Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed “Men Working” signs at construction sites around Carmel, Indiana, they were concerned about the language. “They would ask me well, ‘Why do the signs say men?’” their mother Leslie Babione
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The wind took down a tree in the Moosic Heights neighborhood of Moosic early Tuesday morning. It totaled a truck underneath it and damaged two other vehicles and a home in its path. In Waverly Township, a tree as old as many of
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The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the first to receive the vaccine at the Schottenstein Center, in Columbus, Ohio, an arena where mass vaccines are taking place, just days after it was authorized. “It was really exciting,” Schmalenberger told CNN after
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In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a Smith College residence hall that required keycard access. Since she was in a program teaching high school students over the summer, she was able to access it. That simple moment became a national story
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DEPUE, Illinois (WQAD) — A Bureau County man is fighting for his life after COVID-19 badly damaged his lungs. After weeks on a ventilator and under sedation, he is awake, and hopeful for a life-saving lung transplant. Late last year, 57-year-old Jaime Serrano was in good health and
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Virginia Commonwealth University has suspended a fraternity and announced a review of all Greek life after a student was found dead at an off-campus house on Saturday. The VCU chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity was also suspended by the national Delta Chi organization. The suspensions follow the death of VCU student Adam Oakes. Statements
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions. Abbott made the announcement during a Lubbock Chamber of Commerce event where he issued an executive order rescinding most of his earlier executive orders like the mask mandate. Abbott said businesses of any
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Dolly Parton is showing everyone how it’s done by receiving her first Covid-19 vaccination shot. The country music star got the shot at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and recorded the whole thing in a video posted to her Twitter account on Tuesday. The four-minute clip shows Parton sitting in a chair at the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Hendersonville woman was arrested on Monday after police said she “intentionally drove” her vehicle into a birthing center. Hendersonville Police charged 42-year-old Selena Locke with reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, vandalism of more than $1,000, and driving without a license. Locke’s arrest
Continue Reading The Boy Scouts of America, amid bankruptcy and allegations of widespread sexual abuse within the organization, is proposing a trust fund of at least $300 million to compensate victims, court records show. The money would come from the organization’s roughly 250 local councils, in addition to funds from insurance policies and sales of artwork, including
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Leigh Oquendo welcomed her kindergarteners on Monday as they filed into her Hawthorne Scholastic Academy classroom in Chicago, as any teacher would. What made this day special was that, for many of the children, it was the first time they had seen a teacher or fellow students in-person since the pandemic closed schools last March
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s unit that serves warrants delivered a different kind of paper on Monday. 2,500 diapers were donated to the Bethlehem House for low income single mothers and their children. Deputies and staff with the Support Services Division also dropped off 3,000
Continue Reading A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would officially make Dolly Parton’s version of “Amazing Grace” the state hymn, adding to its 10 state songs. The bill was introduced earlier this month. State Rep. Mike Sparks and Sen. Raumesh Akbari proposed the bill because they believe that the song has historical significance for their state. Argument
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Duluth, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A new luxury apartment community is being planned for downtown Duluth, developers of the project announced Tuesday. PointOne Holdings and The Residential Group are working together to develop the 256-unit, garden-style luxury residential community called SODO. It is also described on PointOne
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Click here for updates on this story NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Norristown Police want you to share these photos of three older teenagers who they say brutally beat the 56-year-old owner of a local pizzeria after she confronted them about stealing from her restaurant. The victim’s family spoke about how she’s doing and their message
Continue Reading Actor Will Smith teased the idea of running for political office one day during an interview on “Pod Save America.” On the episode released Monday, Smith joined hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor to promote his new Netflix docuseries “Amend: The Fight for America,” but he also discussed his personal interest
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANHASSET, New York (WCBS) — Healers and health care heroes never stopped fighting during the pandemic. Including one nurse on Long Island who kept a record of her experiences. “It’s a war we’re fighting, but I wouldn’t want to be any other place but here fighting it,” said
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A 14-year-old male and 18-year-old Neshan Johnson are both being charged with the murder of 32-year-old Pamela Cabriales, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Cabriales was shot on Feb. 20 while she was in her car on Colfax Avenue near Interstate 25. According to
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Click here for updates on this story NEW HOPE, Minnesota (WCCO) — If you’re looking for a way to find a little extra cash these days, look no farther than your local thrift store. Some Minnesotans rake in major cash by finding hidden treasures and turning them for a profit. We went to Unique, a
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Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — A 28-year-old Colorado Springs man who had already pleaded guilty to illegally killing wildlife in three Colorado counties has been banned indefinitely from hunting in Colorado and 47 other states. A permanent suspension of Iniki Vike Kapu’s hunting privileges was issued last week,
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