Month: April 2021

Six attacks took place at four different Bronx synagogues between Friday and Sunday, and the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating four of the incidents as possible hate crimes, NYPD Detective Francis Sammon said. Two of the attacks took place Friday, three on Saturday and one on Sunday, Sammon said.

Six people are dead and several others are injured after a passenger van crashed on I-85 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Saturday night, police said. Everyone in the van at the time of the crash appeared to be adults, according to a release from the Gwinnett County Police. Police are still trying to figure out what

Officials in Torrance County, New Mexico, lifted evacuation orders Sunday for residents near the Paradise Loop Fire. The wildfire was sparked Saturday by burning debris on private land, officials said, and has burned at least 52 acres as of Sunday afternoon, including three buildings. It’s now 65% contained, according to a news release from New

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As the federal government ramps up its mass inoculation campaign, one Canadian hematologist is reassuring people that the benefits of receiving the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine still outweigh the risks, despite a rare risk of blood clots. Dr. Menaka Pai, an associate professor of

Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ont. (CTV Network) — Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she is in continuous communication with her American counterparts about securing more doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine manufactured in the U.S., following an initial loan of 1.5 million. In an interview with CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, Anand

Click here for updates on this story     CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — Twelve counties in Oregon are on the brink of moving back to the Extreme Risk category for COVID-19. The change would mean that restaurants would be limited to only providing outdoor dining and take-out options for patrons. For Gail Herman, the Viewpoint Restaurant

Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest in American history at the time. Estimated losses totaled $74 billion. Facts Enron was ranked as America’s fifth largest company by Fortune magazine in 2002, despite its 2001 bankruptcy

Here’s a look at the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize television programming from the hours of 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 25, 2021 – The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented in a virtual ceremony. June 26, 2020 – The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are presented virtually due to the coronavirus

Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility, the agency said. On April 17, CBP officers examined a tractor-trailer hauling a commercial shipment of fresh cucumber pickles into Texas with a non-intrusive imaging system and found it was hiding 114 packages

Click here for updates on this story     Iosco County, MI (WNEM) — A prescribed brittle fire yesterday afternoon quickly burned over 6,000 acres in Iosco County. The fire is now 30% contained. “The firefighters have worked really hard. They’ve put in line all the way around the fire. We’re only calling it 30% containment because

When Ally Cole, a sophomore at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, sat next to freshman Ruby Wierzbicki on a bus on April 14, she struck up a conversation just so she didn’t have to sit in silence on her way to class. After some small talk, she realized she was sitting next to someone she

Click here for updates on this story     Connecticut, USA (WFSB) — Good news for Connecticut renters. Gov. Ned Lamont intends to extend the state’s moratorium on evictions until Connecticut’s public health emergency ends, according to the governor’s office. The moratorium was set to expire on April 19 and was designed to help renters impacted by

The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully flown for the third time on Mars in a week. This time, the helicopter logged a flight that was faster, further and bolder than the previous ones, according to NASA. Ingenuity exceeded speeds and distances beyond what it proved capable of doing during testing on Earth before launching to Mars.

Click here for updates on this story     BLUE SPRINGS, MO. (KCTV) — Saturday was a proud but emotional day for Armenian Americans. President Joe Biden became the first president in history to recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide. In a statement marking the 106th anniversary of the massacre’s start,

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A politician from the Queen City made a stop in the mountains Saturday. As part of his 100-county campaign for U.S. Senator, N.C. state Sen. Jeff Jackson held a town hall in Asheville Saturday afternoon, April 24. Jackson currently represents the 37th District, which

Click here for updates on this story     Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are searching for a man who they said jumped into a city of Atlanta work truck and drove off. The work truck was a 2009 Blue Ford, according to police. The reported theft happed on Wednesday near the 100 block of Marietta

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, AL (WALA) — Craig Roberts has stories — lots of them. You could call him an expert on Mobile’s Mardi Gras. “In the early days they only had to give up for God for lent — 40 days and 7 days before Easter — fatty meats and

Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. If a perpetrator was killed or died by suicide during the incident, their death is not included in the fatality

Click here for updates on this story     MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV) — You’re running to the store when that addictive ding chimes on your cellphone. Someone’s sent you a video. Like many of us, this happened to Murfreesboro mom Selena Carlton, as she was heading to Home Depot with her son Isaiah, who has autism. She

Here’s a look at the 2003 CIA leak involving then-operative Valerie Plame and senior members of the George W. Bush administration. After a lengthy investigation, one member of the Bush administration, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was brought to trial and convicted of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements. Timeline February 2002 – Joseph

Click here for updates on this story     St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Proms across the country were canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, this prom season, high schoolers are doing whatever it takes to make prom memories while also following CDC guidelines. “We’re not necessarily having a prom tonight, we are doing

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A vigil took place Saturday, April 24, for the 17-year-old shot dead in Sherman Park on Thursday. Family, friends, local activists, and pastors all joined hands today in honor of Roy Thomas Jr. Thomas Jr. — also known as Kash — who will not

The trial for a former Louisville police officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting has been pushed back to February 1, 2022, according to a pre-trial hearing held in Kentucky’s Jefferson County on Friday. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Ann Bailey Smith postponed the trial of Brett Hankison from its original date of August

While the family of George Floyd, supporters and civil rights activists celebrated a Minneapolis jury’s decision to convict Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter, they insist it’s only a small step toward progress in an unjust policing system. The announcement of the guilty verdict has renewed calls for police reform, placing increasing pressure on Congress

At least 24 people died in a hospital fire in Baghdad Saturday night after oxygen tanks exploded, two health officials at the hospital told CNN. At least 34 were also wounded in the explosion at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, according to the health officials. “Civil defense teams are still at the scene of the accident, investigating

A new map reveals the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy, including a wave of stars disturbed by a small galaxy on a collision course with our own. Data collected from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission and NASA’s Near Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer has been used by astronomers to map the

At least 19 people died in a hospital fire in Baghdad Saturday night after oxygen tanks exploded, two health officials at the hospital told CNN. Officials are still trying to figure out how many people were wounded in the explosion at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, but they say there are “many.” Social media videos showed a

Chicago police on Saturday announced the filing of than a dozen criminal charges, including first-degree murder, against an 18-year-old in connection with the shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a McDonald’s drive-thru last weekend. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown identified the suspect as Marion Lewis, who was shot and wounded by police Thursday after

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A family cat in north St. Louis nearly burned one of her nine lives after spending more than 24 hours in a tree. One young boy couldn’t stand to lose her so the professionals came out to get her down. “I heard her meowing

An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia sheriff’s deputy while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, according to authorities and 911 audio released Friday. Isaiah Brown, 32, was taken to a local hospital after the shooting early Wednesday with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to statements from the Virginia State Police, which said

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Multiple agencies responded this morning after a tractor trailer tanker ruptured and began leaking. The Homeland Security District 6 Hazardous Materials Team comprised of Manchester Fire and Rescue, Tullahoma Fire and Rescue, and other agencies responded to a tractor trailer that was parked behind