File NEWSLINK7.COM President Joe Biden will deliver a speech Tuesday to address the omicron variant and unveil new steps the administration is taking to help communities in need of assistance Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM New Yorkers are struggling to find COVID-19 tests as the city suffers a surge of infections driven by Omicron Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The race to deploy 5G infrastructure has unlocked a new use for the rooftops of restaurants, hotels, residential buildings, and even hospitals and churches. Read More December 18, 2021
Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM An Amazon delivery driver was told she would be fired if she did not finish her deliveries during the deadly tornado that hammered Illinois and killed six workers at its distribution center. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The Jacksonville Jaguars fired former coach Urban Meyer for cause, sources told ESPN on Saturday, with the intention of not paying him the remaining four years of his contract. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 is gaining traction in the U.S. and more people are testing positive for the virus, including people who have been vaccinated or boosted. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The number of confirmed Omicron cases in the United States has nearly doubled in a period of 24 hours, with the variant now confirmed in all but six states. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Ali Alexander, who founded the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement and attended the rally that preceded the Capitol attack, told congressional investigators that he recalls “a few phone conversations” with Rep. Paul Gosar and a text exchange with Rep. Mo Brooks Read More December 18, 2021
Yahoo NEWSLINK7.COM As Omicron has rapidly taken over as the dominant variant of the coronavirus in South Africa and the U.K., scientists are beginning to piece together what gives it its evolutionary advantage. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Mayor London Breed of San Francisco on Friday declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin in an effort to bring down overdose deaths and violent crime in one of the city’s poorest and most drug-infested neighborhoods. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The National Football League on Friday said that it will postpone three games this weekend due to a surge in Covid-19 cases among players and as the new omicron variant of the virus makes inroads across the United States. Read More December 18, 2021
AP NEWSLINK7.COM A powerful typhoon left at least 63 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines Read More December 18, 2021
Sky News NEWSLINK7.COM British Rock Icon Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery in an assault case stemming from a New Year’s Eve 2019 altercation with a security guard at an exclusive Florida hotel. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM A Miami activist Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office handpicked to amplify his criticism of critical race theory has espoused views aligned with QAnon conspiracy theories and appears to support those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Read More December 18, 2021
File NEWSLINK7.COM Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine , part of a wish list of security guarantees it wants to negotiate with the West. Read More December 18, 2021
Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on Friday released a 46-page report confirming what was readily apparent to most reasonable, informed Americans: The Trump administration made “deliberate efforts” to undermine America’s response to Covid-19 for political purposes. Read More December 18, 2021
ABC NEWSLINK7.COM The nation’s coronavirus testing capacity, already straining to keep up with demand, is facing enormous new pressure, with holiday travelers waiting in long lines to be tested, overworked laboratories struggling to keep up and rapid at-home diagnostics Read More December 18, 2021
Virtual Dining Concepts NEWSLINK7.COM TikTok is preparing to launch a new service that will turn its viral food videos into meals you can actually order and enjoy. The social app is partnering with Virtual Dining Concepts and Grubhub to launch “TikTok Kitchen” Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Virginia authorities said Friday they are investigating a possible serial killer, a man they allege sought out women on dating apps, lured them to hotels and then killed them Read More December 18, 2021
Jessica Hill/AP NEWSLINK7.COM The newly crowned Miss America Emma Broyles has made history, becoming both the first Korean American and the first Alaskan to hold the title in the competition’s 100-year history. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM YouTube TV has failed to reach an eleventh-hour deal with Disney to keep more than a dozen Disney-owned channels on the live TV streaming service. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Just one week before Christmas, the remainder of New York’s iconic Radio City Rockettes season was called off, as the city and state continue to deal with a surge of new Covid-19 cases. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Considered the wealthiest pastor in America — with an alleged estimated net worth of $760 million — televangelist Kenneth Copeland is in hot water after an extensive investigation Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Miami Commissioner Joseph Lionel Plummer Jr. December 3, 1936 – December 16, 2021 Miami, Florida – a sixth generation Floridian. Appointment to the Miami City Commission in October of 1970. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Longtime Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen has disavowed Donald Trump and cooperated with investigators – and now he is suing his former longtime boss, claiming he endured ‘extreme physical and emotional harm’ in prison payback. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Officials worked to shore up testing and healthcare capacity, as new Covid-19 infections hit a daily record in New York state and the Omicron variant added new risks to the pandemic response across the U.S. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM A federal appeals court Friday reinstated Biden administration rules that require many employers to ensure that their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly for Covid-19. Read More December 18, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Robert Palmer, 54, of Tampa was sentenced Friday to just over five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Read More December 17, 2021
