Carl Icahn Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of investor Carl Icahn. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1936 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Carl…
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Pakistan Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Pakistan. It borders Iran, Afghanistan and India in Southeast Asia. In 1947, Pakistan gained its independence from Great…
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Here’s a look at South Sudan, a landlocked country in east-central Africa. In 2011, South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan. About South…
Continue Reading Pakistan battles tsunami of Covid-19 patients with few vaccines in sight
Keeping vigil outside the hospital ward in Karachi, Daniyal Ameen watched his father breathing through a ventilator via a live video link from the…
Continue Reading Russian protesters rally in support of opposition leader Alexey Navalny
Police swooped Sunday on supporters of detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny, as demonstrators defied authorities to rally in his name for a…
Continue Reading A Chick-fil-A manager saved a drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination clinic after traffic backed up
When a South Carolina drive-thru coronavirus vaccine clinic got backed up, leaving people waiting for hours, the town mayor decided to call in a…
Continue Reading Deputy health commissioner resigns in the wake of ‘Philly Fighting COVID’ testing and vaccine rift
Philadelphia’s acting deputy health commissioner has resigned, days after the city’s failed partnership with the organization Philly…
Continue Reading Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development
An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from…
Continue Reading 9 nuns die of Covid-19 after outbreak at Adrian Dominican Sisters campus in Michigan
Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in…
Continue Reading Residents of Washington town wonder if QAnon has taken hold of their mayor
The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…
Continue Reading A vaccination site meant to serve a hard-hit Latino neighborhood in New York instead serviced more Whites from other areas
A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from…
Continue Reading After mayor of Washington town promoted QAnon, residents seek to oust him from office
The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…
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California sheriff’s deputy accused of staging ambush
A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged on Friday with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime for allegedly staging a…
Continue Reading Canadian man sets his fourth world record for eating hot peppers
How fast could you eat a hot pepper? What about three of the world’s hottest peppers? Mike Jack of London, Ontario, ate three Carolina Reaper…
Continue Reading Virginia parent chastises school board officials over coronavirus shutdown
A Virginia dad, frustrated with the lack of options to send his children to school during the coronavirus pandemic, stood before a county school…
Continue Reading Loophole allows people to register for vaccine
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Are vaccines really going to people who have priority?…
Continue Reading Gyms reopen in Oregon with new guidance
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Gyms in Oregon will get to re-open, but at a very…
Continue Reading Late email responds causes woman to miss vaccine
Click here for updates on this story ST CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman told News 4 she got an email saying…
Continue Reading Police stumble upon dog fighting ring
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Chained dogs out in the cold and inside a dank basement…
Continue Reading Bridge wall damaged 1 week after 3 year project – KCTV
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — KDOT announced all lanes of Westbound I-70 will be…
Continue Reading WI teen accused of making bogus threats to KY school
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 19-year-old from Racine was arrested in connection to…
Continue Reading Couple arrested in murder for hire plot
Click here for updates on this story LATIMER COUNTY, Oklahoma (KFSM) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation…
Continue Reading Volunteer Jam rescheduled for August
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — This year’s Volunteer Jam has been rescheduled…
Continue Reading Family pens heart felt thank you to officer
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Thank you notes have not gone out of style for one local…
Continue Reading Body pulled from duck pond
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police are investigating after a body was pulled…
Continue Reading Carnival kicks off without parade
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — On what should have been the opening night for the big…
Continue Reading Inmate found unresponsive in cell
Click here for updates on this story SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Edgar Gearhart was 19 years old when he stabbed his…
Continue Reading Music teacher sentenced to jail time
Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Former Lancaster music teacher, Timothy M.…
Continue Reading Austrian man leaves fortune to French village that saved his family from Nazis
An Austrian man who died in December has left an undisclosed fortune to the French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to thank residents for hiding his…
Continue Reading Russian activist Navalny’s foundation calls on Biden to sanction Putin’s closest allies
The foundation set up by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has called on US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on at least eight high…
Continue Reading Kraft is cooking up pink mac & cheese for Valentine’s Day
One of the greatest duos of all time — macaroni and cheese — is getting a Valentine’s Day makeover. The Kraft Heinz Company is…
Continue Reading White people traveled to a hard hit Latino neighborhood in New York and took many of the Covid-19 vaccine appointments
A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from…
Continue Reading A Louisiana cemetery told the family of a Black deputy he couldn’t be buried there because it was only for White people
When Karla Semien went to a cemetery to pick out a plot where her late husband would be buried, it was as if she’d stepped back into the…
Continue Reading ‘You can’t just remove the damage of the last four years’
For more than four years, countries that rely on American foreign aid have been reeling from the profound impact that Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Why JoJo Siwa’s coming out is such a massively big deal
JoJo Siwa’s coming out kicked off in a very 2021 way — on TikTok. In a rainbow-bedazzled hoodie and matching hair bow, she lip synced to…
Continue Reading Some districts and parents are pushing for a return to in-person school after nearly a year of coronavirus
After nearly a year in the Covid-19 pandemic, some officials are pushing for a return to in-person instruction for K-12 students. In Chicago, Mayor…
Continue Reading What exactly does it mean to be a patriot? Experts say it’s not easy to define
For many, being considered a patriot is as American as it gets. Of the millions of words in the English language, the word “patriot” has…
Continue Reading A dad and his young daughter turn their Covid isolation into a popular podcast
