Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest man in US, dies in Minnesota
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at th...
Aug 24, 2021
Can you collect unemployment if you refuse the COVID-19 vaccine and get fired?
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - With more employers requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, there may be employees who refuse. If this results into the company letting the worker go, will the perso...
Aug 24, 2021
Hawaii governor asks only essential visitors to come: 'It's not a good time to travel to the islands'
HONOLULU (KHON) -- Gov. David Ige is asking visitors and residents alike to restrict travel to essential business only as Hawaii sees an alarming rise in COVID cases linked to community spread. "It's ...
Aug 24, 2021
NewsNation Prime: US mom helps rescue Afghan girls
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - The young Afghan women who inspired much of the world with their work as members of the all-female Afghan Robotics team are safe, thanks in part to the tireless efforts of a...
Aug 24, 2021
Cuomo gives clemency to 6, including Brink's heist driver
NEW YORK (AP) - Hours before leaving office, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday granted clemency to six people, including the driver in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery whose release was champione...
Aug 24, 2021
Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail
(AP) - The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in ...
Aug 23, 2021
US sets up security to screen Afghan immigrants
(NewsNation Now) - For Afghan refugees hoping to become U.S. citizens, escaping Taliban-controlled Kabul is only the first hurdle. President Joe Biden said Sunday that refugees from Afghanistan will u...
Aug 23, 2021
2-hour wait for drive-up Regeneron in Florida
MIAMI (NewsNation Now) - Tropical Park in Miami is normally known for jogging or shooting hoops, but now it's a one-stop shop for COVID-19: tests, vaccines, and Regeneron. They're all available in one...
Aug 23, 2021
Seven days until Afghanistan evacuation deadline
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - The United States is up against the clock to get every American out of Afghanistan, but with new warnings coming from Kabul, some question if the military can get ev...
Aug 23, 2021
Trial begins for Florida parents’ lawsuit over governor's mask mandate
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The battle over mask mandates in Florida schools is heading to court. A group of parents in Florida are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education, ...
Aug 23, 2021