North Carolina discontinues license plates with Confederate battle flag
North Carolina will no longer allow specialty license plates depicting the Confederate battle flag, citing the symbol’s “potential to…
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Pennsylvania woman Gets life-saving diagnosis after multiple car crashes in year
Click here for updates on this story Pine Township, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A local woman was in two different car…
Continue Reading Highway Patrol uses helicopter to rescue people stranded In snow
Click here for updates on this story Sierra County, California (KOVR) — A week of survival in the Sierra. Crews made…
Continue Reading Sidewalk project aims to improve connectivity, accessibility
Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Getting city projects to the finish line, that’s…
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Police: Man accused of abusing preschool’s tortoise returns to vandalize campus, in custody again
Click here for updates on this story San Jose, California (KPIX) — A man accused of brutally abusing a pet tortoise at…
Continue Reading Hal Holbrook, veteran actor who portrayed Mark Twain, dies at 95
Hal Holbrook, a legendary Emmy and Tony Award winning actor, died January 23 at his California home, his daughter Victoria told CNN on Tuesday. He…
Continue Reading The NFL is providing free PPE kits to Super Bowl attendees upon arrival at the stadium
Everything has been impacted by the spread of Covid-19, even the most important football game of the year. Thousands of fans will be traveling to…
Continue Reading Police: Man charged with attempted murder after setting booby trap to harm troopers
Click here for updates on this story TWINING, Michigan (WNEM) — A Twining man has been charged with attempted murder…
Continue Reading Apple Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Apple, Inc, creator of the Mac computer and the iPhone. Facts The corporate headquarters are in Cupertino, California. As of…
Continue Reading Gov. Whitmer launches tuition-free program for residents 25+
Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a tuition-free program…
Continue Reading Legislation would designate February 21 as ‘John Lewis Day’ in Georgia
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A Georgia lawmaker has introduced legislation that would…
Continue Reading County expands training grants for job seekers
Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb County is expanding a training grant for…
Continue Reading CT National Guard delivers 1,000 vaccines to UConn Health
Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Connecticut National Guard helped deliver…
Continue Reading Woman charged in missing mother case faces judge again
Click here for updates on this story STAMFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspect charged in connection with a missing…
Continue Reading DA: Man sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to luring a minor, attempted sexual abuse
Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A Washington man will spend four years in…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Father, daughter, pets die of carbon monoxide poisoning from propane heater
Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the…
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Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and environmentalist Carole King. Personal Birth date: February 9, 1942 Birth place:…
Continue Reading $8.3 million in rental assistance secured for residents impacted by Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Benton County Judge Barry Moehring announced…
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Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Personal Birth date: November…
Continue Reading Students honor essential workers by dressing as doctors, police officers
Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KABC) — Resurrection Catholic School in Boyle Heights is highlighting…
Continue Reading Mother, two children found dead in Tennessee house fire
Click here for updates on this story Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee (WSMV) — A mother and two children have been found…
Continue Reading A college student made big bucks off GameStop stock. Now he’s donating video games to a children’s hospital
After making thousands off GameStop stock last week, a 20-year-old college student used his newfound riches to pay it forward to a local…
Continue Reading How Myanmar’s opening to democracy got crushed
In a precision operation early Monday, Myanmar’s armed forces chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing summarily deposed the country’s government,…
Continue Reading Tennessee principal apologizes for ‘All Lives Matter’ theme for Black History Month
The principal at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, middle school has apologized after announcing that the school’s Black History Month theme would be…
Continue Reading ‘Desert Domes’ pop up outside of Arizona restaurant
Click here for updates on this story Scottsdale, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Culinary Dropout in the Scottsdale Quarter now…
Continue Reading Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter
Brace yourself for six more weeks of winter. That is, if you like to get your weather prediction from a groundhog in Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil…
Continue Reading At least 65% of Americans say Black Americans will gain influence under Biden, Pew Research survey finds
A majority of Americans in a new survey believe Black people, women, as well as gay and lesbian people will gain influence during Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Groundhog Day Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2, 2021 – Punxsutawney…
Continue Reading Dark matter halo found around ancient ‘cannibal’ galaxy
Space is a violent place, strewn with galaxies that have cannibalized each other to survive. Some of these survivors are galactic fossils, revealing…
Continue Reading Libya Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt, Tunisia,…
Continue Reading Court documents reveal new details against band director accused of child porn charges
Click here for updates on this story FAIRHOPE, Alabama (WALA) — New court documents revealed disturbing allegations…
Continue Reading Old Wood River power plant stacks demolished
Click here for updates on this story East Alton, Illinois (KMOV) — The former Wood River power plant in East Alton was…
Continue Reading Neighbors believe more people involved in murder of 21-year-old Bradley Nall, three already charged
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Two days after 21-year-old Bradley Nall was shot and…
Continue Reading Jill Biden Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Jill Biden, wife of 46th US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1951 Birth place: Hammonton, New Jersey…
Continue Reading Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for the NHS, dies aged 100
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran whose efforts to raise millions for the UK’s National Health Service made him a universally…
Continue Reading School District cancels classes after multiple buses damaged by fire
Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (WDJT ) — Several school buses that transport Burlington…
Continue Reading Somalia Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Somalia, an impoverished, war-torn eastern African country that borders the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, Ethiopia and…
Continue Reading Summerfest moved to September 2021
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT ) — For the second year in a row, COVID-19 has America’s…
Continue Reading Police release security video of “clumsy vandals”
Click here for updates on this story EUREKA SPRINGS, Arkansas (KFSM ) — The Eureka Springs Police Department (ESPD)…