“How many people would fit in the state of Montana if you spaced them 6 feet apart?” “How do you make the perfect scrambled…
Continue Reading Sleep on the job? Company offers $3,000 for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to test out mattresses
What if you could get paid for sleeping? Well, guess what — you can: $3,000 to be exact. Sleep Junkie, a mattress reviewing platform, is…
Continue Reading Two members of the Proud Boys face conspiracy charges in US Capitol riot
The Justice Department on Friday announced conspiracy charges against two members of the far-right Proud Boys who allegedly participated in the…
Continue Reading ‘Moms Demand Action’ pushes lawmakers to take action on ghost guns, background checks
Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of moms is leading the charge for getting…
Continue Reading Students build home from ground up as part of high school curriculum
Click here for updates on this story JAMISON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — High school students at Middle Bucks Institute of…
Continue Reading Petition asks for ‘thin blue line’ mural to be removed from high school
Click here for updates on this story TAUNTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Taunton Police will meet with school leaders about…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Abbott fights back against Biden administration’s order suspending oil, gas drilling on federal lands and waters
Click here for updates on this story ODESSA, Texas (KTVT) — In Odessa Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott fired back…
Continue Reading ‘The sweetest person in the world’: Ed Wilson, turning 105
TGIF. We made it another week, and so did the impressive man you’re about to…
Continue Reading New text scam claiming to be IDES could use personal information for fraudulent unemployment claims
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a million people…
Continue Reading Hikers told to postpone long distance hikes on Appalachian Trail due to increased Covid-19 exposure
Click here for updates on this story PENNSYLVANIA (WPMT) — Each year, more than three million people flock to the…
Continue Reading Research teams from CU Boulder And United Arab Emirates eager for Hope Space Probe to enter Mars orbit
Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, CO (KCNC) — The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the…
Continue Reading The pandemic took a teen’s schooling and his beloved game of football. He took his own life.
Spencer Smith was an outgoing 16-year-old high school sophomore who loved teasing his sisters, spending time with friends and — most of all…
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Montana man wins big on Wheel of Fortune
Helena native Jesse Jerome Smith won big on a Wheel of Fortune episode that aired…
Continue Reading 2 teens to be part of inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts
Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — Two Simi Valley teens will be part of the first…
Continue Reading California school board unanimously approves removing police from campuses
Click here for updates on this story HAYWARD, CA (KPIX) — Police will no longer walk the halls of Hayward schools…
Continue Reading Former Salvation Army volunteer becomes employee after going through afterschool program
Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — The Salvation Army operates in 131 countries, running…
Continue Reading ‘Blame Trump’ defense from alleged Capitol rioters dovetails with Democrats’ impeachment case
The “Trump defense” is taking shape among some alleged Capitol rioters. One by one, die-hard supporters of former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Wife faces charges after husband reports theft from retirement savings
Click here for updates on this story FREDERICKTOWN, Missouri (Daily Journal) — A Fredericktown woman is facing felony…
Continue Reading Father dies in hospital parking lot after family says hospital refused treatment
Click here for updates on this story ST. PETERS, MO (KMOV) — Sadie Bell says her husband David died in the parking lot…
Continue Reading Senator pitches plan to offer tax credit to help slow ‘brain drain’ in Nebraska
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Nearly a quarter million Nebraskans…
Continue Reading Two men who have been friends for over 40 years win $7.4M Megabucks jackpot
Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — Two men from Hillsboro who have been friends for more…
Continue Reading MCHD raises funds to aid Toys for Tots campaign
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Mobile County Health Department took part in the U.S.…
Continue Reading Covid-19 outbreak forces Georgia elementary school to shift to virtual only classes
Click here for updates on this story Coweta County, GA (WGCL) — A Coweta County elementary school is the latest school…
Continue Reading Schools designs new curriculum, facilities with input from teachers, parents, and students
Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — Gulf Shores City Schools parents, teachers, and…
Continue Reading Drug bust nets marijuana edibles, psychedelic mushrooms
Click here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A drug bust in Racine County netted marijuana,…
Continue Reading After decades of searching, son finds father through DNA test
Click here for updates on this story DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts man’s decades-long search…
Continue Reading ‘Help us feel safe at school’: High School students call for social justice after racism concerns
Click here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an…
Continue Reading Mississippi bill would allow compensation for student-athletes
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would…
Continue Reading Proposed minimum wage amendment could pay ‘low-skilled workers’ less
Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Last November, 61% of Florida voters approved an…
Continue Reading Man continues to fight for his life after critical crash
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A man remains in the hospital as he recovers from…
Continue Reading 7-year-old boy recovers after life-threatening battle with MIS-C
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — An Omaha boy is out of the hospital after being on life…
Continue Reading Rocco, 11, assisted police with rescue of a woman who wandered during Kansas City’s last snowfall
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — An 80-year-old woman who wandered away from her home…
Continue Reading Horse, pony rescued after being trapped for hours after mudslide
Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KGO) — Video captures the dramatic rescues of a horse and…
Continue Reading Escaped inmate captured in ceiling of hospital
Click here for updates on this story MARSHALL COUNTY, IN (WBND) — An inmate who was in the hospital climbed into the…
Continue Reading Police seize 3/4 pound of meth, baby bottle meth pipe during traffic stop
Click here for updates on this story ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IN (WBND) — An officer who stopped a suspicious vehicle seized…
Continue Reading Several remaining missing Chibok schoolgirls escape from Boko Haram
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram nearly seven years ago have finally escaped from their captors, a father of one of the girls…
Continue Reading Weather reporter gets adorable ‘interruption’ from her toddler on live TV
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — Baby on the move! We’re all making do with working…
Continue Reading How much COVID-19 protection does travel insurance offer in 2021?
