Valentine’s Day Fast Facts
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Hitler quote displayed in Nebraska middle school hallway
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Westside Community School District is apologizing…
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Iraq Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the country of Iraq which borders Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran and the Persian Gulf. About Iraq (from the…
Continue Reading 5 children and a man are killed in a shooting in Muskogee, Oklahoma
A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries, police said Tuesday…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi detained for 2 weeks under import-export laws following coup
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days after the…
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Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days after the…
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Cycling is viewed mostly as a White sport. But one of the fastest men ever to race on two wheels was Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (1878-1932),…
Continue Reading India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police
Internet access remained blocked Monday in several districts of a state bordering India’s capital following violent weekend clashes between…
Continue Reading With coup label, Capitol rioters join communist party and White supremacists, university project says
The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a trio that since the end of World War II has attempted to…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi remanded in custody following coup
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been remanded in custody for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days…
Continue Reading British scientists say the next dangerous Covid variant is likely already out there. We just don’t know it yet
Almost a month into a third nationwide lockdown, most of England seems to be in hibernation: stores are shuttered, high streets are deserted, and…
Continue Reading Shutout by allies, Canada will produce its own vaccines by the end of 2021
Canada says it has signed a tentative agreement with US vaccine firm Novavax to produce millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate at a…
Continue Reading First came Covid lockdown. Now a bushfire is forcing these Australians to evacuate
The state of Western Australia is facing an “unprecedented situation” as it battles a raging wildfire while millions of residents are…
Continue Reading As a voice for social justice, the legacy of Patrick Mahomes grows
Patrick Mahomes already has several athletic accolades at the age of 25. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has the opportunity to win back-to-back…
Continue Reading 70%-85% of Americans need to be fully vaccinated for a return to normal, Fauci says. So far it’s less than 2%
About 70% to 85% of the US population should be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before the country can begin to return to a sense of normalcy, Dr.…
Continue Reading Hospital staff treat an elderly couple hospitalized with coronavirus to a dinner date together
A dinner date in a hospital brought together a couple — married for 63 years — that had been separated by Covid-19. Frank Martinez, 93,…
Continue Reading WHO team heads to China bat lab at the center of coronavirus conspiracies
A team of World Health Organization investigators in Wuhan are visiting a laboratory Wednesday that has been the focus of conspiracies and…
Continue Reading Biden looks to be in ‘lockstep’ with allies on China
The Biden administration wants to be “in lockstep” with allies and partners and then will engage with China, US State Department…
Continue Reading Several people were injured after a small explosion sparked a fire north of Los Angeles
Several people were injured Tuesday after a small explosion near a filming site in the hills north of Los Angeles sparked a fire, officials said.…
Continue Reading Five children and a man are killed in a shooting in Muskogee, Oklahoma
A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries, police said Tuesday…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s terrifying ordeal
The images of a right-wing mob sacking the Capitol in support of former President Donald Trump and his false claims of election fraud shocked the…
Continue Reading A California man dies after falling 95-feet while canyoneering in Death Valley National Park
A man canyoneering in Death Valley National Park has died after falling off a cliff, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Justin Ibershoff,…
Continue Reading Judge grants Minneapolis teachers temporary restraining order halting in-person teaching for some
A weekend temporary order allowed some Minneapolis Public School District (MPS) teachers and staff to not return to in-person work Monday due to…
Continue Reading Officer under investigation following viral video of excessive force
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH FULTON, Georgia (WGCL) — The City of South Fulton responded to a video that…
Continue Reading Man accused of impersonating an officer to swindle businesses
Click here for updates on this story VILLA RICA, Georgia (WGCL) — A West Georgia man has been arrested for…
Continue Reading Two women were killed in murder-for-hire plot gone wrong, Louisiana sheriff says
Three men from Louisiana are facing murder charges after two women — including the sister of one of the men — were killed in a…
Continue Reading New York governor signs bill to repeal ‘walking while trans’ ban
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday repealing a controversial statute commonly known as the “walking while trans” ban. Both…
Continue Reading Mickey Callaway, Angels pitching coach, accused of sexually inappropriate behavior
The Los Angeles Angels suspended pitching coach Mickey Callaway on Tuesday following a report by The Athletic alleging Callaway sent inappropriate…
Continue Reading Family, hospital staff recalls moment baby was born in car during Winter Storm Cooper
Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A baby was born in the front seat of her parent’s…
Continue Reading Two FBI agents from crimes against children unit killed and three agents wounded in South Florida shootout
Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three agents were wounded in a shootout as they executed a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Child killer to be resentenced for 1986 murder
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Fayetteville man convicted of sexually…
Continue Reading Tennessee truck drivers hope to be moved higher on the vaccination list
Click here for updates on this story Tennessee (WSMV) — Many of us are listening closely for when it’s our turn…
Continue Reading A new Biden plan could end a troubling chapter in US history. Here’s what we know
