Male orangutan steps up to care for 2-year-old daughter after death of matriarch
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Some national veterans organizations vow to remove members charged in the Capitol riots
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Continue Reading While seniors wait, young, healthy, non-frontline hospital workers are getting vaccine
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — You may have seen them on social media: young,…
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House impeaches Trump for a historic second time
President Donald Trump has become the first American president to be impeached twice, facing a strong bipartisan rebuke from the House exactly one…
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For the mob that stormed the US Capitol, a lesson from Charlottesville
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We can all agree that health care workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic deserve all the good things in life. One North Carolina nurse…
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On the day he was impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacked a comprehensive legal strategy, had nothing on his public…
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Continue Reading Afghanistan foils ISIS plan to assassinate the top US envoy to Kabul
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency have said they foiled an attempt by an ISIS cell of four members to assassinate a US diplomat in Kabul. The…
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The US has banned imports of cotton products and tomatoes produced in China’s Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns, US Customs and Border…
Continue Reading Trump’s been impeached again. What’s next?
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Continue Reading Investigators: Milwaukee man sexually assaulted woman he picked up in ridesharing vehicle
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 43-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of picking up…
Continue Reading ‘It will come back:’ Thiensville restaurant the cheel demolished, owners to rebuild
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Continue Reading Couple keeps ‘blessing box’ stocked with food to help neighbors in need
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Continue Reading Local police recruitment ads being rejected by social media sites
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Superintendents from Texas, Florida, Washington, North Carolina and other states are pushing for an organized plan to vaccinate the country’s…
Continue Reading Coweta school board member under fire for claiming to have attended Capitol riot
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Continue Reading 3 arrested after schools tagged with ‘racist and derogatory’ messages
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Continue Reading Yankee Stadium is expected to join Mets’ Citi Field as a Covid-19 vaccine mega site
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Continue Reading Omaha women collect donations to boost Salvation Army program
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Two Omaha women are giving a much-needed boost to the Salvation…
Continue Reading Giant Burmese python sunning itself removed from driveway
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Continue Reading Community activists blindsided, concerned about two separate trials in George Floyd case
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO ) — Voices from within the community are speaking out and want…
Continue Reading How key states plan to secure their capitol buildings ahead of possible armed pro-Trump protests
States across the country are increasing security at their capitol buildings ahead of what the FBI has warned are “armed protests” being…
Continue Reading Family of murdered Uber driver says he sang to passengers on their birthdays
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The family of a North Texas Uber driver is searching for answers…
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Continue Reading A third of Americans don’t see systemic racism as a barrier to good health, survey says
A third of Americans don’t see systemic racism as a barrier to good health even after communities of color have been hit the hardest by the…
Continue Reading Chicago firefighters who got COVID-19 say they were told it is not considered an on-the-job illness
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago firefighters put their lives on the line every day, and…
Continue Reading Family is poised to be evicted for having too many children
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Continue Reading Barber shop closes after visit by COVID positive customer
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Continue Reading USPS delays create problems for residents paying bills through mail, receiving packages
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Continue Reading Problematic compost facility catches attention of national environmentalists
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Here’s a look at the eurozone. Nineteen countries in the European Union use the euro as their currency, and comprise the eurozone. Facts The…
Continue Reading APD searching for rapper YFN Lucci in connection to shooting death
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a…
Continue Reading Cherokee Nation announces first hunting, fishing reserve areas dedicated to Cherokee citizens
Click here for updates on this story TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma (KFSM) — The Cherokee Nation announced the tribe’s first…
Continue Reading Pandemic causes drop in inter-country adoptions, spurs interest in adopting locally
Click here for updates on this story Hawaii, USA (KITV) — In Hawaii, like much of the world during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot is at $750 million, making it the second largest prize in the lottery game’s history
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $750 million — making it the second highest jackpot in the lottery game’s history. No ticket…
Continue Reading Officers in half of KCPD’s patrol divisions now have body-worn cameras
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Continue Reading Police arrest second suspect in killing of Nashville nurse
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of nurse Caitlyn Kaufman, Nashville police said. James Cowan was arrested at…
Continue Reading Illinois restaurants and bars strain under COVID-19 mitigations
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Continue Reading Mobile Mardi Gras Porch Parade is on the way
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Continue Reading Restaurant’s liquor license suspended for offering indoor dining
Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — A Flint restaurant has had its liquor license suspended for…
Continue Reading There’s a case of wine heading back to Earth from space
A SpaceX Dragon capsule started its journey back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday with an unusual cargo: 12 bottles of…
Continue Reading Small business owners hope to secure PPP loans
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Another round of loans is available for small businesses…
Continue Reading Man seen hanging off Senate balcony and sitting in Vice President’s chair during Capitol riot is in custody
The man who was photographed hanging off the Senate balcony and then sitting in the Vice President’s chair during the riots at the US Capitol…
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Continue Reading Luxury condo plans to install industrial noise meter to document loud midtown bars
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Continue Reading Restaurant owners say fight over fairness, principle pays off as curfew is lifted
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Continue Reading Milwaukee’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled again for 2021
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — The 54th Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick’s Day…
Continue Reading Portland Street Response gearing up to soon tackle nonemergency calls related to mental health, homelessness
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A brand-new public safety program in Portland has launched…
Continue Reading Teacher’s coalition ask Gov. to create uniform policy regarding COVID-19 quarantines in schools
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The Connecticut Board of Education Union Coalition sent a…
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Click here for updates on this story STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WGCL) — It’s been over a year since 24-year-old…
