'SNL' addresses Staten Island coronavirus protest, mall Santas during pandemic

With many Americans separated from loved ones because of the coronavirus pandemic, burdened by financial woes or grappling with racial injustice, it's been a tough year.  But with vaccines on the way, there is hope for a brighter 2021.  It's time to recognize some of the people across the country who fought to make a difference. They became heroes because they did more than hunker down in troubled times. Here are a few inspiring stories.

the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative affect on her mental health and even had her temporarily contemplating suicide. "So during this pandemic, it's been hard on all of us and I had a moment. I had a dark moment.

Dr. Deborah Birx, one of the White House's top coronavirus advisers, defended herself Monday as she faced scrutiny for traveling to a vacation property in Delaware with others after Thanksgiving.

With COVID-19 cases rising and a new stay-at-home order in effect, indie bookstores in Los Angeles continue to tread water amid an overwhelming storm. Throw in the first holiday season of the pandemic era and bookstores are enduring even more challenges in what would usually be the most lucrative time of the year.

The father of a woman whose body was found in a Staten Island park last year has been extradited from the Middle East and charged with her murder. Kabary Salem had been indicted in the murder of his daughter, Ola Salem, 25, by a Staten Island grand jury Nov.

On the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to be President Trump’s antithesis on border and immigration issues. Basically, Biden — whose victory was declared Monday by the Electoral College — pledged to do the opposite of everything Trump did regarding illegal immigration.

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityA former human resources manager who lost his job during the coronavirus crisis has turned his hobby into a business by launching his own craft beer.Dan Wright, who was made redundant from his role at a logistics company in May, converted his garage into a mini brewery while his wife Natalie, also an avid craft beer aficionado, was working from home while heavily pregnant.Six months after their baby

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Felicity Jones is talking about becoming a mother for the first time in a rare candid interview.

Pete Davidson and Timothée Chalamet got the internet talking during the Oscar nominee’s Saturday Night Live hosting debut on Saturday, December 12.The Call Me by Your Name actor, 24, and the comedian, 27, appeared in multiple sketches together during the episode.

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Manchester Evening News , daughter Tracy Keelan, 43, said: “We’re not saying cancer patients are more important than Covid patients, they should be treated equally. “Why are cancer patients not worthy of having NHS treatments but Covid patients are?“Mum worked for the NHS and worked for them for 17 years. She absolutely loved her job; it was her life. “When she needed it the most, the NHS let her down. “It does feel like cancer patients have been scarified.

Lawyers for Daniel Presti, the Staten Island bar owner accused of hitting a deputy with his car Saturday night, say surveillance footage of the incident shows their client “running for his life from unidentified individuals” because they were dressed in dark clothing and Presti did not know they were law enforcement officers.

Fox News contributor Joe Concha pointed out the “irony” Monday of “Saturday Night Live” cast member and Staten Island native Pete Davidson mocking the owner of Mac’s Public House, who has defied Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus restrictions by staying open.

The attorney for the Staten Island bar owner accused of running over a sheriff's deputy this weekend said Monday his client's arrest was a "politial hit job."  “The guys want to keep the fight going with Mac’s Public House and keep the support of the restaurant, their fellow restaurant and small business owners,” lawyer Lou Gelormino told “America’s Newsroom." “We’re talking about serving cheeseburgers and beers. It has come to this.

Both New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov.