What you need to know about the 2021 College Football Playoff national championship
The seventh National College Football Playoff championship is set. After an arduous season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s an accomplishment…
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Investigative report offers up-close look at Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin
The encounter that ended with the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last summer began with a “family trouble” call to 911 from…
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Tom Brady leads the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first playoff win since 2002
The sports world already knows Tom Brady as the greatest quarterback of all time, but he proved it to Tampa Bay this weekend after leading the…
Continue Reading US lifts self-imposed restrictions with Taiwan
The United States is lifting decades-old restrictions between American and Taiwanese officials, in a move that will fundamentally change…
Continue Reading Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from a California jail using a homemade rope
A manhunt is underway for six inmates who escaped from the Merced County Downtown Jail in Northern California, according to a press release from the…
Continue Reading Controversial ad for make-up wipe pulled in China after backlash over alleged victim-blaming
A controversial advertisement for make-up removal wipes has been pulled from the internet in China, after it prompted widespread backlash on social…
Continue Reading Rioters breached US Capitol security on Wednesday. This was the police response when it was Black protesters on DC streets last year
As hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol, breaking windows and wreaking havoc, politicians and activists were among…
Continue Reading US prosecutors say Honduras President helped send cocaine to Americans
US federal prosecutors say Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández helped an alleged drug trafficker deliver thousands of kilos of cocaine to the…
Continue Reading Woman who attacked and falsely accused Black musician’s son granted supervised release
A woman charged with attempting to assault a 14-year-old and falsely accusing him of stealing her cell phone has been granted supervised release…
Continue Reading Future first dog Major Biden, adopted from a shelter, to get virtual ‘indoguration’
President-elect Joe Biden is not the only one getting some fanfare as he enters the White House — his rescue dog, Major, is being honored by…
Continue Reading As pandemic continues, Tulsans who never needed a charity’s help before need it now
Click here for updates on this story Tulsa World ( Tulsa World) — Cars began lining up just after sunrise on a damp…
Continue Reading Film festivals facing boycott after founders attend D.C. Trump rally
Click here for updates on this story Jerome, Arizona (KTVK) — A Facebook picture showing Ross and Ryan started it all.…
Continue Reading St. Louis County dispatcher investigated for using racial slur over police radio
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — A St. Louis County employee is under investigation after a…
Continue Reading US intelligence agencies have 180 days to share what they know about UFOs, thanks to the Covid-19 relief and spending bill
When President Donald Trump signed the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law in December, so began the 180-day…
Continue Reading Hartford HealthCare builds stockpile of masks and other protective gear
Click here for updates on this story Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Determined not to be caught…
Continue Reading Two children rescued from house fire in Ohio
Click here for updates on this story Springfield Twp., Ohio (WTVG) — Two children are safe after being trapped in a…
Continue Reading Utah’s avalanche danger will remain high over next few weeks
Click here for updates on this story Salt Lake City (KUTV) — The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of the avalanche…
Continue Reading Restaurant workers and bartenders in need are getting ‘adopted’ through Facebook
The restaurant industry is among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In communities across the US, people are “adopting”…
Continue Reading Student-athletes deliver Christmas gifts to Omaha families
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (KPTM) — Student-athletes from both the UNO baseball team and golf…
Continue Reading Foster children receive free birthday cakes thanks to new local initiative
Click here for updates on this story West Richland, Washington (KAPP) — For most people, birthday celebrations include…
Continue Reading Update: 3 dead in PA after vehicle crashes into tree
Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (Jan. 10): Three people are dead…
Continue Reading Sister of Black woman killed by US Capitol police angered by response to white rioters
Watching rioters storm the US Capitol reopened old wounds for Valarie Carey. Carey’s younger sister, Miriam Carey, was fatally shot by Capitol…
Continue Reading Gunman kills at least 3 in multiple shootings in the Chicago area, police say
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area Saturday before being shot and killed…
Continue Reading Human remains pulled from the Indonesian Sriwijaya Air crash site
Human remains and plane wreckage have been pulled from the crash site of an Indonesian passenger jet that plunged into the ocean minutes after…
Continue Reading Indonesian jetliner with 62 passengers crashes after taking off from Jakarta