Reuters NEWSLINK7.COM Eva Andersson-Dubin, a physician and the wife of a prominent hedge fund manager, testified – Friday at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell that she knew financier Jeffrey Epstein for years and never saw anything “inappropriate” between him and teenage girls. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Ex-cop Kim Potter broke down and wept on the witness stand at her trial as she re-lived the moment she yelled ‘Taser! Taser! Taser!’ and shot Daunte Wright dead. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM TikTok said Friday that it’s working to remove “alarmist warnings” about a supposed day of school violence that was rumored to take place on Friday, December 17th. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The editor of Forbes magazine testified Thursday before the grand jury hearing evidence in a criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump and his business practices, answering questions about an article examining whether the former president inflated his wealth. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Russia demanded on Friday that the United States and its allies halt all military activity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in a sweeping proposal that would establish a Cold War-like security arrangement Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The Biden administration is considering a plan to redirect helicopters and other military equipment once allocated for the now-defunct Afghan military to Ukraine to help quickly reinforce its defenses amid a buildup of Russian troops near its border, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Citing the recent scrutiny on its employees’ working conditions, a group of Amazon shareholders has filed a resolution asking the board of directors to commission an independent audit on workplace health and safety at the company. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Rogel Aguilera-Mederos is the driver who crashed an out-of-control semi truck into stopped traffic on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in 2019, killing four people a judge in Jefferson County sentenced him to 110 years Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Republican Herschel Walker’s campaign deleted a false claim that he graduated from the University of Georgia hours after it was posted on a website promoting his U.S. Senate bid. Read More December 17, 2021
screengrab NEWSLINK7.COM Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, a former longtime bassist of hip-hop band The Roots, has died at the age of 62, the group said Thursday. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Over 100 Democratic House members signed a letter Thursday urging President Joe Biden to lift restrictions that make it more difficult to send remittances and goods to Cuba, including food and medicine. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced that it would soon require private health insurers to reimburse consumers for the cost of at-home coronavirus tests. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM School districts across the United States are cancelling classes on Friday, December 17th due to reports of threats that are supposedly being made on TikTok. Districts in California, Texas, Minnesota, and Missouri Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to be the military’s second-ranking officer, filling a nearly monthlong vacancy on the Joint Chiefs. Navy Adm. Christopher Grady Read More December 17, 2021
Sébastien Thibault NEWSLINK7.COM Top Washington Post officials gathered last week and discussed how to respond to a major problem the news outlet is facing: a sharp decline in online readership. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Prosecutors in Elizabeth Holmes’s criminal-fraud trial made their case one more time in closing arguments Thursday as jurors move closer to deciding the fate of the Theranos Inc. founder. Read More December 17, 2021
File NEWSLINK7.COM The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol issued a subpoena on Thursday for Phil Waldron, a retired Army colonel with a background in information warfare who had circulated a detailed and extreme plan to overturn the 2020 election. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM A smartphone belonging to jailed Indian activist Rona Wilson was infiltrated using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware before his arrest, according to a new forensic analysis by Amnesty International’s Security Lab that reignites questions about the use of malware attacks against dissidents and government critics in India. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM A judge Thursday rejected a motion by Fox News to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought against the cable news giant by Dominion Voting Systems over claims about the 2020 presidential election. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM With the omicron variant of the coronavirus poised to thwart most covid-19 treatments, U.S. public health officials are stockpiling the one monoclonal antibody that remains effective so that it can be deployed when the variant becomes more prevalent. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM New Yorkers were standing in long lines for Covid tests on Thursday, as new daily cases jumped 26 percent and the daily positivity rate doubling over the course of only three days, with the Omicron variant to blame for the worsening spike. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire broke out at a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, according to an official, and media reported that police were investigating suspected arson. Read More December 17, 2021
Kaiser Health News/Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently lifted its restriction on the abortion pill mifepristone that required providers to dispense the drug in person, allowing it to be delivered by mail. Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM A federal judge on Thursday evening unraveled a painstakingly negotiated settlement between Purdue Pharma and thousands of state, local and tribal governments that had sued the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM Authorities in New Mexico have issued a search warrant for actor Alec Baldwin’s cellphone as they probe the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.” Read More December 17, 2021
NEWSLINK7.COM The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has banned seven firms it says used its platforms to spy on some 50,000 unsuspecting targets, including human rights activists, government critics, celebrities, journalists and ordinary people in more than 100 countries. Read More December 16, 2021