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Birmingham jailhouse logbook pages, signed multiple times by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., are up for auction for the first time. The logbook shows the entries dated between March 4, 1963, and November 27, 1963, which corresponds to the time when King wrote his famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” The logbook is said to

Click here for updates on this story     ASHFORD, CT (WFSB) — Travelers and the Travelers Championship announced on Monday a joint commitment to match up to $1 million in donations to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. This comes after a significant fire destroyed a number of buildings on the camp grounds on Friday

Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — For over six hours, a long line of people in search of shelter stood huddled together waiting for the doors of the George R. Brown convention center to open. Many said because of COVID-19 there was no room in other shelters and that this

Click here for updates on this story     CYPRESS, TX (KTRK) — On this icy Valentine’s Day, Zoe Schmidt has a lot of love to spread. The Cypress nurse and young mother survived a dangerous crash on icy roads, thanks to three other drivers who stopped to help her. “I try not to play the ‘what

Click here for updates on this story     SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV News) — A family cat in Australia is being heralded as a “four-legged hero” after he died fighting off a venomous snake that slithered close to two young children. The harrowing tale of the shorthair cat named Arthur was recounted in a Facebook post by

Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) — The Liberal government is expected to announce this week an ambitious program to buy back legally owned firearms that it last year deemed to be assault rifles. Legislation implementing the buy-back program would make good on a commitment the government made in May

The accidental discovery of strange life forms on a boulder beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic has confounded scientists. Researchers were drilling through 900 meters of ice in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, situated on the southeastern Weddell Sea, when they stumbled upon unexpected creatures “firmly attached to a rock,” living in the darkness and

Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. February 16, 2021 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing through midnight on Fat Tuesday. Facts Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is

Here’s some background information about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also called North Korea. It borders China, Russia and South Korea. About North Korea (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 120,538 sq km, slightly smaller than Mississippi Population: 25,831,360 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 34.6 years Capital: Pyongyang Ethnic Groups: Racially homogenous, with a

Click here for updates on this story     PEORIA, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — As friends and family gathered for a Wednesday afternoon vigil to remember Brittany Walker, the mother who was killed while trying to protect her baby from being kidnapped by his father, her 11-year-old daughter, Prudence, sobbed into a new teddy bear. “I love her

Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — Some kids and parents in a north Phoenix neighborhood say they are heartbroken after a playground was torn down this week. It was located at a park near Tatum Boulevard and Union Hills Drive for more than a decade. Neighbors say they are frustrated

Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — The wife of ‘Lemonade Guy’ Derrick Moore, known for his shouts of “Lemonade, lemonade, like grandma made,” at Valley sporting events, says the beloved vendor is suffering from an unknown medical condition. “It’s really hard,” said Renita Sanders-Moore. “You know he was paying for

Click here for updates on this story     LAVEEN, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — Who knew that dipping broccoli into a packet of ranch dressing that fits in your pocket would be so popular? A Laveen farmer is garnering millions of views on TikTok. Eric Amadio, the owner of Amadio Ranch, is using his newfound fame to show

Click here for updates on this story     NORTH STONINGTON, CT (WTIC ) — A father and singing and piano teacher from North Stonington recorded a special Valentine’s Day message for a four-year-old in South Carolina who is battling stage 4 cancer. Justin Gigliello read about Riley Faith Steep’s story on a Disney site and reached

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, CT (WTIC ) — On Valentine’s Day we find couples spending time together doing the things that they love. In New Haven at the Floyd Little Athletic Center vaccination clinic two doctors married for 29 years decided to spend their Valentine’s Day making a difference. “She

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND. Oregon (KPTV) — Portland Fire and Rescue reported a car somehow traveled off the side the Glenn Jackson Bridge on Sunday night and went into the the Columbia River. Crews said they found the vehicle around 8:30 p.m., but no one has been found. As of Sunday,

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV KSMO) — A one of a kind of classic car that couples all over the metro have memories in is now missing. The 1954 Bentley was stolen from Pech Limousine Service in Kansas City, right after giving one couple some magical Valentine’s memories. The