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Samuel Alito Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1950 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth…

Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 12:34 PM CNN Newsource

Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.…

Phil Spector Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of former songwriter and convicted murderer Phil Spector. Personal Birth date: December 26, 1939 (some sources say…

April Fools’ Day Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 12:31 PM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 every year. History Some historians believe the…

Man wins $1M St. Patrick’s Day Raffle three months after winning $150K from scratch-it ticket

March 25, 2021 12:09 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A man from Vancouver is the big winner in this…

Rabbits in need to get a new home in Shelley

March 25, 2021 12:05 PM News Team

Some rabbits rescued by volunteers are getting a new home. …

Lawmakers advance bill requiring sexual abuse prevention training in schools

March 25, 2021 12:01 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — Public schools would have to teach all…

Biden’s first presidential news conference

March 25, 2021 6:04 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, facing the most intense questioning on the crisis at the…

Part of road to be renamed honoring late township supervisor, volunteer firefighter

March 25, 2021 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story EXETER, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Part of Rt. 92 in Exeter Township will soon be…

North Idaho expands vaccine access because of lack of demand

March 25, 2021 11:49 AM Associated Press

A decline in demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in far North Idaho prompted officials to open access to all people 16 and older, meanwhile demand…

1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Exhumation of mass grave expected to begin in June

March 25, 2021 11:46 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Researchers expect to begin exhumation of remains…

Friends defend woman charged with murder of 15-year-old son

March 25, 2021 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — The mother of a 15-year-old boy who died in…

Atlanta police detain man with six guns, body armor in grocery store

March 25, 2021 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

A man armed with a rifle entered an Atlanta Publix Supermarket Wednesday in Midtown at Atlantic Station, a commercial and residential area in the…

Scammers target tribal communities, refugees, those seeking affordable housing

March 25, 2021 11:39 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — In February in Billings, an elderly woman was…

EU proposes vaccine controls as ‘raid’ in Italy uncovers millions of AstraZeneca doses

March 25, 2021 11:23 AM CNN Newsource

The European Union proposed tighter controls on the export of Covid-19 vaccine doses on Wednesday, marking the latest spat between the bloc and the…

Police: Home video showed babysitter beating 5-year-old child before his death

March 25, 2021 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A babysitter is accused of beating a 5-year-old to death after…

Prosecutor in Boulder massacre says he’s preparing more charges as the suspect is ordered to stay in jail

March 25, 2021 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense…

Wyoming election changes pushed by Donald Trump Jr. fail

March 25, 2021 11:46 AM Associated Press

Wyoming lawmakers rejected a measure that would have required candidates to win a majority of votes in primary elections to avoid runoffs – a change…

Pocatello Sanitation Department begins using Routeware

March 25, 2021 11:04 AM Cole Sams

Trash and tech are coming together in the City of Pocatello.…

Blues legend Bobby Plager dead in car accident

March 25, 2021 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Legendary member of the St. Louis Blues Bobby Plager died…

Woman dies from reaction to coronavirus vaccine, obituary claims

March 25, 2021 10:36 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story EFFINGHAM, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — A Kansas woman died after a reaction to the…

Woman catches man secretly recording her at tanning salon

March 25, 2021 10:24 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman hopes her story inspires courage in others…

Senior center providing meals for 60+

March 25, 2021 12:46 PM Ariel Schroeder

A key resource for our senior community may be operating under their…

Woman charged with homicide after selling car to teen involved in deadly crash

March 25, 2021 10:22 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A woman was arrested on Wednesday night after she was charged…

Albertsons, Smith’s now offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Teton County, Wyo.

