LAPD release new details in fatal stabbing at Beverly Grove home
Click here for updates on this story BEVERLY GROVE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — New details are being revealed in the…
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Transgender rights in the spotlight as Arkansas and Tennessee become latest states to pass anti-trans legislation
LGBTQ advocates are warning that the influx of anti-transgender legislation being proposed in many states will harm trans and nonbinary youth.…
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Silicon Valley is starting to bring workers back to the office
After years of building huge modern offices and a work culture that many industries have emulated, Silicon Valley was among the first to shutter…
Continue Reading Video captures driver speeding down street in reverse, then crashing into business
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — It’s a crash course in driving reverse.…
Continue Reading Rockies pitcher Scott Oberg describes ‘overwhelming support’ after 4th blood clot emergency
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Last week Rockies relief pitcher Scott Oberg had surgery to…
Continue Reading Workers returning will find ‘the city’ has really changed
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — As businesses begin to reopen in San Francisco, at some…
Continue Reading Body cam video of police interaction with 5-year-old shows ‘every adult in this situation failed this child’
A Maryland police department is under a spotlight after body camera video was released showing officers locate a 5-year-old boy who fled school,…
Continue Reading Doctors help woman walk again thanks to cutting edge procedure
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A woman from South Dakota is thrilled to be walking again and…
Continue Reading ‘No required human interaction’: Checkout free stores open at TD Garden
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — There are now two stores at the TD Garden where you can walk in,…
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South Dakota’s governor issues executive orders banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem banned transgender girls and women from competing on women’s sports teams at public high…
Continue Reading Man remains positive after losing home, apartment in back-to-back fires
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Several people have been displaced after an apartment fire…
Continue Reading UCLA students celebrate in streets of Westwood after Bruins reach Final Four
Click here for updates on this story WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Hundreds of UCLA students gathered in the streets…
Continue Reading ‘A beautiful soul’: Good Samaritan killed in hit-and-run crashes known to help others
Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, Florida (WESH) — Michael Kraft, 37, is accused of driving under the…
Continue Reading For 7th birthday, former foster child collects clothes, toys for other foster kids
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — An act of love comes full circle with a 7-year-old girl who could…
Continue Reading Man used riding mower as getaway vehicle in two crimes
Click here for updates on this story WATERLOO, Iowa (The Courier) — A Waterloo man used a riding mower as a getaway…
Continue Reading This farm in Kentucky is home to cows so fluffy, you’ll want to hug them — and you can
Click here for updates on this story SHELBY COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — Having a bad day? Maybe you should hug a cow.…
Continue Reading Virginia governor approves bill aimed at preventing voter suppression and discrimination in elections
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday approved the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which aims to eliminate voter suppression and intimidation in…
Continue Reading Biden set to convene his Cabinet in-person for the first time on Thursday
President Joe Biden is set to convene his Cabinet in-person for the first time Thursday at the White House. The meeting comes one day after he rolls…
Continue Reading Child abuse, neglect reports decline statewide during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — A decline in the number of child abuse and neglect…
Continue Reading New stimulus Obamacare subsidies start April 1
Extra premium subsidies approved as part of the recent stimulus bill will be available on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange starting on…
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US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling
A federal judge has blocked a project in Nevada that would expand livestock grazing across 400 square miles of some of the highest priority…
Continue Reading Store cashier who suspected George Floyd of using fake $20 bill says he feels guilty
An employee at the Minneapolis corner store who suspected George Floyd gave him a counterfeit $20 bill last May testified in court Wednesday that he…
Continue Reading DHS to propose ‘cyber response and recovery fund’ for state and local governments
The Department of Homeland Security is working on a proposal for a “cyber response and recovery fund” to provide additional cybersecurity…
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Northern Idaho senator announces run for secretary of state
A four-term northern Idaho Republican senator says she will run to become Idaho’s secretary of…
Continue Reading ‘We have to be creative’: Churches prepare for socially distant Easter Mass
Click here for updates on this story WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Easter Sunday will mark the 46th consecutive week…
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COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands in many areas of Idaho
More areas of Idaho are opening even earlier to additional categories of people wanting to get the coronavirus…
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Judge asked to overturn ‘gay sex’ offender registration
A federal judge in Montana is considering the case of a man who asked that he no longer be required to register as a sex offender in Montana for…
Continue Reading Dog groomer a hit on prime-time TV
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — By decking out a…
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Lab leak Covid-19 theory is like something out of a comic book, virologist says
Theories about a laboratory leak being the source of the coronavirus pandemic sound like something out of a comic book, one virologist says. Dr.…
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Wyoming Legislature compromises on supplemental budget
The Wyoming Legislature has voted to approve a supplemental budget, compromising between two slightly different versions passed by the House and…
Continue Reading Archeologists working to unearth one of the oldest English colonies in Maryland
Click here for updates on this story ST. MARY’S CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of archeologists is working to unearth…
Continue Reading Hungry Harvest helps to bring would-be wasted produce to families
Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch) — Every year in the United States…
Continue Reading Google Maps adding new features, including augmented reality for (eventually) getting around airports and malls
You may not be traveling or hanging out in malls much these days, but Google Maps is preparing for a return to such places in the not-so-distant…
Continue Reading US on track to encounter record 2 million migrants on the southern border, government estimates show
The US is on track to encounter more than 2 million migrants at the US-Mexico border by the end of the fiscal year, according to internal government…
Continue Reading Fact check: What the new Georgia elections law actually does
The new Georgia elections law signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp last week has prompted lawsuits from civil rights groups, a sharp denunciation…