People who had travel insurance in 2020 found that their policies offered little protection against the global pandemic that dramatically upended…
Continue Reading Still no stimulus check? Check the mail for a debit card
Still haven’t received your $600 stimulus payment? Check the mail for a debit card. The Internal Revenue Service sent out more than 100 million…
Continue Reading Mother describes helpless feeling as fallen tree dangled over daughter’s crib
Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Ashlee Johnson felt a rush of panic early Thursday…
Continue Reading More than 140 fire/police employees denied hazard pay
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — The unions representing the Nashville fire department and metro…
Continue Reading Uber partners with Utah AG to launch training video to identify human trafficking
Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Ride share company Uber is partnering with Utah Attorney…
Continue Reading Man allegedly bought cars, real estate with fraudulent PPP loans
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (FOX5/KVVU) — A Las Vegas man was charged for allegedly participating in…
Continue Reading Snow storm leads to good business for Las Vegas snowboard shop
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (FOX5/KVVU) — The owner of Sin City Snowboards had to run a little…
Continue Reading Parents demand student athletes return to the field
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (FOX5/KVVU) — If kids can go back to class, why can’t they go back on…
Continue Reading Two escaped Arizona inmates captured
Click here for updates on this story COOLIDGE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — The two inmates who escaped from Florence prison…
Continue Reading Arizona lawmaker introduces street racer legislation as the problem grows statewide
Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — From Scottsdale to Tucson, street racing and…
Continue Reading 7-year-old girl uses tooth fairy money to buy Girl Scout Cookies for police officers
Click here for updates on this story SURF CITY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One little girl was on a mission this week to…
Continue Reading Clothing company honors teen killed in plane crash
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A local clothing company is honoring a teen who died in…
Continue Reading Hotel offers guests a personal concierge to navigate Hawaii’s pre-travel testing
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Alohilani Resort in Waikiki is now offering guests a…
Continue Reading ‘I have to tape my eye shut’: Sloan’s Chris Murphy diagnosed with Bell’s palsy
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Chris Murphy of beloved Canadian rock band Sloan…
Continue Reading Should you double up on your face masks? Experts weigh in
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Some experts say Canadians might want to consider…
Continue Reading Chicago teachers negotiate to avoid possible strike
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Public Schools students will be learning by remote again…
Continue Reading Carjacking victims surprised with free cars by good Samaritan
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A good Samaritan surprised people who have been victims of…
Continue Reading Drug bust at storage unit uncovers $315,000 worth of marijuana
Click here for updates on this story NEW OXFORD, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Eastern Adams County Regional Police say they…
Continue Reading College students work to get kids moving
Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — It may be tougher for kids to get that exercise in…
Continue Reading Woman flies controversial flag, testing free speech rights
Click here for updates on this story DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (WDAY) — Flags are flying at a neighborhood house causing…
Continue Reading Violence and slurs from some of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews in battle over coronavirus lockdowns
A frightened policeman fires a live round as a warning shot. Young men cowed by baton-wielding officers, drenched in foul smelling chemicals from…
Continue Reading Violence and slurs from some of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews in battle over coronavirus lockdowns
A frightened policeman fires a live round as a warning shot. Young men cowed by baton-wielding officers, drenched in foul smelling chemicals from…
Continue Reading NASA honors its fallen heroes on Day of Remembrance
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is honoring all the men and women who lost their lives while furthering the cause of space…
Continue Reading UK prepares to welcome thousands of Hong Kongers fleeing national security law
The United Kingdom is preparing to welcome potentially tens of thousands of migrants from Hong Kong, with the opening of a new visa for residents of…
Continue Reading Louisville police department gets harsh rebuke in new report commissioned after Breonna Taylor’s killing
The Louisville Metro Police Department received a harsh rebuke in a new study commissioned by the city in the wake of the police killing of Breonna…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s top court rules to free men previously convicted of kidnapping and murdering Daniel Pearl
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free, a move…
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