COVID-19 vaccines may require regular updates until infections die down, study suggests
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Just like influenza vaccines, which are adjusted…
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A tree frog named Betty is this year’s Cadbury Easter Bunny mascot
A tree frog from Florida named Betty has been named Cadbury’s 2021 Easter Bunny. The White’s tree frog, native to Australia, beat over…
Continue Reading Bedridden man says he was wrongfully evicted
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — South St. Louis City resident Gary Chaffin says he was shocked…
Continue Reading Teen girls charged with murder, carjacking in Washington, DC
Two teenage girls have been charged in the carjacking death of a man this week in Washington, DC, police say. Mohammad Anwar, 66, of Springfield,…
Continue Reading Russian socialite TV host under fire for interview with serial rapist
A Russian socialite and TV personality is under fire for interviewing a convicted rapist following his release from prison. Ksenia Sobchak…
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Fresh bid to dislodge stranded Suez Canal container ship gets under way
Efforts to dislodge the huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal intensified Saturday as the backlog of ships at either end of the crucial…
Continue Reading Scientists find, harvest new deep-sea microbes human cells can’t recognize
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A study led by Boston University and in…
Continue Reading Burrowing rabbits dig up 9,000-year-old artifacts on Welsh island
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — New insights into the history of a remote Welsh…
Continue Reading A man plays the same lottery numbers twice — and has $200,000 to show for it
You know how they say that anything worth doing is worth doing twice? Well, a man in South Carolina must have taken it to heart — and now he…
Continue Reading Iron Age warriors were buried with luxury feather bedding
Iron age warriors were laid to rest in an ancient burial ground complete with feather-stuffed bedding from an array of birds, new research has shown.…
Continue Reading These Asian Americans faced racism growing up, but they won’t let it define them
Meimei Xu grew up in Illinois, Florida and Georgia. But that didn’t stop people from asking her, “Where are you from?” The…
Continue Reading Two people were killed and at least eight injured in Virginia Beach shooting incidents
Two people are dead and at least eight injured after shootings near the oceanfront in Virginia Beach, Virginia, police said Saturday. Police found at…
Continue Reading What do Janet Jackson and Kermit the Frog have in common? The Library of Congress just archived their songs
The Library of Congress has added Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814” and Kermit the Frog’s “The Rainbow…
Continue Reading Armed White men who showed up at a Black family’s home were acquitted. Now, they want an apology
An African American mother says she won’t sit down to talk with two men who came armed with about 13 other White people to her North Carolina…
Continue Reading These are the victims of the Boulder grocery store shooting
They are 10 people who went to the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday and never returned. Now they are victims of yet another…
Continue Reading Several people reported shot in Virginia Beach
Several people may have life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, police tweeted early Saturday. Police are…
Continue Reading Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, gun shop owner says
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
Continue Reading For a brief period tonight, some parts of the world will go dark. It’s Earth Hour
Don’t be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They’re taking part in a global…
Continue Reading New Jersey murder suspect now charged in 3 New Mexico homicides
A man being held on a murder charge in New Jersey was charged Friday with three counts of first-degree murder in New Mexico. Sean Lannon is accused…
Continue Reading A noose was found outside of a DC church, and police are now investigating incident as a possible hate crime
A Washington, DC, church discovered a noose hanging in a tree on its property Friday, and police are now investigating the incident as a possible…
Continue Reading Larry McMurtry, author of ‘Lonesome Dove’ and other novels, dies at age 84
Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died of heart failure, according to his publicist, Amanda Lundberg. McMurtry, who won the…
Continue Reading Man arrested in 1979 killing after DNA match
A Kansas man was arrested and charged with murder in the 1979 death of a woman in Colorado after a DNA profile linked him to the crime, officials…
Continue Reading A quiet home and a lost wedding ring: How a mass shooting upended this family
A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her…
Continue Reading How a kiss with a pilot in an elevator changed this man’s life and could help fight LGBTQ discrimination in China
Former flight attendant Chai Cheng still has nightmares about the moment of passion that cost him everything. In October 2019, footage was leaked…
Continue Reading Students sue Oregon colleges over cost of remote learning during the pandemic
Three Oregon college students are claiming in two class-action lawsuits that they should be reimbursed tuition and other fees since the University of…
Continue Reading Michigan attorney general closes investigation into Larry Nassar’s abuses after saying university was unhelpful
After a three-year investigation, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her office was “forced to close” its inquiry into…
Continue Reading Austal USA enters steel shipbuilding market
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Austal USA broke ground on its steel manufacturing line…
Continue Reading NCAA budget report shows it spent $13.5 million more for men’s 2018-19 basketball tournament than for women’s
The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for…
Continue Reading Forensic pathologist rules Andre Hill’s death was a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds
An Ohio coroner’s office ruled this week that Andre Hill, who was fatally shot by a former Columbus police officer, died of multiple gunshot…
Continue Reading NCAA budget report shows $13.5 million budget gap between men’s and women’s 2018-19 basketball tournaments
The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor signs transgender sports bill into law requiring students to prove their sex at birth
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a transgender sports bill into law Friday requiring students to prove their sex at birth in order to play in…
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Children’s author Beverly Cleary, creator of Ramona Quimby, dies at age 104
Children’s book author Beverly Cleary died on Thursday in Carmel, California, at 104 years old, her publishing company, Harper Collins…
Continue Reading More than 30 killed as two trains collide in Egypt
At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, according to government statements. Seventy-two…
Continue Reading Sanford family starting over after house fire
Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, Michigan (WNEM) — A Sanford family was lucky to avert disaster last year…
Continue Reading LGBTQ Pride lifeguard tower burns down in fire that officials believe was an act of hate
The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an…
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper believed he heard someone loading guns in a bathroom stall. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue Reading At funeral of Georgia spa shooting victim, ex-husband says her relatives think US isn’t safe. ‘And who could blame them?’
