A pro surfer rescues a woman struggling in rough water on Hawaii’s North Shore
A professional surfer is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a woman swept into the powerful waves of the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii. Mikey Wright was…
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117th Congress sworn in Sunday amid pandemic
The 117th Congress was officially sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The Constitution…
Continue Reading Surveillance video shows 15-year-old beating mother to death in Texas, police say
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police said in a…
Continue Reading Biden’s inaugural committee hosting ‘virtual parade across America’ on Inauguration Day
President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee on Sunday announced there would be a virtual parade after the swearing-in ceremony on…
Continue Reading NC church continues tradition to combat boredom brought on by winter, quarantine
Click here for updates on this story MILLS RIVER, North Carolina (WLOS ) — It’s been a long-standing tradition in…
Continue Reading Community rallies behind family who lost home to fire
Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV ) — The Maui community is rallying behind the Shoma family from…
Continue Reading Israeli soldier shoots and paralyzes Palestinian man in dispute over power generator
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down, after an altercation over a portable electric generator,…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker Sunday despite narrower majority
Speaker Nancy Pelosi won a fourth non-consecutive term to lead the House of Representatives, suffering a handful of defections in a narrow vote after…
Continue Reading Barstool Fund surprises another CT business with financial relief
Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — So many businesses have been hit hard by the…
Continue Reading Business helps kick-start “Cops for Kids” 2021
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — It may be a Sunday, but the work never stops at DeltaBay…
Continue Reading Kenosha, WI, braces for potential unrest as DA considers charges in Jacob Blake shooting
Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT ) — Kenosha activists and the family of Jacob Blake are…
Continue Reading Hikers take in frozen sights in Luzerne County, PA
Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP ) — A group of hikers took to the trails of…
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Greta Thunberg celebrates her 18th birthday with a snarky tweet
Greta Thunberg turned 18 on Sunday, and she thanked her fans with a snarky Twitter message about how she was celebrating. The Swedish activist has…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi appears on track to be reelected speaker Sunday despite narrower majority
Members of Congress returned to Washington on Sunday to officially usher in a new session and elect their speaker, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
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Covid-hit Manchester City cruises to win at struggling Chelsea
Manchester City shrugged off the loss of six players to Covid-19 to beat Chelsea 3-1 on Sunday to reignite its English Premier League title…
Continue Reading Washington Post: In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election
President Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results after his…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi must count carefully ahead of House speakership vote Sunday
Members of Congress returned to Washington on Sunday to officially usher in a new session and elect their speaker. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is running…
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Trump’s push to overturn election result tears through GOP
President Donald Trump is tearing the Republican Party apart on his way out the door, forcing Republicans to choose sides as they wrestle with the…
Continue Reading Georgia’s GOP secretary of state to Trump: ‘What you’re saying is not true’
Just days before the crucial Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the US Senate, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger delivered a…
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Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, dies at 78
Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British rock band Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died of a heart infection at 78, his friend and radio…
Continue Reading Electoral College objection serves as another example of Trump putting Loeffler and Perdue in tight spot
Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have spent the entire Georgia Senate runoffs running as close as they can to Donald Trump, while at…
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Fanduel suffers widespread outage on last day of NFL’s regular season
Fanduel, the fantasy sports and online sports betting company, experienced outages on Sunday — the last day of regular season NFL games —…
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‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’ has raised over $1 million for struggling actors
The online sensation that became “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” has raised over $1 million for the Actors Fund organization and…
Continue Reading ‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’ aims to cook up first-of-its kind fun
The TikTok community’s love for a little chef has left director Lucy Moss with what you could say is a tall order. On Friday, Moss will debut…
