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Boswell Case: Tennessee toddler’s mother to remain in jail

Megan "Maggie" Boswell, mother of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell, to remain in jail after remains believed to be the little girl were discovered on a relative's property. WCYB's Maria Roberts reports.

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB/NBC News) — Megan “Maggie” Boswell, the mother of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell, will remain in a Tennessee jail after a judge raised her bond to $150,000 Monday morning. Remains believed to be little Evelyn were found Friday on the property of a family member in Sullivan County, Tennessee. District Attorney Barry Staubus argued that Megan Boswell, who…

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Trump Pushes Economic Relief As Coronavirus Spreads

A payroll tax cut and tax breaks for the travel industry are among the moves being considered to blunt the economic toll of coronavirus. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.

(NBC News) — The federal government is turning its focus to the damage coronavirus is doing to your wallet. President Trump will meet with Republicans Tuesday to discuss a possible cut to payroll taxes. “Substantial relief, it’s a big number. We’re also talking about hourly wage earners getting help so that they can be in a position where they’re not…

Boy thrown from balcony

Police in St. Paul, Minnesota say a mother tossed her 11-year-old son from their fourth floor apartment balcony, severely injuring the child. KARE's Gordon Severson reports.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (NBC News) — An 11-year-old boy is hospitalized after being thrown from a balcony in St. Paul, Minnesota Monday morning. St. Paul Police spokesperson Steve Linders says squads were dispatched to an apartment building around 8:40 a.m. on initial reports of an attempted suicide. Officers arrived to find a child on the ground, conscious and breathing but…

Dow craters on Coronavirus fear, oil drop

(NBC News) The Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its steepest points drop ever Monday in a sell-off fueled by fears of the coronavirus and plummeting oil prices. The dow dropped more than 2,000 points, shedding nearly eight percent of its value. The opening sell-off was so drastic that trading was briefly halted, an automatic safeguard designed to prevent a crash….

Quarantined In The Holy Land

Alabama church group confined to their hotel near Bethlehem amid coronavirus outbreak. WPMI's Darwin Singleton reports.

(WPMI/NBC News) Thirteen members of an Alabama church are currently quarantined in the Holy Land after a previous guest at their hotel tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The members of the 3Circle Church in Fairhope, Alabama have tested negative for the virus. “We’re okay. No one is sick. We are getting food and water every day, so that’s really…

Coronavirus: Increased testing on the way

(NBC News) President Trump visited the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta Friday as coronavirus cases topped 200 from coast to coast in the United States, and reportedly hitting 100,000 worldwide. Hours before the visit the president signed an $8 billion emergency spending bill for vaccines, testing, treatment, and preparations to contain the growing threat. The Trump administration is trying…