San Diego Convention Center to be used to house migrant children
The San Diego Convention Center, best known for hosting the annual Comic-Con International convention, will soon be used to house unaccompanied…
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Congressional Democrats push for DC statehood at key House committee hearing
Democrats expressed urgency as Congress prepares to once again consider giving statehood to Washington DC, vowing that legislation on the issue would…
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Billionaire Leon Black is leaving Apollo following scrutiny over ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Leon Black is completely stepping away from running private equity firm Apollo Global Management amid scrutiny over the billionaire’s ties to…
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A trip to the spa that ended in death. These are some of the victims of the Atlanta-area shootings
Delaina Yaun and her husband were at Youngs Asian Massage, a spa in Acworth, Georgia, last Tuesday, when a gunman entered and opened fire.…
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K9 sniffs through baseball gear, essential oils to detect illegal narcotics in minor leaguer’s car
Click here for updates on this story EAGLE, Colorado (KCNC) — A minor league pitcher was caught transporting more than…
Continue Reading Asian American woman leaving rally with daughter punched in face
Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — An Asian American mother on her way to a rally…
Continue Reading Hundreds gather at ‘Stop Asian Hate’ candlelight vigil
Click here for updates on this story ALHAMBRA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Hundreds of people gathered at a candlelight…
Continue Reading Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia’s new hate crime law
The shooting spree across the Atlanta area last week that left eight people dead at three spas could be the first test of the hate crime law passed…
Continue Reading Bear cub rescued from tree headed to wildlife rehab center
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota bear cub that was spooked from its den is getting…
Continue Reading Couple converts former elementary school into $2.4M mansion
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — TikTok is going crazy over a Pennsylvania home. A couple…
Continue Reading ‘Really hard on both of them’: Cancer diagnosis separates 4-year-old twins during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — At the height of the pandemic, hospitals were limiting…
Continue Reading ‘What are the chances?’ Bride, groom lose ring in Lake Tahoe, scuba diver comes to the rescue
Click here for updates on this story TAHOE, California (KOVR) — A wedding ring fumble ended with a successful water…
Continue Reading Man climbs museum steps months after being paralyzed
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The iconic Art Museum steps is a landmark in Philadelphia.…
Continue Reading Computer chip shortage starting to hit automakers where it hurts
The computer chip shortage is starting to hit automakers where it really hurts, delaying deliveries of full-size pickups and SUVs. Since the chip…
Continue Reading Supreme Court hears case pitting unions against strawberry grower and agricultural businesses
Several Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic on Monday to the arguments of a California strawberry grower who is challenging a state law that…
Continue Reading Families of adults with developmental disabilities seek to save center
Click here for updates on this story CLIFTON, New Jersey (WCBS) — There is a heartbreaking plea from parents of…
Continue Reading Man accused of carrying bear spray used in assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick to stay in jail
A man accused of carrying the bear spray used in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the January 6 insurrection will stay in…
Continue Reading Police use drone to help capture commercial burglary suspect
Click here for updates on this story ANTIOCH, California (KPIX) — Responding to an early morning alarm at a local…
Continue Reading Officers handcuffed the husband of one of the spa shooting victims for hours after the attacks
Mario González and his wife Delaina Yaun ventured to Youngs Asian Massage near Acworth, Georgia, last week for a relaxing couples activity. Yaun had…
Continue Reading Hate is haunting Asian Americans. Their fear underscores a racial reckoning that is far from over
People laid flowers and prayed outside three spas in the Atlanta area while crowds across the country held signs declaring “Stop Asian…
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Public comment wanted on proposal to improve telecommunication services in Yellowstone
The National Park Service (NPS) wants your feedback on an Environmental Assessment (EA) about a proposal to improve telecommunication services in…
Continue Reading Here come the pickup truck and SUV delays
The computer chip shortage is starting to hit automakers where it really hurts, delaying deliveries of full-size pickups and SUVs. Since the chip…
Continue Reading Donation to help center provide trauma, grief services for free
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A recent donation to Loyola University’s Clinical Center will…
Continue Reading Next batch of stimulus payments ramps up paper checks and debit cards
A fresh batch of Covid stimulus payments will be issued this week, the Biden administration announced Monday, including paper checks and debit cards…