Xiaojie Tan, one of eight people killed in last week’s Atlanta-area spa shootings, was remembered at her funeral Friday for forging her own way…
Continue Reading Investigation reveals harrowing details of corrections officer Joseph Gomm’s murder
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We are getting a first look inside the investigation of a…
Continue Reading Gym offering free membership to customers who refuse Covid vaccine, despite guidance from state officials
Click here for updates on this story BELMAWR, New Jersey (WCBS, KYW) — A New Jersey gym at the center of controversy…
Continue Reading Staples and Office Depot want to help you prove your COVID-19 vaccination
Long gone are the days when you only needed your phone, keys, and wallet to walk out the door (hello masks). With COVID-19 vaccinations becoming more…
Continue Reading Residents concerned over chaos on South Beach
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — On Sunday March 21, when police closed popular Ocean…
Continue Reading Bizarre 5-hour slow-speed pursuit of stolen U-Haul
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — The driver of a stolen U-Haul truck led police on a…
Continue Reading 18-year-old going 148 MPH racks up 43 tickets, felony charges after state police pursuit, authorities say
Click here for updates on this story GOSHEN, New York (WCBS) — That’s one driver on a fast track for trouble.…
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57-year-old woman gives birth to baby boy
Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, New Hampshire (WBZ) — Barbara Higgins is over the moon in love. The…
Continue Reading ‘Covid Teeth:’ Dental association seeing impact of pandemic on people’s oral health
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Teeth! Who would have thought they could be so impacted by the…
Continue Reading Woman films sharks swimming in container on highway
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s not something you see every day: sharks swimming in a…
Continue Reading ‘Not normal behavior’: Bears behaving oddly raising red flags about mystery disease
Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KOVR) — If you come across a bear, that bear’s first…
Continue Reading Lawmaker seeks to decriminalize jaywalking, says citations disproportionately issued to people of color
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bay Area lawmaker is seeking to decriminalize jaywalking…
Continue Reading Reward being offered for information after horse shot to death
Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A $5,000 reward is being offered for…
Continue Reading After deadly mass shootings, survivors and victims’ families are still grappling with how hate upended their lives
A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her…
Continue Reading A total of 12 fully vaccinated people in Hawai’i have contracted Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — The Department of Health (DOH) says a total of 12 people have…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake has filed an excessive force lawsuit against the Kenosha police officer who shot him
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times by a White police officer who was responding to a domestic incident on August 23,…
Continue Reading NYPD officers are no longer protected from civil lawsuits after city council passes police reform legislation
The New York City Council passed a series of reforms for the New York Police Department on Thursday, including ending qualified immunity for…
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Waiting to see double: Twins born in different months
Lake Park resident Chris Perry never dreamed he would be celebrating his 40th birthday Thursday, March 25, alongside his new baby girl and…
Continue Reading Bacteria from cat-scratch fever potentially linked to schizophrenia, study says
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Infection from bacteria…
Continue Reading Couple has Audi swiped from dealership after dropping it off for service
Click here for updates on this story WESTWOOD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts couple is speaking out after…
Continue Reading 2 teens rescued from slingshot ride after cable breaks
Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — All slingshot rides in Florida have been closed after…
Continue Reading Woman meets great grandson for first time since pandemic started
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — There are some things in life where you can’t help…
Continue Reading LGBTQ Pride lifeguard tower burns down in what that officials believe was an act of hate
The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an…
Continue Reading California Supreme Court ends cash bail for some who cannot afford it
A California Supreme Court ruling will dramatically change the state’s cash bail system by stating that some defendants may no longer be…
Continue Reading Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
Rescue teams working to dislodge the giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have failed in another bid to free the boat, according to the…
Continue Reading “I’m always chased away and victimized,” says shopper told his traditional clothing is ‘indecent’ in South Africa mall
A South African cultural activist says he is still reeling from the humiliation meted out to him for donning traditional attire to a shopping mall in…
Continue Reading Why the Suez Canal is so important — and why its blockage could be so damaging
Since it was completed in 1869, the Suez Canal has been one of the world’s most important bodies of water; a portal between East and West that…
Continue Reading Nearly $10,000 offered in rewards for information on bald eagle shooting death
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two organizations are offering nearly $10,000 for…
Continue Reading Pandemic etiquette: How to safely and courteously navigate crowded sidewalks
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With spring upon us, people are more eager than…
Continue Reading Severe storms and tornadoes hit the South, killing at least 6 and leaving heavy destruction
Strong storms and tornadoes whipped across parts of the South on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing at least five people in Alabama and one…
