Top 10 US beaches for 2021 from Dr. Beach
Summer is unofficially here, and many people in the United States are ready to get back to flying, driving cross-country and soaking up the sun after…
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No injuries after private aircraft experiences hard landing
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Two people in a privately owned aircraft experienced a…
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Officers save 1-month-old girl
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — One-month-old Maddison, sleeping peacefully now, gave her Brockton…
Continue Reading Boy found dead near Las Vegas by a hiker identified by his mother
An 8-year-old boy whose body was found by a hiker near Las Vegas has been identified by his mother, police said Saturday. Police are now searching…
Continue Reading 62-year-old man charged in 40-year-old rape, murder
Click here for updates on this story LAUREL, Maryland (WJZ) — Howard County Police charged a Laurel Man in a…
Continue Reading Two California inmates appeared to have overdosed. Others around them saved their lives
Los Angeles County authorities say the quick thinking of inmates at the North County Correctional Facility helped save at least two lives earlier…
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Employers can legally offer incentives to employees to get vaccinated
Employers can offer incentives to employees to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to new guidance from the federal Equal Opportunity Employment…
Continue Reading Florida teen accused of stabbing girl 114 times facing first-degree murder charge
A 14-year-old Florida teen is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, prosecutors…
Continue Reading Suspected Times Square shooter extradited from Florida, charged with attempted murder
Farrakhan Muhammad was extradited from Florida to New York City and charged Friday evening in connection to a shooting at New York City’s Times…
Continue Reading CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will throw 1st pitch at Boston Red Sox game
She’s spent the past four months pitching health guidance as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, CDC director and…
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Education Department rescinds Trump-era policy restricting state oversight of student loan servicing companies and debt collectors
The Department of Education under the Biden administration is rescinding a Trump-era policy that restricted states’ access to records and…
Continue Reading U.S. researchers find drug blocks severe COVID-19 symptoms in mice, including variants
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — U.S. researchers have discovered a drug that…
Continue Reading Miniature horses a bright spot for Ontario town during COVID-19 lockdowns
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Neighbourhood walks have become a popular…
Continue Reading Man returns wedding ring to owner almost 55 years later
Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — For one man in Murfreesboro, he’s proven…
Continue Reading Local Rabbi reacts to viral post
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Nashville controversy brews on social media as a…
Continue Reading Florida man accused of stealing ventilators intended for Covid-19 patients
A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the theft of nearly 200 ventilators intended for critically ill Covid-19 patients in Central…
Continue Reading Two suspected arsonists target Walmart stores just 24 hours apart
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Investigators in Mobile are now looking for two different…
Continue Reading Jessica Edwards’ sister accepts posthumous college degree
Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — The sister of slain South Windsor mom Jessica…
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How to snap the perfect photo of Manhattanhenge, and everything else you need to know
The New York City sunset can be a sight to behold, with sky high buildings reflecting magnificent colors and clouds peeking in between. But twice a…
Continue Reading Red piranha caught in a lake near LSU. Louisiana wildlife authorities are making sure there aren’t more
Louisiana wildlife authorities are investigating after someone caught a red piranha in a lake near the Louisiana State University campus in Baton…
Continue Reading Police: Mother, baby escape from attempted abduction, suspect sought
Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — A mother and her baby were almost kidnapped, Roswell…
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Labor Direct Job referral program begins June 1
A new Department of Labor referral program will result in more customized matches between job seekers and Idaho…
Continue Reading California prosecutors will not seek to restore death penalty against Scott Peterson
Prosecutors won’t seek to restore the death penalty against Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn child nearly two decades…
Continue Reading Teacher reunites with his kidney donor for Memorial Day Weekend
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Memorial Day Weekend, an Atlanta man reunited with the man who…
Continue Reading WCSO: Four juveniles steal car, BB gun with actual bullets seized
Click here for updates on this story ALOHA, Oregon (KPTV) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said four…
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Rising crime in New York has gripped the mayoral race. Eric Adams says he alone can fix it.
