Atlanta police working an officer-involved shooting, two juveniles arrested
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating an officer-involved…
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Man accused of burglarizing fire damaged homes
Click here for updates on this story MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (WNEP) — Burglary, Criminal Trespass, and theft charges have…
Continue Reading A woman who gave birth while intubated due to Covid-19 names her ICU nurse as the baby’s godmother
A mother who delivered a baby girl while battling Covid-19 is honoring her intensive care unit nurse by naming her the child’s godmother.…
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11 facts about Georgia we bet you didn’t know
Georgia has been on everyone’s mind this year. In November, President-elect Joe Biden became the first Democrat in 28 years to flip the state…
Continue Reading PD: Man, pregnant sister killed; 1-year-old shot in face
Click here for updates on this story Canton, MS (WAPT) — Canton police are investigating a shooting that killed a man,…
Continue Reading Amid a devastating Covid-19 surge, Los Angeles County ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Los Angeles County has been fighting a brutal battle against Covid-19 for weeks now. New infections have soared with about one in five residents who…
Continue Reading Fetal remains are found during renovations on a South Carolina home
Fetal remains were found in a wall during renovations on a home in South Carolina, the county coroner said Monday, adding it’s possible they…
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After receiving her second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, New York nurse Sandra Lindsay felt “like I’ve completed the marathon,…
Continue Reading Wisconsin pharmacist who left vials out believed vaccine could harm people and change their DNA, police say
The Wisconsin pharmacist arrested last week after allegedly removing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from cold storage is a conspiracy theorist…
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Continue Reading South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker
Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf…
Continue Reading Already free of coronavirus, this Pacific islands country could become the first in the world to be vaccinated
A cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean that’s one of the few places on Earth entirely free from Covid-19 could become one of the first…
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Continue Reading Pakistan’s most populous province bans virginity tests for rape survivors in landmark ruling
Virginity tests on sexual assault survivors have been outlawed in Pakistan’s most-populous province, in a landmark ruling that’s the…
Continue Reading UK says its aircraft carrier strike group is ready to deploy. China’s already watching
Britain is officially an aircraft carrier power again. The Royal Navy announced on Monday that the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, centered on…
Continue Reading India embarks on one of the world’s most ambitious vaccine rollouts after emergency use approval
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Continue Reading Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker as tensions rise with US
Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Police officer illegally used database to look up sensitive info about other officers
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A former St. Louis County officer is facing…
Continue Reading New mural honors Metro officers who helped evacuate downtown before explosion
Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A new mural downtown is honoring the six Metro Police…
Continue Reading 83-year-old man in ICU after being bound, gagged, robbed in North Philadelphia home on New Year’s Eve
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — An 83-year-old man is in the intensive care unit after he was…
Continue Reading ‘Nurses Anonymous’: Online support group helps nurses cope with emotional stress of pandemic
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Continue Reading Donors give nearly $30,000 to replace Queens community fridge that was vandalized, Sen. Jessica Ramos says
Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — Donors reportedly sent tens of thousands of dollars to replace a…
Continue Reading Charging decision in Jacob Blake shooting expected in first two weeks of January
A decision on whether to charge the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake is expected to come in the next two weeks, and city…
Continue Reading New York’s governor wants to make it a crime to sell or administer Covid-19 vaccines to people trying to skip the line
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a crime to sell or administer the Covid-19 vaccine to anyone trying to skip ahead in the line. The…
Continue Reading Hollywood-style heist leaves business more than $35,000 light and in danger of closing
Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — It was a heist that could have been out of a movie. Cameras…
Continue Reading Covid pandemic has some families opting for ‘kindergarten gap year’
Click here for updates on this story Miami (WFOR) — As families struggle with remote and in-person learning, educators…
Continue Reading Family mourns dog after Pit Bull attack, as breed ban lifted
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — In November 2020, Denver voters overwhelmingly chose to repeal the…
Continue Reading Source: Shooting at park appears to have been a “targeted” attack
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Eight people, including two juveniles, were shot at a basketball…
Continue Reading ‘We’ve lost control of this epidemic’: Doctor concerned about Covid increase across Massachusetts
Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Most cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts are…
Continue Reading Avalanche survivor shares story after being buried under snow
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Continue Reading 44 attendees of Christmas church services in Woburn test positive for Covid
Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — At least 44 people have tested positive for…
Continue Reading Business moves from parade floats to tiny homes during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story AZUSA, California (KCAL KCBS ) — A number of businesses took a financial hit this…
Continue Reading UK Prime Minister imposes harsh lockdown as new Covid-19 variant spreads
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and…
Continue Reading Family gives foster kids their first taste of Christmas
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Many rushed into the new year without looking…
Continue Reading With less people walking to work amid Covid-19 pandemic, local cobbler says business is hurting
Click here for updates on this story HANOVER, Maryland (WJZ) — The plight of small businesses like restaurants, stores…
Continue Reading People dump unwanted holiday dogs at shelter
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Continue Reading Bar owner leads rally to protest possible 5-year liquor license loss
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota bar owner facing a possible five-year suspension…
Continue Reading Bar is vandalized with graffiti after opening against order on New Year’s Eve
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Alibi Drinkery, the Lakeville bar that’s repeatedly defied…
Continue Reading Autism workshop helps deputies de-escalate crisis encounters
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — In a case that has attracted national attention,…
Continue Reading Pastor offers help after woman is accused of leaving 7 children alone in apartment
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago pastor and victims’ advocate was offering help Sunday…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccination demand in North Texas outweighs supply
Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Across North Texas, demand for the COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Officials investigating video of officer punching k-9 partner
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Continue Reading Officers rescue woman, 6-year-old daughter from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A video released by the Baltimore Police Department Friday shows…
Continue Reading 15 year old arrested for allegedly beating his mother to death
Click here for updates on this story MCKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after he allegedly…
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Rescue teams in Norway are still hoping to find survivors more than five days after a deadly landslide hit the village of Ask, 30 kilometers (19…
Continue Reading From new IDs to automatic college savings accounts, these new laws take effect in 2021
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Continue Reading Divers find two mammoth tusks off coast
Click here for updates on this story VENICE, Florida (WBBH) — Divers found two Columbian Mammoth tusks in the Gulf of…
Continue Reading Fire claims the life of a woman, leaves 12 homeless
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Investigators are trying to figure out what…
Continue Reading Pandemic takes mental health toll on new moms
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Continue Reading Connecticut hospital receives NIH award to research COVID-19 complications in children
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — The National Institutes of…
Continue Reading These stunning NASA satellite images capture 2020’s extreme climate events
As we move into the new year, it’s easy to see that things changed for a lot of people in 2020. Alongside a deadly pandemic, 2020 also…
Continue Reading ‘Pay it forward’ chain amazes employees at restaurant
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Continue Reading Business owner donates more than $17K to help pay utility bills
Click here for updates on this story GALLATIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Gallatin business owner who wishes to remain…
Continue Reading Winery to host ‘Burn Your 2020 Calendar’ party
Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Let’s face it: 2020 was a year most…
Continue Reading Woman hit by truck, ‘propelled’ over guardrail while helping 8 year old in deadly crash
Click here for updates on this story TOWNSHIP OF TAYLORSVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — A Wilkes County woman who was…
Continue Reading Some CPS teachers refused to return to classrooms Monday as part of reopening plan
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WLS) — Chicago Public School teachers bundled up from head to toe to…
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WWII veteran gets surprise parade for 93rd birthday
A U.S. veteran who served in three wars was in for quite the birthday surprise last…
Continue Reading New St. Louis City program to divert mental health calls away from 911
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Over the next month, St. Louis City will roll out a new and…
Continue Reading Thrift stores rely on donations, customers to make it in the pandemic
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Continue Reading Albuquerque could be next city to pass laws against hair discrimination
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Continue Reading 2020 was meant to be the year of climate action. Instead, it crowned a wasted decade
2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it…
Continue Reading The last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire
After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster…
Continue Reading Wife turns Alex Smith’s leg brace into model of Super Bowl trophy
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Continue Reading Son remembers firefighter who died of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Saturday was an emotional day for the Oklahoma City Fire…
Continue Reading Man rescues victim from burning home
Click here for updates on this story PEA RIDGE, AR (KFSM) — Police are calling one man a hero after he pulled a man…
Continue Reading Nashville bomber mailed materials with his viewpoints to acquaintances, FBI says
