A day after his controversial hire, Jaguars say performance coach Chris Doyle has resigned
A day after his controversial hire, the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars said Friday that director of sports performance Chris Doyle has resigned…
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Third-grader inspires legislation to help those with hearing loss
At just 9 years old, Ally Tumblin has inspired legislation in Congress that could help thousands of Americans pay for hearing aid devices by…
Continue Reading ICE takes one person into custody as authorities search for trailer after 911 calls from people claiming to be inside
Authorities looking into a suspected human smuggling event after panicked callers to 911 reported being inside a tanker trailer in Texas have taken…
Continue Reading Incest accusation in prominent family prompts French national reckoning with child abuse
It all started with damning allegations from book excerpts published in France’s prestigious Le Monde newspaper as the new year began. “I…
Continue Reading Fire damages a summer camp Paul Newman started for sick children in Connecticut
Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp started by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their…
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Teen sets American record with 465 pound deadlift
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Thomas Connell, 15, of Fremont recently set an American…
Continue Reading Woman hid $60K in feminine hygiene products, authorities say
Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WNEM) — A female passenger hid more than $60,000 in undeclared U.S.…
Continue Reading Famous for its tree huggers, village at center of India glacier collapse warned of impending disaster for decades. No one listened
When contractors came to her Himalayan forest to cut down thousands of trees, Gaura Devi rallied the women of her village and marched into the woods.…
Continue Reading Judge orders state to hold immediate wolf hunt
Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — A Wisconsin judge has ordered the…
Continue Reading Ice Festival begins with a ‘Hometown Heroes’ theme
Click here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Ice sculptures lining the streets of Clarks…
Continue Reading Lunar New Year 2021: Ushering in the Year of the Ox
Though travel and parties may be discouraged in much of the world right now as Covid-19 casts a shadow over Lunar New Year for the second year in a…
Continue Reading US-led sanctions on Venezuela “devastating” to human rights, says UN report
A United Nations Special Rapporteur has issued a scathing report on the international pressure campaign on Venezuela, calling on the United States,…
Continue Reading Famed Evangelist Ravi Zacharias engaged in sexual misconduct, his ministry says
Ravi Zacharias, the prominent head of a global Christian organization who died in May, engaged in sexual misconduct that included “sexting,…
Continue Reading Helping senior citizens get vaccinated for Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — Setting up an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading A cheerleading competition that may draw 40,000 people raises concerns about a superspreader event
A massive national cheerleading competition is descending on downtown Atlanta this weekend. Around 40,000 youth cheerleaders, coaches and spectators…
Continue Reading $40 million pond reassuring Atlanta community worried about flooding
Click here for updates on this story VINE CITY, GA (WGCL) — A rainy day becomes the perfect test for a flood relief…
Continue Reading Nurse battling COVID-19 in ICU while pregnant
Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, MI (WNEM) — A local nurse who is six months pregnant is fighting for…
Continue Reading Teachers at a Los Angeles private school got Covid-19 vaccines — even though they weren’t eligible under county guidelines
Some teachers at a Los Angeles private school were able to get Covid-19 vaccines despite not meeting the vaccine eligibility requirements set by the…
Continue Reading Grand jury opts not to indict 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground
A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County…
Continue Reading Minneapolis officials seek input on a memorial for the intersection where George Floyd was killed
The city of Minneapolis will send a survey to community members to determine how to best memorialize George Floyd at the intersection where he was…
Continue Reading 75-year-old protester knocked down by Buffalo police last June ‘a little surprised’ by grand jury decision not to indict
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old man who was knocked to the ground by Buffalo police officers last June during a protest, said he was “a little…
Continue Reading Firefighters’ Valentine’s Day fundraiser goes on
Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — The flower tent in the Driscoll’s parking lot on…
Continue Reading High School students evacuated due to gas leak in school gym
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, AR (KFSM) — According to Springdale school leaders, Central Junior…
Continue Reading Family left heartbroken after father, son die of COVID-19 within hours of each other
Click here for updates on this story Fresno, California (KFSN) — A Fresno family was left reeling after suffering a…
Continue Reading Homeland security investigating counterfeit N95 mask operation
