Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, TX (KTVT) — Fort Worth unveiled a new bigger, faster and high-tech police helicopter Friday that will replace an aircraft almost three decades old. The nearly $4.5 million Bell 505 should be flying above the city in about a month. It will give police three helicopters
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — Just as quickly as it came, it went. In many parts of Dallas County, the snow has melted. Many North Texans say it was a blast while it lasted and they created wonderful memories to look back on. “It’s amazing,” Denise Binion said. “It’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — A senior citizen lost $11,000 to a fraudster who convinced him to run around town buying gift cards. Now, as CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas reported Monday morning, the victim wants you to hear his story to prevent you from falling for a similar scam.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARKHAM, IL (WBBM) — A Markham woman paid in full and was left empty-handed, and now she is furious after a mega-home improvement company left her hanging. CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory explains why her project is no longer on the fence. Crystal Randle’s dog, Kaine, is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — A sign posted outside an Allston diner about the coronavirus is getting some attention. The Breakfast Club owner George Athanasopoulos posted the sign outside his diner informing customers why they don’t have to wear a mask inside. “The meaning is we’re not going to
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One of the most famous avenues in Paris, the Champs-Élysées, is set for a facelift that will see it transformed into a green, pedestrian-friendly space, after Mayor Anne Hidalgo gave the go-ahead for a major renovation project. The thoroughfare, one of the world’s most famous shopping streets, accommodates eight lanes of traffic as it runs
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A viral tweet claims that impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time would mean he would lose the ability to run for president in 2024. That’s not true. Nor are other claims in the tweet. The tweet was posted on Friday, two days after a Capitol insurrection by a mob of Trump supporters sparked
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The New York State Bar Association has opened an inquiry into removing Rudy Giuliani from its membership for his role in provoking a pro-Trump mob to storm the US Capitol and attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, the group said Monday. The NYSBA is a voluntary bar association that cannot disbar Giuliani, a former
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — A Morgan State University alumnus will lead the U.S. Capitol Police after the former chief Steven Sund resigned on Jan. 6 following the riots. Five people, including a Capitol Police officer, are dead after a mob of pro-Trump supported stormed the U.S. Capitol while
Continue Reading High school sweethearts who were separated nearly seven decades ago reunited during the coronavirus pandemic and are now married. The love story began 68 years ago, when Fred Paul and Florence Harvey first found each other. The couple met as teenagers in Wandsworth, a small town in Newfoundland and Labrador province, Canada. They spent every
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Local community leaders are calling for change within the walls of Hartford’s Police Department. This comes after an officer-involved shooting and a police bet on Hartford’s first murder of the new year. “The police department has a constitutional obligation to protect and serve our
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Joe Biden on Monday received the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on camera, as part of an effort by the President-elect’s incoming administration to reassure the country of the safety of the vaccines.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GARY, IN (The Times) — A robbery suspect was fought off by employees at a floral shop before stealing a worker’s cellphone last week, an official said. Gary police responded to a report of a robbery about 3:45 p.m. Jan. 6 to the 2900 block of West 11th
Continue Reading These extinct sharks gave birth to some really large babies — about the size of a full-grown human adult. At birth, megalodons were about 6.6 feet, or 2 meters, in length, according to a study published Sunday in the Historical Biology journal. Megalodons, scientifically known as Otodus megalodon, were huge sharks that grew up to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — A man is behind bars in Fulton County facing rape and aggravated assault charges. According to Roswell police, a third party called 9-1-1 reporting he found a woman who was injured from an assault. The call was made on Sunday at 11:43 p.m. near
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Wall Street banks are shaking up their offerings in Hong Kong, pulling the plug on hundreds of products to comply with the US ban on several Chinese businesses. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley will delist certain products over the course of this month, according to Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings. Fund manager State Street
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Shares of Twitter fell Monday after the company announced late Friday that it had permanently banned President Donald Trump from the platform. Twitter joins a growing list of companies distancing themselves from Trump following the deadly attack at the Capitol last week by a mob of the president’s supporters, many of whom believe Trump’s false
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, IL (The Pantagraph) — Officials with The Salvation Army of McLean County say they are confident they will reach their fundraising goal by the end of the month. The annual Christmas fundraising campaign ends at the end of January and officials report they are only about $4,000
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, a New Jersey Democrat, said Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and she blamed fellow members of Congress who sheltered in place without masks during the violent attack on the US Capitol last week. “Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks,
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Michael Render — the Atlanta rapper better known as Killer Mike — says he got an early lesson in personal finance from his mom and grandfather, who bought him and his sister stock in Delta and Coca-Cola, two of Atlanta’s largest employers, before he was old enough to drive. “Even though I didn’t understand stocks
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