The man who detonated a vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning sent “materials which espoused his viewpoints” to several…
Continue Reading Dog finds new family after 628 days in shelter
Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — What a way to start the new year! A dog who…
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Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia…
Continue Reading Woman saves neighbors from fire, rescue caught on doorbell cam
Click here for updates on this story AVONDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — An Avondale woman is being called a hero after…
Continue Reading Four deputies save victim with gunshot wound to chest
Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Four Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue Reading Mother, nurse diagnosed with breast cancer overwhelmed by support days before first surgery
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — In three days Melissa White will have her first…
Continue Reading 10,000 white flags honor the lives of Georgians lost to COVID-19
It’s an eye-opening view. A sea of white flags took over Piedmont Park – 10,000 to be exact – honoring the lives of each Georgian lost to…
Continue Reading Woman uses TikTok to build virtual community for beginner runners
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Continue Reading How one Wisconsin prison failed to contain a COVID-19 outbreak
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — As COVID-19 cases slowly started to…
Continue Reading A Texas church shooting leaves a pastor dead and 2 others injured
A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after a high-speed chase the night…
Continue Reading Kahele becomes second Native Hawaiian sworn into U.S. congress
Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV ) — U.S. Congressman Kaiali?i Kahele (HI-02) was sworn in Sunday as a…
Continue Reading Girl Scouts’ visit with wildlife artist prompts mission to save American red wolf
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS ) — A group of middle school Girl Scouts’…
Continue Reading Alcohol to go? Nebraskans serve differing post-pandemic views
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — The pandemic has been do or die for bars and…
Continue Reading Iran has restarted uranium enrichment toward 20% target, government spokesman says
Iran has restarted uranium enrichment toward a 20% target at its Fordow nuclear facility, a government spokesman said on Monday, according to the…
Continue Reading She lost her dad and uncle to coronavirus. Trump’s claim that the virus is exaggerated is an insult, she says
Most New Year’s Days, Rosa Cerna would be celebrating the birthdays of her dad and uncle — brothers born exactly one year apart. This…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 4: Transition, coronavirus, Congress, Iran, China
A university that published its annual list of “banished” words and phrases has named the ones it’d like to see less of in 2021.…
Continue Reading South Korea reports population drop, with more deaths than births for first time
South Korea recorded more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time ever, prompting calls for action to revive the country’s falling…
Continue Reading Japan poised for state of emergency as Covid-19 cases soar
Japan may enter a state of emergency this week as the country grapples with soaring coronavirus cases, a number of which have been linked to a new,…
Continue Reading A ring with 12,638 diamonds sets a Guinness World Record
How many diamonds can fit in a single ring? The answer, according to the new Guinness World Records book, is 12,638. Harshit Bansal, founder of…
Continue Reading A pro surfer rescues a woman struggling in rough water on Hawaii’s North Shore
A professional surfer is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a woman swept into the powerful waves of the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii. Mikey Wright was…
Continue Reading Surveillance video shows 15-year-old beating mother to death in Texas, police say
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police said in a…
Continue Reading NC church continues tradition to combat boredom brought on by winter, quarantine
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Continue Reading Community rallies behind family who lost home to fire
Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV ) — The Maui community is rallying behind the Shoma family from…
Continue Reading Israeli soldier shoots and paralyzes Palestinian man in dispute over power generator
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down, after an altercation over a portable electric generator,…
Continue Reading Barstool Fund surprises another CT business with financial relief
Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — So many businesses have been hit hard by the…
Continue Reading Business helps kick-start “Cops for Kids” 2021
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — It may be a Sunday, but the work never stops at DeltaBay…
Continue Reading Kenosha, WI, braces for potential unrest as DA considers charges in Jacob Blake shooting
Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT ) — Kenosha activists and the family of Jacob Blake are…
Continue Reading Hikers take in frozen sights in Luzerne County, PA
Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP ) — A group of hikers took to the trails of…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg celebrates her 18th birthday with a snarky tweet
Greta Thunberg turned 18 on Sunday, and she thanked her fans with a snarky Twitter message about how she was celebrating. The Swedish activist has…
Continue Reading A Texas church shooting leaves 1 dead and others injured, governor says
One person is dead and multiple people were injured in a Sunday morning shooting at Starrville Methodist Church in Winona, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott…
Continue Reading Cell phone repair business burglarized, safe and other items taken
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL ) — Gwinnett County police are asking for the…
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