Continue Reading Media should call GOP election fight an attempted coup, historian says
The Republican effort to contest the presidential election results on the Senate floor this week is raising questions about how media outlets should…
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43 staffers at a California hospital tested positive for Covid-19. An inflatable costume may be to blame
Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…
Continue Reading How Georgia got to the center of the US political universe
Georgia may feel teleported to the center of the US political universe, but its emergence as a swing state has been a long time coming. That…
Continue Reading 117th Congress being sworn in Sunday amid pandemic
The 117th Congress is officially being sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The…
Continue Reading 117th Congress: Breaking down the historic numbers
The 117th Congress, being sworn in Sunday, is historically diverse, with record-setting numbers of women, Black and Latino members and members who…
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Powerball and Mega Millions reward totals increase to over $400 million in Idaho
Here in Idaho, the lottery not only provides the thought of endless opportunity, but also gives people the chance to bid on that elusive jackpot.…
Continue Reading A Texas church shooting leaves 1 dead and others injured, governor says
One person is dead and multiple people were injured in a Sunday morning shooting at Starrville Methodist Church in Winona, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott…
Continue Reading Cell phone repair business burglarized, safe and other items taken
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL ) — Gwinnett County police are asking for the…
Continue Reading Stranger delivers Christmas presents after devastating Bay City house fire
Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM ) — It’s been one week since the Wenzel’s beloved…
Continue Reading Residents worried about gunshots on New Year’s Eve night
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM ) — After a violent weekend ending in four homicides, an…
Continue Reading Missouri pastor recovering after 86 days on a ventilator due to COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Missouri (KMOV ) — Belgrade United Methodist Church pastor David…
Continue Reading Shark bites woman off Anaeho’omalu Bay
Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV ) — A 68-year-old woman is recovering from a shark attack Saturday…
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Late-night earthquake hits southeast Idaho
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in southeast…
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Petra Vlhova crowned ‘Snow Queen’ as Mikaela Shiffrin takes fourth
Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova was crowned “Snow Queen” of Zagreb for the second straight year after claiming the World Cup slalom event…
Continue Reading Baylor Bramble, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during high school football game, dies
Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV ) — A man, who suffered a traumatic brain injury…
Continue Reading 117th Congress to be sworn in Sunday amid pandemic
The 117th Congress will officially be sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.…
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43 staffers at a California hospital tested positive for Covid-19. An air-powered costume may be to blame
Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…
Continue Reading Pence ‘welcomes’ congressional Republicans’ bid to challenge electoral votes
Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday signaled his support for a bid by Republicans lawmakers to challenge electoral votes when Congress is expected…
Continue Reading US surgeon general contradicts Trump on Covid-19 death toll
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Sunday said he has “no reason to doubt” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
Continue Reading Pope criticizes people going on holiday to avoid Covid-19 lockdowns
Pope Francis has condemned people who traveled abroad for a vacation and avoid Covid-19 lockdowns, adding that holidaymakers were not considering the…
Continue Reading US surgeon general: ‘No reason to doubt’ Covid-19 death toll number after Trump claims deaths ‘exaggerated’
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Sunday said he has “no reason to doubt” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
Continue Reading Coronavirus vaccine appointment turns into surprise marriage proposal
A Covid-19 vaccine appointment at a Canton, South Dakota hospital turned into a marriage proposal for one healthcare couple. Robbie Vargas-Cortes,…
Continue Reading Three sheriff”s deputies shot and 1 woman killed outside Houston-area nightclub
Three Harris County sheriff’s deputies were shot and one woman was killed early Sunday outside a Houston nightclub. The deputies were in full…
Continue Reading For more than a month, US hospitals have had more than 100,000 coronavirus patients every day
Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…
Continue Reading Golf is booming because of the pandemic
The pandemic has popularized a lot of unexpected activities. Remember when everyone was doing puzzles and baking bread? Thanks to social distancing,…
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Saying goodbye to a wild year for stocks
We’re hoping to shelve the word ‘unprecedented’ for a while as 2021 gets underway — but first, one final look at a 2020. The Dow…
