Grandmother receives first vaccine in 63 years, looking forward to reuniting with family
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV ) — Jeanne Pfeifer just got the COVID-19 vaccine and now the…
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A Harvard professor argued that Korean women forced into sex slavery in WWII did so voluntarily. Now he’s facing a backlash
A Harvard professor has sparked international backlash after publishing an academic article arguing that Korean comfort women — sent against…
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Click here for updates on this story SHOREWOOD, Wisconsin (WISN ) — A construction worker was taken to the hospital…
Continue Reading Goats seized from property following investigation into improper care complaints
Click here for updates on this story REDDING, Connecticut (WFSB) — On Wednesday, the state’s Dept. of Agriculture…
Continue Reading Diesel rises in Butte wetlands after 485-gallon overfill
Click here for updates on this story BUTTE, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Montana Tech professor David Hutchins took…
Continue Reading Dozens of dead cows believed to be floating in Missouri River
Click here for updates on this story BISMARCK, North Dakota (Bismarck Tribune) — Anywhere from 30 to 100 dead cattle…
Continue Reading Investigation into death of Georgia teen found in a rolled-up gym mat 8 years ago will be reopened
An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened,…
Continue Reading “It wreaks havoc:” Georgia bill would make daylight saving time year-round
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — We’re just days away from the often-dreaded act of changing the…
Continue Reading This COVID long-hauler is afraid to take a shower a year after her infection because of the amount of hair she has lost
March 26 marks the one-year anniversary of Lauren Thomas Mandel’s COVID-19 infection — and she and her family are still feeling the…
Continue Reading Alaska opens vaccines to residents 16 and up, the first state to drop nearly all eligibility requirements
Alaska, one of the states leading the US in vaccinations, has made the COVID-19 vaccine available to any resident ages 16 and up. It’s the…
Continue Reading Fire-Rescue challenging women to intense 9-stage obstacle course, first step to becoming firefighter
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Are you up for a challenge?! Mobile Fire Rescue is…
Continue Reading As Texas governor lifts state mask mandate, here’s what we know
Texans will no longer be under a statewide mandate to wear masks in public as of Wednesday, but they shouldn’t be too quick to throw out their…
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One in three women globally are subjected to physical or sexual violence during their lifetimes, estimates a damning new report from the World Health…
Continue Reading Doctor pays $110,000 over allegations of improper opioid prescriptions
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WiscNews) — A Madison doctor who worked at Group Health…
Continue Reading Pub holds virtual ceiling sweep to raise money for children
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An annual tradition continued at Kells Irish Pub in…
Continue Reading Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in fatal Kenosha protest shootings pushed back to November
Prosecutors and a defense attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse agreed to move the start of Rittenhouse’s trial in fatal shootings during protests in…
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A woman who witnessed the aftermath of the explosions that rocked Equatorial Guinea has said the scenes resembled the detonation of an atomic bomb.…
Continue Reading Allan McDonald, engineer who refused to approve Challenger launch, dies in Utah
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Continue Reading Caught on Camera: Violent attackers ambush young women at Atlanta gas station
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Surveillance footage captured the terrifying moment before two…
Continue Reading ‘People have to eat’: Farm workers now eligible for coronavirus vaccine
Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) — North Carolina farmers and farm workers are…
Continue Reading Oregon resident survives 100 foot fall down oceanside cliff
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portlander now has an incredible story to tell after…
Continue Reading Gov. to sign bill banning natural hair discrimination
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A law that bans natural hair discrimination is set…
Continue Reading How a Missouri native became a top fighter ace during World War II
Click here for updates on this story PERRY COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV ) — The family of Missouri’s top World War II…
Continue Reading ‘Severely injured’ puppies brought in for treatment leads to arrest of man
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw County man was arrested after multiple…
Continue Reading Two women take their hair salon on the road
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Two bestfriends had a lot of free time last year.…
Continue Reading A Utah woman found a 19th century tombstone in the yard at her new house
A Utah woman’s new home came with an old mystery — a tombstone from the 1890s. Elise Armand was going through her storage shed over the…
Continue Reading Texas authorities investigating allegations of racism and bullying of a 13-year-old by his classmates during sleepover
Texas school and law enforcement officials have launched investigations after videos surfaced showing a 13-year-old allegedly being bullied by…
Continue Reading Hawaii declares an emergency as flooding causes extensive damage, including bridge collapses
The state of Hawaii is under an emergency proclamation as the state struggles with widespread damage from flooding. Gov. David Ige signed the…
Continue Reading Second death of official from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party raises fears of Myanmar military detention
An official from ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi‘s party has died in custody following alleged torture, the second such death while in…
Continue Reading Zoom hearing abruptly ends when court realizes suspect is in same home as victim of alleged assault
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A U.S. court hearing via Zoom for a man accused of…
Continue Reading As pandemic lockdowns swept the US, here’s how some found the silver linings
Many of us are looking back through our phone’s camera roll right about now, reminiscing on where we were this time last year. We all have a…
Continue Reading ‘This horror has to stop.’ Spiritual advisers to death row inmates decry recent wave of federal executions
It wasn’t until Yusuf Nur was inside the execution chamber, standing next to a condemned man strapped to a gurney, that he understood why…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military has detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup. Here’s what you need to know
Myanmar’s military seized power of the Southeast Asian country in a coup on Monday, after detaining the country’s civilian leader Aung…
