8 families told to move from campground
Click here for updates on this story KNIGHTS FERRY, California (KCRA) — The heart of Knights Ferry — the downtown…
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Woman struck by bullet in shooting saved by stranger
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — One of two women injured early Sunday in a shooting on…
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Covid and security precautions will make this year’s joint address to Congress different
When President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, it will look different than presidential addresses in years past with…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake’s uncle arrested during a protest over the officer who shot him returning to active duty
Jacob Blake‘s uncle was among three protesters arrested in demonstrations Sunday over the officer who shot Blake returning to active duty.…
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President speaks on Covid-19 after CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people
President Joe Biden spoke on Covid-19 Tuesday afternoon. You can watch it live below: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday…
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Biden administration announces new operation to crack down on human smuggling
The Biden administration announced Tuesday an operation focused on disrupting transnational criminal organizations, including human smugglers who…
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Police: Investigation underway after car smashes into home
Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A crash investigation is underway after a car…
Continue Reading Special commission reviewing Christmas morning Nashville bombing
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A special commission focusing on the Christmas morning bombing…
Continue Reading Man has spent weeks on ventilator after getting COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan man continues his battle against…
Continue Reading Postal worker charged with lying to police, assault
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A United States Postal Service mail carrier has been…
Continue Reading Human trafficking victims in Georgia will soon be allowed to sue their traffickers
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Governor Brian Kemp will sign three laws that will impact human…
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High pressure will help relieve the gloomy weather we’ve had for the past few days. Clearing out with light breezes today, clouds this morning and…
Continue Reading Researchers test Chattahoochee River after dog dies
Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A team of UGA researchers are expanding water…
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Archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old mosaic in Israel
A well-preserved 1,600-year-old mosaic has been unearthed by archaeologists working in the Israeli city of Yavne. The mosaic, which dates from the…
Continue Reading ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden to visit Philadelphia train station Friday
“Amtrak Joe” is returning to his roots. President Joe Biden will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak’s founding when he…
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Here’s a look at Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al Qaeda who was killed in 2011. Personal Birth date: 1957 Death date: May 2, 2011 Birth…
Continue Reading Geno Hayes, former NFL and Florida State linebacker, dies at 33
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State linebacker Geno Hayes died Monday at his family home in Valdosta, Georgia, according to his former…
Continue Reading 5 police officers injured during motor vehicle stop
Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Several police officers were injured when they…
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Rupert Murdoch abandons bid to launch TV news channel in UK
Rupert Murdoch has officially scrapped plans to launch a TV news channel in the United Kingdom. In a note to employees Tuesday, Murdoch’s News…
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Pioneer League dumping extra innings in favor of home run duel
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Pioneer League announced a new set of rules for the upcoming 2021 baseball season on Tuesday. One of the most…
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Utah has fastest-growing population, 2020 census shows
Utah’s population grew by 18.4% over the past decade, making it the fastest-growing…
Continue Reading Family and friends remember gym owner killed in shooting
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Friends and family of the man killed in the…
Continue Reading India is spiraling deeper into Covid-19 crisis. Here’s what you need to know
In February, it seemed like India had gotten Covid-19 under control, with daily cases falling nearly 90% from the peak of the first wave last year.…
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Officials identify victim found in van prior to standoff
Yellowstone County officials have released the name of a man who was found shot to death in a van prior to a standoff in Billings last week.…
Continue Reading City plans to release investigative file in fatal 2018 shooting of unarmed teen
Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Overland Park Police Department announced that they…
Continue Reading Robber armed with knife fails to get any money
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A robber armed with a knife was unable to get any money…
Continue Reading ‘Yasuke’ and ‘Justice Society: World War II’ add muscle to the boom in adult animation
It’s been true for a long time that animation isn’t just for kids, but the growth of streaming services has upped the ante on appetite…
Continue Reading Trump’s effort to overturn loss becomes 2022 GOP litmus test in key Senate races
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory acknowledged reality in 2020: former President Donald Trump lost. He then explained why — and objected…
Continue Reading ‘Punched-in-the-gut feeling.’ Gannett under fire for paying some women nearly $30,000 less than male peers
“I remember the punched-in-the-gut feeling I had the moment I learned that a young male reporter with just a few years of experience had nearly…
Continue Reading Calls grow louder for police to release bodycam video six days after the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Six days after Andrew Brown Jr. was fatally shot by police, protesters gathered again Monday to call for the release of the police body camera…
Continue Reading Health officials link 11 non-viral hepatitis cases linked to water products
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — After working with federal partners, the health district has…
Continue Reading Nevada’s longest-serving firefighter retires after 46 years
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The longest-serving firefighter in Nevada wrapped up a 46 years…
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Idaho lawmaker accused of rape was warned about his behavior
An Idaho lawmaker facing rape allegations from a 19-year-old intern was previously warned against hitting on women who work at the Statehouse after…
