Month: May 2021

Click here for updates on this story     WEST JORDAN, Utah (KSL) — An employee at a school for troubled teens has been charged with child abuse and accused of breaking the wrist of a boy who was acting out. Tyler Haunga Feinga, 21, of West Jordan, was charged May 4 in 3rd District Court with

Here’s some background information about the NCAA Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The single-elimination tournament is nicknamed “March Madness” or “The Big Dance.” 2021 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Finals April 5, 2021 – Men’s Finals – The Baylor Bears defeat the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70. This is Baylor’s first men’s NCAA basketball title. April 4,

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will effectively end its mask mandate next month when the state plans to fully reopen after more than a year of Covid-19 restrictions. In an on-camera interview with KTTV Los Angeles reporter Elex Michaelson posted on Twitter, the governor was asked, “Are we looking at masks after June 15?” “No.

Click here for updates on this story     LAKE SAINT LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) — The St. Charles County Prosecutor’s office has decided not to file charges against the man who shot another man several times during a suspected road rage incident in Lake St. Louis. The shooting happened on March 20 just before 7 p.m. outside

Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Men’s and women’s tournaments are held every four years. July 10-August 20, 2023 – The Women’s World Cup is scheduled to take place in Australia and New Zealand. November 21-December 18, 2022

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Some gas stations across Middle Tennessee say they are running out of fuel. This is due to the Colonial Pipeline, which transports 45% of the East Coast’s fuel supply, is shut down due to a cyberattack. The shutdown happened Friday, and people in Nashville

Here’s what you need to know about the landmark US Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education. About the Case The first plaintiff was Oliver Brown, an African-American welder and assistant pastor, who brought the case against the Topeka Board of Education for not allowing his nine-year-old daughter, Linda Brown, to attend Sumner Elementary

Click here for updates on this story     SALEM, OR (KPTV) — If you’ve attempted to get an appointment at the DMV in the last year, it’s been a struggle because of their backlog. If you try to schedule one now, it’ll likely be a couple of months before you can get in the door. “At

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 20-year-old Milwaukee man was bound over for trial Tuesday, May 11, for reckless homicide. Jakob Ivy is accused of causing the death of his 3-month-old son last month. Ivy has admitted shaking the baby. The medical examiner ruled that this was a homicide,

Britain has agreed to a prisoner transfer of ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, convicted of the Srebrenica genocide, to a UK prison to serve the rest of his sentence, a statement from the British Foreign Office said on Wednesday. “Radovan Karadžić is one of the few people to have been found guilty of genocide,” said

The judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin’s murder trial ruled Wednesday that there were four aggravating factors in the killing of George Floyd, a ruling that allows the judge to give Chauvin a lengthier prison sentence. Chauvin, the 45-year-old former Minneapolis Police officer, was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter last

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — There are pictures, many drivers say, that makes their blood boil. “I can see the need, but it’s like we need it to, stop being selfish O my god,” said Carlos Hurt who had been struggling to find gas all day in metro Atlanta. People

Click here for updates on this story     TORRINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The City of Torrington fired a police sergeant following an investigation into a use of force incident. According to police, Sgt. Gerald “Jay” Peters, a 19-year veteran of the Torrington Police Department, used excessive force on a suspect who was in custody back on

A transgender woman is suing the District of Columbia after its Department of Corrections placed her in a men’s jail unit despite her telling officials she identifies as a woman, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday. Sunday Hinton was placed into DOC custody on April 26 on accusations of “unarmed burglary with the intent

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A firefighter died and four others were hospitalized from a fire in New Haven Wednesday morning. It happened at a home on Valley Street overnight. Officials plan to provide an update later in the day. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. Minutes

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The city of Portland is partnering with a group to offer de-escalation and peacekeeping training that city leaders hope will lead to more peaceful protests and marches. It comes as the city has endured nearly a year of rioting and violence from a mostly

Click here for updates on this story     KANEOHE, Hawaii (KITV) — Even after receiving more than 100 stitches, the 14-year-old boy bitten by a shark in waters off Kaneohe last week says he’s ready to go surfing again. Parker Blanchette says this wasn’t his first run-in with a shark. Blanchette is an 8th grader that

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A dog rescue group that managed to bring 19 dogs from Lebanon to be adopted by families in Canada saw them arrive in Montreal on Tuesday. Cynthia Ashkar, who works with the veterinarian team for Rescue Dogs Lebanon-Canada overseas, says she feels a

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Another school year will be coming to an end in less than two months, but it’s unlikely that children currently attending remotely in Ontario, Canada will be back in classrooms before summer, experts say. Students in Ontario have been attending classes virtually for

The co-leader of New Zealand’s Māori Party has been removed from parliament for the second time this year, after performing a ceremonial dance during a debate about indigenous rights. Rawiri Waititi interjected while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was taking questions from lawmakers on Wednesday, accusing the country’s opposition party of “racist propaganda and rhetoric.” After

Las Vegas police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of a 2-year-old boy last week, the police department said. Terrell Rhodes, 27, was booked for the murder of Amari Nicholson, who has not been seen since May 5, said Lt. Richard Meyers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. “This case started

About 37 million Americans are expected to travel for Memorial Day, a big boost from last year’s record low. And a huge majority plans to drive — not fly. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know

For the past month, the Perseverance rover has spent much of its time documenting the flights of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. In between those events, the rover has also been taking in the local view and spied a multitude of intriguing rocks. Now, Perseverance is gearing up to conduct its primary mission: studying Jezero

Following the family’s viewing of body and dash camera footage of Andrew Brown Jr.’s death, attorneys for the family recommitted to pursuing the full release of all videos of the shooting. “We will move fairly quickly on that matter to go before the court to make our arguments to get the videos released,” attorney Harry

Two California police officers were killed while on duty in the span of 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Detective Luca Benedetti with the San Luis Obispo Police Department was fatally shot Monday evening by a suspect in an apartment complex while police were executing a search warrant for allegedly stolen property, the department said Tuesday.

Authorities are searching for a seven-year-old boy who disappeared while at a Texas beach with his family Tuesday night. A boat crew and helicopter began the search near the Galveston Seawall after the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston got notice of the missing child around 8 p.m. local time, a press release from the Coast Guard