For the first few months of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, the campaign seemed to be trundling along in search of a defining…
Continue Reading Teen in ICU after attempting fire TikTok challenge
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland family believes it was a TikTok fire…
Continue Reading Man arrested, accused of putting camera in hospital restroom
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A Salem man is accused of recording at least one…
Continue Reading Blind girl’s walkathon fundraiser helps others see the value of S.E.E. Camp
Click here for updates on this story MILLS RIVER, North Carolina (WLOS) — At Mills River Park, Layla Hildenbrand is…
Continue Reading Animal rights group pressures authorities to make arrest in road rage case
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville group is pressing police and the…
Continue Reading CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Jeep swipes ISP squad car, catches on fire
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Dramatic dash camera video captures the scary moments a driver…
Continue Reading Man, connected to missing person case, killed in shootout with deputies
Click here for updates on this story CEDAR HILL, Missouri (KMOV) — A man was killed and a deputy was wounded during an…
Continue Reading Surveillance pics released of suspects accused of dancing on police car
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — St. Louis police have released surveillance pictures of…
Continue Reading Riskiest job in space and more top science stories this week
Try to imagine for a moment, if you will, what it must be like to walk in space. After suiting up, you step outside the airlock. The International…
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Grill and sun safety for Memorial Day celebrations
Memorial Day is the traditional start of summer, which means time with family and friends in the…
Continue Reading At least 7 wounded in Miami shooting
At least seven people were wounded during a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot detection system alerts in…
Continue Reading How a pastor’s spread of Covid misinformation divided one Tennessee family
Pastor Greg Locke has grown his congregation over the last year by preaching that Covid-19 is a “fake pandemic” and the vaccine is a…
Continue Reading Democratic Republic of Congo hit with 61 earthquakes in a day following volcano eruption
Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 61 earthquakes in a 24-hour period on Saturday around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, which…
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Brood X cicadas offer pets a moveable feast of irresistible proportions
Bonnie is a very good girl. But every time the 4-year-old Shepherd mix goes outside in the yard to play or relieve herself right now, her owner,…
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What we know so far about Covid-19 immunity — and what it means for vaccine boosters
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been seeking to better understand immunity to the novel coronavirus. How long is a person immune…
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7 signs that summer is about to be lit
This weekend kicks off “Hot Vax Summer,” an unofficial term meaning that vaccinated Americans are ready to go wild and make up for lost…
Continue Reading Summer travel outlook: ‘We’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel’
Top US vacation spots are welcoming travelers for the first big holiday weekend of the COVID-19 vaccine era. Now that, according to the US Centers…
Continue Reading Truckers are getting big pay hikes, but there’s still a shortage of drivers
America’s truck driver shortage is driving pay higher. But it’s not solving the scarcity of truckers. Massive increases in online…
Continue Reading Salmonella Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Salmonella. Facts Salmonellosis, the infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella, is one of the most…
Continue Reading Police ask for help identifying the body of a boy found by hikers in Las Vegas
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the body of a child found by hikers Friday morning. The boy is believed to be…
Continue Reading Colorado is banning legacy preferences in college admissions
As more schools reconsider the role of legacy status in college admissions, Colorado has taken a significant step toward leveling the playing field.…
Continue Reading New Covid-19 origination intelligence push aimed at elevating scientific analysis
The intelligence community’s push to uncover the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has largely relied on traditional intelligence-gathering…
Continue ReadingScientists discover new ‘chocolate frog’ in swamp
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a curious “chocolate frog” tree frog in the lowland rainforests of New Guinea. Tree frogs…
Continue Reading A near-normal Memorial Day weekend ahead as most states ditch mask mandates for vaccinated Americans
It’s all true. Memorial Day weekend may very well look like it did before the coronavirus pandemic upended life more than a year ago. Vaccines…
Continue Reading Restaurant owner celebrates birthday with 510-foot-long cheesesteak
A Philadelphia restaurant owner celebrated his birthday and a return from lockdown in the most Philadelphia way possible — a 510-foot-long…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene may be politically safe, but her conservative Georgia constituents have concerns about her tactics