A Sriwijaya Air jetliner carrying 62 people on board crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, according to the head of Indonesia’s…
Continue Reading Indian Army apprehends Chinese soldier near disputed Himalayan border
A Chinese soldier was apprehended on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), south of the Pangong Tso lake in the Ladakh region on…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been sluggish. Here’s how we can speed it up
Almost four weeks after the first American was vaccinated against the coronavirus, around 6 million people have received one of the shots — far…
Continue Reading Flying in Indonesia is a necessity to travel … but it can also be a terrifying experience
Search and rescue teams are scouring the stormy waters of the Java Sea, hunting for the wreckage of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182. At this early stage,…
Continue Reading Gunman kills at least 3 in multiple shootings in Illinois, police say
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area Saturday before being shot and killed…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss soldier faces court-martial in alleged sexual assault of fellow soldier found dead on New Year’s Eve
Officials at Fort Bliss have moved to court-martial a private first class accused of the sexual assault of a fellow soldier who was found dead on New…
Continue Reading Canadians call out leaders for breaking their own Covid-19 rules
It was meant to be the trip of a lifetime for 9-year-old Braeden Lousier-Hicks of Airdrie, Alberta, who has an extremely rare genetic disease. After…
Continue Reading Search operation to find crashed Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane underway
A massive search operation is underway in Indonesia to find the wreckage of a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff…
Continue Reading Disturbing video shows officer crushed against door by mob storming the Capitol
A horrifying video from Wednesday’s Capitol riots showed an officer crushed between waves of a pro-Trump mob and officers defending the…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air plane feared to have crashed after taking off from Jakarta
A Sriwijaya Air jetliner carrying 62 people on board is feared to have crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, according to the head of…
Continue Reading Woman who attacked and falsely accused Black musician’s son charged with attempted assault
The woman who was caught on video falsely accusing the 14-year-old son of a popular Black musician of cell phone theft has been charged with two…
Continue Reading Everything you need to know about the NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs are here. Beginning Saturday, 14 teams will face off for the honor of playing in the much-anticipated Super Bowl LV, scheduled for…
Continue Reading 2020 smashed the record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, NOAA says
2020 will be remembered for many unpleasant reasons — the global pandemic, political unrest, sky-high unemployment — and now we can add a…
Continue Reading An injured bald eagle entangled in fishing line was rescued by two children and some Florida firefighters
Firefighters in Florida this week helped rescue a bald eagle with a fishing hook stuck in its beak and the attached line wrapped around its wing and…
Continue Reading DC police made far more arrests at the height of Black Lives Matter protests than during the Capitol clash
Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington, DC, last summer found themselves facing a massive show of force: military helicopters hovering over the…
Continue Reading Two people shot and killed in Spanish Lake
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A man and a woman were shot and killed in Spanish Lake…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer who died when mob stormed the Capitol was proud to serve his nation, family said
The police officer who died after a mob of President Trump’s supporters invaded the US Capitol on Wednesday was a New Jersey native who had…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says he is in line to take COVID-19 vaccine
Pope Francis has said the Vatican will begin COVID-19 vaccinations next week and that he is in line to receive the shot. The pontiff made the…
Continue Reading Cherokee artist’s work displayed on bodies, not walls
Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — When you first walk into Indian Ink Studio, you instantly…
Continue Reading Friends remember World War II veteran
Click here for updates on this story NORTHUMBERLAND, PA (WNEP) — Joe Diblin was a familiar face on Newswatch 16…
Continue Reading Stephen Curry thumped the Clippers with a 38-point performance to give the Warriors a comeback win
The Los Angeles Clippers found out just how hot Stephen Curry can be after allowing the Golden State Warriors to come from a 22-point deficit.…
Continue Reading People at the US Capitol riot are being identified and losing their jobs
As images and social media posts of Wednesday’s insurrection at the US Capitol circulate online, some of those who were present are being…
Continue Reading Quarterback Aaron Rodgers pledges $500,000 to help small businesses
Aaron Rodgers is showing his charitable side by throwing $500,000 to the Barstool Fund, a non-profit organization helping small businesses struggling…
Continue Reading Vaccine scammer had victim’s name, date of birth – even name of her doctor
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — When an elderly woman got a call this week informing her…
Continue Reading Woman arrested for allegedly shooting man over a cell phone
