Debbie Lord
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FAA orders all domestic flights grounded after system outage; not a cyberattack, White House says
The failure of an FAA computer system could delay or ground flights nationwide Wednesday. The system sends flight hazards and real-time restrictions to pilots. → Read More
Black Friday 2022: What time does Macy’s, Walmart, Best Buy, Kohls and others open Friday?
Retailers will open early on Friday for Black Friday sales. Check out the list of store hours. → Read More
What is Yom Kippur, when is it, how is it observed?
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. What is the holiday about and how is it observed? Here’s a look at the celebration and the traditions. → Read More
Juneteenth: What is it; what to know about the holiday that celebrates slavery’s end
What is Juneteenth and what does strawberry soda have to do with it? → Read More
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 5- to 11-year-olds
Children ages 5-11 can now get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. → Read More
Eminem: NFL officials say they knew rapper would take a knee during halftime show
The NFL said reports he had asked permission to kneel were false. → Read More
CDC investigating more than 85 cruise ships following COVID-19 outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating cruise ships after reports of COVID-19 outbreaks onboard. → Read More
CDC panel recommends Pfizer or Moderna after concerns grow for Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices considered new information regarding an increase in blood clot rates for those who have taken the J&J vaccine. → Read More
FDA panel endorses Merck’s COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday narrowly endorsed a COVID-19 pill developed by Merck and shown to reduce hospitalization rates for those with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19, determining that the known and possible benefits outweigh the risks. → Read More
Omicron variant: BioNTech will know soon if its COVID-19 vaccine works against new variant
The BioNTech pharmaceutical company says it will know in two weeks whether the novel coronavirus vaccine it developed with Pfizer will work against a new COVID-19 variant that has scientist concerned. → Read More
New COVID-19 variant: What we know about the B.1.1.529 variant; travel bans; WHO meeting
A new variant of the COVID-19 virus has scientists around the world concerned and a growing number of countries reinstituting travel bans. → Read More
What’s open/closed on Thanksgiving; Black Friday hours for Macy’s, Best Buy, Walmart, others
Which stores are open on Thanksgiving? What time do stores open on Black Friday. Here's a list. → Read More
Wisconsin Christmas parade: Suspect facing 5 counts of intentional homicide
At least five people are dead and more than 40 injured after an SUV barreled through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon, according to city officials. → Read More
Coronavirus: FDA considers Pfizer vaccines for children ages 5-11 on Tuesday
FDA advisory committee will meet to discuss authorization of the COVD-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. → Read More
Moderna, Pfizer say boosters needed; FDA’s not sure
Amid calls by both Pfizer and Moderna for a round of booster shots for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is signaling a reluctance to call for a third shot of a novel coronavirus vaccine. → Read More
Pfizer to ask permission to give booster shot; FDA, CDC say it’s not necessary
Pfizer plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, the company’s chief scientific officer told The Associated Press Thursday. → Read More
Stimulus update: ‘Plus up’ payments and new batch of $1,400 stimulus checks sent out
The Internal Revenue Service sent out a ninth batch of Economic Impact and “plus -up payments this week as part of the American Rescue Plan. → Read More
Child Tax Credit payments: IRS updates information on monthly payments for parents
The Internal Revenue Service has released more information about the Child Tax Credit changes that will see parents getting between $300 and $350 a month starting this summer. → Read More
Stimulus update: House passes COVID-19 relief bill paving way for $1,400 checks, unemployment benefits
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Wednesday, sending $300 a week in jobless benefits to the unemployed, a $3,000 tax credit to parents and $1,400 checks to millions of Americans → Read More
Stimulus update: House expected to pass bill Tuesday; when will you get the stimulus check?
President Joe Biden assured Americans that “help is on the way” in the form of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that passed the Senate on Saturday and is headed back to the House this week for final passage. → Read More