Police hunt for man who had rocket launcher and threatened Belgium’s top virologist
Authorities in Belgium are still hunting for a far-right extremist who had threatened one of the country’s top doctors and had a rocket…
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Eat dinner inside a real bank vault at this restaurant
Click here for updates on this story HARRISON, Ohio (WLWT) — A restaurant in Harrison, Ohio, allows you and your…
Continue Reading Family wants answers from day care, after baby comes home with 11 bite marks
Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI) — A Fort Dodge mom says her child came home with more bite…
Continue Reading Man who claimed attack from zombies, droids while firing gun sentenced to prison
Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A Maine man who claimed he was being attacked…
Continue Reading Authorities identify man in custody after manhunt shut down highway
Click here for updates on this story SCIPIO, Millard County, Utah (KSL) — A man was taken into custody Wednesday after…
Continue Reading Legislation banning hair bias gains momentum in more states as schools and sports leagues face backlash for policies
Four-year-old Gus Hawkins IV, affectionately known as “Jett,” was thrilled to go to school and show off his new hairstyle when his mom…
Continue Reading When to see the total ‘flower’ supermoon and catch the total lunar eclipse
May’s “flower” supermoon will grace the sky this Wednesday. This supermoon will be the closest moon to Earth in 2021, according to…
Continue Reading Airstrikes turned Gaza’s schools into shelters. Officials fear Covid-19 may turn them into super-spreader centers
Rasha Abu Askar tested positive for Covid-19 less than two weeks ago. So too did her husband, Musa Abu Askar, leaving the couple unable to look after…
Continue Reading HS senior connects students in US to kids in Iran
Click here for updates on this story PEWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The class of 2021 has had an unusual senior year, to…
Continue Reading A doctor who died from COVID-19 left his family a sports card collection worth $20 million
For over four decades, a doctor from Florida avidly collected baseball cards and sports memorabilia with some items dating back to the 1880s. Now,…
Continue Reading World’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
The world’s largest iceberg has calved from Antarctica over the past few days, a giant floating piece of ice close to 80 times the size of…
Continue Reading Kenosha transit driver makes special delivery after finding wedding gift on tracks
Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Kenosha firefighter and his bride got a surprise…
Continue Reading COVID-19 booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Fauci says
While the world may be opening up because of the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations, top medical experts say there may be another round of shots…
Continue Reading 11-year-old girl who fought off attempted kidnapping credits ‘Law and Order: SVU’ for quick thinking that helped identify suspect
The 11-year-old girl who fought off an alleged kidnapping attempt this week credited “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” for some quick…
Continue Reading UNC staff protesting after journalist denied tenure over slavery project
Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WRAL) — On Thursday morning, members of UNC-Chapel…
Continue Reading Restaurant owner gets backlash after asking for proof of vaccination
Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Last week, after Gov. Roy Cooper lifted the mask…
Continue Reading Award being created to honor beloved teacher killed in house fire
Click here for updates on this story MIDTOWN MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It has been more than a month since a beloved…
Continue Reading Football coach surrenders on assault charge
Click here for updates on this story BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (WALA) — Theodore High School football coach and athletic…
Continue Reading Woman convicted on federal anti-riot charge for smashing window of police vehicle
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A federal jury in Mobile found a woman guilty of…
Continue Reading Escaped and then recaptured inmate is reputed drug kingpin
Click here for updates on this story GROVE HILL, Alabama (WALA) — The reputed head of a large Gulf Coast drug ring…
Continue Reading 22-year-old caught with 22 pounds of marijuana at airport
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A man was taken into custody after he was found with 22 pounds…
Continue Reading Dog Star Rescue to unveil new ‘Bark Bus’ for rescue dogs
Click here for updates on this story BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Despite the pandemic, a local animal rescue group…
Continue Reading Fallen firefighter to be laid to rest Thursday
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A firefighter who died while battling a fire in…
Continue Reading Trainer working to make exercise more convenient
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Let’s be real — not many people look forward to…
Continue Reading Police arrest man charged with murder and aggravated abuse of 2-week-old daughter
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Metro Nashville Police Department has indicted a…