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — A woman has been arrested after allegedly fatally shooting…
Continue Reading Health dept. team helps keep families at home
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — If COVID-19 forced you to quarantine, running errands probably…
Continue Reading Healthcare workers from Oregon being sent to California to help with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — As California deals with a massive surge in COVID-19 cases,…
Continue Reading Vancouver School District proposes plan for student return to classroom
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — The Vancouver School District is recommending plans for…
Continue Reading 18-year-old EMT saves man from burning vehicle
Click here for updates on this story CARLISLE, Pa. (WPMT ) — A bang and a bright light woke up the quiet residential…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman “exploring” running for U.S. Senate
Click here for updates on this story PENNSYLVANIA, USA (WPMT) — Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman announced he is…
Continue Reading Drive-thru vaccine clinics more difficult to operate than you might think
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A drive-thru Covid-19 vaccine clinic sounds like an easy…
Continue Reading First dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered to all nursing homes in CT
Click here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut has reached a new milestone in the fight…
Continue Reading Georgia State men’s basketball program paused due to COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — The Georgia State University school officials announced…
Continue Reading Training essential workers with a hands-on approach
Click here for updates on this story Frackville, PA (WNEP) — “Training essential workers.” –…
Continue Reading Missouri grants St. Louis company license to begin manufacturing medical marijuana
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A St. Louis company is now the first in the state to be…
Continue Reading Survivors of school lockdowns say the Capitol trauma mirrors their daily reality
Aalayah Eastmond was scrolling through Twitter this week when she saw a meme comparing lawmakers on lockdown at the Capitol to students during…
Continue Reading Scholarship created to honor nurse Caitlyn Kaufman’s memory
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Money is coming in for a scholarship honoring a nurse shot…
Continue Reading How Florida is failing its most vulnerable seniors with Covid vaccine rollout
Wendy Walsh has gone from frustrated to angry about the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine in Florida. She wants her mom protected, fearing that if the…
Continue Reading One week into 2021 and we’re already looking forward to 2022
After a nightmarish 2020 of relentless bad news, this year seemed like a fresh start. No more blaming catastrophes on a calendar year that’s…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air plane loses contact after taking off from Jakarta
Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air lost contact with a plane that left Jakarta on Saturday, according to Indonesia’s Head Of National…
Continue Reading A high school student and her brother are helping seniors feel less lonely with notes and care packages
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit, nursing homes across the United States scrambled to protect their vulnerable residents. They shut their…
Continue Reading A fantasy football bet leads to a $1,000 tip for a Waffle House server
As the NFL regular season came to a close, Michael Carsley knew the penalty for finishing last in his fantasy football league. Their rule: Whoever…
Continue Reading Huge sinkhole opens up outside Italian hospital, forcing evacuation of Covid patients
A huge sinkhole, about 22,000 square feet across and 66 feet deep, swallowed several cars and forced the evacuation of a Covid ward after opening up…
Continue Reading Activists in Kenosha say they are hurt and disappointed after the no-charging decision in Jacob Blake shooting
It’s been almost five months since Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by Officer Rusten Sheskey. Sheskey, a White officer, shot…
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un says North Korea is developing tactical nukes, new warheads and a nuclear-powered submarine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is developing new weaponry including a nuclear-powered submarine, tactical nuclear weapons and…
Continue Reading ‘We’re on the brink of utter collapse.’ Yellow cabdrivers in New York struggle to stay alive as the pandemic rages on
For Augustine Tang, driving a taxi was a way to carry on his father’s legacy, who died unexpectedly in 2015. But the coronavirus pandemic has…
Continue Reading L.A. County hospitals prepare for triage officers to ration care as Covid-19 cases overwhelm
The relentless surge of Covid-19 patients has strained resources and health care workers at Los Angeles hospitals to the point that officials are…
Continue Reading Security video shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol building after legislator allegedly opens door
Security footage released Friday shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol last month after a Republican state legislator allegedly opened a side…
Continue Reading National Guard medic sent to help hospital says it’s like putting a Band-Aid on an arterial wound
Maj. Dwight Christensen remembers the sense of shock he felt first walking through the doors of St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California.…
Continue Reading What we know about Asia Pacific’s Covid-19 vaccines
