Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Two children riding in the front bucket of a backhoe were killed on April 3 after the bucket dumped them onto the ground and they were run over. The kids, an 11-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl, died at the scene outside their home
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Black business leaders’ efforts to stop voter suppression in the wake of Georgia’s recently enacted voting bill illustrate the vanishing separation between protest and politics in America today. They also embody the work of Georgia’s most famous civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over 70 Black executives, led by former American Express CEO
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According to Matt Gaetz, he is entirely innocent of allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor that the Justice Department is currently investigating. “First I have never, ever paid for sex,” the Florida Republican wrote in an op-ed published in the conservative Washington Examiner on Monday. “And second, I, as an adult
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Jack Hanna, an animal and wildlife expert who became famous after his many TV appearances, is retiring from public life due to dementia, his family announced Wednesday. “Doctors have diagnosed our dad, Jack Hanna, with dementia, now believed to be Alzheimer’s disease,” Hanna’s family wrote in a statement posted to his verified Twitter account. “His
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Protecting precious birds and protecting our powerlines. Some biologists took flight in a helicopter on Tuesday to do just that. CBS 2’s Jim Williams explained Tuesday. Eagles and osprey are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and they’re under the watchful eye of scientists
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Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Framingham dog was reunited with her owner after being missing for five years. Bay, a basenji, went missing while staying with a dog sitter because her owner was away, the non-profit Missing Dogs Massachusetts wrote on Facebook. Bay was reported missing to
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cooler with lows in the mid-40s. Spotty showers possible, but the severe weather threat ends early. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and chilly with scattered light showers. Highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Low pressure exits the area on Thursday night, leaving us with chilly temperatures in the mid-40s for early Friday morning.
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There are more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children in US custody, according to the latest government data, marking a new high as the Biden administration announces a string of sites to accommodate kids. As of Tuesday, there were 4,228 unaccompanied children in the custody of Customs and Border Protection, an agency not generally prepared to
Continue Reading Just days after NASA’s Perseverance rover gently dropped the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars, the robot companions took a selfie together on Tuesday and beamed it back to Earth. The rover used its robotic arm, which has a camera mounted on the end, to capture the image. The helicopter can be seen 13
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Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A New Hampshire high school track and field coach said he was fired after refusing to enforce a mask mandate for athletes that he called “senseless, irrational, cowardice b—s—.” Pembroke Academy track and field coach Bradley Keyes said the school informed him that
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Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s taco Tuesday, and a new kind of taco is taking Baltimore by storm! It’s called quesabirria. Inside Jimmy Longoria’s kitchen, quesabirria tacos are on the menu, and it all starts with the beef. “Birria is actually just the meat, the braised beef,” Longoria said.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV) — As Hawaii sees an influx of visitors, some are getting creative when it comes to renting cars as many are noting difficulties with availability. Tourists are renting vehicles from U-Haul because of a recent shortage of rental vehicles in the islands. U-Haul’s Hawaii president says
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President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he made in the aftermath of two deadly shootings last month. The announcements will come as the President is expected to nominate David Chipman as the next director of the Bureau of
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the complaints he had leveled a day earlier at corporations for publicly protesting a new Georgia voting law were not said “very artfully” even as he stood by his criticism of the CEOs who he charged “ought to read the damn bill.” McConnell also defended changes being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the appointment of a former state Republican party chairman to the University of Missouri governing board. The GOP-led Senate voted 19-13 to confirm Todd Graves as a curator Wednesday. The vote followed a multi-day effort by a group of Republicans and Democrats to stall his confirmation. Senators
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Three people are seriously after two pit bulls got loose and attacked several people near 28th and Melvin on Wednesday, April 7. Milwaukee police say it happened around 11:35 a.m. An individual fired shots at the dogs, subsequently striking them, in attempt to free the
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A bus driver has been fired after a Columbia Public Schools parent recorded a video of a school bus swerving in and out of lanes on Highway 63 on Tuesday evening.
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At least one of the Capitol riot defendants has flipped against the Proud Boys, agreeing to provide information that could allow the Justice Department to bring a more severe charge against the group’s leadership, according to an attorney involved in the case. The development is the first indication that people charged in the insurrection are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will get a recommendation for the next assistant superintendent for elementary education next week. De’Vion Moore will replace current Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Dr. Jill Brown who announced earlier this year she would be leaving the district. Moore is currently the principal at Alpha Hart Elementary
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Poet Amanda Gorman has another accolade to her name: She’s the first poet to be featured on a cover for Vogue. The 23-year-old Harvard graduate and youth poet laureate was photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the May issue. For the cover, she wore a Louis Vuitton blanket, styled as a dress, cinched with a wide
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