Click here for updates on this story Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The Department of Homeland Security is…
Continue Reading 14-year-old art sensation says he dreams of inspiring others
Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — A young artist in New York City is sharing his work in…
Continue Reading Couple reunites after 53 years apart, finds biological daughter
Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — Denny and Karen Vinar were teenagers when they fell in love.…
Continue Reading Service projects honor those who died in Parkland school shooting
Click here for updates on this story Parkland, Florida (WFOR) — Sunday, Feb. 14, marks three years since the Marjory…
Continue Reading Baby falls out of mom’s car into busy intersection
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A baby boy fell out of the backseat of a…
Continue Reading Person narrowly escapes serious injury (or worse) during massive pileup
Click here for updates on this story Fort Worth, Texas (KTVT) — As videos of the deadly Interstate-35W pileup in Fort…
Continue Reading ‘They are clearly going to torture us,’ father, son desperate to stop extradition to Japan
Click here for updates on this story Harvard, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A last minute appeal from Michael and Peter Taylor…
Continue Reading $731.1M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Maryland still unclaimed
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — One of the largest Powerball jackpots in history, where the…
Continue Reading 6 skeletons found at a pirate shipwreck site could point to its fabled captain
For the pirates of the 18th century, treasure meant gold. But for the investigators at Whydah Pirate Museum in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, treasure…
Continue Reading Mario Draghi is named Italy’s new prime minister, announces a political rainbow of cabinet picks
Italy’s next government has taken shape, after Mario Draghi was named Prime Minister and announced a cabinet selected from across the…
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At least 109 employees at a Colorado ski resort have tested positive for COVID-19
A ski resort in Colorado has had a COVID-19 outbreak, with over 100 active infections among its employees. The Colorado Department of Public Health…
Continue Reading Deputies find mother, 1-year-old son dead inside home
Click here for updates on this story Portland, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office investigates…
Continue Reading Children’s Hospital doctor performs first pediatric procedure with surgical robot
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — Technology that may have seemed like a page from the…
Continue Reading Family of 12-year-old boy shot to death in Atlanta pleads for answers
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — The family of a 12-year-old found shot to death in southwest…
Continue Reading Judge says astronomer’s case against American Girl doll can proceed, dismisses some claims
Click here for updates on this story Madison (Wisconsin State Journal ) — AChicago astronomer’s claim that…
Continue Reading Meet the orbiters that help rovers on Mars talk to Earth
While robotic rovers may explore the surface of Mars on behalf of humans who can’t safely land there yet, they aren’t alone. A fleet of…
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What happens while cities sleep? Police officer gives up-close look at midnight shift
Many in Middle Tennessee are in bed or getting ready to go to bed by 10:30 p.m., but not Officer Brenna Hosey and other Metro Nashville Police…
Continue Reading This fish looks like a hedge-trimmer — but its days could be numbered
The sawfish is one of the ocean’s stranger sights — with its unique long, narrow nose lined with teeth, it resembles a hedge-trimmer or…
Continue Reading Family slain in double murder-suicide identified
Click here for updates on this story Sand Springs, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The victims of Tuesday’s double…
Continue Reading ‘Person of interest’ in Yale student’s death believed to be in Georgia
Click here for updates on this story New Haven, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man wanted for questioning in the case of a Yale…
Continue Reading Even without parades, Mardi Gras celebrations pose COVID-19 risk, Alabama’s top doc says
Click here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — Even without parades, Mardi Gras celebrations could fuel…
Continue Reading Volunteer group ‘Geaux Rescue’ to join search for missing Alabama man
Click here for updates on this story MOUNT VERNON, AL (WALA) — Family members and law enforcement officials still…
Continue Reading Campaign tugs at your heart to help feed hungry seniors
Click here for updates on this story Galesburg, Illinois (WQAD) — An organization focused on helping food insecure…
Continue Reading Drugs, machete, gun seized in arrest
Click here for updates on this story Hendersonville, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Edneyville man was arrested Thursday…
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Air travelers to Canada to isolate at hotels starting Feb 22
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on Feb. 22 to await the result of a coronavirus test.…
Continue Reading This is one of the fastest growing jobs at Walmart
If you’ve shopped at Walmart recently, you may have noticed more employees snaking through aisles, carrying blue tote bins and picking items off…