Continue Reading Why Biden won’t be able to totally undo Trump’s tax cuts
President Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more…
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Idaho gas prices near $3 mark but could stabilize soon, AAA says
The Gem State’s average gas price is about to hit the $3 mark, but after several weeks of rising prices here and across the country, AAA says…
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Demi Lovato feels ‘more joy’ in her life, two years after her overdose
Demi Lovato says her life is so much better since she had to “essentially die” from a 2018 overdose in order to “wake up.”…
Continue Reading Two hikers found dead in Acadia National Park in Maine after cliffside fall
Two people were found dead in Acadia National Park in Maine on Saturday after a fatal fall during a hike, according to the National Park Service. The…
Continue Reading Man badly hurt after getting arm stuck in pasta-making machine
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was airlifted to a hospital early Monday…
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Nikes are getting harder to find at stores. Here’s why
Struggling to find Nike sneakers at your neighborhood shoe store? That’s by design. Nike wants customers to buy more of its shoes, clothing and…
Continue Reading Cops arrest man they say was passed out in stolen car
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 58-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning in…
Continue Reading Military training drone washes ashore on Florida beach
Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Beachgoers in the Boynton Beach area made quite…
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Krispy Kreme is making vaccinations extra sweet with a free doughnut a day for the rest of the year
Krispy Kreme has come up with a way to make getting the COVID-19 vaccine extra sweet. Starting Monday until the end of the year, if you take your…
Continue Reading City councilor Kim Janey ‘thrilled’ to become Boston’s first Black, first female mayor
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Boston City Council President Kim Janey is on the doorstep of a…
Continue Reading Shooting at bar takes life of innocent bystander
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Hinds County deputies are investigating a deadly…
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Goldman Sachs CEO responds to analyst survey describing ‘inhumane’ workplace
Goldman Sachs’ CEO says the bank will strengthen enforcement of its “Saturday rule” and speed up hiring of junior bankers after a…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs: Biden’s tax hikes won’t be as big as he wants
President Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more…
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ISDA confirms aquatic weeds in Blue Heart Spring
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has confirmed the presence of Eurasian watermilfoil, an aquatic noxious weed, in Blue Heart Spring…
Continue Reading White House hones in on campaign strategy to reflect growing concern over conservatives’ vaccination reluctance
Reluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar…
Continue Reading Social media star David Dobrik steps down from his buzzy app Dispo amid controversy
One of the buzziest apps of the moment is now in disarray, with its social media star cofounder stepping down amid a controversy that sparked a…
Continue Reading ‘It was always a special day for us’: Three generations of girls born on St. Patrick’s Day
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A Nebraska family has more reason than most to celebrate…
Continue Reading Cops say speeder has best-ever excuse for driving 149 mph
Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO) — Overland Park police pulled over a driver on…
Continue Reading Man wants state to pay him for driving 282 miles for COVID-19 shot
As more mass vaccination events are planned and underway in the St. Louis area, some residents said they’re still traveling hours to get an…
Continue Reading Tesla’s stock will rise 350% by 2025, analyst predicts
Tesla shares have slumped in recent weeks, losing 26% of their value between a record high in late January and its closing price Friday. But at least…
Continue Reading Xiaojie Tan owned 2 spas and planned to retire soon. Then she became one of the Atlanta gunman’s first victims
Jami Webb was planning to celebrate her mother’s 50th birthday last week. But Xiaojie Tan, the owner of Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth,…
Continue Reading US and allies sanction Myanmar’s military for violent repression of protesters
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on…
Continue Reading ‘Practically this has been a genocide’
Hamdayet, Sudan — More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray…
Continue Reading Massacre in the mountains
Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn’t stop until nightfall. The corpses, some dressed in white church robes drenched in…
Continue Reading 19-yo carjacker gets 7 yrs in jail
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An armed carjacker has been sentenced in federal court to…
Continue Reading Massive fire destroys homes of thousands in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps
A fire has swept through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, destroying shelters and endangering the lives of tens of…