One year after the Covid-19 outbreak began, countries around the world are racing to secure and distribute vaccines to their citizens. Some countries…
Continue Reading Tommy Lasorda, legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager, has died
Tommy Lasorda, who spent seven decades in the Dodgers organization — first as a player in Brooklyn and then in Los Angeles as a two-time World…
Continue Reading Extremists intensify calls for violence ahead of Inauguration Day
“Trump or war. Today. That simple.” “If you don’t know how to shoot: You need to learn. NOW.” “we will storm the…
Continue Reading Community names sledding hill after 91-year-old teacher
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — No matter how old we get there’s still a kid in all of us.…
Continue Reading Racial justice leaders are reeling from the ‘hypocrisy’ in the police response to the US Capitol riots
After police forced her away from the White House with flash bangs and pepper spray, Allison Lane and dozens of people who were peacefully protesting…
Continue Reading South Florida doctors make medical breakthrough in treating severe cases of Covid
Click here for updates on this story Miami (WFOR) — Doctors in South Florida say an experimental treatment involving…
Continue Reading Texas woman starts initiative to show support for police
Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — After recent moments of division in the country, a…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County COVID-19 deaths in a day equals city’s homicide deaths in a year, mayor says
The number of people dying of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County in a day is now equivalent to the number of homicide deaths the city saw in an entire…
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Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform
Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform, the company said Friday evening. “After close review of recent Tweets from the…
Continue Reading Auto thieves are targeting Dodge Challengers, Chargers — and starting them without keys
Click here for updates on this story OAK LAWN, Illinois (WBBM) — It turns out that in addition to the skyrocketing…
Continue Reading Jack Nicklaus Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of retired professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. Personal Birth date: January 21, 1940 Birth place: Columbus, Ohio Birth…
Continue Reading Artifact hunters use pandemic hobby to uncover relics of Baltimore’s past
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Many people have taken up hobbies amid the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Continue Reading Ray Rice Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of former NFL running back Ray Rice. Personal Birth date: January 22, 1987 Birth place: New Rochelle, New York Birth…
Continue Reading Homeless man gets just reward after returning woman’s lost wallet
Click here for updates on this story SAN RAFAEL, California (KPIX) — A recent good deed by a homeless man in the North…
Continue Reading A congressman got on his knees to pick up trash left after the deadly Capitol riot
Rep. Andy Kim says he was devastated to see the smashed furniture, broken American flags, cigarette butts and other debris left behind by the…
Continue Reading What we know about the 5 deaths in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol
A US Capitol police officer is the latest to be confirmed dead after a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday.…
Continue Reading Lawyer of woman who attacked Black musician’s son calls client ’emotionally unwell’
A 22-year-old woman caught on video falsely accusing the teenage son of a Black jazz musician of taking her iPhone apologized and admitted in an…
Continue Reading Prominent Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin’ono arrested for the third time in six months
Prominent Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has been arrested by police in the country for the third time in six months, his lawyer told…
Continue Reading Elijah McClain’s death to be subject of grand jury investigation
Colorado Attorney General General Phil Weiser is opening a grand jury investigation into the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black…
Continue Reading Police seek identity of man believed to be involved in multiple break-ins
Click here for updates on this story ALMA, AR (KFSM) — Alma Police are hoping to identify a man believed to be involved…
Continue Reading New ‘I Believe In Tennessee’ mural in the works outside Nissan Stadium
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — Tennessee Titans fans are always coming up with unique…
Continue Reading Little League champion surprised for 75th anniversary
Click here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — It’s not every day a state representative and a…
Continue Reading Officials say man seen in viral photograph at Nancy Pelosi’s desk arrested
The man photographed sitting at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during Wednesday’s riots in the US Capitol has been arrested and…
Continue Reading Man injured in shooting incident involving court deputy during eviction notice
Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, MO (KCTV ) — Blue Springs police are investigating a shooting…
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Omaha woman gives birth while in COVID-19 coma
An Omaha woman describes her experience falling into a coma after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and all while she was expecting a…
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