Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has commended frontline workers for their efforts during the pandemic, expressing during her annual Christmas television broadcast how “moved” she was by the “quiet, indomitable spirit” shown by people over the last year. “Every year we herald the coming of Christmas by turning on the lights,” the Queen said, noting that this
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Click here for updates on this story TUALATIN, Oregon (KPTV ) — Tualatin police are asking for the public’s help identifying an armed robbery suspect. On Wednesday, at around 11:25 a.m., police said a man entered the Local Coin Company, located at 19354 Southwest Boones Ferry Road, and robbed the store a gunpoint. Police said
Continue Reading Two headstones inscribed with Nazi swastikas that mark the graves of German prisoners of war have been removed from a veteran’s cemetery in Texas. The headstones at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio feature an iron cross with a swastika at its center, along with an inscription in German that reads: “He died
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (WOWT) — A special gift delivered on this Christmas Eve to a deserving veteran. It’s a thank you for risking his life 76 years ago. Mission accomplished for veteran’s advocate Mark Jensen who believed a B-17 tail gunner deserved recognition for action in World War
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Officials believe that a Christmas morning explosion in downtown Nashville was an intentional act, according to a Metro Nashville Police spokesman. In a brief news conference Friday morning, spokesman Don Aaron said the department’s hazardous devices unit was headed downtown in response to a call about a suspicious vehicle when there was a “significant” explosion
Continue Reading Over two dozen Texas babies celebrated the holiday in style this year, sporting handmade Christmas sweaters during their stay at the hospital. The newborns, who are at Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s neonatal intensive care units across Texas, participated in what the hospital deemed its “TINIEST TEXANS™ Ugly Sweater Edition” event. “Even in the
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Police and fire officials are on the scene of an explosion in Nashville this Christmas morning, according to a spokeswoman for the Nashville Fire Department. “There is an incident involving an explosion. This is an active scene,” spokeswoman Kendra Loney told CNN. “Metro Nashville Police Department and Nashville Fire Department are on the scene.” Police
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Police and fire officials are on the scene of an explosion in Nashville this Christmas morning, according to a spokeswoman for the Nashville Fire Department. “There is an incident involving an explosion. This is an active scene,” spokeswoman Kendra Loney told CNN. “Metro Nashville Police Department and Nashville Fire Department are on the scene.” Police
Continue Reading Los Angeles County public health officials reported 148 new Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, the second day in a row that the county reported its highest number of new deaths. “A person now dies every 10 minutes in L.A. County from COVID-19,” Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer said in a statement, “and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Nashville Fire is responding an explosion on Second Ave. North downtown early Friday morning. Emergency crews have closed a 10-block radius around the site of the explosion. Smoke was visible on the Nashville skyline as people in the area reported feeling a large shaking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — A local company has joined forces with the Air Force to try to save lives on the battlefield. But before they got into the business of a potentially life-saving platelet powder, they first dipped into the benefits of Olive Oil. You probably have some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) — The Overland Park Police Department and Overland Park Police Officers Foundation helped a family in need on Christmas Eve. On Dec. 17, a thief stole a mother’s vehicle while she was preparing to take her children to school. Inside the vehicle’s trunk were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Five men were shot and killed in three separate incidents in the St. Louis region on Christmas Eve. The first murder happened in St. Louis City just after 5 a.m. on South Broadway. Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — While a number of events have been postponed or canceled due to the pandemic, a few St. Louis attractions are keeping their doors open on Christmas Day. The St. Louis Aquarium and Union Station are both open on Christmas. The aquarium opened just
Continue Reading Pope Francis used his Christmas message to say that coronavirus vaccines must be available for all, and pleaded with states to cooperate in the race to emerge from the pandemic. “Today, in this time of darkness and uncertainty during the pandemic, different lights of hope appear, like the discovery of the vaccines … they must
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As a personal trainer and yoga and Pilates instructor, I like to provide a wide variety of exercises and workouts that people can do regardless of their situation, health limitations or mood. So my clients ask me this question all the time: If I feel sick, should I exercise or rest? The immediate answer is
Continue Reading The holidays may look a little different this year due to the pandemic, but they will still happen — even in space. The International Space Station will host seven crew members throughout the holiday season, the most ever for the orbiting laboratory in its 20 years of having humans living aboard. The international crew includes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fenton, MI (WNEM) — It’s Christmas Eve, a night when people of faith flock to church. But this year Wes Morris, a pastor at The Rock Church of Fenton, says, “it’s going to look different, it’s going to feel different than it has, but that’s because we’re all
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A Black physician died of Covid-19 weeks after she described a White doctor dismissing her pain and concerns about her treatment as she lay in an Indiana hospital. Dr. Susan Moore passed away on Sunday due to complications from Covid-19, her son told the New York Times. The internist died about two weeks after she
Continue Reading Adam Finley loves his job as a mail carrier for USPS. He loves visiting with the people on his route and is always looking for ways to help the neighborhood during his more than 12-hour long shifts. So, when the schools in his Georgia community moved entirely online in the spring, Finley, or “Mr. Adam”
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