Teacher suspended after breaking up fight
Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachussets (WBZ) — A Barnstable High School teacher was placed on…
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Car prices are soaring, and they’re not going to stop
Car dealer lots have only a fraction of the vehicles — both new and used — that they typically have. That’s helping send prices to record…
Continue Reading Viral video shows family eating cicadas on pizza
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Many Marylanders are already over this cicada emergence. But,…
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Idaho’s newest federal magistrate judge sworn in to office
Idaho’s newest federal magistrate judge, Raymond Patricco Jr., has been sworn in during a brief ceremony at the federal courthouse in Boise.…
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Town to relaunch fire department
Click here for updates on this story ESTACADA, Oregon (KPTV) — Starting next month, Estacada will be parting ways with…
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Face masks no longer mandated on House floor for those fully vaccinated
Facial coverings will no longer be necessary on the US House floor for those fully vaccinated against Covid-19. House members, staff and visitors can…
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‘This is also a face of Latinidad’: How Gina Torres made producers rethink their ideas of American beauty
For decades, Gina Torres has carved out a career in Hollywood feeling like she couldn’t fully express herself. Now, the Afro-Latina actor is…
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Biden administration will return $2 billion to military projects that had been set aside for border wall construction
The Biden administration is returning more than $2 billion to military projects that had previously been set aside for the construction of former…
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Stimulus payment adjustments are still going out to people whose 2020 taxes show they lost income
The Internal Revenue Service reports it has distributed additional stimulus cash to millions of people who lost income during 2020 and qualified for…
Continue Reading Cops: Man on parole tried to rob same bank twice
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi (WALA) — An Alabama man apparently thought he could…
Continue Reading Rubio says US must fight China’s ‘extraterritorial reach,’ citing CNN report on Uyghur deportations
US Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States needed to fight back against the “extraterritorial reach” of the Chinese…
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Biden joins the world leaders club at G7 with call for wartime effort against Covid-19
The leaders of the world’s advanced economies gathered Friday on the Cornish coast for the first time since the global coronavirus pandemic…
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Pulitzers give special award to Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd’s murder
The Pulitzer Prizes recognize some of the year’s most important journalism. This year, someone who isn’t a professional journalist, but…
Continue Reading Cops find deceased woman, unharmed baby in apartment
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating a double shooting that left a…
Continue Reading Cats found in plastic container go up for adoption
Click here for updates on this story BRANFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A family of cats found in a plastic container in…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches first career grand slam final with win over Alexander Zverev at French Open
Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to his first career grand slam final with victory over Alexander Zverev at the French Open on Friday.…
Continue Reading 100-year-old World War II veteran, exercise enthusiast returns to gym as facilities reopen
Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — A 100-year-old World War II veteran is back in…
Continue Reading ‘It’s past time’: Some parents applaud move to remove principal from Durham School of the Arts
Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — New details are emerging in the controversial…
Continue Reading 3-year-old boy dies after window fall, dog attack
Click here for updates on this story ELIZABETH, New Jersey (WABC) — A 3-year-old boy died after he fell out a window of…
Continue Reading Artists to touch up Black Lives Matter! mural
Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A nonprofit that was formed during the creation of the Black…
Continue Reading New art installation is like a massive bird nest for humans
Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — There’s a new art attraction at Bernheim…
