Police in San Jose, California, responded to a shooting near a Valley Transportation Authority light rail maintenance yard on Wednesday morning, the San Jose Police Department said. VTA spokesperson Brandi Childress said there were “reports of an active shooter” at the site and said employees had been evacuated. There were multiple casualties, she said in
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As new coronavirus variants pop up around the world, public health experts are looking at one key group of people who might be particularly vulnerable to future outbreaks: School children. There are no indications that any of the new Covid-19 variants causes more serious disease in children and it remains extremely rare for them to
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I adopted my daughter from foster care. It took a specialized village to help her succeed. The day our daughter toddled around a corner of her foster mother’s house in a peach pantsuit and flashed my husband and me a mischievous grin, we knew we were her parents. We also knew we had made the
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Police in San Jose, California, are responding to a shooting downtown near Younger Avenue and San Pedro Street, according to a tweet from the San Jose Police Department. The intersection is by the site of a Valley Transportation Authority light rail maintenance yard. VTA spokesperson Brandi Childress said there “reports of an active shooter” at
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A bill legalizing sports gaming in the state heads to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk. The Connecticut State Senate voted Tuesday night to approve the bill by a vote of of 28-6. Gov. Ned Lamont applauded what he called a bipartisan effort. He said he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Fire investigators are working to determine how two men were burned by electricity at a construction site. The incident happened Tuesday around 8 a.m. at the Holiday Inn being built on Reinhardt College Parkway in Canton. According to Cherokee County officials, firefighters responded
Continue Reading Police in San Jose, California, are responding to a shooting downtown near Younger Avenue and San Pedro Street, according to a tweet from the San Jose Police Department. “This is still an active scene and we ask that everyone stay out of the area while we conduct our investigation,” said the tweet. The Santa Clara
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Darnella Frazier says she still struggles with what she witnessed a year after recording the murder of George Floyd. Frazier, then 17, was on her way to a Minneapolis store to buy snacks with her young cousin when she captured the clearest video of police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck. On
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — It’s been a week since the state significantly eased COVID-19 restrictions. Gov. Ned Lamont said he’ll give an update on the state’s economic and health condition on Wednesday afternoon. A news conference is set for 1 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
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Syrians were voting Wednesday in presidential elections widely dismissed by experts and activists as a sham poll, rigged in favor of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad, 55, who has repeatedly been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, is expected to win an election for the second time since an uprising in 2011 spiraled into
Continue Reading Italian officials have arrested three people on manslaughter charges over a fatal cable car accident in northern Italy Sunday which left 14 people dead. The men “have admitted to what happened,” Carabiniere Lieutenant Colonel Alberto Cicognani claimed in an interview with CNN affiliate Skytg24 Wednesday morning. According to Cicognani, the suspects said in their interrogation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland man is suing the city of Portland and a police officer after he claims he was wrongfully attacked and wounded during a protest over the summer. In a press conference Tuesday morning, Elijah Warren said he was talking to an officer about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A Clark County teenager’s first court appearance on a murder charge ended with the judge removing him from the courtroom after the teen shouted expletives and other snide comments. Brent Luyster III is facing a charge of second-degree murder. The 17-year-old is accused
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — What started as a senior prank at Clackamas High School, turned into what the principal is calling racially motivated vandalism. School officials are investigating who put Trump stickers and refried beans on the front doors of the school on Monday night. Clackamas High
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — A Clay County court lowered the bond of a Kansas City man accused of kidnapping a child at gunpoint, despite the court having “major concern” for the safety of the child and her mother. After DeShawn Barr-Cotton’s bond was lowered from $100,000
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Margery Baxter’s physical wounds are just starting to heal, after being stabbed in the hand during a carjacking at the McDonalds on Dauphin Street near I-65 Monday night. “It scared the living fire out of me and I tried to get him out of
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With its vibrant orange color and white stripes, also known as bars, the clownfish is among the most iconic sea creatures. But how does Nemo develop its distinctive look? Scientists are learning more about that process. The speed at which a clownfish develops its white bars is connected to which sea anemone species it decides
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A mother’s desperate plea, driving dozens of donations on GoFundMe, turns out to be a total dupe. Someone claiming to be a mother of four in Mobile set up a , since deleted, GoFundMe page asking for donations to help bury her 2-year-old baby
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor Dick Van Dyke. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1925 Birth place: West Plains, Missouri Birth name: Richard Wayne Van Dyke Father: Loren “Cookie” Van Dyke, a traveling salesman, Sunshine Biscuit Company Mother: Hazel (McCord) Van Dyke Marriages: Arlene (Silver) Van Dyke (2012-present); Marjorie (Willett) Van
Continue Reading Here’s a look at diabetes, a disease that affects millions of people around the world. Diabetes is characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. The disease can lead to serious complications such as blindness, kidney damage, cardiovascular disease, limb amputations and premature death. Facts Worldwide,
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