Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Students and teachers alike never thought weeks of virtual learning would turn into months. “Especially in the beginning, it was like, how do you teach band online?” said Nina Pryor, the Band Director at Howard Middle School. But more than a year since the pandemic
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling on US President Joe Biden to ensure vaccine equity, in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Speaking from Sao Paulo, Brazil, da Silva said the US has a surplus of vaccines and suggested the excess could be donated to countries in need. “One suggestion
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Hate crimes, defined by the United States Department of Justice, are crimes motivated by bias. The Justice Department clarifies that “hate” doesn’t mean anger or dislike — but rather bias against people with specific characteristics like race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability. The “crime” part is often violent, like an assault or
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Within the space of a few days, the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has ground to a standstill in virtually all of western Europe. France, Spain, Germany, Italy and more than a dozen other countries have paused rollout of the shot, calling it a precautionary measure following concerns that it could be linked to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Asia and Nigel Taylor’s love story started back when they were just teenagers in high school. “From there we’ve been literally inseparable everyday together ever since,” said Asia Taylor. But soon after they got married–they had to face their first bump in the road.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A California condor at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation surprised keepers by laying a second egg just as her first one was hatching. The first fluffy chick of 2021 hatched on March 13 to condor parents No. 765 and No. 55.
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Robinson will continue to be held without bond in the Boone County Jail.
Continue Reading The first observed interstellar object zipped through our solar system in October 2017 — and astronomers have been trying to understand it ever since. Scientists scrambled to observe the object before it disappeared, moving along at 196,000 miles per hour, and their observations caused more questions than answers about the “oddball,” as scientists dubbed it.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A 13-year-old boy got to live out a dream he became a firefighter for a day thanks to the Miami Children’s Initiative. Sherrod Scott’s 6-year-old sister, Chassidy Saunders, was killed in a drive-by shooting at a birthday party in Liberty City back in January. After
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ANTELOPE, California (KOVR) — A violent reaction to a restaurant order led to chaos at a Wingstop in Antelope over the weekend. The wings are supposed to be fiery — not the customers — but cellphone video shows a man wild about wings getting upset over his order.
Continue Reading A Los Angeles judge announced Wednesday that the murder trial of millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary “The Jinx,” will resume on May 17 with the jury present. Durst, heir to a New York real estate empire, left his jail cell to hear the ruling from Superior Court Judge Mark Windham.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — When Southern California’s theme parks reopen as early as April, it could be with one very significant and silent difference: no screaming on rides. The California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA), a trade group which represents theme parks statewide, is backing a plan that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — It’s frustrating enough having your car taken away from a parking lot. Some drivers who abandoned their vehicles during Sunday’s blizzard have now been jolted by the fact they have to pay to get the vehicle back from tow lots. “They towed my car in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — South Florida doctors say a healthcare worker who received a COVID vaccine while she was pregnant passed those antibodies to her newborn. “To our knowledge, this was the first in the world that was reported of a baby being born with antibodies after a vaccination,”
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Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick’s Day. It has also been touted as being “good for you,” at least by its own advertising posters decades ago. But can this creamy, rich and filling beer really be added to a list of healthy beverages? Or is its reputation just good
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — Friends, family and city officials came together to celebrate the 105th birthday of one Holocaust survivor and Miami Beach resident. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber gave Molly Godur a key to the city to kick off her big day. Godur came to Miami
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Ravenswood neighborhood guitar shop’s manager said a Chicago Police officer wanted to do some in-store shopping – but the manager turned him away per the store’s COVID policy. So imagine his surprise when the officer later criticized the store on a social media post
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD deployed officers to the city’s Asian communities Tuesday night in response to the deadly shootings in Georgia. The NYPD said officers from the NYPD Critical Response Command were sent to areas such as Flushing, Sunset Park and Chinatown in Manhattan. As CBS
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — It was a literal wild goose chase in the middle of a Sacramento park. Incredible video shows the rescue of a Canada goose impaled by a fishing hook and struggling to survive at Land Park. It’s one glimpse of a much bigger problem than can
Continue Reading Comic book giants DC Comics and Marvel Comics are celebrating Pride month by releasing graphic novels celebrating queer characters. The companies both announced they will launch LGBTQ anthologies in June. Here’s what we know so far. ‘DC Pride #1’ will have trans woman superhero DC Comics will release “DC Pride #1″ June 8 and new
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