Biden pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030

President Biden is expected to pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about 50% from 2005 levels by 2030, according to a senior White House official. The administration will express this as a range that has not yet been announced. Fifty percent or more is an aggressive goal and the administration is hoping it will […]

All US adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine: how to find a shot

American adults in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine as of Monday, meeting President Biden’s goal of April 19 eligibility. Biden set the April 19 goal earlier this month, although the vast majority of states had already expanded eligibility to all […]

Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes after defending Capitol, ME says

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes a day after defending the Capitol during the January 6 assault, the D.C. medical examiner’s office announced Monday. Sicknick was previously believed to have died from injuries sustained during the riot. Sicknick died from strokes, the chief medical examiner’s office said in a report summary, citing […]

Crime Stoppers seeking shirtless burglar in Fort Myers Beach

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information on a shirtless burglar who it says forcibly entered a residence on Buttonwood Drive on Fort Myers Beach. The man broke through the front door and stole a large amount of jewelry and an unknown make/model shotgun (possibly camouflaged), according to […]

Hester Ford, the oldest living American, has died

Hester Ford, the oldest living American, has died in North Carolina, her family said. Ford was either 115 or 116 years old, depending on which census report was accurate. According to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks “supercentenarians,” her age was listed as 115 years and 245 days. As of July 30, she was the […]

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter makes maiden flight on Mars in a ‘Wright brothers moment’

After overcoming an earlier software glitch, NASA’s $80 million Ingenuity helicopter spun up its carbon-composite rotors and lifted off the dusty surface of Mars early Monday to become the first aircraft to fly on another planet, a “Wright brothers moment” that could pave the way to future interplanetary aircraft. Tipping the scales at just 4 […]

Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sports

Florida lawmakers moved closer to requiring transgender athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing — as well as submit to having their genitalia examined — to participate on sports teams in public schools and colleges. The proposal in Florida, approved overwhelmingly Wednesday by the state’s Republican-led House, is part of a continuing national debate over […]

Crime Stoppers looking for man suspected of $2k Cape Coral plywood theft

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is looking for a man suspected of stealing plywood in Cape Coral. Between Saturday and Monday, 40 sheets of plywood worth a total of $2,000 went missing from the construction site on NW 4th Place in Cape Coral. An employee driving by observed a suspicious person driving an older white Chevrolet […]

US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications plummeted by 193,000 from a revised 769,000 a week earlier. Jobless claims are now down sharply […]

Lehigh Acres motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

A Lehigh Acres man riding a motorcycle was seriously injured after being rear-ended by a car on Lee Boulevard Wednesday night. The 37-year-old motorcyclist and a car driven by a 21-year-old Fort Myers woman were traveling east in the outside lane on Lee Boulevard, west of Gunnery Road in Lehigh Acres around 7:27 p.m. The […]