Continue Reading Man gets life for killing girlfriend with lawnmower blade
Click here for updates on this story POCOLA, Oklahoma (KFSM) — A man accused of killing his girlfriend with a lawnmower…
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Veteran homicide attorney added to Vallow/Daybell prosecution team
A veteran homicide attorney has been added to the prosecution team in the cases of Chad Daybell and Lori…
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Idahoans encouraged to report hate-based crimes
The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office are asking Idahoans to report hate-based crimes to law…
Continue Reading Search and rescue teams locate woman, dogs lost on trail
Click here for updates on this story CENTERVILLE, Utah (KSL) — A woman is safe Sunday after she was trapped overnight…
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More COVID-19 restrictions eased in Washington state
Washington state is advancing to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 reopening plan.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a lower court opinion that wiped away the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the brothers…
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Wyoming lawmakers seek solutions to K-12 funding shortfalls
Wyoming lawmakers are working on competing proposals to address a projected $300 million shortfall in K-12 education funding over the next two years…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with death of 1-year-old
Click here for updates on this story LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (WBBH) — A baby was killed in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood in…
Continue Reading Inside a closed-door US Border Patrol facility in Texas
As the number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border continues to rise, hundreds have been kept in US Border Patrol…
Continue Reading Family of Asian woman shot to death calls for hate-crime investigation
Click here for updates on this story COMPTON, California (KABC) — A family is looking for answers after a 27-year-old…
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Wyoming Guard members back home after protecting US Capitol
All Wyoming National Guard members serving in Washington to protect the U.S. Capitol have returned…
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Governor approves water project legislation
Governor Brad Little has signed legislation to fund a large eastern Idaho aquifer recharge project.…
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D91 superintendent finalists to stand for questions
The Idaho Falls School Board will host a “Meet and Greet” for its two finalists for superintendent of District 91.…
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Utah SWAT member driving to standoff hits, kills BYU student
A Utah County sheriff’s SWAT team member driving to a standoff hit and killed a BYU student, authorities…
Continue Reading Kylie Jenner faces backlash for promoting makeup artist’s GoFundMe
Kylie Jenner seeking support for a GoFundMe effort aimed at helping pay medical bills for makeup artist Samuel Rauda did not go over well. Jenner…
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Kylie Jenner pushed a GoFundMe for a makeup artist’s hospital bills. Critics say she should have paid them herself
Kylie Jenner seeking support for a GoFundMe effort aimed at helping pay medical bills for makeup artist Samuel Rauda did not go over well. Jenner…
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Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run crash in southwestern Utah
Authorities are looking for a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in southwestern…
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Inmate back in custody after jail escape in northern Utah
An inmate is back in custody after escaping a county jail in northern Utah by scaling two…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s hot new bet: Betting on sports
The NCAA basketball tournament, aka March Madness, is nirvana for sports bettors. But it’s March Madness on Wall Street too, as the blue-chip…
Continue Reading McConnell describes legislative filibuster as ‘Kentucky’s veto’
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained his support for the legislative filibuster’s 60-vote threshold, making the case in an op-ed in his…
Continue Reading Turkey’s lira plunges after Erdogan fires central bank head
Turkey could be on the cusp of another currency crisis after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly fired the head of the country’s central…
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Giant pandas ‘on top form’ mated ‘multiple times’ in French zoo
A zoo in central France has announced that two of its giant pandas mated “multiple times” on Saturday. Huan Huan, a female, and Yuan Zi,…
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CDC director warns coronavirus variants could spark another avoidable surge
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday that she’s worried the United States could…
Continue Reading Cleanup underway to make room for new park
Click here for updates on this story SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Thanks to some young volunteers, a once-forgotten…
Continue Reading Biden officials traveling to Mexico amid surge of unaccompanied minors