Continue Reading Premier League stars condemned for Covid lockdown breach
Tottenham Hotspur has publicly criticized three prominent first team players for flouting coronavirus rules after they attended a Christmas party…
Continue Reading A Wendy’s manager is trying to change the world one ‘I love you’ at a time
In a year of despair and a world full of hate, one fast food manager is doing what she can to spread a message of love. April DiDonna told a customer…
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Rexburg hospital welcomes first baby of 2021
Madison Memorial Hospital welcomed Zebediah Christman as its first 2021 baby…
Continue Reading More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them
Andrew Lu moved to Georgia in 2017. By 2018, he was canvassing for Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign. The 35-year-old, who was working in…
Continue Reading Appeals court dismisses Gohmert case asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College vote count
A federal court on Saturday dismissed an appeal from Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert in his lawsuit to force Vice President Mike Pence to interfere in the…
Continue Reading Attorneys for McMichaels don’t want Ahmaud Arbery called a ‘victim’ in court
Lawyers for Gregory and Travis McMichael, the father and son charged with murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, are asking that Arbery not be called…
Continue Reading These former nurses were asked to leave retirement and return to the front lines
Juliana Morawski has realized that she most likely couldn’t go back to working in an emergency room, even if she wanted to. As a retired…
Continue Reading 3 missions prepare to explore Mars and other space news to expect in 2021
It’s time to go deeper into space. While 2020 may have derailed and delayed some scientific plans due to the pandemic, 2021 still promises to…
Continue Reading College student offers free tutoring service to kids of frontline workers
Hoping to give back to the frontline workers who have risked their lives throughout the pandemic, a college student has created a program that offers…
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Konate’s 18 points powers Idaho State to victory
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho State women’s basketball team started their three-game homestand with a 72-53 win over Weber State. Bengals…
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Blackfoot steamrolls Minico for their sixth-straight win
MINICO, Idaho (KMVT) – The Blackfoot girls basketball team extended their winning streak to six games after their 60-44 win over Minico. The Broncos…
Continue Reading Walmart shooting suspect in custody in Virginia after allegedly wounding 3 people, including a sheriff’s deputy
A sheriff’s deputy and two civilians are being treated for serious injuries at a hospital after a suspected shoplifter opened fire at a Walmart…
Continue Reading ‘This is about total collapse of the health care system if we have another spike’ of Covid-19
Even if you don’t have coronavirus, record-high Covid-19 hospitalizations could have a devastating impact on you. “If you are in a car…
Continue Reading Homes of McConnell and Pelosi are vandalized
The homes of the two highest-ranking members of Congress — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — have been…
Continue Reading Floyd Little, NFL running back and Hall of Famer, dies at 78
Former Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little died Friday at the age of 78, according to his family. “After nearly a year of confronting,…
Continue Reading The Sunrise Movement is an early winner in the Biden transition. Now comes the hard part.
The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, has quickly announced itself as one of the most influential progressive forces in the…
Continue Reading Paul Westphal, NBA player and coach, dies at 70
NBA player and coach Paul Westphal died on Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to the University of Southern California. He was 70 years old.…
Continue Reading Nearly a dozen Republican senators announce plans to vote against counting electoral votes
Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect announced Saturday they will vote against counting electoral votes next week when Congress is…
Continue Reading Small plane crashes into Michigan home, killing three
Three people are dead after a small plane crashed into a house outside Detroit, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The three…
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1,122 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,122 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 174 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 174 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid-19
Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19, according to a source close to the family. King, 87, has been…
Continue Reading Concern mounts over government cyber agency’s struggle to respond to hack fallout
With Microsoft acknowledging for the first time this past week that suspected Russian hackers behind a massive government security breach also gained…
Continue Reading Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office
President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking…
Continue Reading Miami cafe starts the new year with a shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip
A cafe and juice bar in North Miami Beach started out the new year in shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip. Kelly Amar told CNN that her family…
Continue Reading Tulsa WWII vet to observe quiet 100th birthday due to pandemic
