Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — An arrest was made in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy in Hartford. Police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Jaziah Smith. They charged Smith with murdering Randel Jones. The shooting happened on April 10 around 2:25 p.m. on Nelson Street. Randel and his
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck and back for 9 minutes and 29 seconds because of his pride and his ego in the face of concerned bystanders, a prosecutor said Monday in the state’s closing argument at his criminal trial. “He was not going to let these bystanders tell him
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Click here for updates on this story ROUND POND, Maine (WMTW) — Since 1853, the white steeple of the Round Pond United Methodist Church has stood tall. “Every time you drive in the village, the church is on top of the hill. The boats that come in the harbor – the church is on top
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou soccer’s only head coach, Bryan Blitz, said he will remain a super fan of all Mizzou Athletics, but added it was time to step away from head coaching. Blitz told his team on Sunday afternoon, before having a meeting with athletic director Jim Sterk. He is stepping away after 26 years
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Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville nonprofit is working to give underserved community members a platform to express themselves. The Healing Walls Project is hoping to amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous and people of color through art. The goal is to give everyone’s voice a chance to
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Click here for updates on this story LAKE PARK, Florida (WPBF) — Family and friends of 7-year-old Dexter Fergusson, a boy shot and killed in his bed on Wednesday, gathered in Lake Park to remember him and call for change. Fergusson was killed after someone shot at his home. He was sleeping in his own
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Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — While investigators continued their search for a suspect Monday, a family that fled Yemen seeking a new life in America was mourning the deaths of a father and baby daughter in a weekend arson fire — the innocent victims of a mistaken retaliatory attack.
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Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The fire hydrant on the corner of 20th and Church streets in San Francisco was painted gold and flowers were laid over it on Sunday, a reminder of the day 115 years ago that a 7.8-to-8.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the city causing widespread death
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Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — Yazmin Cruz tells CBS13 she has to be strong, for her family, who she says will stop at nothing to bring her cousin Susana Torres home. “We’re trying our best, we’re doing our best to get her back. We’re never going to stop until
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Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KOVR) — A parachutist at the Skydive Lodi Parachute Center in Acampo died Saturday after her parachute got tangled on the way down, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday. Authorities said calls came in at around 2:30 p.m. regarding the woman coming down
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — In acknowledging nearly $20 million in confirmed fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment also portrayed cunning and sophisticated scam rings that are trying to manipulate Facebook groups, state lawmakers and media organizations in an effort to pressure the
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U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri says he plans to attend a fundraiser at former President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Florida.
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Washington is staring down a bumpy road to infrastructure consensus. The Biden administration’s roughly $2 trillion proposal focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis enters a critical week on Capitol Hill as congressional Republicans wrestle with what a scaled-down counter offer might look like. Complicating the already winding path to bipartisan agreement has been pressure
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of two passengers aboard United Airlines flight 328 when the plane suffered an engine explosion in February. These are the latest in a handful of lawsuits that have been filed in connection to the explosion. The plane departed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — It was supposed to be their dream home, a multi-million house right on the canal in Long Beach. “I loved the house,” Lori Arche, the homeowner, said. “I loved the location. I loved that we’re gonna be near family so they can
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the “shameless” plans for a new European Super League (ESL) are akin to taking “football hostage.” Speaking to CNN Sport contributor Darren Lewis, Ceferin did not hold back on the proposals which threaten to rock the foundations of the sport but was confident the new league would not be a
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McDonald’s is partnering with BTS, the massively popular Korean pop band, for its next celebrity meal — and this time it’s going global. The aptly titled “BTS Meal” goes on sale May 26 in the United States, Canada and Brazil and soon after in nearly 50 countries spanning six continents and consists of the “superstar
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VENICE, CAlifornia (KCAL, KCBS) — A teenager on Saturday had an opportunity to meet the firefighters who saved his life last month. Jacob Perez suddenly lost consciousness while on a baseball field. He suffered cardiac arrest and was revived. Perez has fully recovered. On Saturday, the 14-year-old and
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As more people get Covid-19 vaccines, you may be wondering whether hearing live music in person again is safe. Coronavirus can spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes and others breathe in those droplets, and by accumulating in or flowing through air. You can get coronavirus from contaminated surfaces, too, but this isn’t the
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Authorities in Minnesota are coming under wholly deserved scrutiny for mistreating members of the media who are covering protests in Brooklyn Center and beyond. While the state’s governor has expressed regret for the earlier incidents,
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