Bankston and Sophia Simm-Bankston were operating the unlicensed "group home" out of a house they rented in Griffin "under the guise of a church, One Step of Faith 2nd Chance."
Read full storyThere Are 100 Missing Lab Monkeys After A Truck Crash In Pennsylvania
Local authorities are searching for at least three monkeys that may have escaped from a truck carrying about 100 monkeys in the US after it was involved in a collision. Following the crash in Montour county near an Interstate 80 exit on a state highway on Friday afternoon, troopers warned people not to look for or capture the cynomolgus monkey.
Read full storyElon Musk Owes $11 Billion In Taxes
It appears that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has concluded a busy year of trading his shares of the electric car company. In the end, he will have one of the biggest tax bills in history.
Read full storyGhislaine Maxwell Has Been Found Guilty In Her Sex Trafficking Trial
In her Manhattan federal court trial on Wednesday afternoon, Ghislaine Maxwell, a former socialite from England, was convicted of sex trafficking. In July 2020, Maxwell was arrested and charged with participating in the sexual abuse of teenagers by her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein, including some as young as 14.
Read full storyThe New Omicron Variant Is Spreading In Children's Hospitals
Admissions to pediatric hospitals in New York City have increased by five-fold this month. The number of admitted pediatric patients has nearly doubled in Washington, DC. Nationally, pediatric hospitalizations are up 35% in just the past week.
Read full storyA Woman From Los Angeles Is Looking At Federal Charges After Allegedly Punching Another Passenger On A Flight
On a Delta Airlines flight last week, a woman was seen hitting a man. An online video of two passengers shouting at each other on a flight from Tampa to Atlanta surfaced over the weekend.
Read full storyThe CDC Has Shortened The Recommended Covid Quarantine Time
It has now been recommended that people testing positive for Covid-19 isolate for five days rather than 10 if they don't have symptoms -- and if they wear a mask for at least five more days.
Read full storyFauci Strongly Suggests That The U.S. Should Implement Vaccine Mandates For Domestic Flights
Vaccinating domestic travelers against diseases like Covid-19 should be considered by the federal government, a top infectious disease expert said Monday. In an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Dr. Anthony Fauci said making vaccinations mandatory is an incentive to get more people vaccinated. "If you do that with domestic flights, that should seriously be considered."
Read full storyThis Virginia Family Got The First 3D Printed House In The U.S.
The first 3D printed home in the U.S. was completed by Habitat for Humanity on the first day of winter. In July, construction crews broke ground on a 1,200 square foot, three-bedroom home, and in September, various news stations checked out the progress. It was celebrated on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting.
Read full storyEl Chapo's Wife Gets 3 Years In A U.S. Federal Prison
After pleading guilty to helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison.
Read full storyA South Carolina Woman Has Been Awarded $10 Million After Stepping On A Rusty Nail In Walmart
A woman from Florence, South Carolina whose multiple amputations were caused by stepping on rusty nails at Walmart has been awarded $10 million dollars in damages. The news release from April Jones' lawyers states that she stepped on the nail in a Beltline Drive store in Florence in 2015 and suffered a severe foot injury. It caused an infection, which eventually resulted in three amputations. A lawsuit was filed against the big box chain in 2017 to cover costs.
Read full storyTexas Man Who Used The Covid-19 PPP Loan To Buy A Lamborghini, Gets Prison Time
Texas authorities say a 30-year-old man lied about his salary to get more than $1.6 million dollars in COVID-19 relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program and has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
Read full storyWoman Awarded $2.1 Million After Walmart Accused Her Of Shoplifting
A woman who was falsely arrested for shoplifting at Walmart and was subsequently threatened by the company after her case was dismissed has finally seen the light of day. On Monday, a Mobile County Circuit Court jury awarded $2.1 million to Lesleigh Nurse of Semmes.
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