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World ) — The wear and tear that comes with a long life has…
Continue Reading Trump and Hawley set off Republican meltdown with Georgia elections looming
President Donald Trump is stoking division in the Republican ranks days before control of the Senate — and the balance of power in Washington…
Continue Reading Organic farmers see increased demand during COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Madison State Journal ) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Continue Reading WWII veteran reflects on past and present battles after celebrating 100 years of life
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, NC (WLOS ) — A local World War II veteran recently spoke with News…
Continue Reading 1.1 million diapers were given out at the Open Door Mission’s Diaper Drive
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — After a snow delay earlier in the week, hundreds of…
Continue Reading Barry Gibb and Dolly Parton remake a Bee Gees classic
Dolly Parton and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb have teamed up for a remake of the Bee Gees’ classic song “Words.” The single was…
Continue Reading Tesla hit half-million car target in 2020
Tesla hit its goal of building a half-million cars in 2020, a first for the company, it reported Saturday. The completed deliveries to customers,…
Continue Reading Bitcoin soars past $33,000, its highest ever
Bitcoin has been flirting with the $30,000 mark for weeks, and finally passed that record-setting level Saturday. The virtual currency is now valued…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton and Barry Gibb remake the Bee Gees classic ‘Words’
Dolly Parton and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb have teamed up for a remake of the Bee Gees’ classic song “Words.” The single was…
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A plea from State Police to be civil during upcoming legislative session
No one wants a repeat of 20-20’s worst moments, including those at the State Capitol. Idaho State Police are making a plea for everyone to remain…
Continue Reading A family of 12 siblings now holds the Guinness World Record for highest combined age
A family of 12 siblings broke the Guinness World Record for highest total combined age, with the oldest at 97 and the youngest at 75. The…
Continue Reading New Year’s Eve parties involving hundreds in NYC busted for violating Covid-19 rules
The New York City Sheriff’s office raided three large gatherings during New Year’s Eve and the early hours of New Year’s Day,…
Continue Reading Harry Styles releases a new video and ‘People’ are, like, LOVING it
The year has scarcely begun, and ubiquitous pop star Harry Styles has saved it already with a stylish dance video for his new toe-tapper,…
Continue Reading For the first time since massive 2017 fire, Eagle Creek Trail back open for hiking
Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Oregon (KPTV ) — More than three years after the Eagle Creek…
Continue Reading Firefighters union makes grievances known over staffing amid hiring freeze
Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut (WFSB ) — The new year is bringing changes to Bradley…
Continue Reading Delayed AG pick raises pressure on Biden to field a diverse leadership team at Justice Department
The longer that President-elect Joe Biden takes to select his pick for US attorney general, the more pressure builds on him to staff his Justice…
Continue Reading “Everywhere else is shut down” out-of-town visitors defy COVID warnings to party in Atlanta
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL ) — New Year’s Eve may be over, but celebrations continued Friday…
Continue Reading Two base jumpers leap from the top of Grand Hyatt in downtown Nashville
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV ) — A local woman who lives in downtown Nashville…
Continue Reading Missouri man reunited with missing disabled dog on New Year’s Day
Click here for updates on this story EAST ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV ) — After 10 months of searching high and low for…
Continue Reading Mauricio Pochettino takes charge at French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain
Mauricio Pochettino was officially confirmed as the new coach of French champion Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday following the sacking of Thomas…
Continue Reading Hundreds attend COVID-modified New Year’s Shinto blessing
Click here for updates on this story NUUANU, Hawaii (KITV) — Hundreds received a New Year’s blessing at Daijingu…
Continue Reading Mother and daughter’s terrifying experience with COVID
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — “It’s just wonderful to be alive. You don’t know…
Continue Reading ‘Everything is at stake’: How abortion became a key issue in the Georgia Senate runoffs
Both opponents and supporters of abortion rights are investing heavily in the Georgia Senate runoff election next week, underscoring in their…
Continue Reading A police officer paid for a family’s Christmas groceries instead of charging two women with shoplifting
A Massachusetts police officer used his own money to buy Christmas dinner for a family in need instead of charging two women with shoplifting.…
Continue Reading As US inches closer to 350,000 Covid-19 deaths, one model projects about 115,000 more could die in next four weeks
The US topped 20 million total infections and inched closer to 350,000 Covid-19 deaths on the first day of 2021 — proof of a grim reality…
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