March 25, 2021 10:31 AM News Team

Albertsons and Smith’s Pharmacies are now offering community members who fall into Phase 1c COVID-19 vaccine appointments.…

Neighborhood shocked to find Nazi stickers on flags and signs in front yards

March 25, 2021 10:15 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATHENS, Georgia (WGCL) — One Athens-Clarke County neighborhood is shocked to find…

Teacher fired over picture drawing parallels to death of George Floyd

March 25, 2021 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RABUN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A picture appearing to show a Rabun County High…

M3.2 earthquake registered near Bancroft

March 25, 2021 9:57 AM Curtis Jackson

Did you feel the ground move? …

New image reveals supermassive black hole’s swirling magnetic field

March 25, 2021 8:15 AM CNN Newsource

Astronomers have a new, more complete picture of the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy 55 million light-years from Earth — the…

Police still don’t know why a gunman killed 12 people in Virginia Beach in 2019, a new report says

March 25, 2021 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

After nearly two years, police have now completed their investigation into a shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 people dead. However, what is…

Idaho city sued over arrests at church singing event

March 25, 2021 9:47 AM Associated Press

A former Idaho county commissioner candidate and a couple have filed a lawsuit against the city of Moscow alleging their First Amendment rights were…

Idaho Falls Power begins major powerline construction

March 25, 2021 9:41 AM News Team

A power project more than four decades in the making is getting underway in Idaho…

School, work, doing it all on his own: This high school senior has supported himself through the pandemic

March 25, 2021 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been a tough year for a lot of students in…

Multiple people left stranded on roof building after fire erupts

March 25, 2021 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A blaze erupted at a vacant eight-story commercial building…

‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases: The possibility of infection after vaccination

March 25, 2021 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As vaccine rollouts continue to ramp up across…

Bill that would ban transgender girls from school sports in Arkansas heads to governor’s desk

March 25, 2021 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON, Arkansas (KFSM) — It is now up to Governor Asa Hutchinson whether or not…

The suspect in the Boulder massacre will stay in jail as he awaits next hearing in 60 to 90 days, judge says

March 25, 2021 9:16 AM CNN

The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense…

‘About 50 dogs may be in there’ – Nephew says after woman called for medical help & deputies found numerous animals in home

March 25, 2021 8:46 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BELTON, South Carolina (WHNS) — Deputies said they were called to a home on Big…

Colorado is one of four states whose laws don’t prohibit someone with a mental illness from owning firearms

March 25, 2021 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

The massacre of 10 people at a Boulder supermarket occurred under a confusing mix of local, state and federal gun laws — but no Colorado…

Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks.’ Meanwhile, the traffic jam builds

March 25, 2021 8:24 AM CNN

Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…

Error allows 11,000 to schedule vaccine appointments early

March 25, 2021 8:20 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An error by the Oregon Health Authority allowed…

Search resumes for 5-year-old boy and father lost in river

March 25, 2021 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) — Searches resumed at daylight for a little boy…

Bank of America employee accused of stealing nude photos from customer’s phone

March 25, 2021 8:03 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A former Bank of America employee is being accused…

The suspect in the Boulder massacre is scheduled for his first court appearance Thursday

March 25, 2021 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

A man accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday morning, as…

LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:43 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning.…

2008 Georgia Russia Conflict Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:41 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. Facts The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two…

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of Joaquín Guzmán, otherwise known as “El Chapo,” a Mexican drug lord who has repeatedly broken out of…

Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:37 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 96 fans in a…

Mass Shootings in the US Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a list of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history (1949 to present). Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from…

Genocide Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:34 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or…

4-year-old boy forms special bond with UPS driver

March 25, 2021 7:32 AM CNN Newsource

4-year-old Samuel Ray of Wister, Oklahoma has already decided his career path, he wants to be a UPS truck driver when he grows…

Easter & Holy Week Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his…

Gun safety instructor sees increase in seniors getting CPLs

March 25, 2021 7:28 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Granny’s got a gun… and she…

Rodrigo Duterte Fast Facts

March 25, 2021 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte,…

The suspect in the Boulder massacre is scheduled for first his court appearance Thursday

March 25, 2021 7:20 AM CNN

A man accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday morning, as…

How a Native American elder told his story to encourage his daughter to get a Covid shot

March 25, 2021 7:14 AM CNN Newsource

Raymond Lasley was once so sick from a preventable disease that he hallucinated a herd of buffalo was stampeding toward him. “I was screaming…

Iceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near Reykjavík

March 25, 2021 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

Volcanic activity has “somewhat decreased” in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital Reykjavík, where a volcano…

