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Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — On what should have been the opening night for the big Boom Boom, COVID-19 knocking Mobile’s finest, the Conde Cavaliers, out of their headlining spot for the first time since 1977. The last time the entire Mardi Gras parade season was shelved was in

Click here for updates on this story     SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Edgar Gearhart was 19 years old when he stabbed his mother and killed her boyfriend in a brutal stabbing in Sunbury in 2015. Police say the violence erupted after a night of drinking and an argument over who was getting a ride home. Neighbors

Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Former Lancaster music teacher, Timothy M. Sterner, 54, has been sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student over a four-period. Sterner recently admitted to the criminal conduct in Lancaster County Court. He confessed to requesting sexual

An Austrian man who died in December has left an undisclosed fortune to the French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to thank residents for hiding his family from Nazis during World War II. Erich Schwam, a Jewish refugee who arrived in the village with his mother and father in 1943, bequeathed a sum thought to be

The foundation set up by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has called on US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on at least eight high profile Russian figures it says are close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) said it had submitted a broader list of 35 people in total in a

One of the greatest duos of all time — macaroni and cheese — is getting a Valentine’s Day makeover. The Kraft Heinz Company is giving away 1,000 boxes of pink Candy Kraft Mac & Cheese to celebrate Cupid’s big day. Giveaway winners will receive a box of the classic macaroni and cheese along with a

A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from outside the community show up to get the shot this month, city leaders say, laying bare a national disparity that shows people of color are being vaccinated at dramatically lower

For more than four years, countries that rely on American foreign aid have been reeling from the profound impact that Donald Trump’s reinstatement of the Mexico City policy has had on women. The policy, known as the “global gag rule” among opponents, prevents non-government organizations that provide abortions, give counseling about abortions, or advocate for

JoJo Siwa’s coming out kicked off in a very 2021 way — on TikTok. In a rainbow-bedazzled hoodie and matching hair bow, she lip synced to Lady Gaga’s inclusive anthem, “Born This Way.” She didn’t have to say she was out. Her fans — all 54 million of them across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram —

Mechanical breakdowns. Bad weather. Expiration deadlines. The earliest phases of Covid-19 vaccine distribution in some instances have left doctors, nurses, and health officials scrambling to inoculate Americans. In the worst cases, valuable doses have been wasted or thrown out. However, quick thinking by practitioners mixed with a bit of luck have found them administering vaccines

After nearly a year in the Covid-19 pandemic, some officials are pushing for a return to in-person instruction for K-12 students. In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said late Friday night that Chicago Public Schools are reopening for in-person learning, even though an agreement has not been reached with the Chicago Teachers Union. “We still plan

For many, being considered a patriot is as American as it gets. Of the millions of words in the English language, the word “patriot” has long instilled a sense of pride in Americans. By definition, it means “one who loves and supports his or her country,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. One expert told CNN

“How many people would fit in the state of Montana if you spaced them 6 feet apart?” “How do you make the perfect scrambled egg?” “Why is it important to mispronounce unfamiliar words as loudly as possible?” These are just some of the many questions that Montana-based journalist Jeremy Smith and his 10-year-old daughter Rasa

What if you could get paid for sleeping? Well, guess what — you can: $3,000 to be exact. Sleep Junkie, a mattress reviewing platform, is looking for a “Sleeping Beauty” who will get paid for snoozing. “Our Sleeping Beauty will become our official mattress tester, providing honest advice on some of the US’s top rated

The UN General Assembly in September last year was a pivotal moment in the pandemic, when leaders began to show some unity as global deaths approached a million. They had learned hard lessons from the damage that hoarding protective equipment had done, they said. When a vaccine was developed, the world’s most vulnerable would be

Click here for updates on this story     ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of moms is leading the charge for getting untraceable guns off the streets, reforming police departments and making communities safer. Thursday was Virtual Advocacy Day for “Moms Demand Action on Gun Sense in America.” The group is six million strong and represented

Click here for updates on this story     JAMISON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — High school students at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in Jamison are putting the finishing touches on a home that took three years to build from the ground up. The two-story, four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath colonial is the school’s 37th student-built house and at nearly 2,700