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Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — It isn’t unusual for staffers with the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority to put in late nights during the College World Series. But this year, the crew has been up late on cleanup duty because of problems with tracking down workers for the

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — On this Father’s Day, I couldn’t help but shine a light on a moment my college roommate at Morgan State University, Michael Baker, will never forget. A moment any parent would cherish — seeing their child win a silver medal in their Special Olympics debut.

Click here for updates on this story     BOCA RATON, Florida (WPBF) — Hundreds of dead fish are floating in or washed ashore at a Boca Raton lake, and people in that neighborhood said the smell has been unbearable at times over the last few days. While the city of Boca Raton and Lake Worth Drainage

As Americans continue to come out of coronavirus isolation and states lift restrictions on gatherings, shootings continue to plague the nation, with 10 mass shootings occurring in the US since Friday night. Seven people were killed and at least 45 were injured in the shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). Among the victims

With its thick, toxic atmosphere and temperatures hot enough to melt lead, Venus seems like a dead planet. New research, however, suggests the planet could still be geologically active. And the kind of activity taking place on Venus could provide scientists with a better idea of what’s happening on planets outside of our solar system

Click here for updates on this story     BATH, Maine (WMTW) — A Bath woman and her 400,000-plus followers on TikTok gave a ‘life-changing’ gift to a local waiter and dozens of Maine kids. Meredith Steele, known on TikTok as @babiesofsteele, has done a number of Venmo challenges with her followers over the past several months,

Click here for updates on this story     MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Imagine walking more than 17 miles to get to work in the scorching heat – KOCO 5 introduced you to Donte Franklin, who makes that journey every day to get to his job at Buffalo Wild Wings. Now, some good Samaritans are stepping up

Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Fire crews and good Samaritans battled a blaze Sunday that sparked at a tire shop in north Sacramento and spread to a nearby church. The tire shop, called Unique Tires & Wheels, is on Del Paso Boulevard near Evergreen Street, according to the Sacramento

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Sam Boje knows a thing or two about flags. He noticed that the flag pole in his neighbor, Barbara Miller’s yard hadn’t flown a flag in a few years. “The flag pole has really, basically for the last three years or so just been

Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Technology is bringing Des Moines history alive. Each headstone in a cemetery represents a life and a story. Sadly, many of those stories are being lost in time. But there’s something new popping up in Des Moines’ Woodland Cemetery that’s bringing those stories

Ethiopians headed to the polls Monday for a controversial election being carried out amid an ongoing conflict and a raging humanitarian crisis in the country’s northern Tigray region. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is facing his first real test at the ballot in what is Ethiopia’s first multi-party election in 16 years, albeit one riven with

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A food festival in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood was canceled Sunday after controversy erupted over the inclusion of an Israeli-owned food service. The “Taste of Home” festival was supposed to be hosted by event partner Eat Up the Borders and nonprofit Sunflower Philly at North 5th