Termite territory: Mobile seeing annual swarms, annoying people in the Port City
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School District votes to uphold mask policy
Click here for updates on this story CEDARBURG, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Masks will continue to be required in Cedarburg…
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A year ago, George Floyd’s chilling last words, “I can’t breathe,” sent shock waves around the world. A guilty verdict came…
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While most children who contract COVID-19 are asymptomatic, those with a multi-system inflammatory response may have more severe reactions to the…
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Continue Reading George Floyd’s friends have turned their pain into action in the year since his murder
The day after George Floyd’s funeral, Jonathan Veal drove from Houston and back to his Oklahoma City home still grappling with what had…
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Washington, DC, and states across the country are heightening security and preparing reinforcements this week ahead of potential armed protests from…
Continue Reading A driver was arrested after police say she struck 2 women peacefully protesting the police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
A White driver is in custody and could face a hate crime penalty after she struck two Black women with a car during a protest Monday over the fatal…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 25: George Floyd, Covid-19, Justice Dept, immigration, India
The US has warned Americans not to travel to Japan as Covid-19 case numbers there rise, dealing another blow to the already uncertain future of the…
Continue Reading At least 31 dead and thousands displaced after volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in…
Continue Reading Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended a court hearing Monday, her first appearance in person since the military seized…
Continue Reading New York City plans mandatory in-person school this fall. That’s left these parents with both hope and worry
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Continue Reading Pacific island swears in its first female PM in a tent after she is locked out of Parliament
Samoa swore in its first female Prime Minister in a makeshift ceremony in a tent Monday after she was locked out of Parliament amid a power struggle…
Continue Reading Aircraft crashes after taking off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas
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Continue Reading Archdiocese of Chicago reinstates Michael Pfleger, the activist priest accused of sex abuse
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Continue Reading NYC and Los Angeles schools will return to in-person classes five days a week in the fall
The nation’s two largest public school districts will be open for in-person learning five days a week when the next academic year begins,…
Continue Reading NYPD steps up presence in Jewish communities after hate-related incidents
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Continue Reading Boy grows his hair for 3 years to donate to a child with cancer
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Continue Reading Teen graduates from high school and college in same month
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Continue Reading Faith community rallies in effort to slow down city’s spike in deadly gun violence
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Continue Reading Crew accused of at least 21 car jackings and robberies
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International condemnation grew Monday after the authoritarian leader of Belarus diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk in order to arrest a dissident…
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Continue Reading MCTS unveils new, air filtration process on buses
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Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — This week lawmakers will hold public hearings on a…
Continue Reading There were at least 12 mass shootings across the US this weekend
A series of mass shootings over the weekend left at least 11 people dead and another 69 injured. There were at least 12 mass shootings between Friday…
Continue Reading S. Korean-based company to open first-of-its kind manufacturing plant
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For most passengers on board Ryanair flight 4978 from Greece to Lithuania on Sunday, the news that the plane would instead touch down in the capital…
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A house party packed with hundreds of guests devolved into chaos when gunfire erupted, killing at least two people and wounding a dozen more. Kevin…
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When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its new mask guidance last week, it didn’t include guidance to vaccinated parents…
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Ryanair slammed Belarus on Monday over what it described as a “state-sponsored hijacking” of one of its passenger planes, as new details…
Continue Reading Belarus condemned for ‘hijacking’ Ryanair plane to detain journalist
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Continue Reading Argument preceded mother’s death; cell phone data helped police find her
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Continue Reading Tow truck drivers hold procession honoring driver who was killed
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Continue Reading Portland will begin clearing more homeless camps after pandemic pause
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The city of Portland is promising to do more to clean up…
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Click here for updates on this story TONGANOXIE, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — Days of scouring thrift stores and garage sales…
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Italian investigators have launched a multiple manslaughter investigation after 14 people were killed in a cable car accident in northern Italy,…
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At least 14 killed as Italian cable car plunges into woodland
At least 14 people have died from a cable car accident in northern Italy on Sunday, according to officials. A spokesperson for the National Alpine…
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Continue Reading Man charged with assault after child pierced by arrow
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Continue Reading Boy donates stuffed animals to Kenosha police for his birthday — again!
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National Guard troops stationed at the Capitol since the January 6 insurrection left the grounds yesterday. But the campus is still closed to…
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Twenty one ultra-marathon runners have died after extreme weather conditions hit a 100-kilometer (62-mile) mountain race in northwest China. The…
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Three people were killed and at least three others were injured in a shooting at an Ohio bar early Sunday morning, the Youngstown Police Department…
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Ryanair flight 4978 was about to begin its descent to Vilnius in Lithuania on Sunday when it suddenly changed direction after a “security…
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As people across China this weekend mourned Yuan Longping, a symbol of China’s scientific prowess and national hero, even the slightest voice…
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Military planners in Washington pushed for the White House to prepare plans to use nuclear weapons against mainland China during the Taiwan Strait…
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As people across China this weekend mourned Yuan Longping, a symbol of China’s scientific prowess and national hero, even the slightest voice…
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An Olympic silver medalist and mom of two children came out of her nine-year retirement at age 32 to compete in a gymnastics tournament Saturday.…
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One person is dead and three were injured in an early morning shooting at an apartment complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana, according to city police.…
Continue Reading Shooting at unauthorized concert in North Charleston leaves 14-year-old dead and 14 others wounded
A shooting at an unauthorized concert in North Charleston, South Carolina, late Saturday night left a 14-year-old dead and 14 others wounded,…
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Continue Reading Outreach organization reflects on Portland push to remove homeless camps
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — As Portland begins removing homeless camps next week,…
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A leading Belarusian opposition activist has been arrested in Belarus after President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a fighter jet to escort his…
Continue Reading Moderna doses ‘haven’t disappeared’: Feds still banking on deliveries before end of June
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Continue Reading At least 13 killed as Italian cable car plunges into woodland
At least 13 people have died in a cable car accident in northern Italy on Sunday, officials said. A group was riding in a Stresa-Mottarone cable car…
Continue Reading 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say
A social media post telling people to show up to a party in Huntington Beach led to the unlawful assembly of more than 2,500 people, police said.…
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