Continue Reading Elon Musk on Mars: ‘You might not come back alive’
There may not be a bigger promoter of the idea that humanity should go to Mars than Elon Musk. But Musk is once again in the news for admitting,…
Continue Reading How you and your kids can avoid COVID-19 at playgrounds
Playgrounds seem like — and in many cases are — a relatively safe pandemic activity, but there are factors that can complicate the issue.…
Continue Reading As Covid sweeps India, experts say cases and deaths are going unreported
India, home to the world’s worst ongoing coronavirus outbreak, has reported more than 17.6 million cases since the pandemic began last year.…
Continue Reading Jay-Z on raising kids with Beyoncé and their quarantine life
Jay-Z rarely gives interviews so when he talks about life and family people listen. The rapper/mogul recently talked to The Sunday Times (via Zoom)…
Continue Reading Arizona GOP representative struggles to justify state bill that would purge early voting list
An Arizona Republican lawmaker on Friday defended a GOP-sponsored bill that would change the mail-in voting process by arguing that state lawmakers…
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Here’s a look at the phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom. Journalists at British newspapers are accused of making payments to police…
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Here’s a look at the life of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1949 Birth place: Lisbon,…
Continue Reading Diane Warren takes being Oscars most-nominated woman with no wins in stride
Diane Warren is not upset about losing out on an Oscar. Or 12 of them. The famed songwriter lost her 12th nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards on…
Continue Reading Garland announces Justice Department investigation into the Louisville Police Department
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s losses on Archegos just topped $10 billion
Losses caused by the collapse of US hedge fund Archegos have topped $10 billion. Swiss bank UBS revealed on Tuesday that it lost $774 million from…
Continue Reading First Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice announces Senate bid
Cheri Beasley, the first Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, launched her 2022 Senate campaign on Tuesday, seeking to break…
Continue Reading Skateboarding passersby helps capture burglary suspect
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Police say neighbors in a north Portland neighborhood…
Continue Reading Former CDC director: We can prevent the next pandemic
As the United States and the world continue to struggle in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, one truth has emerged — it didn’t…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t use my skin for your diversity’: Labor union blasts newsrooms for underpaying women and people of color
“I remember the punched-in-the-gut feeling I had the moment I learned that a young male reporter with just a few years of experience had nearly…
Continue Reading Seven shot during vigil for deadly shooting
Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — More than half a dozen people were shot in Gresham late…
Continue Reading US says Iran’s Navy harassed Coast Guard in Persian Gulf earlier this month
Four ships from the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed the US Coast Guard operating in the Persian Gulf earlier this…
Continue Reading Bald eagle death likely caused by poison used for controlling rodents
Click here for updates on this story RHINELANDER, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A male bald eagle died after wildlife officials…
Continue Reading 10-yo boy who died in house fire couldn’t get locked door open
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — he cause of death has been ruled accidental for a 10-year-old…
Continue Reading Researchers working to reverse ‘alarming’ veteran suicide trends
Click here for updates on this story EDMOND, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — University of Central Oklahoma researchers are…
Continue Reading Church wants to build on wooded land, but code says otherwise
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Continue Reading Produce auction gives farmers another selling option
Click here for updates on this story PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — The new beginnings…
Continue Reading Beyond Meat is launching a new meatless burger it says tastes more like real beef
Beyond Meat is replacing its signature plant-based burger with a version designed to taste more like animal beef. The newest recipe, which will…
Continue Reading Amazon unveils new line of Fire tablets designed for older kids
Amazon’s Fire Kids tablets have long been popular among younger users, but now the company is targeting older kids with a brand-new lineup.…
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic investigated by UEFA over ‘alleged financial interest’ in betting company
European football’s governing body UEFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “alleged financial…
Continue Reading Woman taken as a baby reunites with her swamp rescuer. But questions linger over her disappearance
When Tameka Boone walked into a Virginia dentist’s office in late February for a six-month checkup, she never expected to come face to face…
Continue Reading New York state court employee charged after allegedly threatening to kill several Democratic Congress members
A New York state court employee was charged with threatening to murder a US official after he made online posts threatening to kill several…
Continue Reading Man on trial for allegedly threatening Democrats Pelosi, Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez
The son of a retired New York City family court judge is on trial for allegedly threatening the lives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now-Senate…
Continue Reading Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat
Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying…
Continue Reading Fox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption
A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require…
Continue Reading Here’s what one expert says can help hesitant Americans decide to get a COVID-19 shot
US officials say COVID-19 vaccines are our way out of the pandemic. But the US faces a stubborn challenge — vaccine hesitancy — which…
Continue Reading Princess Diana’s wedding dress to go on display after William and Harry agree to loan
Princess Diana’s wedding dress will go on public display at Kensington Palace after her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, agreed to loan…
Continue Reading Tesla needs a perfect year. That won’t be easy
Tesla just posted record quarterly profits, with one measure of earnings passing the $1 billion mark for the first time. But in order to justify its…
Continue Reading Aid to India is a ‘drop in the ocean’
India is in crisis. Hospitals have run out of supplies, family members are desperately driving from clinic to clinic in search of a spare bed for…
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Montana bans abortions at 20 weeks
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a 20-week abortion ban and two other anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, adding to the slew of such measures…