Continue Reading Hubble spies colorful change of seasons on Saturn
Earth isn’t the only planet that experiences a changing of the seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from…
Continue Reading Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was…
Continue Reading Do octopuses dream? Maybe. But they definitely change colors while they sleep
With its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform…
Continue Reading Coronavirus can invade cells in the mouth, scientists find
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2,…
Continue Reading Bystander subdues suspect who fatally stabbed woman, dog at park
Click here for updates on this story SAN DIMAS, California (KABC) — In an apparently random rampage, a woman and her…
Continue Reading County reduces marijuana fine to $1, but court costs still increase tickets
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — People caught on Milwaukee County property with a small amount…
Continue Reading State Police seek man accused of escaping two vehicle pursuits in 8-hour span
Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — State Police are searching for a Dauphin…
Continue Reading Survivors count blessings, mourn dead and begin cleanup after Alabama tornado outbreak
Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WALA) — Survivors of Thursday’s severe storms are…
Continue Reading Elementary school gifted with guitars for low-income students interested in music
Click here for updates on this story LOCUST GROVE, Georgia (WGCL) — A local elementary school got a very generous…
Continue Reading Man taken into custody after climbing 20 stories up construction crane
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — SWAT officials took a man into custody after climbing up a…
Continue Reading Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, reports say
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
Continue Reading Hundreds of US families have been trying for a year to adopt children from China. They’re still waiting
On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Aimee and Stephen Welch are playing with their five kids in their sun-drenched New Jersey backyard, taking a break…
Continue Reading What happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline permit
Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by…
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper saw an AR-15 in an Atlanta supermarket bathroom. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue Reading Community reacts after man dies in shooting involving KCPD officer
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — One man is dead following a shooting…
Continue Reading Gun dealers concerned about proposed permitless carry
Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — The Iowa House recently passed a permitless carry…
Continue Reading LAPD cracks down on Echo Park homeless encampment
Los Angeles officials moved ahead Thursday with the shut down of a homeless encampment in Echo Park following a night of confrontations between…
Continue Reading Alexey Navalny is suffering ‘torture by sleep deprivation’ and severe pain, lawyers say
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is suffering acute back pain which has affected his ability to walk and his condition is being exacerbated…
Continue Reading Ethiopian Prime Minister says Eritrea will withdraw troops from Tigray
Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, days after acknowledging for the first time that…
Continue Reading China sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures
China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says “maliciously spread…
Continue Reading Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks,’ as the traffic jam builds
Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…
Continue Reading First fuel ship this year docks in Hodeidah as Saudi-led coalition relaxes blockade
A tanker carrying oil docked at Hodeidah port in Yemen on Thursday — the first such ship to berth this year in the country’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 26: Voting law, Covid, White House, foreign policy, China
At least five people have died as a wave of tornadoes ripped through the southern US yesterday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue Reading Miami Beach officials say they’re prepared for another weekend of large spring break crowds
An attempt to enforce an emergency curfew on spring breakers at Miami Beach last weekend devolved into chaos. But this weekend, city officials say…
Continue Reading Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and heavy destruction
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
Continue Reading Boulder shooting suspect was moved from county jail after receiving threats
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store has been moved out of county jail after officers became aware of “threats…
Continue Reading Suspect in Boulder massacre will stay in jail as his attorney gets time to assess what she says is his mental illness
A defense attorney for the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado grocery store asked a judge Thursday to delay the case’s next…
Continue Reading Chinese Ambassador to the US: China’s goal is not to replace United States
China’s goal is not to replace the United States as the world’s leading country, the Chinese Ambassador to the US said Thursday.…
Continue Reading Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and lots of destruction in their wake
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
Continue Reading Farmers across India have been protesting for months. Here’s why
Angry Indian farmers have abandoned their fields to stage one of the country’s biggest ever protests. Since November, tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Grieving family of young girl shot dead by Myanmar’s military forced into hiding
The family of a young girl killed in her home by Myanmar’s security forces say they have gone into hiding and dare not return for fear of being…
Continue Reading Suez Canal authorities need to remove 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters (706,000 cubic feet) of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the gigantic container ship that has been stuck…
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