By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Children are almost as likely as adults to become infected with coronavirus, but they are less likely to have symptoms, according to a new study published Friday. The new study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, found adults and children living in Utah and New York City shared similar risks of
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By Jennifer Henderson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Estate of Cornelius Frederick is suing Lakeside Academy, a residential treatment facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and 10 employees for $50 million. The 16-year-old boy was restrained on April 29, 2020, in the facility, went into cardiac arrest and died at a hospital two days later. The facility
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By Brianna Keilar and Ryan Bergeron Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham has spent much of her Army career being a frontrunner. She is only the second African American woman ever to become a three-star General in the Army and as she advanced throughout her career, she has been either the first woman, the first African American, or
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By Donald Judd President Joe Biden on Friday announced the expansion of three national monuments — Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine — in a move that restored protections that had been undone by then-President Donald Trump. “This may be the easiest thing I’ve ever done as president, so far,” Biden
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A beloved postal worker who was shot and killed on the job is being remembered as a hard worker who loved his family. Authorities say Louis Vignone was murdered while he was on his route Thursday morning delivering mail in
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By ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is not asserting executive privilege over a tranche of documents sought by a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. This sets up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who has pledged to
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police want your help finding the man they say robbed a 10-year-old girl. It happened at 8 a.m. Wednesday at 34th Avenue and 102nd Street in North Corona, Queens. According to police, the girl was headed to school when the suspect
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has extended an order that will prevent state officials from enforcing a law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements until the federal lawsuit challenging the law can be heard. Judge Robert Pratt had earlier issued a temporary restraining order preventing
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has extended an order that will prevent state officials from enforcing a law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements until the federal lawsuit challenging the law can be heard. Judge Robert Pratt had earlier issued a temporary restraining order preventing
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The big crowds following Jon Rahm in his return to Spain are starting to bother the world’s top-ranked golfer. Rahm couldn’t hide his frustration with some of the fans after a lackluster second round at the Spanish Open on Friday. He expressed his frustration on the
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police say a group of women attacked an employee at a nail salon in the Bronx. It happened shortly before 5:45 p.m. on September 2 at Estefy Nail Salon on Westchester Avenue. Police said the suspects began arguing with the 32-year-old
Continue Reading By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press The number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccine shots is nearing an average of 1 million per day. That’s a three-month high for the U.S but still far below last spring. The rise in shots comes as more seniors are getting boosters, and employer mandates are pushing workers to take their
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned Thursday the behavior of city police officers seen in newly-released body camera footage, which showed them joking about “hunting” protesters during the nights of unrest following George Floyd’s murder. In a social media post, the mayor called
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota (WCCO) — If you have a health emergency, you want to see a doctor. But at Alomere Health in Alexandria, it was a custodian who helped save a doctor’s life. “For about a week prior to that I had been having some issues,
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY (KCAL, KCBS) — Rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West is opening a prep school in Simi Valley. The new prep school will be named the Donda Academy, so named for the rapper’s late mother Donda West. It’s reportedly opening at the site of
Continue ReadingBy Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — Fort Collins Police Services is concerned about a new trend they have seen recently: teens fighting in local parks. This outbreak of fisticuffs doesn’t seem to be spontaneous. They are organized events police say play out on social media. “There
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits. It’s the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country. Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson were found guilty Friday
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits. It’s the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country. Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson were found guilty Friday
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits. It’s the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country. Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson were found guilty Friday
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — The Arlington Police Department says it’s investigating claims that bullying may have motivated 18 year old suspected shooter, Timothy Simpkins, to bring a gun to Timberview High School Wednesday, Oct. 6. Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said others could be charged,
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