By Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Those who have regularly fasted intermittently for decades have a lower chance of being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19 compared to people who do not practice the eating plan, according to a new American study. The small study,
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Facebook users can now use the desktop version of the social media platform in the Inuit language Inuktitut, Meta has announced. Meta launched the new official language setting, now available globally, through a partnership with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.,
Continue ReadingBy Sula Kim Click here for updates on this story SLIDELL, Louisiana (WDSU) — Slidell police say an alert Walmart employee and Slidell Police officers helped save the life of a 16-day-old infant who was left inside of a car Thursday in a Walmart parking lot. Around 10 a.m. Thursday, Slidell Police received a call
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Two Des Moines police officers have filed a civil suit against six people who were at one time associated with Des Moines Black Liberation Movement for allegedly planning to divert officers from responding to incidents of violence during protests in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police are investigating after vandals damaged two controversial, anti-abortion organizations known as crisis pregnancy centers in Worcester, Massachusetts, including one that is located across the street from a Planned Parenthood clinic. “Jane’s Revenge” was written on the sidewalk outside both Problem
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Police are searching for a group of seven teenage suspects who brutally beat a 73-year-old man with a cone and other objects in North Philadelphia last month, knocking the man to the ground and causing head injuries. Police identified the victim Friday
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Baltimore police on Friday identified the man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with a squeegee worker in the Inner Harbor as 48-year-old Timothy Reynolds. The shooting unfolded about 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Light and West
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The city of Milwaukee and several youth organizations are hoping a new initiative will help lead to a safer summer. The goal is to reward young people for good conduct and encourage them to model it for their peers. Young people
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Becker Click here for updates on this story HALES CORNERS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A new space is now open at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners. Margie’s Garden was designed with kids in mind, and it’s like stepping into a storybook. A winding path takes you through three acres of gardens. An alphabet
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Texas man who admitted to holding up a Daphne gas station and then blowing through an immigration checkpoint while on the run from that charge will go to prison for two years and three months, a federal judge decided Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) — An unusual water rescue was reported Thursday on the Dauphin Island Public Safety Facebook page. According to the report, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Dauphin Island Public Safety Officer Danny Gothard was flagged down at the West End Beach parking area.
Continue ReadingBy Kandra Kent Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — Marchel Marcos was in Washington DC the day that the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year ruling that made abortions legal in every state in the nation. “I immediately felt like I needed community,” Marcos said. “I
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — On Thursday, The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released new data showing a dramatic increase in drug overdoses, mostly due to fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate used to create fake prescription painkillers. The report from OHA found that from 2019 to
Continue ReadingBy Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — he family of a man paralyzed in New Haven police custody said it will hold a community march with the NAACP on Friday. The march will also be led by their attorney Ben Crump, who has called
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A new video was released Thursday by the Georgia Burea of Investigation related to the explosion at the Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County. The video shows someone running up to the Guidestones and then running away. The GBI says they recognize
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — The man who allegedly killed his girlfriend in East Point earlier this week has been identified as Fardereen Deonta Grier. According to East Point Police Department, Grier is a nephew of the rapper known as Young Thug, whose real name is
Continue ReadingBy Rayvin Bleu and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — As millions of travelers head out for their summer vacations, many could find their plans have come to an abrupt halt. “The airlines have cut back capacity throughout the summer,” Flint Bishop International Airport CEO Nino Sapone said.
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cardenas Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Murfreesboro woman said she was suddenly notified her lease won’t be renewed and is faced with finding a new place to live amid a rapidly rising rent market. “The letter says, ‘We have decided not to renew your lease,’” Rose
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — To combat Hawaii’s ongoing doctor shortage, Gov. David Ige signed two bills into law Thursday intended to expand medical education and training in Hawaii. “We are really looking at ways that we can attract and encourage and keep health care professionals to
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A motor vehicle accident last Sunday resulted in a 65-year-old woman aboard an Oahu Transit bus being ejected from her seat into the aisle. She was rushed to hospital in critical condition. HPD is still investigating the incident. Bus riders told KITV
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