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Owlet hitches ride to the city that never sleeps in Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

The night-bird was spotted as the tree was getting ready to be erected in New York City for the annual tradition

(CNN) — A truck driver who drove a 75-foot Norway spruce tree from Canada to New York found something he said he’s never seen in person. The baby owl who was stuck in the New York Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Michelle Brown has the story. Categories: National News

CDC urges people not to travel for Thanksgiving holiday

The CDC wants people to spend Thanksgiving at home, but have safety tips if you decide to gather

(CNN) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising Americans not to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. The recommendation comes, as coronavirus cases surge through out the United States. The CDC says traveling right now could spread the virus from one part of the country to another. But for those who are still planning to travel,…

3 more federal executions scheduled during lame-duck period, including two days before Biden sworn in

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inauguration. The announcement comes a day after the federal Bureau of Prisons carried out the eight federal execution this year after a 17-year hiatus, and it is likely to increase pressure on…

Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president

WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 Friday, and he’ll soon take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As Biden wrestles with those issues, he will be attempting to accomplish another feat: demonstrating to Americans that age is but a number….

With suicide rates rising, mental health experts look to new ways to help people find healing

The SCMDH-DAODAS mental health questionnaire can connect a person to a mental health expert online

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — More South Carolinians have been calling mental health providers with concerns about loved ones contemplating suicide. Experts say the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are partly to blame for this uptick. Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, mental health experts have been hearing about people who are struggling with anxiety, addiction, and depression for the first…