(CNN) - A Wisconsin bank has come up with a creative way to help local businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic and the coin shortage it has caused. The Community State Bank has launched a coin buy back program. People…
(CNN) - This is the last week for the $600.00 bonus added to state unemployment benefits. The boost when added to state benefits is more than what two-thirds of workers made on the job, which caused controversy. Congressional lawmakers…
(CNN) - The U.S. government says it plans to resume hearings for migrants waiting just over the Mexican border. The Trump administration's "migrant protection protocols" have led to people camping in squalid, unsafe conditions there. They normally wait a…
(CNN) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized COVID-19 pool testing. The move will allow multiple people to be tested at once. The agency announced an emergency use authorization for quest diagnostics on Saturday. The company can…
(CNN) - The United States should could see more than 157,000 deaths due to coronavirus by the end of the first week of August. That is the new ensemble forecast just released by the Centers for Disease Control and…
(CNN) - Russian cyber attackers are targeting organizations involved in developing COVID-19 vaccines. That's according to security officials from the U.S., U.K. and Canada. In May, the three countries issued an advisory warning of ongoing cyberattacks against organizations involved…
(CNN) - Former first lady Michelle Obama is launching a podcast on Spotify. It's aptly titled "The Michelle Obama Podcast" and is scheduled to debut on July 29th. Spotify and higher ground, Obama and her husband's production company gave…
(CNN) - Another 1.3 million Americans filed first-time jobless claims last week. The Labor Department released those numbers on Thursday morning. It comes nearly four months after the coronavirus pandemic started wreaking havoc on the economy. Weekly first-time unemployment…
(CNN) - JCPenney is folding more than 150 of its stores. The company announced the decision on Wednesday, saying it will also cut about 1,000 jobs. JCPenney says the coronavirus outbreak has forced it to make tough choices, including…
(CNN) - Hackers have hit the Twitter accounts of several public figures. The accounts of Joe Biden, former president Barack Obama, Mike Bloomberg and others posted similar tweets on Wednesday. The tweets appear to solicit donations as part of…
(CNN) - Organizers announced they're canceling the rose bowl parade in Pasadena because of the coronavirus pandemic. It's the first time in 75 years the new year's day tradition has been canceled. The tournament of Roses Parade last went…
(CNN) - New research suggests the moon is younger than we thought. Scientists generally agree that the moon was formed from debris when an ancient planet collided with earth billions of years ago. However, there has been disagreement about…
Honolulu, HI (KKON) - Hawaii is not saying aloha to its quarantine restrictions for travelers. On Monday governor David Ige announced he was delaying the state's pre-travel testing program. The program would have allowed some travelers to bypass Hawaii's…
Little Rock, AR (KARK) - The first federal execution in 17 years is over. Convicted killer Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death on Tuesday. A federal judge temporarily blocked the execution of Lee, and three others, citing ongoing…
(CNN) - The U.S. military is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. The number of confirmed infections in July grew by about 4,000 and just since Wednesday; cases jumped by some 1,700, according to a Defense official. Several military…
(CNN) - By tweeting a picture of herself holding a can of black beans; Ivanka Trump may have violated a government ethics rule. Take a look, you can see her holding a can of Goya beans Vanna white-style with…
(CNN) - If you received a COVID stimulus check for someone who died; don't worry about returning it. The Internal Revenue Service is now saying those checks have been canceled. The tax agency previously requested family members return them.…
(CNN) - A coalition of 20 universities filed a lawsuit against the federal government Monday. The suit challenges a new directive that makes international students leave the U.S. if they don't attend at least one class in person. Many…
(CNN) - Attorneys appear to be preparing an insanity plea for the man suspected of carrying out a shooting spree at a Texas Walmart last year. Counsel for Patrick Crusius says he was in a psychotic state and being…
(CNN) - Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man who admitted to murdering 51 people in New Zealand's worst terror attack will represent himself at his sentencing next month. Tarrant was convicted of 51 counts of murder and 40 counts of…
Little Rock, AR (KARK) - The first execution of a federal prisoner in 17 years is set for Monday. Daniel Lewis Lee is a convicted killer. An appeals court ruled Sunday that his execution can go forward, despite coronavirus…
(CNN) - A new analysis of cell phone data in 10 coronavirus hotspots shows even more people hit the road over the 4th of July weekend than over Memorial Day, despite warnings from health experts. The analysis comes from…
(CNN) - NASA is working on a plan that when astronauts step on the moon and Mars in the future, they leave only footprints. The space agency is revamping planetary protection guidelines to make sure we don't contaminate the…
(CNN) - The Labor Department reports another 1.3 million people filed for first-time unemployment claims last week. The weekly jobless claims have been lower for more than three months since their peak in the final week of March. But…
(CNN) - A TSA whistleblower says the agency made procedure changes to better protect passengers and officers after he raised concerns. TSA Federal Security director Jay Brainard oversees Kansas airports. He first raised concerns about how TSA was handling…
