Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 can now get help with funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The agency launched on Monday a hotline — 844-684-6333 — to apply for up to $9,000 in assistance per burial. While FEMA has aided families with disaster-related burial costs in the past, the Covid-19 effort
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This week, Muslims across the United States will begin observing another pandemic Ramadan. But this year’s holy month — marked by fasting, prayer, reflection and community — will be different than the last, as vaccines are now available and some Covid restrictions have been lifted. Still, health experts and community groups warn it’s not completely
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Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s younger brother, took the stand Monday in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial as prosecutors tried to humanize the 46-year-old Black man. Minnesota is unique in that allows “spark of life” evidence in which the victim’s family or friends can speak about them on a personal level. The term stems from a 1985
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“The Talk” returned Monday by jumping right into a conversation about race. It was the first new episode since cohost Sharon Osbourne left the CBS daytime talk show in the wake of a heated discussion she had with fellow cohost Sheryl Underwood over Osbourne’s support of her friend, Piers Morgan. Underwood questioned that support after
Continue Reading Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song have welcomed a new baby, a rep for Culkin confirmed to CNN. The couple welcomed a son named Dakota Song Culkin, after the actor’s late sister, Dakota, who died in 2008 at age 29. The baby was born on April 5 in Los Angeles. “We’re overjoyed,” Culkin and Song said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — The past five years were filled with grief for Betty Willmore. The Cambridge woman lost her husband of 66 years in 2016. Then, in October 2019, her son, an accomplished athlete and engineer, died unexpectedly from a medical incident while on his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The City of Hartford is mourning the death of a 3-year-old who was killed in a shooting over the weekend. Police continue to try and track down the suspect or suspects responsible. A vigil has also been planned for 3-year-old Rondell Jones. It’ll happen
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The Jackson County prosecutor’s office has filed a felony driving while intoxicated charge against Britt Reid, former Kansas City Chiefs assitant coach and son of head coach Andy Reid.
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Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, La. (KTBS) — A possible love triangle may be at the heart of a shooting early Monday in Shreveport. It happened just before 12:30 in the 3500 block of McWillie Avenue in the Caddo Heights neighborhood. As many as 55 shell casings littered the roadway after the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Britt Reid faces charges of DWI, with serious physical injury. Prosecutors announced the charges on Monday. This comes months after a devastating crash that badly injured a young girl named Ariel. She was 5 years old at the time of the crash. She
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US climate envoy John Kerry is traveling to China this week to discuss potential joint US-China efforts on climate change, according to two administration officials. Kerry’s visit, less than a month after Biden administration officials sat down with Chinese officials for a tense meeting in Alaska, puts the climate crisis at the top of the
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It looks like “MacGyver” will not be returning for a sixth season — and some viewers are not happy about that. A petition has been launched in an attempt to get the series (which is either a reboot or a spinoff of the 1980s original based on who you ask) renewed by CBS. “MacGyver is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SWANSEA, Ill. (KMOV) — Police in Swansea are searching for leads after shots were fired over the weekend from a sedan into a moving SUV. Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday officers received reports of someone inside a dark-colored Hyundai sedan with out-of-state plates shooting into a white SUV on
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An expert cardiologist testified Monday that George Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low oxygen levels brought on by prone restraint and positional asphyxia — making him the fifth doctor to say as much in Derek Chauvin’s trial. Dr. Jonathan Rich, a cardiologist based in Chicago, testified that Floyd’s heart was unable to get
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Cyberattacks are now the foremost risk to the global financial system, even more so than the lending and liquidity risks that led to the 2008 financial crisis, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The assessment by one of the world’s leading banking officials underscores how the threat of hacking has become a top concern
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with temperatures falling into the low 40s. Scattered showers possible along I-44 through early Tuesday morning. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and cool with highs right around 60 degrees. Spotty evening showers possible. EXTENDED: Scattered showers will be possible Tuesday night as a weak disturbance moves to our south, but measurable precipitation will be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEWNAN, Georgia (WGCL) — The community unites around a family who lost everything after the violent E4 tornado swept through Newnan, leaving only pieces of their home and scattered memories. “What we lost doesn’t even matter as long as we still here we can always rebuild,” said Orlandis
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARROLL COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Three officers were shot in Carroll County early Monday morning in a deadly pursuit that crossed several city lines. “This morning we had a very horrific incident that happened here in Carroll County,” Carroll County police chief Terry Langley said during a press
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Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Distance learning has been rough for many valley students, however a pair of first graders used their virtual learning experience as a time to build a friendship. First grade student Julia Mclain built a lasting bond with fellow first grader Luna through distance learning.
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Hundreds of people protested Sunday night after a Black man in Minnesota was shot by a police officer and died following a traffic stop. The shooting happened Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park, about 10 miles from where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for the killing of another Black
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