California reported a record high for a day of 70,453 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of people who have been infected to 2,450,002, according to California public heath websites. It should be noted many counties did not report their numbers over the weekend, resulting in a backlog. There were also 379 new
An improvised explosive device is reported to have been found at the US Capitol as one person was shot and several people were taken to hospital after supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump descended on the US Capitol. Both chambers of Congress in Washington DC were abruptly recessed on Wednesday as they debated president-elect
MPs have approved England’s third coronavirus lockdown – but the government has been urged by leading Conservatives to allow further votes on the measures both this month and next month. Following a four-hour debate in the House of Commons, MPs approved the newest lockdown by 524 votes to 16, a majority of 508. Their approval
Cybesecurity researchers today revealed a new malspam campaign that distributes a remote access Trojan (RAT) by purporting to contain a sex scandal video of U.S. President Donald Trump. The emails, which carry with the subject line “GOOD LOAN OFFER!!,” come attached with a Java archive (JAR) file called “TRUMP_SEX_SCANDAL_VIDEO.jar,” which, when downloaded, installs Qua or
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra units are now receiving the January 2021 Android security patch, and this update brings along several security enhancements, along with a fix related to fingerprint sensors on the two handsets. Samsung notes that the January 2021 patch fixes a bug that allowed fingerprint sensors to
The FTSE 100 has hit its highest level in ten months, building on a recovery that has lagged its peers during the coronavirus crisis to date. The blue-chip index added 229 points, or 3.5%, on Wednesday to close at 6,841. When points are converted to pounds, it meant almost £61bn was added to its collective
An Orange County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, the O.C. Sheriff’s Department said Thursday.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced legislation to authorize mobile sports wagering — sending shares of at least two companies higher Wednesday. Sports betting company DraftKings was up nearly 4% at $49.28. Gan, a supplier of Internet gaming software, surged 12% $22.27. Under Cuomo’s proposal, the New York State Gaming Commission will issue a request for proposals to select
Gwen Stefani is finally giving the proposal story behind her engagement to Blake Shelton. She stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and dished on it all, including how Blake kept the ring hidden in his “disgusting” truck. “It was actually pretty magical, and I wasn’t expecting it at the moment that it happened
Jamie Lin Wilson doesn’t remember hearing Cross Canadian Ragweed‘s “Sick and Tired” for the very first time, but she does remember hearing the news that the venerable Oklahoma-bred alt-country band had enlisted Lee Ann Womack for the song. “I just thought that was the coolest,” Wilson recalls. “Having someone that is a mainstream country star comin’ in
The Simpsons has once again taken a moment to honor Studio Ghibli, in the shows’ latest episode, “The Dad Feelings-Limited”. This time, The Simpsons chose to highlight Hayao Miyazaki‘s classic 1988 animated film My Neighbor Totoro. The episode’s story saw Homer and Marge Simpson befriend Comic Book Guy and his wife Kumiko, who is a
This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 12, “There Is a Tide…” Remember that time when Admiral James T. Kirk pretended to be a socialist so he didn’t have to pay the bill on a pizza date? In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Dr. Gillian Taylor (Catherine Hicks) rolls her
Play video content MEGA Tanya Roberts‘ longtime partner says he was distraught and confused during his final moments with her … which may explain why he prematurely told folks she had died. Lance O’Brien told a photog Tuesday … when he visited her Sunday at the hospital she was in bad shape — unresponsive on
Disney’s next animated film Raya and the Last Dragon will be released in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access on March 5th. However, you’ll be able to enjoy the Funko Pops from the film a bit earlier. Indeed, the first Funko Pops from Raya and the Last Dragon have been unveiled, and they include Raya,
Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager involved in the shooting deaths of two people during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin this summer, pleaded not guilty to all charges during an arraignment Tuesday, January 5th, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Rittenhouse, 18, is facing five felonies, including first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Tanya Roberts, who famously played a Bond girl in 1985’s A View to Kill and later had a recurring role as Midge Pinciotti on That ’70s Show, died Monday, January 4th, The New York Times reports. She was 65. Roberts’ partner, Lance O’Brien, confirmed her death, although it came after a bizarre bout of confusion
CAL FIRE made a series of retardant drops during an aggressive firefight in Moreno Valley Sunday saving several homes where more than 1000 acres burned.
Calls for the removal of USA Water Polo CEO Christopher Ramsey and board chairman Michael Graff were joined on Tuesday by at least 10 Olympians as well as former U.S. national team players and coaches, and ex-USA Water Polo and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board members. Terry Schroeder, member of four Olympic teams and
Democrat Raphael Warnock has unseated Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia Senate election, NBC news projects. The final votes are being counted in two key Senate runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate and the fate of Joe Biden’s presidency. Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff need to win both races to seize
The UK will have to roll out more than two million coronavirus vaccines a week to meet its target of offering a jab to the top four priority groups by the middle of February, a minister has acknowledged. Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News that the target, which involves inoculating 13.9 million people against