Continue Reading Where is my tax refund? How to check the status after filing your return
Roughly three-quarters of US tax filers typically end up getting a refund after they file their federal income tax…
Continue Reading 30-year-old missing woman found dead on Hawaii trail
Click here for updates on this story Honolulu (KITV) — A missing 30-year-old hiker was found dead on a hiking trail…
Continue Reading Vitamin C, zinc don’t lessen COVID-19 symptoms, study finds
Can vitamin C and zinc help you fight off…
Continue Reading Body recovered after stolen funeral home van found
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis County, Missouri (KMOV) — A funeral home van that had a woman’s…
Continue Reading Hackers trying to steal your unemployment
Click here for updates on this story Nashville (WSMV) — Criminals are hacking into people’s accounts who are…
Continue Reading Find out which countries are welcoming US tourists back
Once one of the world’s most powerful travel documents, the might of the United States passport has been diminished during the pandemic.…
Continue Reading Lunar New Year 2021: Ushering in the Year of the Ox
Though parties and travel may be discouraged in much of the world right now as COVID-19 casts a shadow over Lunar New Year for the second year in a…
Continue Reading Canada’s vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come
Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound…
Continue Reading Analysis: Facebook has become a $770 billion clone factory
There was an exciting moment four years ago when it seemed like Facebook was doing something truly jaw-dropping. The company set up a new hardware…
Continue Reading Schedule to the Virtual 32ND ANNUAL SAVANNAH BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Click here for updates on this story Schedule to the Virtual 32ND ANNUAL SAVANNAH BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL (Tigers Roar Staff)…
Continue Reading An Indiana university retires its mascot that shares a name with the Ku Klux Klan newspaper
Students who attend Valparaiso University are Crusaders no more. The Lutheran university, aligning with schools and professional sports teams that…
Continue Reading Nigerian government urges #EndSARS movement to shelve the planned protests at Lekki Toll Gate
The Nigerian government has urged sympathizers of the #EndSARS movement to shelve plans for renewed protests at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. The…
Continue Reading Biden weighs in on Trump’s impeachment trial saying the Senate has ‘a very important job’
President Joe Biden weighed in on his predecessor’s ongoing impeachment trial on Thursday while meeting with a bipartisan group of senators…
Continue Reading What you need to know before making a vaccine appointment at your pharmacy
Shipments of Covid-19 vaccines will be headed to pharmacies this week under a federal program that aims to get more people vaccinated quickly.…
Continue Reading Myanmar military releases more than 23,000 prisoners as protests against coup continue
Myanmar’s new ruling junta is releasing tens of thousands of prisoners Friday as angry protests against the military coup continue for the…
Continue Reading Trump’s Covid-19 condition was worse than his team let on
Former US President Donald Trump’s condition with Covid-19 became so concerning last year that there was talk of putting him on a ventilator,…
Continue Reading Germany, fearing new coronavirus variants, imposes border checks with Austria and Czech Republic
Central Europe has become the continent’s latest coronavirus hotspot, with Austria struggling to contain an outbreak of the new variant first…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 12: Impeachment, Covid-19, White House, police, China
It’s going to be a bone-chillingly cold Valentine’s Day weekend — the perfect time to snuggle up with your sweetheart (or your…
Continue Reading From sermons to WhatsApp messages, these Britons are trying to dispel Covid-19 myths in minority communities
Christine Lloyd-Jones was at work when the first call came: One of her friends, Annette, 62, had died of coronavirus. The following day, as she ate…
Continue Reading Colorado police officer fired for excessive use of force in Taser incident
An Aurora, Colorado police officer was fired on Thursday for using excessive force during an arrest last August, according to a press release from…
Continue Reading A funeral home van with a body inside is stolen in Missouri
Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, are searching for a funeral home van that was stolen Thursday with the body of an adult female inside.…
Continue Reading A California city could be the first in the nation to require pandemic hazard pay for farmworkers
A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks they are undertaking during the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Family of Dijon Kizzee, a Black man killed by LA Sheriff’s deputies, files $35 million claim
The family of Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot 16 times and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies last summer, has…
Continue Reading Study shows New York subways have a pollution problem
In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health…
Continue Reading CU Boulder researchers create wearable device that turns body heat into electricity
Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — Researchers have developed a new kind of wearable…