Continue Reading Scientists find evidence of human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The novel coronavirus has been well documented in…
Continue Reading Shift workers up to 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in hospital, U.K. study finds
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — New research from the United Kingdom suggests…
Continue Reading Washington Post: White House considering setting refugee cap at original proposal of 62,500
The White House is reconsidering raising the number of refugees allowed into the US to about 62,500, its original goal, The Washington Post reported…
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Soft bedding continues to claim infant lives despite warnings, study finds
Amanda Saucedo did everything the natural parenting blogs she read told her to do before she brought her newborn son Ben into her bed to co-sleep in…
Continue Reading Migrant children stuck in limbo as Biden administration opens emergency shelters nationwide
On one side of the Dallas Convention Center earlier this month, hundreds of teens gathered for a high school volleyball tournament, complete with…
Continue Reading Julian Nagelsmann to become new Bayern Munich coach
RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann will take over from Hansi Flick as Bayern Munich’s head coach next season after signing a five-year…
Continue Reading Biden to raise minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour
Two months after his effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour ran into the Senate parliamentarian buzz saw, President Joe Biden is set…
Continue Reading Arizona secretary of state on GOP election audit: ‘This seems like such a farce’
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Monday criticized the ongoing Republican election audit of the 2020 ballots from Arizona’s largest…
Continue Reading She fled home to escape violence. Now she’s been lost at sea for two months
Noor Kayas fled the refugee camp without telling anyone at home. At sea the next morning, the teenager used a satellite phone to call her mother,…
Continue Reading Israel accused of apartheid by Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli government of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians in a new report Tuesday,…
Continue Reading The Trump Republican circus gears up for another tour
Donald Trump schooled his protégés well in his politics of down-in-the-muck misinformation. The ex-President’s Washington devotees and media…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 27: Coronavirus, census, police violence, abortion, China
Are you still washing your hands as diligently as you did at the beginning of the pandemic? If you’re like the people tracked in a recent…
Continue Reading Trump’s close advisers urge him to make PSA to persuade his followers to get the Covid-19 vaccine
With polls showing that about half of Republicans are unenthusiastic about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, some of former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Titanium bubbles discovered in supernova could help solve mystery of exploding stars
Titanium has been discovered in the beautiful remnants of the Cassiopeia A supernova about 11,000 light-years away. This discovery could help…
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Social media algorithms to face scrutiny as lawmakers look to curb misinformation
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Continue Reading Toyota snaps up Lyft’s self-driving cars unit for $550 million
Toyota is hitting the gas to achieve its self-driving goals by buying Lyft’s autonomous vehicle business for over half a billion dollars. The…
Continue Reading What women should know about the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
Continue Reading Apple’s major privacy change is here. What you need to know
Apple rolled out a major privacy feature on Monday that will allow iOS users to decide how they want their personal data handled — a move that has…
Continue Reading ‘It’s an impossible situation’: Democrats link arms with Biden on Afghanistan — and brace for the worst
Most congressional Democrats are backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan this year, though many harbor…
Continue Reading Key House Democrat unveils economic plan to support families
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal has introduced a massive social programs infrastructure package aimed at making enhancements to the child…
Continue Reading Tesla cracks the $1 billion profit mark
Tesla posted record profits Monday — its third record quarter in a row — as its adjusted earnings reached the $1 billion mark for the first time.…
Continue Reading The US is hitting the hesitancy wall for COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s what experts say can help
US officials say COVID-19 vaccines are our way out of the pandemic. But the US faces a stubborn challenge — vaccine hesitancy — which…
Continue Reading Britain is sending a huge naval force through some of the most tense waters in Asia
The largest naval flotilla assembled by Britain in recent years will set sail in May on a months’ long voyage through the Pacific, the…
Continue Reading Kidnappers kill two more students abducted from Nigerian university
Two students who were kidnapped from a university in northern Nigeria last Tuesday have been killed, making it a total of five Greenfield University…
Continue Reading New Mexico wildfire has charred at least 4,000 acres and shows no sign of containment
The Three Rivers Fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Mexico and has not been contained, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire…
Continue Reading A Black electrician found a noose hanging in his workspace in New York’s Long Island, attorney says
Police in the New York suburb of Long Island are investigating a report of a noose found hanging in a storeroom at a local business, a Suffolk County…
Continue Reading Emergency declared as Arizona wildfire grows to 1,400 acres following evacuation of about 200 homes
Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information…
Continue Reading Japan’s QAnon disciples aren’t letting Trump’s loss quash their mission
Hiromi spent most of her life feeling trapped. Growing up, the now 58-year-old Japanese acupuncturist felt pressure to conform to Japan’s…
Continue Reading Two die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India
There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing…
Continue Reading Attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family says video of fatal police shooting shows ‘execution’
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a short snippet of police body camera…
Continue Reading China targets foreign spies and ‘hostile forces’ with new anti-espionage rules
China is stepping up anti-espionage activities amid worsening ties with the United States and a renewed focus on national security ahead of a key…
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It was a summer’s day in Byron Bay, Australia in early 2003. The sun was shining and Gianna Mazzeo, who’d been basking in its rays for…
Continue Reading Social media algorithms to face scrutiny as lawmakers look to ‘curb the amplification of misinformation’
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