The crisis that began when the Trump administration separated thousands of migrant families at the border still isn’t over. President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny handed jail term, prompting protests across Russia
A Moscow court sent Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny to prison for more than two and a half years on Tuesday, prompting protests across the…
Continue Reading A famed private investigator died after an attempted robbery. He cracked his own case, says DA
Two men could face murder charges in connection with the death of famed private investigator Jack Palladino, who authorities say may have helped…
Continue Reading Two FBI agents killed and three agents injured in shootout in Sunrise, Florida
Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three agents were wounded in a shootout as they executed a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Three Rochester police officers are removed from patrol after a 9-year-old girl is handcuffed and pepper-sprayed
Three Rochester, New York, officers have been removed from patrol duty after an incident in which a 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and…
Continue Reading SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes on landing, again
Starship SN9, SpaceX’s early prototype for a rocket the company hopes will carry the first humans to Mars, launched a high-altitude test flight…
Continue Reading Hollywood sign changed to ‘Hollyboob’; 6 arrested
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — The iconic Hollywood sign has once again undergone…
Continue Reading ‘Courtside Karen’ removed from Lakers, Hawks game after heckling Lebron James
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — At least two fans sitting courtside at State Farm Arena…
Continue Reading Two children with sleep disorders mean restless nights for family
Click here for updates on this story LITTLETON, Colorado (KCNC) — It is difficult for everybody to get a good night’s…
Continue Reading Legacy of redlining led to today’s Black and Latino families being pushed out of Denver
Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — James Roy II just opened his art gallery Urbanity…
Continue Reading Alexey Navalny handed new jail term as he denounces ‘Putin the poisoner’
A Moscow court sent Alexey Navalny to prison for more than two and a half years on Tuesday, closing a heated hearing in which the Russian opposition…
Continue Reading Officer Blake Shimanek resigns after controversial arrest of father filming son’s arrest
Click here for updates on this story KELLER, Texas (KTVT) — Blake Shimanek, one of two Keller police officers involved…
Continue Reading Authorities investigating snowmobile hit-and-run on Lake Minnetonka
Click here for updates on this story Wayzata, Minnesota (WCCO) — Authorities are investigating an alleged hit-and-run…
Continue Reading Horror-ble mistake: Texas DPS accidentally pushes amber alert for ‘chucky’ doll
Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — The Texas Department of Public Safety sent out a mistaken…
Continue Reading New York police officer suspended after 9-year-old girl pepper sprayed
Click here for updates on this story Rochester, New York (WCBS) — A Rochester police officer has been suspended and two…
Continue Reading Chicago family mariachi band gets help from neighbors after pandemic cancels gigs
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A community in Chicago is stepping up to help a family of…
Continue Reading ‘It is a community epidemic’: Chicago carjacking crisis gets the attention of FBI and federal lawmakers
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — You could say it’s all hands on deck. The feds and local…
Continue Reading Toni Morrison Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1931 Death date: August…
Continue Reading Third Maryland child under age 10 dies of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The first mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics will open in…
Continue Reading North Carolina discontinues license plates with Confederate battle flag
North Carolina will no longer allow specialty license plates depicting the Confederate battle flag, citing the symbol’s “potential to…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania woman Gets life-saving diagnosis after multiple car crashes in year
Click here for updates on this story Pine Township, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A local woman was in two different car…
Continue Reading Highway Patrol uses helicopter to rescue people stranded In snow
Click here for updates on this story Sierra County, California (KOVR) — A week of survival in the Sierra. Crews made…
Continue Reading Sidewalk project aims to improve connectivity, accessibility
Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Getting city projects to the finish line, that’s…
Continue Reading Police: Man accused of abusing preschool’s tortoise returns to vandalize campus, in custody again
Click here for updates on this story San Jose, California (KPIX) — A man accused of brutally abusing a pet tortoise at…
Continue Reading Hal Holbrook, veteran actor who portrayed Mark Twain, dies at 95
Hal Holbrook, a legendary Emmy and Tony Award winning actor, died January 23 at his California home, his daughter Victoria told CNN on Tuesday. He…
Continue Reading The NFL is providing free PPE kits to Super Bowl attendees upon arrival at the stadium
Everything has been impacted by the spread of Covid-19, even the most important football game of the year. Thousands of fans will be traveling to…
Continue Reading Police: Man charged with attempted murder after setting booby trap to harm troopers
Click here for updates on this story TWINING, Michigan (WNEM) — A Twining man has been charged with attempted murder…
Continue Reading Apple Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Apple, Inc, creator of the Mac computer and the iPhone. Facts The corporate headquarters are in Cupertino, California. As of…
Continue Reading Gov. Whitmer launches tuition-free program for residents 25+
Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a tuition-free program…
Continue Reading Legislation would designate February 21 as ‘John Lewis Day’ in Georgia
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A Georgia lawmaker has introduced legislation that would…
Continue Reading County expands training grants for job seekers
Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb County is expanding a training grant for…
Continue Reading CT National Guard delivers 1,000 vaccines to UConn Health
Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Connecticut National Guard helped deliver…
Continue Reading Woman charged in missing mother case faces judge again
Click here for updates on this story STAMFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspect charged in connection with a missing…
Continue Reading DA: Man sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to luring a minor, attempted sexual abuse
Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A Washington man will spend four years in…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Father, daughter, pets die of carbon monoxide poisoning from propane heater
Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the…
Continue Reading Carole King Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and environmentalist Carole King. Personal Birth date: February 9, 1942 Birth place:…
Continue Reading $8.3 million in rental assistance secured for residents impacted by Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Benton County Judge Barry Moehring announced…
Continue Reading Chuck Schumer Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Personal Birth date: November…
Continue Reading Students honor essential workers by dressing as doctors, police officers
Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KABC) — Resurrection Catholic School in Boyle Heights is highlighting…
Continue Reading Mother, two children found dead in Tennessee house fire
Click here for updates on this story Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee (WSMV) — A mother and two children have been found…
Continue Reading A college student made big bucks off GameStop stock. Now he’s donating video games to a children’s hospital
After making thousands off GameStop stock last week, a 20-year-old college student used his newfound riches to pay it forward to a local…
Continue Reading How Myanmar’s opening to democracy got crushed
In a precision operation early Monday, Myanmar’s armed forces chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing summarily deposed the country’s government,…
Continue Reading Tennessee principal apologizes for ‘All Lives Matter’ theme for Black History Month
The principal at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, middle school has apologized after announcing that the school’s Black History Month theme would be…
Continue Reading ‘Desert Domes’ pop up outside of Arizona restaurant
Click here for updates on this story Scottsdale, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Culinary Dropout in the Scottsdale Quarter now…
Continue Reading Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter
Brace yourself for six more weeks of winter. That is, if you like to get your weather prediction from a groundhog in Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil…
Continue Reading At least 65% of Americans say Black Americans will gain influence under Biden, Pew Research survey finds
A majority of Americans in a new survey believe Black people, women, as well as gay and lesbian people will gain influence during Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Groundhog Day Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2, 2021 – Punxsutawney…
Continue Reading Dark matter halo found around ancient ‘cannibal’ galaxy
Space is a violent place, strewn with galaxies that have cannibalized each other to survive. Some of these survivors are galactic fossils, revealing…
Continue Reading Libya Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt, Tunisia,…
Continue Reading Court documents reveal new details against band director accused of child porn charges
Click here for updates on this story FAIRHOPE, Alabama (WALA) — New court documents revealed disturbing allegations…
Continue Reading Old Wood River power plant stacks demolished
Click here for updates on this story East Alton, Illinois (KMOV) — The former Wood River power plant in East Alton was…
Continue Reading Neighbors believe more people involved in murder of 21-year-old Bradley Nall, three already charged
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Two days after 21-year-old Bradley Nall was shot and…
Continue Reading Jill Biden Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Jill Biden, wife of 46th US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1951 Birth place: Hammonton, New Jersey…
Continue Reading Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for the NHS, dies aged 100
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran whose efforts to raise millions for the UK’s National Health Service made him a universally…
Continue Reading School District cancels classes after multiple buses damaged by fire
Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (WDJT ) — Several school buses that transport Burlington…
Continue Reading Somalia Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Somalia, an impoverished, war-torn eastern African country that borders the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, Ethiopia and…
Continue Reading Summerfest moved to September 2021
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT ) — For the second year in a row, COVID-19 has America’s…
Continue Reading Police release security video of “clumsy vandals”
Click here for updates on this story EUREKA SPRINGS, Arkansas (KFSM ) — The Eureka Springs Police Department (ESPD)…
Continue Reading Three Rochester police officers are removed from patrol after incident involving 9-year-old girl
Three Rochester, New York, officers have been removed from patrol duty after an incident in which a 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and…
Continue Reading Three people are dead after an argument over snow shoveling leads to murder-suicide
Three people, including the shooter, are dead after a dispute over snow shoveling in Plains, Pennsylvania, outside Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Plains…
Continue Reading Despite pandemic, parks draw record visits
Click here for updates on this story Missoula, Montana (The Missoulian) — After a freakishly busy summer helping people…
Continue Reading ‘He was young’: Widow hopes to raise awareness after husband dies from COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Salem, Oregon (KPTV) — A 43-year-old Salem man died from complications of…
Continue Reading Two FBI agents killed and others injured in shootout in Sunrise, Florida
Two FBI agents were killed and three agents were injured in a shootout with a suspect in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said in a…
Continue Reading Sid the wolverine at ZooMontana picks Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV
Click here for updates on this story Billings, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Sid, a wolverine at ZooMontana, picked the…
Continue Reading Winter storm buries roads in Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Snowplow drivers were doing their best on…
Continue Reading A parade of plows in Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story DICKSON CITY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The early morning hours brought a parade of…
Continue Reading Veterans service provides healing opportunities in nature, outlet for entire family
Click here for updates on this story Macon County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A veterans therapeutic service provider…
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