Dolly Parton has received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
Dolly Parton is showing everyone how it’s done by receiving her first COVID-19 vaccination shot. The country music star got the shot at…
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Police: Man caught trying to cash $4,500 check and sell fake bars of gold and silver
Click here for updates on this story BARABOO, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 23-year-old man was caught trying to cash a $4,500…
Continue Reading Houthis say they’ve seized majority control of key city in Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have taken control of 10 out of 14 districts of the strategic northern city of Marib, the Houthi deputy foreign minister,…
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Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist and former ambassador Andrew Young. Personal Birth date: March 12, 1932 Birth place: New Orleans,…
Continue Reading Afghanistan Shootings Fast Facts
Here’s a look at former Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is serving life in prison without parole for the murders of 16 Afghan civilians in 2012.…
Continue Reading Police looking for suspects who painted racial slur on the side of car
Click here for updates on this story SUWANEE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Suwanee police are looking for suspects…
Continue Reading Teeth whitening, Legos among purchases by juvenile court employee arrested for embezzling more than $100,000
Click here for updates on this story WATERLOO, Iowa (The Courier ) — A juvenile court employee has been arrested for…
Continue Reading Woman accused of buying homes, Land Rover and Chanel items in alleged $3.7M PPP scam
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A 37-year-old Houston woman is being accused of buying dozens of…
Continue Reading Report: Woman was driving drunk in crash that killed son
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (The Missoulian) — The Montana Highway Patrol is investigating…
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First doses of authorized Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine administered in Ohio
The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States for the first time outside of a…
Continue Reading Legislation introduced to ban transgender girls from girls sports
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Reparations efforts part of global movement
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The continuing campaign for reparations for Black…
Continue Reading An exhausted Texas ICU nurse says she’s scared about an end to the state’s mask mandate
Brittany Smart has spent months tending to the Covid-19 patients who poured into Texas hospitals as the virus raged across the state — and the…
Continue Reading Man who spent nearly 25 years in prison starts new career in cannabis industry
Click here for updates on this story Flint, Michigan (WNEM ) — After spending more than two decades behind bars, the…
Continue Reading Woman warns a potential scam from her idol
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — A personal text from your favorite entertainer would make…
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Can we hug our vaccinated grandparents? Experts say it depends
As some Canadian provinces open COVID-19 vaccinations to their oldest residents, experts say meeting up with older loved ones who’ve received the…
Continue Reading Canadians’ desire to drop monarchy reaches ‘historic level’: poll
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new poll has found that the desire among Canadians…
Continue Reading ‘Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vacciiiine!’
“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vacciiiine! I’m begging of you please don’t hesitate,” sang Dolly Parton, riffing on her hit song…
Continue Reading The Capitol riot is an eerie repeat of this tense era in American history
On April 11, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln delivered what would be his last speech from a window at the White House to the crowd below. They had…
Continue Reading The Capitol riot is an eerie repeat of the tense Reconstruction era in America
On April 11, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln delivered what would be his last speech from a window at the White House to the crowd below. They had…
Continue Reading UN Security Council to discuss Ethiopia conflict following CNN investigation into Tigray massacre
The UN Security Council will discuss the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday behind closed doors, two UN diplomats…
Continue Reading More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in California near US-Mexico border
An SUV packed with people pulled out in front of a semitruck towing two trailers in a rural California county near the Mexican border on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Australian Attorney General Christian Porter comes forward to deny historical rape allegation
Attorney General Christian Porter has outed himself as the Australian cabinet minister at the center of a historical rape allegation that has caused…
Continue Reading Late and leaky. How the UK failed to impose an effective quarantine system
A week after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out a triumphant road map for the country’s exit from lockdown, off the back of its…
Continue Reading Perseverance will search for ancient life on Mars. These places are next
When NASA’s Perseverance rover begins surveying the Martian surface in the coming months, the robotic explorer will be searching for signs of…
Continue Reading Investigators to examine data from the black box of the car Tiger Woods was driving in crash
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will retrieve data from the black box in the Genesis SUV courtesy vehicle that golf legend Tiger…
Continue Reading 6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published anymore because they portray people in ‘hurtful and wrong’ ways
Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the business that…
Continue Reading Europe’s unified vaccination strategy is splintering as countries turn to Israel, China and Russia for help
The European Union’s 27-nation vaccine strategy is splintering as member states turn to nations outside the bloc to boost a faltering rollout…
Continue Reading Indiana girls bring concerns over ‘Men Working’ signs to their lawmakers, and the city vows action
Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed…
Continue Reading High winds topple trees in Lackawanna County
Click here for updates on this story LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The wind took down a tree in the Moosic…
Continue Reading Smith College controversy highlights struggles schools face in making racially equitable campuses
In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a Smith College residence hall that required keycard…