Younger Brazilians are dying of Covid

March 25, 2021 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

When Graciane da Silva died of Covid-19 at a Rio de Janeiro hospital last June, her death was seen as unusual — she was only 28 and, at the…

Russia says Alexey Navalny is in ‘generally good health’ after his team voices concerns

March 25, 2021 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

Russia’s prison service has said Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny is in “generally good health” after the activist’s team…

Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the suspect’s first court appearance is expected Thursday

March 25, 2021 6:22 AM CNN

Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…

Dislodging the container ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks’

March 25, 2021 5:51 AM CNN

Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…

Beijing’s crackdown in Xinjiang has separated thousands of children from their parents, new report claims. CNN found two of them

March 25, 2021 5:47 AM CNN Newsource

It was supposed to be a routine trip home to Xinjiang for Mamutjan Abdurehim’s wife and two children. That was five years ago. He says he…

New Zealand approves paid leave after miscarriage, and encourages the world to follow

March 25, 2021 5:41 AM CNN Newsource

New Zealand will become one of the world’s only countries to offer paid bereavement leave for workers who suffer a miscarriage, after lawmakers…

North Korea fires two ground-based ballistic missiles, South Korea says

March 25, 2021 5:10 AM CNN

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday — the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff…

New York lawmakers reach a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, source says

March 25, 2021 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

New York State lawmakers have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, a legislative source familiar with negotiations told CNN Wednesday,…

Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the gunman’s first court appearance is expected Thursday

March 25, 2021 4:20 AM CNN

Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…

Hospital official resigns after Covid-19 vaccines were improperly distributed at Trump Tower in Chicago

March 25, 2021 4:15 AM CNN

The Board of Trustees for Loretto Hospital accepted the resignation of its COO and CFO Dr. Anosh Ahmed on Wednesday following a discovery that the…

How to help families of the spa shooting victims and all Asian Americans under attack

March 25, 2021 3:08 AM CNN Newsource

Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved…

Myanmar’s military is killing peaceful protesters. Here’s what you need to know

March 25, 2021 2:20 AM CNN Newsource

Daily protests have been ongoing for a month and a half in towns and cities across Myanmar after the military seized control of the Southeast Asian…

After she laid her husband to rest, an elderly woman got a letter in the mail threatening Asian Americans

March 25, 2021 2:11 AM CNN Newsource

Claudia Choi says that after her father was laid to rest, her elderly mother received a “cruel” letter in the mail threatening Asian…

The terrifying hour as employees and shoppers hid when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a Colorado grocery store

March 25, 2021 1:59 AM CNN

The horror began in the parking lot. A gunman, wearing an armored or tactical vest, had just shot an elderly man outside the King Soopers on Monday…

March 24 coronavirus news

March 25, 2021 1:17 AM CNN Newsource

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An Asian woman assaulted in San Francisco plans to donate almost $1 million to fight racism

March 24, 2021 11:46 PM CNN Newsource

A 75-year-old Asian woman who was attacked in the street is taking the nearly $1 million donated for her medical bills and using it to combat racism,…

The US is sanctioning Chinese officials over alleged abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Here’s what you need to know

March 24, 2021 11:41 PM CNN Newsource

The United States and its allies are stepping up pressure on China in a unified show of force against Beijing’s alleged repression of Uyghurs,…

Officials: Man faces over 200 counts of sexual assault after police obtain numerous videos

March 24, 2021 8:58 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 46-year-old man has been arrested after several…

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, senior US official says

March 24, 2021 8:34 PM CNN Newsource

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday, a senior US official told CNN citing an intelligence assessment — the second such…

Atlanta police detain man with five guns, body armor in grocery store

March 24, 2021 8:28 PM CNN Newsource

A man armed with a rifle entered an Atlanta Publix Supermarket Wednesday in Midtown at Atlantic Station, a commercial and residential area in the…

Sedona Prince, who used her voice to call out NCAA on poor amenities, has led Oregon to the Sweet 16

