Virus updates: Pfizer says vaccine protects at least 6 months; Japan fighting rise in cases as Olympics near; Sarah Palin confirms COVID diagnosis, urges mask-wearing.
1. Coronavirus About 143 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the US, but states are still seeing worrying increases in cases. More than two dozen states are reporting at least a 10% case increase compared to the…
(CNN) -- [Breaking news update, published at 9 p.m. ET] Multiple people, including a Boulder police officer, have been killed at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said Monday. A person of interest was taken into custody, police Commander Kerry Yamaguchi…
(CNN) -- Police in Colorado responded Monday afternoon to reports of an active shooter at a grocery store in south Boulder. The Boulder police tweeted about 2:49 p.m. (4:49 p.m. ET) that there was an "Active Shooter at the King…
Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left eight people dead and one wounded are connected. Two of the shootings were at spas across the street from each other in northeast Atlanta and the…
Beyoncé earned her 28th Grammy, surpassing Alison Krauss to become the most decorated female act in Grammy history.
(CNN) -- Following widespread power outages during a series of winter storms that left many Texas residents in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state's power grid has been fired. Bill Magness, president and CEO of Electric…
TEXAS - About 390,000 Texas residents were still under boil water advisories as of midday Monday, almost two weeks after a winter storm slammed large swaths of the South. The Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) website shows there are 399 active boil…
Originally Published: 26 FEB 21 07:05 ET Updated: 27 FEB 21 09:26 ET By Clare Foran, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) -- The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9…
VICTORIA, Texas- The Victoria County Public Health Department (VCPHD) reports 20 new cases of COIVD-19 Tuesday evening. View the VCPHD dashboard here. As of Monday evening, there are: 20 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Victoria County 324 currently active…
Originally Published: 23 FEB 21 14:45 ET Updated: 23 FEB 21 14:51 ET By Stella Chan, CNN (CNN) -- Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the…
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to use their food benefits to purchase hot foods and ready-to-eat meals due to impacts…
DENTON, Texas- Texas homeowners and renters in the 77 counties designated for individual assistance who sustained damage may now apply for disaster assistance with FEMA. If you have insurance and are applying for disaster assistance, you must also file a…
AUSTIN – Governor Abbott is convening an emergency meeting with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan and members of the Legislature to discuss the spike in energy bills affecting many Texans following the recent power outages throughout the state.…
WASHINGTON – FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning on Feb. 11, 2021 and continuing. The…
Originally Published: 17 FEB 21 06:36 ET Updated: 17 FEB 21 17:23 ET By Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) -- A winter storm and lengthy cold snap have crippled power facilities in Texas and caused about 2.8 million…
Originally Published: 17 FEB 21 14:06 ET Updated: 17 FEB 21 16:33 ET By Alisha Ebrahimji and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) -- John Henderson says his wife is complaining that her throat hurts and is having a little trouble…
Originally Published: 17 FEB 21 13:31 ET By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) -- Unprecedented winter storms have blanketed Texas, causing bitter cold temperatures and widespread power outages throughout much of the state. President Joe Biden has declared a state of…
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott declared the reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) an emergency item this legislative session. In declaring this item an emergency, the Governor is calling on the legislature to investigate ERCOT and ensure…
WASHINGTON – FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning on Feb. 11, 2021 and continuing. The…
AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the White House has issued a Federal Emergency Declaration for Texas in response to the severe winter weather throughout the state. The Governor submitted a request for this declaration on Saturday to assist the…
(CNN) -- The Senate votes 57-43 to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol. Seven Republican senators joined all 50 Democrats in voting to convict the president. Sixty-seven votes were needed to convict. U.S.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Flynt, who turned Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. His nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., told The Associated Press that Flynt died Wednesday of heart…
NEW YORK - Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of…