Continue Reading Man accused of posing as a rideshare driver and assaulting a woman is charged
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man is charged with a felony after…
Continue Reading Man convicted after spitting on officer while claiming to have COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — The Washington County District’s Attorney’s Office…
Continue Reading ‘The worse they’ve ever seen’: Parents arrested after child, dog found in unsanitary conditions
Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Parents face criminal mistreatment charges…
Continue Reading Family of 8-year-old girl killed in 2019 still waiting for an arrest
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Shardae Edmonson says it’s been two years since she’s…
Continue Reading Teen pleads guilty to deadly carjacking of nurse
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 19-year-old pleaded guilty to a 2019 carjacking resulting in…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Elderly woman kidnapped and robbed of $10k in broad daylight
Click here for updates on this story FORSYTH COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Two women are behind bars in connection to…
Continue Reading It’s easy to nod off to ‘sleep stories.’ Making them is hard
Elizabeth Skipper, a freelance copywriter in Cincinnati, has done something that might make a lot of people jealous. She’s gone to bed with…
Continue Reading Feds: Men and others used stolen credit cards to buy $1.7 million worth of cigarettes
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Two Atlanta men and others were sentenced to federal prison for…
Continue Reading Michael J. Fox Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of actor, author and advocate Michael J. Fox. Personal Birth date: June 9, 1961 Birth place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada…
Continue Reading Police: Mother fakes having cancer, pockets $15K
Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Cedartown community rallied behind a local mom…
Continue Reading Here’s what Canada’s privacy commissioners say must be considered for vaccine passports
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — As Canada contemplates the use of vaccine…
Continue Reading Canadian study to investigate mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new Canada-wide study will look at the effect…
Continue Reading The Israeli-Palestinian conflict could trigger a third Covid-19 wave in Gaza. Some say it’s already here.
Rasha Abu Askar tested positive for Covid-19 less than two weeks ago. So too did her husband, Musa Abu Askar, leaving the couple unable to look after…
Continue Reading The death of a 17-year-old Asian American in her Colorado home is now being investigated as a hate crime
The 2017 death of an Asian American teenager in her Colorado home is now being investigated as a hate crime, according to the FBI. Maggie…
Continue Reading US destroyer backs up Biden’s tough words in South China Sea
A United States Navy warship sailed near disputed Beijing-controlled islands in the South China Sea on Thursday — just hours after US President…
Continue Reading Penn State to remove binary gender language such as ‘freshman’ from course and program descriptions
Penn State University’s Faculty Senate has approved a proposition to remove gendered language including “freshmen” and…
Continue Reading India grapples with ‘black fungus’ drug shortage as cases rise among Covid-19 patients
Several Indian states are facing shortages of a drug used to treat black fungus, a rare and potentially fatal infection that is increasingly being…
Continue Reading A suspect was captured in Utah after a chase in a deputy’s stolen vehicle
A traffic stop north of Scipio, Utah, resulted in a deputy’s truck being stolen, a shootout with police and the suspect apprehended after a…
Continue Reading In a reversal, the LA County Sheriff’s Office will release the names of deputies involved in shootings within 30 days
In a reversal, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday it will release within 30 days of an incident the names of deputies who…
Continue Reading Yankees’ Corey Kluber throws the 6th MLB no-hitter in 2021. It’s the 2nd within 24 hours
For the second night in a row, there has been a no-hitter in a Major League Baseball game. Corey Kluber of the New York Yankees was the latest to…
Continue Reading Tulsa massacre survivor at 107 years old testifies that the horror of that day never goes away
Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen. An angry White mob rampaged through…
Continue Reading 5 surprising things about bees on World Bee Day
There is a lot to love about bees. They are crucial to growing many of our favorite and healthiest foods as they move pollen from plant to plant,…
Continue Reading Body camera shows Black man being tased, kicked and dragged by Louisiana troopers before his death
Ronald Greene, a Black man who died after a pursuit by Louisiana State Police in 2019, can be heard apologizing to officers and telling them he was…
Continue Reading Deputy saves woman by lifting an overturned vehicle off her head
A Virginia sheriff’s deputy, confronted with an overturned car and a child inside screaming for his mother, lifted the vehicle to save the…
Continue Reading ‘There is no Singapore variant,’ say politicians after Indian opposition leader makes false Covid claims