March 24, 2021 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

Sedona Prince of the Oregon Ducks drew national attention with a video she posted on social media showing the differences between workout amenities…

Chinese threat to Taiwan ‘closer to us than most think,’ top US admiral says

March 24, 2021 7:40 PM CNN Newsource

China is quickly amassing weapons and systems to militarily overwhelm Taiwan, an action it could be poised to take within the next six years, the…

Idaho tax filing deadline to be extended to May 17

March 24, 2021 4:13 PM News Team

The deadline to file Idaho state income taxes will be extended to May 17 to conform with temporary changes to the federal tax filing…

Pocatello to receive first intermodal rail terminal in Idaho

March 24, 2021 7:16 PM Cole Sams

Salt-Lake based company Savage has announced plans to build the state’s first intermodal rail…

Family gathers to remember spa shooting victim Delaina Gonzalez

March 24, 2021 6:00 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WOODSTOCK, Georgia (WGCL) — More than a week after a gunman killed eight people in…

People line the streets of Boulder to honor slain police Officer Eric Talley

March 24, 2021 5:58 PM CNN Newsource

Boulder, Colorado, continued to mourn slain Officer Eric Talley on Wednesday. Hundreds lined the streets as a hearse transferred his body from the…

425 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

March 24, 2021 5:14 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 425 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…

All Idahoans over age 16 can access COVID-19 vaccine starting April 5

March 24, 2021 10:31 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare has changed the date and time for this week’s media briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho to 12:30 p.m.…

80 years after Pearl Harbor, veteran’s remains identified

March 24, 2021 5:54 PM Associated Press

About 80 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a veteran who died during the attacks has had his remains…

Ronald McDonald House Charities receives much-needed donation

March 24, 2021 5:42 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in Omaha was…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 216 new COVID-19 cases in the area

March 24, 2021 2:39 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 216 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Madison appoints new superintendent

March 24, 2021 3:09 PM News Team

At a recent school board meeting, the Madison Board of Trustees unanimously voted for Assistant Superintendent Randy Lords to be the district’s new…

A King Soopers barista hid his coworker behind trash cans to keep her safe during the shooting

March 24, 2021 4:29 PM CNN

A barista at the King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado, says he hid his co-worker behind some trash cans to keep her safe from a gunman who killed…

Texas oil company agrees to fine for Wyoming spill

March 24, 2021 4:23 PM Associated Press

A Texas oil company has agreed to pay a $115,000 fine after spilling almost 20,000 gallons of wastewater and crude in western Wyoming, federal…

Sheriff’s office welcomes 3 new K-9 units, thanks to local $43K grant

March 24, 2021 4:16 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORDTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office…

Georgia WR George Pickens to undergo surgery following ACL injury

March 24, 2021 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The University of Georgia reported that their junior wide…

The American bald eagle population has quadrupled since 2009, report says

March 24, 2021 4:07 PM CNN Newsource

Bald eagles, once on the endangered species list, are now thriving, according to a recent report. The US Fish and Wildlife Service said in a new…

Suez Canal blocked by traffic jam after massive container ship runs aground

March 24, 2021 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

Eight tug boats are working to free a large container ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, halting marine traffic through one of the busiest and…

Here is what we know about the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, that left 10 dead

March 24, 2021 3:56 PM CNN

Ten people, including a Boulder police officer and a store manager, were killed when a gunman attacked a King Soopers supermarket in Colorado. A…

Restaurant receives Barstool funds after tough pandemic challenges

March 24, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Herman’s Rib House in Fayetteville is getting…

Officials want families to get COVID tests after coming back from spring break trips

March 24, 2021 3:42 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — With a rise in cases just before many mid-Michigan students head…

A body is found after a firefighter goes missing in a fire that killed a resident at an assisted-living center in New York

March 24, 2021 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

A residential assisted living center in a suburb of New York City caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving one resident dead and a…

Ex-Idaho nurse resentenced, released in 2018 murder case

March 24, 2021 10:49 AM Associated Press

A former nurse in Idaho who admitted to helping a Colorado rancher cover up the killing of his fiancee Kelsey Berreth was released on parole after…