Continue Reading The world needs all the doctors it can get right now. This terminal cancer patient is risking the time she has left to become one
Perched on her living room couch, cup of tea in hand, Krista Bose rattles off complex medical terms without the slightest hesitation, then pauses to…
Continue Reading Namibia’s First Lady releases powerful video message to trolls who ‘slut-shamed’ her
Namibia’s First Lady, Monica Geingos, marked International Women’s Day with a powerful message to internet trolls, who she says have…
Continue Reading One year after Ahmaud Arbery was killed, Georgia’s House passes bill to overhaul citizen’s arrest law
Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would roll back citizen’s arrest law in the state. Monday’s…
Continue Reading China and Russia agree to build joint lunar space station
China and Russia have agreed to jointly construct a lunar space station that will be “open to all countries,” the China National Space…
Continue Reading First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Uyghur people
The Chinese government’s alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations’ Genocide Convention,…
Continue Reading Westerners are increasingly scared of traveling to China as threat of detention rises
Jeff Wasserstrom is a self-proclaimed China specialist who is seriously considering never returning to China — at least, he says, not while…
Continue Reading Heavy rainfall in Hawaii’s Maui damaged homes, sparked evacuations and worries over possible dam failure
The mayor of Maui has asked some residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place due to flooding that threatened to cause a dam failure earlier…
Continue Reading NBA player Meyers Leonard apologizes for using anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video game
NBA player Meyers Leonard issued an apology Tuesday after a video appeared to show him using an anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video game.…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to two capital murder charges
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Dekota Harvey pled guilty to two counts of capital…
Continue Reading High rip current risk along northern Gulf beaches as spring breakers flock to coast
Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — A high risk of rip currents began along the Alabama…
Continue Reading Here’s what hourly workers and small business owners think of a $15 minimum wage
President Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, have voiced support for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. But…
Continue Reading Leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia to meet in first-ever ‘Quad’ summit
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit Friday, the US and Indian governments announced Tuesday.…
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Buckingham Palace broke its silence Tuesday evening over Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying in a statement on…
Continue Reading Sea level rise is increasing fastest in populous coastal areas, study says
Coastal communities are experiencing sea level rise four times worse than global water rise, according to a new study released Monday. Groundwater…
Continue Reading A police officer in Michigan has been charged after shooting a passenger in a fleeing vehicle, state AG says
A Lowell, Michigan, police officer was arraigned Tuesday on assault, misconduct and weapons charges after he fired at a fleeing vehicle last year,…
Continue Reading Major’s not the only misbehaving White House dog. But don’t let that deter you from adopting a shelter pup
So many people are adopting dogs in this time of pandemic-induced loneliness that shelters are being emptied out. A recent “biting…
Continue Reading Kendrick Johnson death investigation will be reopened, Georgia sheriff says
An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened,…
Continue Reading Summers in Northern Hemisphere may last half the year by 2100: study
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario A new study has found that summers in the Northern Hemisphere may last…
Continue Reading Music from history now part of the future
Click here for updates on this story PEGRAM, Tennessee (WSMV) — Music from our history is now part of our future for…
Continue Reading North Carolina county makes changes after vaccine appointment number flagged as spam
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Henderson County COVID-19 Call…
Continue Reading Michigan student accidentally detonates homemade explosive device in classroom
A Michigan high school student accidentally detonated a homemade explosive device he brought to school Monday morning, injuring himself and four of…
Continue Reading ‘My purpose is to fight back’: Myanmar’s UN ambassador on defying the coup in his country
As a university student years ago, Kyaw Moe Tun sat out Myanmar’s watershed 1988 pro-democracy protests. “I always listened to my…
Continue Reading Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban
Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state in 2021 to enact a near-total abortion ban — a bold step by abortion opponents seeking to renew…
Continue Reading 2 NYPD officers shot in stairwell of Brooklyn apartment; suspect in custody
Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — The NYPD released new video of the gunman who opened…
Continue Reading End-of-life doulas help people die comfortably. In a pandemic, they’re more important than ever
Alua Arthur wasn’t looking for death. At 34, she was trying hard to stay alive. Clinical depression had forced a leave of absence from her job…
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Three professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after photos surfaced of them wearing and holding racist symbols at a…
Continue Reading Music City business sells clothing to give back to area food banks
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Midstate company created a way where you can shop…
Continue Reading Near-total abortion ban to become law in Arkansas
Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KFSM) — Governor Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (March 9) that…
Continue Reading Police: Man fires compound bow at officers during standoff
Click here for updates on this story O’FALLON, Missouri (KMOV) — A man was taken into custody after an hourlong…
Continue Reading Officer risks life to rescue teen from fiery wreck
Click here for updates on this story FLOYD COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Floyd County Police Department is commending…
Continue Reading Police continue to search for missing 26-year-old Kailua-Kona man last seen over a month ago
Click here for updates on this story KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KITV) — Police on the Big Island are renewing their request…
Continue Reading Initiative would bring free wifi to certain parts of community
Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Connecticut has plans to bring free wifi to…
Continue Reading Teen shot in the head, killed
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A teenager was shot in the back of head in St. Louis’…
