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The top editor of the prestigious medical journal JAMA has resigned following outcry over comments made by another editor, questioning whether systemic racism in medicine exists. The American Medical Association, which oversees the journal, announced Tuesday that Dr. Howard Bauchner will step down from his role by the end of this month. The move comes

Click here for updates on this story     ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — No sick days. No vacations, coronavirus pandemic-related absences or family emergencies. Arlington High student Ladasia Rhone has gone all the way from kindergarten to her senior year of high school without a single absence. “I personally think it’s pretty cool,” Rhone said. “It’s an

Click here for updates on this story     MYAKKA RIVER, Florida (WBBH) — A man had only been in the Myakka River for one minute before a gator snapped its jaws around his skull. 25-year-old Jeffrey Heim said frequently dives in Florida waters, looking for fossilized Megalodon shark teeth. A commercial spearfisherman, ethically sourcing shark teeth

Click here for updates on this story     TOWSON, Maryland (WJZ) — Scott Pawley looks like any other freshman walking through Calvert Hall College High School in Towson. But the path he’s leading is different from the rest. Last year, Pawley helped create a scholarship to support students with learning differences who have financial need enrolled

Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — The alleged kingpin and six of his associates have been charged with drug trafficking after federal agents shutdown a criminal organization responsible for a pipeline funneling illegal fentanyl to San Francisco Bay Area streets, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Acting United States

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Last month, CBS 2 helped a couple get their money back from a wedding that never happened because the venue suddenly closed. And now more people are coming forward who are fighting to get a refund. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reported Tuesday, one viewer

Click here for updates on this story     STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — It’s a case of extreme road rage…and a machete. A suspect rammed his vehicle into a teen driver, then took out a machete and threatened to attack him. The attack happened on Hammer Lane in Stockton at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The street turned into

Click here for updates on this story     HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz resigned from his position on the city council Tuesday, effective immediately. “I ran for this position with hopes to better my community, work on my constituents and give them a voice, making our beautiful city

Click here for updates on this story     POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A Pocatello woman charged with felony stalking has reached a plea agreement. In exchange for pleading guilty to misdemeanors for violating a no-contact order and malicious injury to property, the stalking charge against Mari Coleen Anthony has been dismissed. Anthony, 49, was arrested on

Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning domestic (intimate partner) violence. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, intimate partner violence includes victimization by current and former spouses or current and former dating partners. Violence can include physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse, according to the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City mother is recovering after investigators say a woman intentionally drove an SUV to hit her and her baby as they walked in their neighborhood. Several home surveillance cameras captured video near 101st Place and N. Oak Trafficway. Investigators obtained the

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A former Northland high school coach has pleaded guilty to eight felony counts for sex with a former high school student in Holden, Missouri. Joshua D. Hood, 44, pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, two counts of second-degree statutory rape

Click here for updates on this story     FRANKLIN COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man was arrested after he allegedly showed up to a Missouri courthouse in stolen car. On May 26 a white Pontiac car believed to be stolen was spotted outside of the Franklin County Courthouse. While the driver of the car was inside

Click here for updates on this story     CEDAR HILL, Missouri (KMOV) — A man was killed and a deputy was wounded during a shootout with police who were executing a search warrant in Jefferson County late Friday night. Deputies with the Jefferson County SWAT team arrived to the 8000 block of Lake Drive near Cedar

Click here for updates on this story     WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KSL) — Two young sisters who apparently wanted to go to California to swim in the ocean took their parents’ car on a freeway joyride Wednesday, crossed into oncoming traffic and then crashed head-on into a semitruck in West Valley City. But the 9-year-old