Marjorie Taylor Greene has turned herself into one of the most visible Republicans in the country — stoking an endless stream of controversies…
Continue Reading Hundreds of detained Tigrayans released following CNN report
Hundreds of men in Ethiopia’s restive region of Tigray were released on Thursday evening, eyewitnesses and aid workers said, following a CNN…
Continue Reading Then and now: Areas destroyed in the Tulsa race massacre
These sliders show what some areas of Tulsa, Oklahoma, look like now, compared with what they looked like 100 years ago following the Tulsa race…
Continue Reading 31 states don’t require schools to teach about the Holocaust. Some laws are changing that
Politicians like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others shouldn’t liken contemporary events to the Holocaust because such comparisons cheapen…
Continue Reading Here are 100 things to do this summer with or without kids
As those who are vaccinated peek out beyond our masks, people are looking for a return to summers past in 2021. Many are trying to book summer camps,…
Continue Reading ‘Things can be replaced, but lives cannot’
(CNN) — Weam Elastal was bonding with her dad over a broken television set the night an Israeli military plane bombed their family home in…
Continue Reading A lot of people are waiting for porta potties — and not just folks who need to go
After more than a year of staying at home, avoiding crowds and other Covid-19 precautions, many Americans are looking forward to a summer of…
Continue Reading Down Syndrome Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Down syndrome, a genetic condition that affects cognitive ability, causing mild to severe learning disabilities and…
Continue Reading Smallpox Fast Facts
Here’s a look at smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease. The most severe and most common form of the smallpox virus is…
Continue Reading Longtime White House butler retiring after 47 years of service
After four decades, William “Buddy” Carter — one of the longest serving White House butlers — is set to retire at the end of…
Continue Reading Stanley Cup Fast Facts
Here is a look at the Stanley Cup, the annual championship of the National Hockey League. September 28, 2020 – The Tampa Bay Lightning defeat…
Continue Reading Stem Cells Fast Facts
Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including…
Continue Reading Mother’s Day Fast Facts
Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States. It is also celebrated in many other countries. May 8, 2022 –…
Continue Reading Tony Stewart Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of retired NASCAR driver and race track owner Tony Stewart. Personal Birth date: May 20, 1971 Birth place: Columbus,…
Continue Reading American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say
The parents of Trevor Reed, an American imprisoned in Russia who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said Friday that neither they nor the US…
Continue Reading Border arrests show no sign of slowing in May, preliminary data indicate
US Customs and Border Protection has continued to encounter around 40,000 migrants a week at the US-Mexico border, continuing a pace similar to that…
Continue Reading A tragedy high on a Chinese mountain was a wake-up call for China’s booming marathon industry
When Zhang Xiaotao set off last weekend on a 100-kilometer (62-mile) ultra-marathon through the jagged mountains of northwestern China, he…
Continue Reading San Jose gunman had three weapons on him and a dozen more at home, sheriff’s office says
The gunman who authorities say killed nine coworkers in San Jose, California, had three pistols and 32 magazines on him and a stockpile of ammunition…
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Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument unveiled
Our fallen heroes here in Idaho are being honored for their ultimate…
Continue Reading 3 NBA teams have banned fans for disrespectful behavior during playoff games
The return to watching sports in person is supposed to be a happy time, including at the NBA playoffs, but clearly some fans have forgotten how to…
Continue Reading Idaho governor rescinds ban on mask mandates issued while he was out of state
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday repealed an executive order banning mask mandates by state entities that Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin had issued a day…
Continue Reading Texas sheriff fires 11 employees, suspends 6 others, after February death of a Black man in custody
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez fired 11 employees and put six more on unpaid suspension in connection to the in-custody death of a Black man in…
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Nice Weekend! Warming trend with a few storms
We’ll look for an exiting system to drop in cold overnight lows for Saturday morning. However, warmer temps are on the way with a building ridge of…
Continue Reading Polls find most Republicans say 2020 election was stolen and roughly one-quarter embrace QAnon conspiracies
Most Americans reject QAnon-linked conspiracy theories and believe that Donald Trump lost legitimately in 2020, a set of new polling finds. But a…
Continue Reading Judge Amy Berman Jackson strikes again
Trial-level federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson has handled some of the most politically significant court cases of the Trump era and its aftermath and…
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Jury clears Nebraska officers in death of Wyoming couple
A grand jury has found no wrongdoing by Nebraska law enforcement officers in the shooting deaths of a Wyoming couple last year.…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 135 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 135 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…
