Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND (KPIX) — Police in Oakland recently announced armed carjackings in the city increased 115 percent over the past 12 months, according to authorities. The number of carjackings in the past year was up to 200 as of Sunday, compared with 93 from June 1, 2019, and May
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NASA’s new chief is setting up an effort to further study unidentified flying objects within his first month in office. Bill Nelson, the former Florida senator and spaceflight veteran, told CNN Business’ Rachel Crane during a wide-ranging interview on Thursday that it’s not clear to anyone — even in the upper echelons of the US
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Just days after a mother swan died on the Esplanade, there’s been a heartwarming turn of events capturing the father swan taking care of their babies. The mother swan passed away in her nest Monday night. According to the Charles River Esplanade Association, Boston Animal
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It was hard to get enough sleep before the coronavirus pandemic. Sleep problems actually “constitute a global epidemic that threatens health and quality of life for up to 45% of the world’s population,” according to the World Sleep Society, a non-profit organization of sleep professionals dedicated to advancing “sleep health worldwide.” Add to that the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Wei Lin always had a reputation for helping others. “He was so kind,” said the 28-year-old’s wife through a translator. “Whenever his friends needed help, he tried his best to help them.” And it was while helping a friend that Lin became the victim of
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The United States has for decades enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with Russia that has often served as a powerful symbol of cooperation between the East and West in the post-Cold War era. But that cooperation could soon dissolve, and it has NASA’s new chief, Bill Nelson, concerned. Russian officials are threatening to pull out
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on the Biden administration to immediately evacuate thousands of Afghans who have assisted the United States, saying in a letter Friday that those “Afghan friends and allies are at greater risk than ever before” as the US military withdrawal from the country is underway. “After examining this situation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The dedication of Greenwood Rising may coincide with the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, but the brand new history center will give visitors a broader view of what came before and after and also what is still possible in the future.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police will begin cracking down on unregistered drivers. Police stopped citing unregistered vehicles last year when Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. But Milwaukee City leaders say the lack of enforcement contributed to reckless driving. Starting June 5,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Henderson County child suffers severe but non-life-threatening injuries after a dog attack. Hendersonville Police Chief Blair Myhand confirms, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at approximately 12:48 p.m. officers responded to a dog attack call in the Summit Circle area in Hendersonville. Emergency responders
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Keith Blair was 31 when he was shot and killed outside a West Asheville bar early Saturday morning. Blair’s daughter, 3-year-old Kyus, and son, 1-year-old Blair, will never see their father again. “What if somebody killed your father or your son?” Blair’s cousin
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Investors breathed a huge sigh of relief following the May jobs report Friday. Stocks rallied as the numbers told a classic Goldilocksian, not too hot or too cold, story about the state of the economy. The Dow gained 180 points, or 0.5%, and is now only about 1% off its all-time high. The S&P 500
Continue Reading The Biden administration announced on Friday plans to review and revise a handful of Trump-era regulations that critics feared rolled back protections for endangered and threatened species. The reviews, conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, are being cheered by environmental groups, which said the Trump administration rules
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (KTBS) — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents have cited two Louisiana men for alleged contest fraud in Caddo Parish. Agents cited Hunter Moss, 24, of Mooringsport, and Phillip Purcell, 30, of Oil City, were involved in a bass tournament held on Caddo
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Facebook announced Friday that former President Donald Trump would be suspended from its platform until at least January 7th, 2023 — two years from when he was initially suspended. Facebook said it will then assess the circumstances to see if he should be allowed back on. The move guarantees Trump won’t be able to post
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman who jumped in to help those hurt in a wrong-way crash on Briley Parkway is speaking about the experience. “The scene, oh my God, it was terrifying,” Latasha Williams said. It involved two cars near Briley Parkway and Airways Boulevard on Wednesday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — The former director of the Saginaw County Animal Care and Control Center has been arraigned on an embezzling charge. Lisa Stoffel was arraigned on June 2 on one count of embezzling more than $1,000 but less than $20,000. Her bond was set at $20,000.
Continue Reading The Justice Department is preparing to offer a plea deal to three US Capitol rioters accused of participating in the grisly assault on Officer Michael Fanone, prosecutors said Friday. At three separate hearings, federal prosecutors said they’ve already had preliminary plea talks with defense attorneys, and they plan to extend formal plea offers in the
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FBI Director Christopher Wray sounded the alarm on ransomware in stark terms by likening the challenge posed by the recent spate of damaging cyber attacks on the US to the September 11 terrorist attacks, calling for a similar response. His remarks come as officials across government have tried to step up the urgency of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Officials have identified the driver who is now in custody following a vehicle pursuit that resulted in destruction impacting buildings at a strip mall around 4 a.m. on Friday. Atlanta firefighters worked to put out the massive fire. Several businesses were destroyed during the early
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