Continue Reading Three Rochester police officers are removed from patrol after incident involving 9-year-old girl
Three Rochester, New York, officers have been removed from patrol duty after an incident in which a 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and…
Continue Reading Three people are dead after an argument over snow shoveling leads to murder-suicide
Three people, including the shooter, are dead after a dispute over snow shoveling in Plains, Pennsylvania, outside Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Plains…
Continue Reading Despite pandemic, parks draw record visits
Click here for updates on this story Missoula, Montana (The Missoulian) — After a freakishly busy summer helping people…
Continue Reading ‘He was young’: Widow hopes to raise awareness after husband dies from COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Salem, Oregon (KPTV) — A 43-year-old Salem man died from complications of…
Continue Reading Two FBI agents killed and others injured in shootout in Sunrise, Florida
Two FBI agents were killed and three agents were injured in a shootout with a suspect in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said in a…
Continue Reading Sid the wolverine at ZooMontana picks Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV
Click here for updates on this story Billings, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Sid, a wolverine at ZooMontana, picked the…
Continue Reading Winter storm buries roads in Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Snowplow drivers were doing their best on…
Continue Reading A parade of plows in Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story DICKSON CITY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The early morning hours brought a parade of…
Continue Reading Veterans service provides healing opportunities in nature, outlet for entire family
Click here for updates on this story Macon County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A veterans therapeutic service provider…
Continue Reading FBI agents injured in shootout in Sunrise, Florida
FBI agents were injured in a shootout with a suspect in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, according to a law enforcement official familiar with…
Continue Reading Gwinnett Co. is among the GA counties where UK COVID-19 variant has shown up
Click here for updates on this story Gwinnett County, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — There are 19 confirmed cases of…
Continue Reading Five ways you can celebrate Black History Month virtually
Honoring Black History Month may look and feel a lot different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. But there are still plenty of ways to…
Continue Reading Shaquille O’Neal named Director of Community Relations for Henry County Sheriff’s Office
Click here for updates on this story McDonough, Georgia (Albany Herald) — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office has hired…
Continue Reading Police equipment was stolen from cruiser
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — A car break-in has the attention of law enforcement…
Continue Reading Kremlin critic Navalny calls Putin a ‘little thieving man’ in heated court hearing
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday, where he ridiculed claims he broke his parole conditions while in a coma and…
Continue Reading Canada’s first Black female interventional cardiologist on being a ‘double minority’
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Dr. Alexandra Bastiany had already been practising…
Continue Reading Canadian PM Trudeau, VP Kamala Harris discuss ‘Buy American’ policy, climate change
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S.…
Continue Reading Anger and anxiety over what’s to come following Myanmar’s coup
The streets of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, appeared outwardly calm Tuesday morning, as residents made their way to work a day after the…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height (1912-2010) was often the only woman in the room. She made it her life’s work to change that, fighting battles against both sexism…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police officers must keep body cameras turned on during entire response to a call, new policy says
Minneapolis police officers will no longer be allowed to deactivate their body cameras in order to hold private conversations during the course of…
Continue Reading Georgia police chief and officer pushed out over racist, misogynist remarks caught on camera at BLM rally
The police chief and a patrolman in a small Georgia town have been pushed out of their jobs after they were caught having a racist, misogynist…
Continue Reading Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny in court ridicules claims he failed to contact authorities while in a coma
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday in a bizarre and heated hearing in which the politician ridiculed suggestions he…
Continue Reading Indian children hospitalized after ingesting hand sanitizer instead of polio drops
At least 12 children have been hospitalized after they were administered hand sanitizer drops instead of oral polio vaccine drops in India’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 2: Covid-19, stimulus, White House, GameStop, Myanmar
Happy Groundhog Day! Will we get more winter? Will we get an early spring? Will we ever spell “Punxsutawney Phil” correctly on the first…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military seizes power in coup after detaining leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians
Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in a coup and declared a state of emergency, following the detention of Aung San…
Continue Reading Iran is ready for a new relationship with the US, but the clock is ticking, says Foreign Minister Javad Zarif
Iran is ready for a new relationship with the US — but the clock is ticking, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. In an exclusive…
Continue Reading Japan plans to extend its state of emergency as Covid-19 cases rise and Olympics loom
Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases,…
Continue Reading Rochester police officers handcuff and pepper-spray a 9-year-old girl after call of ‘family trouble’
Police officers in Rochester, New York, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl while responding to what a police official called a report of…
Continue Reading Here’s what it’ll take for you to snag your own Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Jared Kushner, Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have all reportedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. And you…
Continue Reading Former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident…
Continue Reading The teacher behind Bernie Sanders’ mittens teams up with a teddy bear factory to make them for the masses
January 20 was supposed to be about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, but all eyes were on Jen Ellis’…
Continue Reading She was already looking forward to her second Covid shot. The party she was greeted with at the clinic made it even better
On her 100th birthday, Mildred Grassman got flowers, candy, money — and her second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “It means everything to…
Continue Reading Dustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, dead at 44
(CNN) — Dustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy “Saved by the Bell,” died Monday…
Continue Reading This candy company will pay you $30 an hour to taste test their sweets
This is one sweet offer. A Canadian company is looking to pay people to try their candy and rate it. And the best part is, the job is remote. The…
Continue Reading Oregon’s law decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs officially goes into effect
Oregon has become the first state in the nation to officially decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs. Voters in the state…
Continue Reading A groundhog forecast: More winter or early spring?