Continue Reading Man needs lung transplant after surviving Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story DEPUE, Illinois (WQAD) — A Bureau County man is fighting for his life after…
Continue Reading A Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity has been suspended after the death of a 19-year-old student
Virginia Commonwealth University has suspended a fraternity and announced a review of all Greek life after a student was found dead at an off-campus…
Continue Reading Texas governor lifts mask mandate and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials’ warnings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.…
Continue Reading PD: Woman ‘intentionally drove’ SUV into Hendersonville birthing center
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Hendersonville woman was arrested on Monday…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts plan fund with at least $300 million for sex abuse victims, court documents show
The Boy Scouts of America, amid bankruptcy and allegations of widespread sexual abuse within the organization, is proposing a trust fund of at least…
Continue Reading Some Chicago children return to classroom for the first time in almost a year
Leigh Oquendo welcomed her kindergarteners on Monday as they filed into her Hawthorne Scholastic Academy classroom in Chicago, as any teacher would.…
Continue Reading Deputies deliver diapers and items to mothers in need
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s unit that serves warrants…
Continue Reading Will Smith says he might step into politics one day
Actor Will Smith teased the idea of running for political office one day during an interview on “Pod Save America.” On the episode…
Continue Reading Tennessee is hoping to make Dolly Parton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ an official state song
A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would officially make Dolly Parton’s version of “Amazing Grace” the state hymn, adding to its…
Continue Reading Biden now says US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May
President Joe Biden, announcing that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, said the United States would…
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine given to first patients in Ohio
The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the…
Continue Reading Most states now require face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These are the ones that don’t
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 Construction to begin soon on luxury apartment community
Click here for updates on this story Duluth, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A new luxury apartment community is being…
Continue Reading Police searching for 3 teens accused of brutally beating 56-year-old pizza shop owner
Click here for updates on this story NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Norristown Police want you to share these photos…
Continue Reading Nurse who documented painful journey warns fight is not over
Click here for updates on this story MANHASSET, New York (WCBS) — Healers and health care heroes never stopped fighting…
Continue Reading Teens charged with murder of Denver woman
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A 14-year-old male and 18-year-old Neshan Johnson are both being…
Continue Reading Dad makes thousands a month reselling thrift store finds
Click here for updates on this story NEW HOPE, Minnesota (WCCO) — If you’re looking for a way to find a little extra…
Continue Reading Man banned from hunting in Colorado, most of U.S., after poaching spree
Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — A 28-year-old Colorado Springs man who had…
Continue Reading ‘It’s just unacceptable’: Racial slurs hurled at fishermen
Click here for updates on this story STUART, Florida (WFOR) — A group of men was caught on camera yelling racial slurs…
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President Biden gives update on federal COVID-19 response
President Joe Biden gives an update on the federal COVID-19 response. You can watch…
Continue Reading Donor accidentally leaves $5,000 cash in jacket donated to Goodwill store
Click here for updates on this story HURST, Texas (KTVT) — It was a story of well-intentions that could have ended…
Continue Reading Quadriplegic wants neighbors to swap parking spaces for his wheelchair-accessible van, but they won’t
Click here for updates on this story HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — A quadriplegic in Highland Park has a request for…
Continue Reading Texas governor lifts mask mandate despite health officials’ warnings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.…
Continue Reading Surgeon under fire for making virtual court appearance while operating on patient
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento surgeon under investigation for…
Continue Reading Mother accused of putting baby in trash can charged with attempted murder
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A mother accused of dumping her newborn baby in a Dorchester trash…
Continue Reading Orioles’ Trey Mancini’s family emotional after his return a year after cancer diagnosis
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini is playing baseball…
Continue Reading More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border…
Continue Reading Atlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the…
Continue Reading Louisiana ranks as the worst state for children during the Covid-19 pandemic, Save the Children says
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for families across the US, as school closures and social distancing have made it difficult to…
Continue Reading Bakery to close after nearly 170 years in business
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Locally owned and operated, Love’s Bakery, a fixture in Hawaii…
Continue Reading Canada’s Divorce Act revamped to address family violence and custody battles
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The federal government has revamped Canada’s…
Continue Reading Liberty and Justice may have first egg of season
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — There are indications that Liberty and Justice…
Continue Reading Children as young as four months can wear masks without respiratory distress, study suggests
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A small new study out of Italy found that children…
Continue Reading Wildlife, rights coalition asks Biden to remove miles of Arizona’s border wall
Click here for updates on this story HEREFORD, Arizona (Arizona Daily Star) — In the weeks since President Biden paused…
Continue Reading Hip-hop artists unite for historic project on centennial of Tulsa Race Massacre
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Fire has a voice. You’ll soon be able to hear…
Continue Reading 15 killed in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning,…
