Is pandemic purgatory worse than a lockdown? Here’s how to end your languishing
I recently went to pick up a gift card for a friend at a restaurant and came across an unseemly sight. The joint was packed to the rim with people,…
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New York Mets player suffers nasal fractures after getting hit in the face by a 94 mph fastball
New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar will meet with a specialist after he suffered multiple nasal fractures when a 94 mph fastball hit him, the team…
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A driver appeared to be sleeping behind the wheel of an autonomous Tesla, authorities say. So deputies pulled him over
A 38-year-old Illinois man was pulled over Sunday after a deputy saw him apparently sleeping behind the wheel of a 2019 Tesla operating on autopilot,…
Continue Reading With 100M inoculations in just 9 days, a fresh batch of Covid cases finally helped China combat vaccine hesitancy
As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19…
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Three deputies who fired shots at Andrew Brown Jr. will be reinstated and retrained, sheriff says
District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday that the deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. last month were justified in using deadly…
Continue Reading As China inoculates 100M people in 9 days, the key to combating vaccine hesitancy seems clear: active Covid cases
As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19…
Continue Reading Fear over fresh Covid-19 outbreaks sees China vaccinate 100 million people in nine days
As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive. Over 400 million doses of Covid-19…
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Family faces tough decision as water resources tap out in Southern Colorado
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Jessica Woelfel’s family is weighing whether or not they can continue living in their home of six years in Midway,…
Continue Reading Divorces fall 70% in China after government orders couples to cool off
The number of divorces recorded in China has fallen by more than 70% since the introduction of a mandatory “cooling-off” period earlier…
Continue Reading Trial of Robert Durst, subject of the crime documentary ‘The Jinx,’ restarts after pause for coronavirus
The trial of millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary “The Jinx,” restarted Tuesday in Los Angeles after a…
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Slow uptake of Covid-19 vaccine in rural areas could hinder the end of the pandemic, CDC says
People who live in rural areas have an increased risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19, yet as of April, the vaccination rate in rural…
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Thousands of migrants swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
At least 6,000 people, including around 1,500 minors, swam from Morocco to the bordering Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday in the largest influx of…
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Two brothers were wrongfully convicted of rape and murder. Nearly 40 years later, they are getting $75 million in compensation
A federal jury has awarded $75 million to two brothers in North Carolina, decades after they were convicted of rape and murder they did not commit.…
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Appeals court rules cops should have qualified immunity in violent takedowns
A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted so-called qualified immunity to Louisiana officers who were accused of forcing an unarmed Black man to the…
Continue Reading Former Virginia OB-GYN sentenced to 59 years in prison for doing unnecessary procedures
A former Virginia doctor was sentenced to 59 years in federal prison for scheming more than 25 patients into having unnecessary medical procedures,…
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Late spring snow closes La Veta Pass for few hours Tuesday morning
WALSENBURG, Colo. (KRDO) — It might be the middle of May, but that’s not stopping parts of Colorado from enjoying some snow. La Veta Pass opened…
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CDOT set to pick 20 winners of Name that Plow Contest
COLORADO (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation and Governor Polis is set to review submissions for the Name that Plow contest. The…
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Pueblo Police: uptick in drive-by shootings, most caused by gangs
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s a crime no one sees coming until it’s too late and it’s happening more in Pueblo so far this year. The Pueblo Police…
Continue Reading Border agents have seized more fentanyl in the last 7 months than the year before, CBP says
In the last 7 months, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have seized more fentanyl than the total for the year before, according to data…
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