Author Archives: Syndicated Content
United CEO says 3,000 employees have COVID, credits vaccine requirement for lack of deaths
CHICAGO (WBTW) - In a letter to employees, the CEO of United Airlines said the company's COVID-19 vaccine requirement is saving the lives of its employees. In the letter dated Jan. 11, Scott Kirby wro...
Jan 12, 2022
White House beefs up testing to keep schools open
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - The Biden administration announced an enhanced program Wednesday aimed at increasing student and school staff access to COVID-19 testing and at keeping schools open for f...
Jan 12, 2022
Biden sending more COVID tests to schools to keep them open
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge. The White House announced Wednesday that th...
Jan 12, 2022
Late Collapse Dooms Nebrasketball in Loss to No. 25 Illinois
Tie game turns into 10-point defeat for Husker men in final four minutesOnce again, with a chance to break the spell and finally earn a win over a power-conference opponent, Nebraska could not close t...
Jan 11, 2022
'Smart guns' promise to keep guns out of the wrong hands
DALLAS (NewsNation Now) - After two decades of reliability questions and concerns, personalized smart guns could finally be hitting the U.S. market soon. Smart guns use technology that only allows the...
Jan 11, 2022
RNC Chairwoman, Sen. Rick Scott slam Biden ahead of voting rights speech: 'Federal takeover'
Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel spoke to reporters Tuesday ahead of President Biden's visit to Georgia, slamming the president for his...
Jan 11, 2022
Medical helicopter carrying infant crashes in suburban Philly
UPPER DARBY, Pa. (NewsNation Now) - A medical helicopter crashed Tuesday in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia, with four people on board including an infant all expected to survive, authorit...
Jan 11, 2022
Chicago Teachers Union concedes to Mayor Lightfoot's COVID-19 safety proposal: 'A one-woman kamikaze'
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) on Monday reached a tentative agreement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago school district, but continued to criticize failed city leadership during a press con...
Jan 11, 2022
FAA grounds US flights amid North Korea missile launch
(NewsNation Now) - The Federal Aviation Administration issued a full ground stop Monday night, stopping every plane from taking off or landing at airports along the West Coast for several minutes. The...
Jan 11, 2022
Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarter
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - The United States Mint began shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program. The quarter design shows ...
Jan 11, 2022