The Singapore and Indian governments berated a senior Indian opposition politician on Wednesday for fanning a coronavirus scare between their…
Continue Reading Texas executes inmate for the first time in nearly a year
Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Wednesday night, according to Texas Department of…
Continue Reading Hamas predicts Mideast ceasefire is ‘imminent’ amid growing global pressure
A ceasefire in the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be “imminent, possibly within 24 hours,” Hamas officials told CNN Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Arrest warrants issued for 2 former Colorado police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman
Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with…
Continue Reading Arrest warrants issued for two former Colorado police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman
Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with…
Continue Reading Police officers around the country are lagging behind others in getting Covid-19 vaccines
On the long-awaited January morning when members of the nation’s largest police department became eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, hundreds…
Continue Reading Troopers find 31 pounds of methamphetamine during traffic stop
Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Three California residents appeared Monday…
Continue Reading Woman dies from COVID-19 she contracted after full vaccination
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — A 75-year-old Madison…
Continue Reading An 11-year-old girl fought off a knife-wielding man who tried to kidnap her at Florida school bus stop, sheriff says
An 11-year-old girl waiting for her school bus in Pensacola, Florida, was able to fight off an alleged kidnapping attempt on Tuesday morning and get…
Continue Reading Leaders plead for end to gun violence
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Frustration and anger are growing as three children under the…
Continue Reading Spikes in carjackings around DC and Maryland spur federal-state task force
Federal and local officials in Maryland and Washington, DC, on Wednesday announced a new regional task force to crack down on spikes in crime in the…
Continue Reading Nearly 60 horses come close to drowning after flash flooding at riding stable
Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Areas of North Texas are experiencing flooding they…
Continue Reading Gulf Tower evacuated due to possible transformer fire, smoke rises from top of building
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Gulf Tower downtown was evacuated Wednesday morning after…
Continue Reading Artist recently laid off uses time to bring dream to life with Philly Tiny Art Gallery
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Fishtown artist who was recently laid off from a job…
Continue Reading Brawl leads to 3 men freefalling 8 stories down elevator shaft in apartment building
Click here for updates on this story KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Several people were injured in a frightening…
Continue Reading NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force investigating attack on 48-year-old Asian man in Hell’s Kitchen
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — There has been another anti-Asian attack in the city. Police say…
Continue Reading Pet sitter lost client’s dog after taking pet out of town
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Her dog sitter lost her dog, lied about it and now the pet…
Continue Reading UPS driver jumps in to help save teenage robbery victim
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A teenager was left lying in a Manhattan street after being…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in elevator accident
Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — A 30-year-old construction worker was killed and another…
Continue Reading New surveillance video in case of woman found dead in hotel room
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Investigators have released new video in the case of a young…
Continue Reading How to get people’s pronouns right and what to do if you slip up
With Demi Lovato revealing that they are non-binary and using they/them pronouns, it’s a good time to make sure you’re up to speed on…
Continue Reading Couple moves wedding to hospital after bride’s father suffers heart attack
Click here for updates on this story BEVERLY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Struck by severe chest pains just before his…
Continue Reading Demand for backyard pools pushes wait until next summer
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Doesn’t a pool in your backyard sound nice right about now, as…
Continue Reading Aggressive confrontation at clothing store leaves manager concerned about mask mandate
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A confrontation at a Hampden Clothing Boutique captured a…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrikes kill 11 children in Gaza being treated for trauma, aid agency says
World leaders are dialing up their pressure for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after news emerged that an Israeli airstrike killed…
Continue Reading Duke University’s new athletics director is first woman and person of color to hold that position
Duke University has hired the first woman — and first person of color — to serve as the school’s director of athletics. The…