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Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — During the pandemic, the elderly were told to stay home and…
Continue Reading 1 year later, mom still searching for answers in son’s murder
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — It’s been over a year since 24-year-old Tyrese Washington…
Continue Reading Fire displaces family of 10
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A family of ten is without a home Tuesday night. At about 3:30…
Continue Reading Man charged in death of 4-month-old girl
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A 20-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the…
Continue Reading Oregon hopes to launch COVID-19 exposure notification app in near future
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Like Washington, Oregon is hoping to launch a COVID-19…
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I felt raw and exposed and embarrassed all at once. I have long been taught as a woman “never let them see you cry” — not in public…
Continue Reading Connecticut companies see sensors as game-changing technology
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Continue Reading Connecticut tech startup DineSafe helps prove restaurant cleanliness, safety
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — Connecticut restaurants have…
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Continue Reading Pandemic buying habits: Booze up, breath bad
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — Yes, toilet paper and…
Continue Reading Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others will be indicted in the Flint water crisis, reports say
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is about to be indicted on criminal charges by a special counsel for his role in the Flint water crisis, news…
Continue Reading Grocery store shopping spree brings much-needed fundraiser to fire department
Click here for updates on this story MOOSIC, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — “Ready, set, go!” — With those three quick…
Continue Reading Generous tip left on a bill at a restaurant
Click here for updates on this story PALMERTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The restaurant industry and its employees have…
Continue Reading A passion for baking led teen to compete on Food Network show
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Trey Gordon has been baking ever since he’s…
Continue Reading A Black man who wrongfully served 26 years on death row in the killing of a White woman is now free
Eddie Lee Howard was wrongfully sentenced to death in 1994. Now, after decades of fighting, he has been exonerated. Howard, who is Black, was…
Continue Reading Japan expands state of emergency over coronavirus as infections climb
Japan will expand its state of emergency to seven more prefectures, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. The country reported 4,527 new…
Continue Reading Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others will be indicted in the Flint water crisis, reports say
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is about to be indicted on criminal charges by a special counsel for his role in the Flint water crisis, news…
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Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has announced that he plans to return to Russia on Sunday from Germany, where he has been recovering…
Continue Reading Alexey Navalny says he will return to Russia on Sunday after poisoning
Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has announced that he plans to return to Russia on Sunday from Germany, where he has been recovering…
Continue Reading If he wins Uganda election, Museveni will work with his seventh US president. Here’s how the US has helped him stay in power
During a live virtual press conference on Thursday, a stunned global audience watched as singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi…
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When Ireland came out of a strict six-week lockdown in December it had one of the lowest levels of Covid-19 cases in Europe. Since then, the…
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A man smashed the glass front doors of New Zealand’s Parliament building with an axe early on Wednesday morning, according to authorities in…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong calls South Korean government a ‘truly weird group’ as key political meeting ends
Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and one of the country’s most important political figures, has criticized…
Continue Reading Federal government executes the first woman in nearly 70 years
Lisa Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m.…
Continue Reading Florida firefighter is arrested after photo showed him pointing at a placard for Speaker Pelosi in US Capitol Building
A Florida firefighter was arrested for unlawful entry of a restricted building and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to court…
Continue Reading Legislator says he has been threatened after security video allegedly shows him opening an Oregon Capitol building door for protesters
Security footage released Friday shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol last month after a Republican state legislator allegedly opened a side…
Continue Reading India puts three contentious farm laws on hold following nationwide protests
India’s Supreme Court has put three contentious farm laws on hold until further notice, after months of massive nationwide protests by farmers…
Continue Reading Pence rejects calls to invoke 25th Amendment ahead of House vote on resolution urging him to do so
Vice President Mike Pence made it clear Tuesday night that he has no plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office,…
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Before you settle down for a bowl of your favorite frozen treat, beware of mouthful of metal pieces. A recall has been issued for more than 11,000…
Continue Reading Three-quarters of Wuhan patients hospitalized for COVID-19 still had symptoms 6 months later, Chinese study finds
Most patients who had been hospitalized with COVID-19 still suffered a variety of symptoms — including fatigue and sleep difficulties —…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old was killed after a grenade likely bought at an antique mall exploded
A 12-year-old in Virginia was killed by an exploding grenade investigators believe was bought from an antique mall in North Carolina, and now…
Continue Reading Aaron Rodgers reveals he will guest host an episode of ‘Jeopardy!’
Growing up, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers idolized “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek. Now, he gets to take his place for a night…
Continue Reading Pastor who left ministry to help her children with virtual school wants to return, but isn’t sure how
Pastor Meredith Dodd tried really hard to keep working during the pandemic. Her three children — each with varying degrees of special needs…
Continue Reading The Mega Millions jackpot is at $625 million, making it the fourth largest prize in the lottery game’s history
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $625 million — making it the fourth highest jackpot in the lottery game’s history. No ticket…
Continue Reading ‘Insurrection,’ ‘coup’ and ‘sedition.’ Here’s what each term means
In the wake of Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob, US elected officials, world leaders and commentators have…
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A hot and rocky exoplanet known as a super-Earth has been discovered orbiting one of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new…
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Continue Reading Community raises over $40K for Chaska family who lost everything in fire
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Continue Reading A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed by a suspect the week he was set to retire
A Florida sheriff’s deputy who was just one shift away from retirement was killed Monday by a suspect in a fatal car crash, Hillsboro County…
Continue Reading Couple taking axe-throwing business on the road until Minnesota reopens
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Minnesota couple says they are not waiting for the…
Continue Reading Duck hunter rescued from frigid water after kayak overturned
Click here for updates on this story HEMPSTEAD, New York (WCBS ) — A dangerously close call for a Long Island man who…
Continue Reading Metal detectors installed outside House floor as Democrats express safety concerns about their colleagues
Members of Congress and staffers will have to walk through metal detectors in order to get onto the floor of the US House of Representatives, a…
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