Continue Reading Texas ends its face mask rule on Wednesday. Here are the other states that don’t require them
While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask…
Continue Reading Professors on leave after racist photos surface – but some students say that’s not enough
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Responding to a growing controversy over 7-year-old…
Continue Reading FBI releases new security footage of person placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters
The FBI released new security footage Tuesday as authorities continue to seek more information about the person who placed pipe bombs outside the…
Continue Reading Police release body camera video from response to fatal 2019 shooting at Costco
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Police body camera video released Monday shows the…
Continue Reading Police release images from party-turned-riot, ask public to identify suspects
Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — Investigators released images of people who attended a…
Continue Reading Family of ‘kind, loving’ man shot by stray bullet into apartment, struggling with senseless death
Click here for updates on this story McKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — The man accused of firing a bullet that went through two…
Continue Reading ‘Our kids have thrived’: School district never required masks or distancing and most students are on track academically
Click here for updates on this story PARKER COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — There were no social media posts, emails to parents…
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When Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, began to have suicidal thoughts, she felt deeply ashamed. “I was supposed to be stronger than that,”…
Continue Reading Woman says she feared for her life when man hurled racist slurs, spit at her in road rage incident in cemetery
Click here for updates on this story ALSIP, Illinois (WBBM) — A woman went to visit a friend’s gravesite, and said…
Continue Reading 200 students could be suspended after attending party
Click here for updates on this story AMHERST, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Nearly 200 UMass Amherst students could face…
Continue Reading Disneyland to reopen by late April
Disneyland is expected to open by “late April,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said…
Continue Reading All female crew makes historic flight on International Women’s Day
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — In celebration of International Women’s Day on Monday, American…
Continue Reading Around 300,000 people are expected at a Florida motorcycle rally despite the pandemic
A bike rally underway through the weekend in Florida is expected to draw more than 300,000 people over the 10-day event, despite the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Widow of hockey ref who died from Covid thinks he contracted it during games
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The wife of a youth hockey referee, who died from COVID-19,…
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Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Personal Birth date: February 20, 1951 Birth place: Glasgow, Scotland…
Continue Reading Broadway trombonist leads dozens in virtual performance to inspire young performers on International Women’s Day
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Broadway has been dark, leaving thousands out of work for nearly…
Continue Reading College offers students $75 to not travel on spring break
Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — UC Davis is enticing students to stay in town for…
Continue Reading Maskless Uber passengers assault, cough on, pepper spray driver after he refuses them service
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — An Uber driver in San Francisco was assaulted and…
Continue Reading Surveillance video captures 13-year-old driver moments before hitting 71-year-old; family remembers victim
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Surveillance video shows the moment a 13-year-old driver hits…
Continue Reading Senior home residents reunite with loved ones after a year apart
Click here for updates on this story ALEDO, Illinois (WQAD) — The Brookstone of Aledo senior living center opened its…
Continue Reading Storytelling helps change perceptions and behaviors during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — More than half a million Americans have died from COVID-19, and…
Continue Reading Facebook post reunites couple with their lost engagement ring after beach proposal
It’s one of the biggest moments of your life. You’ve bought the ring, planned the moment and exactly how you’re going to pop the…
Continue Reading A Texas grocery store’s apparent act of kindness sets off a chain reaction of positivity in the wake of the deadly storm
When Tim and Deb Hennessy decided to go on a grocery run during last month’s deadly winter storm in Texas, they had no idea the generosity they…
Continue Reading Girl helps to inspire book about inclusion titled ‘You Are Enough’
Click here for updates on this story ROCKLIN, California (KCRA ) — A Rocklin sixth-grader with down Syndrome is back in…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz unveils new beach wheelchairs
Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW ) — California State Parks rolled out five additional…
Continue Reading Family searching for answers into Uber driver’s death
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE ) — A man who worked as an Uber driver was shot and…
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Sheriff’s office uses service dog to help reduce job stress
Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Missouri (KMBC ) — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is working to…
Continue Reading Wisconsin man gets driver’s license photo taken with half of a beard
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A Wisconsin driver’s license has people talking.…
Continue Reading A Connecticut mother is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-year-old son
A Connecticut woman is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-year-old son after he was found dead in their apartment Sunday morning, according…
Continue Reading Kentucky judge dismisses charges against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker III
A Kentucky judge on Monday dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker III, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by police when a…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year. The organization announced its nine-member…
Continue Reading Neanderthals disappeared from Europe thousands of years earlier than we thought
Neanderthal remains believed to belong to some of the last survivors of the species in Europe are thousands of years older than once thought,…
Continue Reading All-school outdoor prom to return to Michiana
Click here for updates on this story NILES, Michigan (WBND) — An all-school outdoor prom that garnered attention across…
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