Continue Reading Justice Department watchdog asked to investigate data seizure as House Democrats discuss impacts of leak probe
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the department’s handling of a…
Continue Reading Gunman in Florida grocery store shooting that killed grandmother and 1-year-old is identified
The Palm Beach County, Florida, sheriff’s office has identified the gunman in a fatal shooting at a Publix supermarket Thursday as 55-year-old…
Continue Reading Cops say man shoots himself in front of officers
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Following a car crash and a short chase, Omaha police…
Continue Reading Group works to prevent deer deaths
Click here for updates on this story EL DORADO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — As deer birthing season has begun and…
Continue Reading 8-yo girl finds explosive device while playing outside
Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — Police are investigating after an Ankeny girl found an…
Continue Reading Detectives: VIdeo shows delivery driver punching 67-yo woman in head
Click here for updates on this story CASTRO VALLEY, California (KABC) — An Amazon driver is facing abuse and battery…
Continue Reading Young volunteers get church ready for in-person services
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A local church is re-opening its doors to parishioners this…
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Grand Teton tourism creates $754 million in economic benefits
A new National Park Service report shows almost 3.3 million visitors to Grand Teton National Park in 2020 spent more than $598 million in communities…
Continue Reading ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ reloads the silliness with a bigger role for Salma Hayek
The mere existence of “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” — a sequel to the 2017 movie, adding “Wife’s”…
Continue Reading Euro 2020: How to watch and everything you need to know about European tournament
It has been delayed by a year, but that seems to have only ramped up the excitement levels for the 2020 European football championships. Still called…
Continue Reading Roberto Larios made his Hollywood dream come true and now helps others do the same
If there’s one thing you can’t accuse Roberto Larios of being, it’s lazy. The evidence stretches back to when he was about 13 years…
Continue Reading Why the TV industry needs more voices like Claudia Lyon
As a college student, Claudia Lyon didn’t know what a casting director was, let alone that one day she would be the head of casting at one of…
Continue Reading How Gloria Calderón Kellett is making room for Latinx stories, one show at a time
A disturbing pattern led Gloria Calderón Kellett to reimagine her role in Hollywood and become one of the leading voices calling for improved Latino…
Continue Reading How Kase Peña is creating a legacy of authenticity
Kase Peña wants to make sure the facts are clear so that Bronx historians don’t come after her: Though her heart belongs to the Bronx,…
Continue Reading Alan Luna hopes his eye for talent changes the face of Hollywood
Alan Luna makes his living putting people on the big and small screens, but growing up, he never saw someone who looked like his mother — a…
Continue Reading Carolina Garcia is proud to be in the rooms where it happens at Netflix
You can thank Netflix executive Carolina Garcia for helping bring shows like “Stranger Things” and “Chilling Adventures of…
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Yellowstone has busiest May on record
Yellowstone National Park hosted 483,159 recreation visits in May 2021.…
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Treaty Day Fireworks Celebration set for July 2
The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel announce it will sponsor the 2021 Treaty Day Fireworks Celebration on Friday, July…
Continue Reading Union Station prepares to host Auschwitz exhibition
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — In the midst of rising anti-Semitic attacks across the…
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American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic order electric air taxis from UK startup
Vertical Aerospace, a UK electric aircraft manufacturer, has won the backing of American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Microsoft in its bid to make…
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Officials: Wyoming fire season could get bad in midsummer
Wyoming officials say fire season should be about average in the state until about midsummer, when things could begin to heat up.…
Continue Reading Chicago becomes the latest major city to ditch Covid-19 capacity limits
Chicago and the rest of Illinois lifted capacity limits on businesses on Friday, declaring their economies fully reopen for the first time since…
Continue Reading What is the G7, and what power does it hold?