Continue Reading State trooper among those accused of running prostitution, gambling ring out of Lackawanna County gentlemen’s club
Click here for updates on this story MAYFIELD, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper is among four…
Continue Reading ‘Terrifying’ incident caught on doorbell camera evidence of bigger problem, residents say
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A West Asheville woman said she’s concerned…
Continue Reading At least 9 dead in crashes across Dallas-Fort Worth area due to winter storms
At least nine people have died in car crashes as of Thursday evening due to winter storms across the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, according to a…
Continue Reading Family searches for urn with sacred remains after house fire destroys their possessions
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Massive flames ripping through a south Sacramento home…
Continue Reading Grand jury dismisses felony assault charges against 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground
A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County…
Continue Reading Stonehenge may be a rebuilt stone circle from Wales, new research suggests
Five thousand years after Stonehenge was built, archaeologists have finally pinpointed exactly where the bluestones that form part of the imposing UK…
Continue Reading Woman seen directing rioters with megaphone had ‘go bags,’ smashed cell phones and firearms paraphernalia at home, prosecutor says
Federal prosecutors said in an appeal filed Wednesday that the FBI found smashed cell phones and “go bags” at the home of the woman who…
Continue Reading North Carolina man charged with threatening to kill President Biden
A North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court…
Continue Reading Utah lawmakers reject a bill that would require teaching consent in sex education classes
A new bill in Utah that would have required students to learn about consent was shot down by lawmakers this week. HB177, introduced earlier this…
Continue Reading Dog pulled out of wreckage of deadly pileup in Fort Worth
Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — As crews begin the long process of cleaning up the…
Continue Reading After being apart 11 months due to Covid-19 protocols, couple married 58 years reunites
Click here for updates on this story WHITE PLAINS, New York (WCBS) — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a couple…
Continue Reading At least 6 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say
At least six people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W…
Continue Reading She never won a Nobel prize. But today this pioneering physicist is getting her face on a stamp
Chien-Shiung Wu isn’t a household name, but the pioneering physicist’s portrait could be coming soon to a mailbox near you. Her face is…
Continue Reading Fernando Alonso, two-time Formula One champion, injured while cycling in Switzerland
Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso was hospitalized after a road accident while cycling in Switzerland, according to a tweet from…
Continue Reading Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse case denies motions for new arrest warrant, increased bond
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August will…
Continue Reading Criminal complaint describes chaotic scene in Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic shooting
When police responded to a shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic on Tuesday, they found injured victims “screaming for help” and…
Continue Reading Camera captures hit-&-run, passersby ignoring injured victim
Click here for updates on this story San Francisco (KPIX) — Last week, a pedestrian was hit by a car in San…
Continue Reading VIDEO: Animal control strongly suspects stray cat was shot with hand-held crossbow
Click here for updates on this story Sacramento (KOVR) — A big orange and white cat named Garfield is down one life…
Continue Reading Coyote spotted in Central Park, but officials say ‘They’re not there to chase humans’
Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — Take a stroll through Central Park and you never know what…
Continue Reading Con artist pretending to be Bruno Mars scams woman out of $100K
Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KCAL/KCBS) — Police say a woman in Texas was scammed out of $100,000…
Continue Reading How to stop your cat from killing so much wildlife
Cat owners who want to stop their pets hunting wildlife as much should play with them and feed them more meat, according to a new study. Typical…
Continue Reading VIDEO: Woman seen slapping employee over mask dispute
Click here for updates on this story Parker, Colorado (KCNC) — New surveillance video shows a woman slapping a King…
Continue Reading National Anthem plays at Dallas Mavericks home game for first time this season
Click here for updates on this story Dallas (KTVT) — An instrumental version of the Star-Spangled Banner echoed through…
Continue Reading Saudi women empowerment ‘a lie’, say siblings of Loujain al-Hathloul a day after her release
The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul issued a scathing rebuke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a press conference Thursday, a day…
Continue Reading Students who don’t follow COVID protocols may be kicked off campus
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Boston College has issued a warning to its students – follow…
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