Continue Reading French Catholic clergy may have abused at least 10,000 people since 1950, say investigators
French Catholic clergy could have abused at least 10,000 minors and other vulnerable people since 1950, according to an independent investigation set…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls released days after kidnapping
Hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their boarding school in Nigeria have been released, authorities said. The girls were…
Continue Reading Lee Boyd Malvo Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of convicted DC-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1985 Birth place: Kingston, Jamaica…
Continue Reading What teaching during a global pandemic looks like in this classroom
Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (Arizona Daily Star) — Mari Katherine Scruggs carries her laptop…
Continue Reading Teen suspects, 14 and 15, arrested for gunpoint carjacking
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Two teen suspects were arrested in connection with a…
Continue Reading Teacher was a drug dealer with organized crime ties, prosecutors say
Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — During the day, Michael Masecchia was a…
Continue Reading Mental health institute stops admitting new patients as outbreak grows
Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register & Bee) — There are now 12 cases of…
Continue Reading Kansas City officer will not face charges in the killing of an unarmed man in 2020
The Jackson County prosecutor in Missouri will not charge the officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders in March 2020, according to a statement from…
Continue Reading Judge expresses disgust at 5-yo boy’s shooting
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Expressing disgust over the nature of the allegations, a…
Continue Reading Officials: Man trying to abduct 12-yo girl arrested after truck gets stuck in snow
Click here for updates on this story MANITOWOC COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An Ohio man is accused of picking up a…
Continue Reading FBI asks for help identifying bank robbery suspect
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The FBI has put out a call for information…
Continue Reading Assault rifle, PVC pipe bombs found in man’s room following arrest
Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Norwich man was found to have assault rifles and…
Continue Reading Rescuers rappel 20-ft bluff to rescue injured hiker
Click here for updates on this story COMPTON, Arkansas (KFSM) — The National Park Service, along with numerous local…
Continue Reading Fund helps local businesses struggling during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — A former Razorback and New England Patriot was in…
Continue Reading Mother charged with killing 6-year-old son and throwing body into Ohio River
After initially reporting him missing, an Ohio mother has been charged with killing her 6-year-old son and disposing of his body in the Ohio River,…
Continue Reading Mother loses son to addiction, tells story to help others
Click here for updates on this story St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (WDSU ) — Drug overdose deaths have destroyed…
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Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Six suspects…
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Biden to announce that Merck will work with Johnson & Johnson to manufacture coronavirus vaccine
President Joe Biden is set to announce on Tuesday that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson,…
Continue Reading Harry Belafonte Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Harry Belafonte, civil rights activist and award-winning singer and actor. Personal Birth date: March 1, 1927 Birth…
Continue Reading Police accuse man of torching bar and rooming house twice
Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A Scranton man is now facing charges for twice…
Continue Reading 15 killed in major vehicle crash in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people crashed into a semitruck in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning, leaving 15 dead and others hospitalized,…
Continue Reading Frederik Willem de Klerk Fast Facts
Here’s a quick look at the life of former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, FW de Klerk. Personal Birth date: March 18,…
Continue Reading In Jackson, Mississippi, some residents have been without water going on two weeks
Many residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have been without water since a winter storm hit the area in February. And many are still not sure when it…
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Here’s some background information about leap year. 2024 is a leap year. The next leap day is February 29, 2024, on a Thursday. Facts Every…
Continue Reading Only one member from both George Floyd and Derek Chauvin’s families will be allowed to attend trial
Only one member of George Floyd’s family will be allowed to attend his high-profile murder trial in a Minneapolis courtroom because of Covid-19…
Continue Reading Former US gymnast Aly Raisman wants independent investigation into sexual abuse
Olympic champion gymnast Aly Raisman wants an independent investigation into USA Gymnastics after John Geddert’s death. Geddert, who coached…
Continue Reading Multiple vehicle crash in Imperial County, California, leaves at least 12 dead
A multiple vehicle crash in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning left at least 12 people dead, California Highway Patrol Officer Arturo…
Continue Reading 1 dead after a vehicle crashes into building, bursts into flames
Click here for updates on this story GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Gettysburg Borough Police are investigating a…
Continue Reading Black celebrities show support for LGBTQ community in Ghana after raid on center
Black celebrities are urging Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo to work with LGBTQ community leaders after security forces raided and shut down…
Continue Reading Multiple vehicle crash in Imperial County, California, seen as mass casualty event
Fire officials in Imperial County, California, said the agency is responding to a multiple vehicle crash that is being treated as a mass casualty…
Continue Reading UNLV student plays violin to pay for college
Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas (KVVU) — A few months ago, Maria Bassil was standing in Lebanon. Today,…
Continue Reading Land management planning might reopen
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — Complex plans for the U.S. Bureau of Land…
Continue Reading Wig shop burglarized; $50K in merchandise stolen
Click here for updates on this story Portland, Oregon (KPTV) — A wig shop was burglarized in northeast Portland, and…
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