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US Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States needed to fight back against the “extraterritorial reach” of the Chinese government to better protect Uyghurs around the world, citing a CNN investigation into the alleged deportation of Uyghurs from several major Arab countries at Beijing’s request. Members of the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee

Click here for updates on this story     BRANFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A family of cats found in a plastic container in Branford this past spring improved enough to go up for adoption. The Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter posted an update this week about the cats, which were named Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, Aerosmith and Metallica.

Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — A 100-year-old World War II veteran is back in the weight room doing what he loves as Raleigh facilities reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nat Hines has been a regular at Five Points Center for Active Adults for many years. The facility had

Click here for updates on this story     DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — New details are emerging in the controversial decision to replace the principal at a prominent Triangle high school. Tuesday night, ABC11 heard from parents at Durham School of the Arts who are angry about the school board’s decision. But since the original story

Click here for updates on this story     ELIZABETH, New Jersey (WABC) — A 3-year-old boy died after he fell out a window of his New Jersey home Wednesday and was then attacked by a pair of dogs in the backyard. The tragic and horrific incident happened on South 5th Street in Elizabeth around 5:30 p.m.

Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A nonprofit that was formed during the creation of the Black Lives Matter! mural last year in downtown Cincinnati is gathering this week to restore and rededicate the mural. The mural was painted by teams of artists and dedicated at the city’s Juneteenth celebration. The

Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — There’s a new art attraction at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. It is a 24-foot tall natural amphitheater made from sticks and tree scraps. The sound of saws and drills echo through the normally quiet Bernheim Forrest. Jayson Fann is crafting his newest creation

The Palm Beach County, Florida, sheriff’s office has identified the gunman in a fatal shooting at a Publix supermarket Thursday as 55-year-old Timothy J. Wall. According to authorities, Wall fatally shot a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside the Royal Palm Beach grocery store before killing himself. The motive in the shooting remains unknown. The

Click here for updates on this story     EL DORADO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — As deer birthing season has begun and continues through June and July, the Sierra Wildlife Rescue team in El Dorado County is taking a seasonal — and common — spike in calls, as more deer end up trapped and impaled by a

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A local church is re-opening its doors to parishioners this weekend for the first time since the pandemic. And thanks to the help of some young volunteers, it will be picture perfect. From the outside, St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church is stunning.

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — In the midst of rising anti-Semitic attacks across the country, Union Station prepares to open its latest exhibition, “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” The exhibition is on pace to be one of the venue’s highest attended, selling close to 60,000 tickets

Chicago and the rest of Illinois lifted capacity limits on businesses on Friday, declaring their economies fully reopen for the first time since Covid-19 restrictions were enacted last year. Illinois joins a growing number of states that have largely ditched capacity restrictions on businesses. Many of those moves came as vaccinations rose and the US

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) — Documents outlining the arrest of a man accused of murdering a Yale graduate student are expected to be unsealed Friday. After a months-long manhunt, 29-year-old Qinxuan Pan was captured in Alabama and extradited back to New Haven last month. He’s accused of killing

Click here for updates on this story     BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Baldwin County Sheriff “Hoss” Mack confirmed on Thursday Deputy Bill Smith’s cause of death was drowning while working to save three swimmers on Sunday. It comes after an autopsy. Deputy Smith making the ultimate sacrifice. He is described as a man who loved