Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — When you think of a photography studio, you probably think of cheesy green screens in a department store. But in Davenport, a new immersive photography studio has a fun and unique take on the industry. Capture Selfie Studio is opening Saturday. It’s the first-of-its-kind
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois (WQAD) — The Rock Island Arsenal Museum has just launched a “Women Workers at Rock Island Arsenal” virtual exhibit which shines a light on the women who have worked at the arsenal and brings to light stories which have not previously been told and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — Rutherford County Fire Rescue responded to two water rescue calls Sunday night, both involving submerged vehicles. The first call was on Central Valley Road just before 8 p.m. A father and his teenage daughter were inside their vehicle. As crews approached, screaming could be
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Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Nepal, sending smoke and ash across its cities during one of the worst fire seasons in recent years. Nepal’s dry season, which runs from late fall to early summer, typically peaks with the most severe fires in March and April. Since November, 73 of Nepal’s 77 districts have reported
Continue Reading Much of America’s recent progress against Covid-19 is being erased as infections, deaths and hospitalizations multiply nationwide. On Monday US President Joe Biden implored state and local officials to reinstate mask mandates, after Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shared her feelings of “impending doom” at a White House
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Global leaders have called for a new treaty to help the world prepare for future pandemics, in a warning against rising vaccine nationalism. More than 20 national leaders, including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Boris Johnson and Germany’s Angela Merkel, wrote a piece published in several media outlets on Tuesday warning that it is a question
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To get more Black people vaccinated against coronavirus infections, Dr. Kimberly Manning is determined to keep doing what she has had a conviction to do since before the pandemic hit. “I’m determined to make sure that people who, historically, have not been seen or who have felt undervalued know that they matter, that they are
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The Ever Given is finally free from the Suez Canal! Now comes the next tricky part: untangling the shipping gridlock it leaves in its wake. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
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Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, prosecutors said Monday, correcting the 8:46 timing that has become a symbol of police brutality. In opening statements of Chauvin’s criminal trial, prosecuting attorney Jerry Blackwell repeatedly emphasized the new 9:29 timing, telling jurors they were the “three most
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 900,000 additional Missourians become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine Monday. According to the state, the activation of Phase 2 on Monday and Phase 3 on April 9 ensures there is a consistent number of people who are eligible and interested in receiving the vaccine. This comes as Missouri is expected to
Continue Reading Thailand has reportedly pushed back more than 2,000 people attempting to flee neighboring Myanmar following a series of air strikes carried out by the ruling junta in the southeast of the country. Activist group the Karen Information Center said 2,009 people are now internally displaced and hiding in the jungle, having been forced back into
Continue Reading China’s government has passed a new law that will drastically restrict the right of Hong Kongers to stand for election and reshape the city’s parliament, further entrenching Beijing’s power over the supposedly semi-autonomous territory. In a unanimous and unsurprising decision Tuesday, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, endorsed proposed changes
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Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, a World Health Organization draft report finds. The least likely source: a laboratory leak, the WHO’s joint international team concluded. WHO is scheduled to release the final report
Continue ReadingThe Ever Given container ship has been dislodged and is now floating, after blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities said Monday. Tug boats had spent several hours on Monday working to free the bow of the massive vessel after dislodging the stern earlier in the day. Marine traffic websites showed images of
Continue Reading After enduring widespread flooding — that killed seven people, knocked out power to thousands and damaged homes and businesses — Central Tennessee is bracing for more potentially devastating rainfall. Over 2.5 million people across the region are under flood warnings through Thursday evening, according to CNN Meteorologist Michael Guy. Nashville and most of Central Tennessee
Continue Reading With virtual classes and at-home work, it’s no wonder why many people are experiencing more pain in the neck and back than usual. Sitting in a chair all day, your back slouched and neck bent, is just not good for you. Period. It’s important to remain in motion throughout the day. I recommend scheduling a
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New Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are beginning to rise in the US again, one of the country’s top health leaders said Monday. The latest findings, shared by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, may just be the start of what experts have for weeks warned about: another surge. A surge
Continue Reading A pilot died after his single-engine plane crashed in northwest Georgia on Monday night, according to authorities. The single-engine Aviat Husky A-1 crashed in a field near Cave Springs around 6 p.m. Monday, a spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration said. Biddy Allred, 79, of Centre, Alabama, died at the scene, Floyd County Coroner Gene
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a wreck on westbound Interstate 70 at the 151-mile marker. Officials with Troop F report the crash involved a tow truck driver. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states that a Lexus RT traveling westbound traveled onto the shoulder and hit the Toyota Highlander
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