Every year on February 2 people keep an eye out for a groundhog’s shadow to help predict what the weather will be like for the next few weeks.…
Continue Reading In the name of cricket sex, humans need to stop making noise
We humans tend to spread and frolic about wherever we please, a development that has been found to harm animals’ environments and health, and…
Continue Reading Popular Christmas lights house starts to rebuild after house fire
Click here for updates on this story EAST GALESBURG, Illinois (WQAD) — A family in East Galesburg is recovering after a…
Continue Reading Central African Republic Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Central African Republic. It is a landlocked country in central Africa, bordering Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of…
Continue Reading Cops allege tow truck driver dealt meth while working
Click here for updates on this story MCMINNVILLE, Oregon (KPTV) — A tow truck driver was arrested over the weekend for…
Continue Reading This NFL coach made diversity a priority. Now his team is headed to the Super Bowl
A glass ceiling shattered in the NFL in July 2015, when Bruce Arians — then the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals — hired Jen Welter to…
Continue Reading Cops rescue 6-yo old they say was used as human shield
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Police managed to rescue a 6-year-old when her…
Continue Reading Deputies say heroin trafficking suspect told them it was chocolate laxative
Click here for updates on this story FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida (WALA) — Okaloosa County investigators said a man…
Continue Reading An Indiana woman got a Covid-19 vaccine shot on her 100th birthday
On her 100th birthday, Mildred Grassman got flowers, candy, money — and her second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “It means everything to…
Continue Reading 88-yo man hit by car, suspect arrested
Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — Video from a nearby car shows a man as he was…
Continue Reading New York officials plan to redouble efforts to fix racial disparities in vaccination rates
New York officials acknowledged Monday there’s a clear racial disparity among the people who have received vaccine doses to date and the city…
Continue Reading Man arrested for trafficking minors for sex
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Fayetteville man has been arrested for…
Continue Reading John Reed Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of John Reed, former Citigroup CEO. Personal Birth date: February 7, 1939 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name:…
Continue Reading Business owners, neighbors want action as homeless camp reappears
Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX ) — A large homeless encampment next to the East Oakland…
Continue Reading To safely enjoy the Super Bowl, watch at home with people with whom you live, CDC says
The pandemic has affected nearly every facet of daily life and the Super Bowl is no exception. The yearly game to settle who is the champion of the…
Continue Reading Homeless man arrested in abuse of tortoise
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX ) — A homeless man was arrested Saturday in San Jose…
Continue Reading Nine families impacted by mobile home fire
Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPBF) — Officials in St. Lucie County are investigating…
Continue Reading Man moving to Los Angeles has truck stolen while making rest stop
Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A man moving from Portland to Los Angeles had all…
Continue Reading Woman arrested after crashing car into Sheriff’s Office
Click here for updates on this story WISCASSET, Maine (WMTW) — A Wiscasset woman has been arrested after crashing her…
Continue Reading After 2 months, still no sign of missing Cincinnati 3-year-old Nylo Lattimore
Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — After nearly two months, there is still no sign of missing…
Continue Reading Parents frustrated as busing dispute forces many students to go online
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A dispute between a local school district and its bus company…
Continue Reading With his staff, Bruce Arians has made diversity a priority as Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach
A glass ceiling shattered in the NFL in July 2015, when Bruce Arians — then the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals — hired Jen Welter to…
Continue Reading Dogs rescued from illegal meat trade arrive at JFK Airport
Click here for updates on this story New York, NY (WCBS) — A hundred dogs landed at JFK Airport on Friday morning to…
Continue Reading 2 toddlers die after being pulled from County pond
Click here for updates on this story SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Sheriff’s deputies say two toddlers have…
Continue Reading Man accused in toddler daughter’s death not fit to stand trial ‘in foreseeable future’
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — A Bywater man who admitted to killing his toddler daughter…
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