Continue Reading Postal Service wants to raise cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents
The US Postal Service on Friday proposed raising the cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents, an increase that’s within the range of recent years…
Continue Reading San Jose gunman had 22,000 rounds of ammunition at his house, which sheriff’s office thinks he set on fire
More than 22,000 rounds of ammunition, a dozen firearms, suspected Molotov cocktails and multiple cans of gasoline were found in the home of Sam…
Continue Reading State Department calls for release of US journalist detained in Myanmar
The State Department on Friday called on Myanmar’s military regime to release Danny Fenster, an American journalist based in Myanmar who was…
Continue Reading ‘These attacks are despicable’: Biden condemns rise in anti-Semitic incidents
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the country in recent weeks, saying the incidents are…
Continue Reading 75-year-old Asian woman suffers broken nose, fractured eye socket after being punched
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD is trying to identify a man seen on video punching a…
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Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial opened Friday
The Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial at Century High School in Pocatello started off the weekend of events with a dedication ceremony Friday…
Continue Reading An estimated 2,600 Latinos were killed by police or in custody in the past six years, preliminary report says
While the true scope of the impact of police brutality is difficult to quantify, a new report indicates that more than 2,600 Latinos were killed by…
Continue Reading Farm worker found guilty of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
A 26-year-old farm worker was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday in the abduction and fatal stabbing of college student Mollie Tibbetts in…
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Idaho Falls 9th Annual Field of Honor Memorial
Another Memorial Day weekend tradition continues at Freeman Park in Idaho…
Continue Reading Dems push for House select committee after Senate Republicans derail bipartisan probe into January 6 attack
House Democrats are actively considering mounting a probe of their own into the January 6 US Capitol attack, signaling they don’t plan to let…
Continue Reading Coast Guard continues search for missing people after boat overturns off Florida, leaving 2 dead
The Coast Guard said Friday it will continue searching for 10 people thought to be missing after a boat overturned a day earlier about 16 miles…
Continue Reading 79-year-old woman says dollar bank failed to protect her from being swindled out of millions of dollars
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH PARK, Paennsylvania (KDKA) — A South Park woman claims Dollar Bank failed to…
Continue Reading Lukashenko says documents about Ryanair flight will reveal ‘what’s going on’ as Putin underlines his support for Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin cemented his support of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko in a meeting on Friday, saying that the…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans block January 6 commission
A crucial Senate vote on a bill to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot failed Friday, falling short…
Continue Reading Who set fire that killed Ryan Ferris after boy saved family from burning home?
Click here for updates on this story ASTON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Hailed a hero. Ryan Ferris saved his family from a…
Continue Reading Exclusive: ‘All talk and no action’: Sicknick’s mother and girlfriend say they were disappointed by GOP senators
The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick says she was disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday to create a…
Continue Reading Police: 75-year-old Asian woman suffers broken nose, fractured eye rocket after being punched
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD is trying to identify a man seen on video punching a…
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Rocky Mountain Power files rate request
Rocky Mountain Power filed a request Thursday with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to implement its long-term plan to modernize how the company…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 10 missing after boat carrying Cuban migrants overturns
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Two people are dead and 10 others are missing after their boat…
Continue Reading Frost Advisory Saturday Morning
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING……FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY… WHAT…For the Frost…
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Utah committee proposes limits on teaching about race
A Utah education committee has proposed new rules around how race is taught in K-12 schools.…
Continue Reading Washington state attorney general charges three officers in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis
Washington state’s attorney general on Thursday filed felony charges against three police officers in connection with the death of Manuel…
Continue Reading Man drowns in pond after going in to get soccer ball for child
Click here for updates on this story MILTON (WBZ) — A Quincy man visiting Houghton’s Pond in Milton with his son…
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