Continue Reading Rescue mission graduates have big plans
Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — There are many happy graduation moments at this…
Continue Reading Community invited to woman’s 101st birthday anniversary
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The community will honor author Wilma Dykeman…
Continue Reading China releases the first images taken by its Mars rover
China has released the first images taken by its Mars rover, Zhurong. A black-and-white image taken by the rover’s obstacle avoidance camera…
Continue Reading Murder trial begins in death of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
Nearly three years after the body of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was found in a cornfield, prosecutors delivered opening statements in an Iowa…
Continue Reading Family dentist moves to rural area to provide affordable dental care
Click here for updates on this story STAMPS, Arkansas (KTBS) — For the first time in nearly 20 years, Lafayette County,…
Continue Reading Philadelphia has dimmed its skyline after a ‘mass collision’ killed thousands of migrating birds
Nearly twenty buildings in Philadelphia are dimming their lights this spring after thousands of birds perished in the city’s largest mass…
Continue Reading Doctor was waiting on an Uber when he was shot and killed, friend says
Click here for updates on this story BRENTWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — The friend of a Town and Country doctor who was shot…
Continue Reading Fight between diners, apparent pro-Palestinian protesters prompts hate crime investigation
Click here for updates on this story BEVERLY GROVE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Disturbing video shows an apparent group of…
Continue Reading Windows of restaurant, multiple parked vehicles shattered in shooting; suspect sought
Click here for updates on this story RUBIDOUX, California (KABC) — Police were investigating Wednesday a shooting that…
Continue Reading Ethiopian soldiers armed with guns and grenades raid hospital featured in CNN report
Ethiopian soldiers armed with machine guns, sniper rifles and grenades raided a hospital in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region earlier…
Continue Reading Bee attack at park sends 3 adults, 1 teen to hospital
Click here for updates on this story BUCKEYE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Four people, including a teenager, were stung after…
Continue Reading Dad of 4-year-old who shot herself wants justice
Click here for updates on this story TEMPSE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — The father of the 4-year-old girl who accidentally…
Continue Reading Bar owner welcomes all, but asks to see vaccination cards for maskless patrons
Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — In light of new guidance for vaccinated people by…
Continue Reading Health professionals worry about “to go” alcohol sales
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Gov. Bill Lee recently signed a bill extending “to-go”…
Continue Reading Racial slur used in homework assignment rescinded, school district says
Click here for updates on this story MANTECA, California (KCRA) — A racial slur, spelled out in full, on an eighth…
Continue Reading Soon-to-be grad has sights set on a soaring future
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (Gwinnett Daily Post) — For Greater Atlanta Christian senior Ashley Gray,…
Continue Reading Formerly homeless Navy veteran reunites with son
Click here for updates on this story OAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — After 10 tours in 14 years in the U.S. Navy, 42-year-old…
Continue Reading Alligator puts up a fight before being captured
Click here for updates on this story VICKSBURG, Mississippi (WAPT) — An alligator made its way up to a home on Eagle…
Continue Reading This is what it looks like when a star is born
Our lives happen in the blink of an eye compared to the course of a star’s lifetime. Now, a team of scientists have developed a realistic and…
Continue Reading Firefighter injured while battling brush fire
Click here for updates on this story STAFFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Lifestar was called to a brush fire in Stafford on…
Continue Reading 4 hospitalized after car crashes into pole
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Four people were injured in a single-vehicle crash early…
Continue Reading Businesses wage ‘sign war’ against each other
Click here for updates on this story TILTON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — The sign war began with a little nudge from…
Continue Reading 4 family members charged in man’s murder in mistaken identity case, sheriff’s office says
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Katy man found shot to death in a quiet subdivision in…
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Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rate likely to surpass U.S. this week
More than 46 per cent of Canadians have been vaccinated with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday afternoon, putting Canada on track…
Continue Reading Under Armour will raise its minimum wage to $15
Under Armour said Wednesday that it will bump up its minimum wage in the United States from $10 an hour to $15, becoming the latest company to raise…
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