Senior Biden administration officials are traveling to Mexico on Monday to discuss managing migration with government officials amid a surge of…
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March Madness 2021 has more fans watching from home
After a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, March Madness is back.…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia announces new ceasefire offer to end Yemen war
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat announced on Monday a proposal to end the six-year conflict in Yemen, including an offer of a ceasefire and…
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela says he will not run for reelection
Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas, who is serving his fifth term in Congress, confirmed to CNN Monday he will not run for reelection for his…
Continue Reading Kylie Jenner faces backlash for promoting friend’s GoFundMe
Kylie Jenner seeking support for a GoFundMe effort aimed at helping pay medical bills for makeup artist Samuel Rauda did not go over well. Jenner…
Continue Reading World’s first ship tunnel to be built under Norwegian mountains
Norway has got the go-ahead to construct what’s being billed as the world’s first ship tunnel, designed to help vessels navigate the…
Continue Reading ‘Her body was a prison’: How a new gene therapy changed the lives of two Canadian girls
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new gene therapy for an extremely rare disorder…
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Idaho county sued for sheriff’s captain’s alleged misconduct
A county in Idaho is facing three separate lawsuits that accuse a sheriff’s captain of misconduct, including threatening to assault a now-former…
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Governor approves water project legislation
Governor Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1121 into law last…
Continue Reading Memorial garden to honor fallen firefighters
Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A memorial garden is planned for Ivan Flanscha and…
Continue Reading US expected to announce sanctions against China for repression of Uyghurs
The US is expected to announce sanctions Monday against China in coordination with the European Union for Beijing’s ongoing repression of…
Continue Reading Air travel reaches a pandemic-era record despite concerns over a coronavirus variant
More than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 11 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation…
Continue Reading Protesters hold “mask burning rally” outside health department
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Setting masks on fire to take a stand. A group of about 50…
Continue Reading Republic of Congo opposition candidate dies from Covid-19 complications a day after election
A leading opposition candidate in the Republic of Congo’s presidential election held on Sunday has died from Covid-related complications, party…
Continue Reading Neighbors join 97-year-old blind grandpa who greets passing cars outside home
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — A 97-year-old Phoenix grandpa is getting some company as he…
Continue Reading Writers Guild of America Awards 2021: ‘Borat’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ take top honors
“Promising Young Woman” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” led the way at the 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards on…
Continue Reading Lineman worker killed when basket he was in falls 106ft to the ground
Click here for updates on this story CHAMBERS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — One lineman is dead and another is in critical…
Continue Reading Trump is returning to social media in a few months with his own platform, spokesman says
Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on…
Continue Reading Trump endorses GOP primary rival to Georgia Republican secretary of state
Former President Donald Trump endorsed GOP Rep. Jody Hice for Georgia Secretary of State on Monday, after attacking incumbent Republican Brad…
Continue Reading Demi Lovato feels ‘more joy’ after her overdose
Demi Lovato says her life is so much better since she had to “essentially die” from a 2018 overdose in order to “wake up.”…
Continue Reading Reporters call out Biden administration for lack of transparency at the US-Mexico border
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Department of…
Continue Reading Sweet celebration for woman’s 102nd birthday
Click here for updates on this story SEMMES, Alabama (WALA) — Born in 1919, Theresa “Madear” Frost is the eldest…
Continue Reading Miami Beach officers shoot pepper balls into spring break crowds to enforce emergency curfew
Miami Beach Police fired pepper balls into crowds of partiers and arrested at least a dozen people late Saturday as the city took extraordinary…
Continue Reading Firearm disguised as Nerf gun seized during search warrant
Click here for updates on this story CATAWBA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — North Carolina authorities confiscated…
Continue Reading Man wants state to pay his travel expenses after driving 282 miles for vaccine shot
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — As more mass vaccination events are planned and underway in the…
Continue Reading Baseball team finds a way back into the diamond
Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — There’s no joy in Mudville and no…
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