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By Joey Chini, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning the public about a rising number of “extensively drug-resistant” (XDR) shigella bacteria infections, also known as shigellosis. According to a presentation from the agency earlier this week, about

By KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Missouri Highway Patrol says a man was found dead and a woman is in police custody after a standoff wrapped up at a house where three Kansas City police officers were shot. The standoff was launched around 10 p.m.

By Carolyn Sistrand Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Vermont (WPTZ) — A Vermont high school girls basketball team forfeited a state tournament game last week because they did not want to play against a transgender athlete. Mid Vermont Christian School was set to take on Long Trail School on Feb. 21 until

By Randi Rousseau Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — A Brother of the Sacred Heart and missionary is embarking on a 6,000-mile bike ride in honor of his nephew to raise money for those with special needs. Chris Sweeney begins his Ride for Reid this morning. “Reid, my youngest nephew,

By Nick Bohr Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A Milwaukee family considers themselves lucky to be alive after someone fired nearly a dozen shots into their house Monday night near 93rd Street and Carmen Avenue. “I don’t know who would do something like this,” said the resident Bryant Thornton, who

By Dave McDaniel Click here for updates on this story     ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — An 89-year-old woman’s life was ruined after a burglary in her home in southeast Orlando, according to her family. The victim’s son, Antonio Rey, said that a woman who referred to herself as both Jessica and Naomi was captured on security

By WMUR Staff Click here for updates on this story     ARLINGTON, Massachusetts (WMUR) — A bald eagle has died at the Cape Wildlife Center after officials said they believe the bird ingested a rat that ate poison. The eagle, named MK, was rescued Monday after locals saw it nesting in a cemetery in Arlington, Massachusetts,

By Christopher Wiggins Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON, DC (Advocate Channel) — In honor of the end of Black History Month and the start of Women’s History Month, gay Democratic lawmaker Rep. Robert Garcia paid tribute to none other than Beyoncé on the House floor Wednesday morning. “I rise today to commemorate

By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story     NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The tornado in Norman on Sunday night caused serious damage to buildings. First responders had to get creative when they saved several people at a postal service training center. Power lines had people trapped inside the building so a deputy had

By KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — At Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, a cheetah escaped from its enclosure Tuesday afternoon. Around 3:40 p.m., zoo officials said they were alerted to the animal’s presence outside its primary enclosure, but still behind the public barrier in the Scott African Grasslands.

By Erika Tarantal Click here for updates on this story     HOPKINTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Beth Lennox and her father Scott are coaching charity runners who are training to run to Boston Marathon. The duo knows plenty about going the distance. This January, they achieved their goal of completing a marathon in each of our nation’s

By ANNIE GIMBEL Click here for updates on this story     ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — A 75-year-old woman died when her SUV flipped over, ending up in a grassy area by the eastbound Interstate 20/Highway northbound 360 interchange in Arlington. The crash happened on Feb. 28 shortly after 9 p.m. on the bridge connecting both roads.

By STEPHEN STOCK, APARNA ZALANI Click here for updates on this story     COLORADO (KTVT) — Amid the growing crisis in youth mental health services, Cherry Creek School District in Greenwood Village, Colorado, is trying something new: constructing a new building that will be part mental health medical facility, part school. The district teamed up with

By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story     APPLEGATE, California (KCRA) — A wildlife handler with the Wild Things outreach center of Weimar didn’t let a snowstorm stop him from educating some Manteca school children on wildlife. “Got in the old four-wheel drive and took the animals down to visit the kids,” director