Continue Reading Biden set to unveil $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan
President Joe Biden is set to unveil a roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis in a speech in Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading Wired Training Center uses technology to improve baseball players’ skills
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The game of baseball hasn’t seen many changes over the…
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Forrest Fenn treasure hunter digs himself into a federal sentence
Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced Rodrick Dow Craythorn, 52, of Syracuse, Utah for excavating and damaging archeological…
Continue Reading RV park owner seeks year-round permit
Click here for updates on this story CASS COUNTY, Nebraska (WOWT) — A private park for recreational vehicles is about…
Continue Reading Arconic: Eagle eggs likely lost after intrusion of third eagle
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — Arconic has unfortunately revealed that this year’s…
Continue Reading Robinhood is getting rid of one of its most controversial features
Robinhood is getting rid of the confetti animation that appears on users’ screens after they conduct their first trade and achieve other…
Continue Reading Vanessa Bryant celebrates daughter Natalia getting into USC
Vanessa Bryant is a proud mom. She announced on Instagram Tuesday that her 18-year-old daughter Natalia Bryant was accepted into the University of…
Continue Reading Arrests made in Niger attempted coup, days before President-elect’s inauguration
Arrests have been made in connection with a coup attempt in Niger overnight, according to a statement sent to CNN by a diplomatic source in the…
Continue Reading The American Red Cross is in critical need of blood donations right now. Here’s how to donate
Despite the country slowly opening up after a year of Covid-19 restrictions, the amount of blood donations needed has stayed in high demand. American…
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Idaho Falls Fire Dept. seeks “Partners in public safety”
The city of Idaho Falls is advising business owners to watch for information about a new “Partners in Public Safety…
Continue Reading A rider was ejected from a Gatlinburg, Tennessee, roller coaster and flung onto the tracks
A rider suffered head, wrist and ankle injuries on Monday after being ejected from a roller coaster in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The person, who has not…
Continue Reading This little-known Japanese fruit now has a cult following
When Jerry Callahan had his first bite of a Sumo Citrus fruit about nine years ago, he knew he’d tried something special. “This is going…
Continue Reading Supreme Court grapples with NCAA rules limiting some payments for student athletes
Several Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of justifications put forward by the NCAA on Wednesday to restrict education-related benefits for…
Continue Reading A meteorite exploded in the air above Antarctica 430,000 years ago
Tiny particles recovered from the summit of a mountain in Antarctica are clues that a meteorite more than 100 yards wide exploded in the sky 430,000…
Continue Reading Slack CEO apologizes for his unforced error
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield knows he screwed up. Wednesday morning, Slack rolled out a feature to let customers message Slack users at other…
Continue Reading Retired nurses get nursing certification back to help with COVID vaccination
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — We all know that expression; all hands on deck. In the most…
Continue Reading How Biden’s infrastructure plan could create a jobs boom — in fossil fuels
President Joe Biden’s vision for a clean energy future isn’t just about spending billions on solar panels and wind farms. The White House…
Continue Reading Bill Gross Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Bill Gross, founder of PIMCO, Pacific Investment Management Company. Personal Birth date: April 13, 1944 Birth…
Continue Reading New documents show Trump officials’ ‘haphazard and ineffective’ approach to procuring PPE at start of pandemic, House committee says
The Democratic-led House select committee reviewing the federal response to Covid-19 says it obtained documents that show the Trump administration at…
Continue Reading EPA removes dozens of Trump-appointed advisers from two advisory panels
The Biden administration will remove dozens of Trump-appointed advisers from two Environmental Protection Agency panels. EPA Administrator Michael…
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Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection
Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf where they roam in parts of the northern Rocky Mountains but need continued protections, according to…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton backs repealing the filibuster for voting rights bills
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has added her name to the chorus of top Democrats who believe it is time to get rid of the…
Continue Reading US receives $335M from Sudan for victims of terrorist attacks
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday that the United States had received the $335 million settlement from Sudan that will be…
Continue Reading Landlord’s house destroyed after not being able to evict tenant during the pandemic
Click here for updates on this story BRISTOL, Connecticut (WFSB) — The pandemic turned many lives upside down,…
Continue Reading Italy expels two Russian officials over espionage case
Italy is expelling two Russian officials in connection with an espionage case, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said Wednesday on his Facebook…
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‘Made for Love’ joins series probing the darker side of our high-tech future
“Made for Love” is the latest series set about 10 minutes in the future, focusing on the creepy potential of technology as a means of…
Continue Reading CDC warning of 4th surge and man refused entry for not wearing a mask
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is warning of ‘impending…
Continue Reading Jack Nicholson Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of actor Jack Nicholson, who has won three Academy Awards and been nominated for 12, the most of any male performer.…
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St. Anthony man wins $300,000 on lottery scratch ticket sold in Rexburg
The Maverik in Rexburg off Highway 20 has sold a six-figure winning Lottery ticket once…
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First coronavirus variant identified in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) is announcing the presence of the United Kingdom (UK) Coronavirus variant (B.1.1.7) in its jurisdiction.…
Continue Reading New York governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed a bill allowing recreational marijuana use by adults 21 and older after the state Senate and Assembly…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic unveils mirror-coated space plane known as ‘Spaceship III’
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism firm that hopes to send its first customers to space next year, unveiled a new spacecraft design on Tuesday. The…
Continue Reading Robots are joining the fight against coronavirus in India
In India, the country with the world’s second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect…
Continue Reading She’s 14 months old and needs a drug that costs $2.1 million to save her life
For the first few months of her life, Ayah Lundt was the picture of health. Born in January last year at a whopping 8.3 pounds, the bubbly baby girl…
Continue Reading Huggies diapers and Scott toilet paper may soon get more expensive
Shoppers, take note: You could soon pay more for Huggies, Pull-Ups and Scott toilet paper. Kimberly-Clark, the maker of such products, said Wednesday…
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