President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the…
Continue Reading Former Mayor Kasim Reed officially announces his candidacy to become Atlanta’s next mayor
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — It is official. Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced he…
Continue Reading Travel to Costa Rica during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
If you’re planning to travel to Costa Rica, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global…
Continue Reading Court to unseal documents outlining arrest of man accused in Yale grad student’s murder
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) — Documents outlining the arrest of a man accused of…
Continue Reading Deputy died from drowning while working to rescue swimmer
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Baldwin County Sheriff “Hoss” Mack…
Continue Reading Elder John Hayes, a leader in Asheville’s Black community, dies
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Elder John Hayes, a former Asheville NAACP president and…
Continue Reading Trump struggles to find a challenger to Kemp in Georgia
Donald Trump‘s plans to play GOP kingmaker are being disrupted by one of his most loyal supporters in Georgia. In early May at Mar-a-Lago,…
Continue Reading Tourist charged with hate crime following alleged slurs
Click here for updates on this story OKALOOSA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — A Texas tourist in northwest Florida who…
Continue Reading Man describes police raid at wrong home
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A Flint man says his home was raided by police by mistake.…
Continue Reading Merger leaves some esidents without garbage pickup for weeks
Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A giant mess in Waukesha County — the…
Continue Reading Suspect to face trial in defrauding scheme involving VA, Michigan Treasury
Click here for updates on this story Wayne County, MI (WNEM) — A suspect who is accused of defrauding the U.S.…
Continue Reading New nonstop flights now offered from KCI to popular vacation destinations
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — If you’re hoping to take a vacation, there’s…
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Idaho district begins summer school to address education gap
School district officials in Idaho have started offering a full summer school program to catch up all students who may have fallen behind…
Continue Reading ‘The wounds have healed but the infection persists’: Union Station prepares to host Auschwitz exhibition
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — In the midst of rising anti-Semitic attacks across the…
Continue Reading Young people suffer most in Uganda’s second wave as country grapples with severe vaccine shortages
Three men wearing white hazmat suits carry a dark blue body bag into the back of an ambulance parked next to a soccer field in Uganda’s main…
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Elderly woman, 3 police officers taken to hospital after house fire
The Idaho Falls Fire Department and Idaho Falls Police Department were dispatched to a house fire at the 2000 block of Greentree Lane shortly after…
Continue Reading Norway to proceed with sound experiment on whales, despite protests
A group of international scientists has called on Norway to halt plans for acoustic experiments on minke whales. A research team is intending to…
Continue Reading Swalwell says Trump ‘weaponized’ Justice Department against enemies
California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, whose data was seized by the Trump administration as part of a leak probe, on Friday said former President…
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Yellowstone National Park unveils automated electric cars
Park officials have launched the first tests of electric vehicles in Yellowstone National Park that are capable of operating without drivers.…
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Warming Trend Inbound
TODAY: We are beginning to warm up after the cold front that came through yesterday. High temperatures are expected to be in the mid 60’s in the…
Continue Reading Giant blinking star spotted near center of Milky Way galaxy
A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by astronomers. The star is…
Continue Reading FDA preparing to clear roughly 10 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses
The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to clear two batches of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that were produced at the troubled…
Continue Reading Friends and family gather to remember victim of Nashville gun violence
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A vigil was held on Thursday night at Bar Louie, where a…
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Garlic facts and history: The truth about vampires and health benefits
For thousands of years, we’ve used one vegetable as a spice to flavor our toast, treat ear infections and ward off vampires: garlic. Garlic is…
Continue Reading ‘Jill from Philly’ meets the Queen
Almost five months into her new job, Jill Biden is still revealing what kind of first lady she wants to be, but one thing is already clear: you can…
Continue Reading Shooting leads police to a deceased woman; baby found in the apartment unharmed
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating a double shooting that left a…
Continue Reading Teen shot in the stomach after trying to steal a tip jar from a restaurant
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A teen was shot in the stomach Thursday after trying to steal a…
Continue Reading The G7 summit: Here’s what you need to know
President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the…
Continue Reading Tennessee student heads to college after overcoming homelessness
Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — “I always thought about being different ever…
Continue Reading Two destructive fires, nine years apart, at the same apartment complex had one thing in common: a sprinkler system
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Photos obtained by News4 Investigates show two…
Continue Reading ‘Jessica, we are live’: Excruciating on-air gaffe goes viral
We’ve all faced disagreements at work, or been trapped in an uncomfortable stand-off after getting in someone’s bad books. Luckily for…
Continue Reading Oregon House of Representatives expels lawmaker after video shows him appearing to tell protesters how to breach the state Capitol
The Oregon state representative who faced backlash after a video surfaced of him appearing to tell protesters how to get access to the closed state…
Continue Reading McDonald’s hit by data breach
McDonald’s is the latest high-profile company to be affected by a data breach, leading to the exposure of private information of customers and…
Continue Reading Twins push each other in pursuit of wrestling titles
Click here for updates on this story ROBBINSVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Kyle Fink has loved wrestling since he was…
Continue Reading Portland area mass vaccination sites to hand out $100 grocery gift cards for first doses
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — In an effort to boost Oregon’s first-dose vaccination…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Americans aren’t fully counted by the government. That’s a big problem
Government data help policymakers find and fix problems for people in need. But that’s tricky if some groups aren’t represented in the…
Continue Reading Jill Biden meets and tours school with the Duchess of Cambridge
First lady Jill Biden met Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge on Friday, touring a school in Cornwall, England, near the G7 summit where President…
Continue Reading Lorde drops ‘Solar Power’ video
Lorde is out here aiming for the song of the summer. The video for her new single “Solar Power” has dropped and it has everything you…
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‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ finale: Kim’s Kanye revelation and more
If you were speculating that there was a big thing behind the split of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, you were wrong. Turns out it was the little…
Continue Reading ‘In The Heights’: It’s Lin-Manuel Miranda’s turn to save the box office
The theater industry has gotten help from a lot of sources so far this year. First, it was a radioactive lizard fighting a giant ape, then it was…
Continue Reading Blake Lively pays tribute to her father, actor Ernie Lively, following his death
Blake Lively has shared a touching tribute to her father, the actor Ernie Lively, following his death aged 74. Lively died of cardiac complications…
Continue Reading Iran says its naval vessels have reached the Atlantic for the first time
An Iranian navy destroyer ship has reached the Atlantic Ocean, Iran’s deputy army commander, Admiral Habibullah Sayyari said, according to…
Continue Reading 2 passengers on Celebrity Millennium cruise test positive for Covid-19
Two guests aboard the first major sea cruise hosting Americans since the pandemic halted the industry have tested positive for Covid-19 in required…
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This skateboard club is helping plus-size riders push body positivity forward
Windows down, music up. That’s how Andy Duran describes the feeling of riding a skateboard. “Imagine your favorite song and then…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s Latin ambitions hit new heights
If this Clubhouse room was an actual club, it’d be the most FOMO-inducing spot in town. Drink special of the night: piping hot tea. It’s…
Continue Reading Migrant farmworkers want feds to act on better employer-provided housing: report
Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — Migrant farmworkers say there’s a lack…
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Surprise! Earth just gained a 5th ocean thanks to National Geographic. Here’s why
National Geographic has announced they are officially recognizing a fifth ocean, known as the Southern Ocean, which encircles…
Continue Reading China releases new images of Mars taken by its Zhurong rover
China unveiled new photos of its Mars rover exploring the surface of the red planet on Friday, with state media hailing it as a sign of the…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the bipartisan infrastructure deal
A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced Thursday they have reached a deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, the most significant…
Continue Reading Brisbane set to host 2032 Olympics after IOC endorsement
Brisbane, Australia is set to host the 2032 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) endorsed its unopposed bid for the future Games.…
Continue Reading German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit White House on July 15
President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House next month, the White House says. It will be her first visit to…
Continue Reading Climate, taxes and China: Investors are watching the G7
As leaders of most of the world’s largest economies gather in Cornwall, England, expect political fanfare and lots of attention on US President…
Continue Reading ‘Blindspotting’ adds another shot to what’s feeling like a ‘Hamilton’ summer
“Blindspotting” adds to what is starting to feel like another very “Hamilton” summer, as veterans of Lin-Manuel…
Continue Reading Jill Biden will meet with the Duchess of Cambridge in England this week
First lady Jill Biden will meet with Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge this week while she is in England, Kensington Palace told CNN on Thursday,…
Continue Reading Two passengers on Celebrity Millennium cruise test positive for Covid-19
Two guests aboard the Celebrity Millennium tested positive for Covid-19 in required end-of-cruise testing, the cruise line said in a Thursday news…
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Dangerous COVID-19 variants could set back national progress against the pandemic, officials warn
With declining rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a…
Continue Reading States are scaling back on reporting COVID-19 data, but some experts say it’s too soon
Only about half of US states still provide daily updates on key COVID-19 metrics — such as new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations…
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