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Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Medical experts say health care workers are experiencing higher rates of burnout, exhaustion and even PTSD as they continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. One group is trying to change that. Tom and Jeanne Ball, directors at the Asheville TM Center, have joined

Click here for updates on this story     Genesee County, MI (WNEM) — As the pandemic lingers the uncertainty surrounding childcare and in-person learning for school-aged children is unprecedented for parents. One local father is resorting to desperate measures after his unemployment benefits were cut off. Finding a source of income has been tough for Michael

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — It’s been a month since children whose families chose the in-person option were back in the classroom at Heards Ferry Elementary School in Sandy Springs. Fifth-grade student Mamie Bowen said she’s happy she gets to see her friends again. Her little brother Jack was

Here’s a look at the life of Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: February 6, 1911 Death date: June 5, 2004 Birth place: Tampico, Illinois Birth name: Ronald Wilson Reagan Father: John Edward Reagan, shoe salesman Mother: Nelle (Wilson) Reagan Marriages: Nancy (Davis) Reagan (March 4, 1952-June 5, 2004, his

Click here for updates on this story     CORNELIUS, OR (KPTV) — An Oregon woman is on a mission to give families a way to communicate with loved ones who are in the hospital during the pandemic. Shannon Zimmerman of Cornelius lost her mother last month. During the weeks she was in the hospital, Zimmerman said

Click here for updates on this story     STORRS, CT (WFSB) — Dozens of COVID-19 cases were detected during the University of Connecticut’s spring semester re-entry testing. The university reported that its dual testing measures prevented 76 active coronavirus cases, the majority of which were asymptomatic, from entering into the residential student body. The spring semester

Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. This lead to African-Americans boycotting public transportation to protest Parks’ arrest and, in turn, segregation laws. Here’s a look at her life. Personal Birth date: February 4, 1913 Death date: October

The SAT’s optional essay and subject tests have been nixed by the College Board, the latest step away from standardized testing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. “As students and colleges adapt to new realities and changes to the college admissions process, College Board is making sure our programs adapt with them. We’re making

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for food banks, a Davenport woman is leading the charge on a new community-based food pantry. Just behind the Roosevelt Community Center on the west end of Davenport is something ‘cool.’ “It’s really been a community and

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — As parts of rural Nebraska start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to more and more people, new research shows people living in these areas are still less likely to get the shot than those in metropolitan areas. 6 News was in Fort Calhoun Monday

Click here for updates on this story     BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — Brevard Middle School student Madeline Adrignola surprised her classmates and teachers with handmade Christmas gifts she leaned to make while schools were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning to crochet has been a family tradition, according to Adrignola, but it took spending

Egyptian authorities have arrested a pastry chef for baking cakes with genital-shaped toppings after images of them went viral on social media. The cakes drew the attention of authorities after a Facebook post showing a group of women eating them at a birthday party in an exclusive Cairo community club went viral, state newspaper Al-Ahram

Click here for updates on this story     GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Once a week, 4-year-old Salaaya Miller-White and her mother, Sanique, turn on a computer and go to school. The youngster is part of the Play 2 Learn program offered at Cedar Hill Elementary School. During the weekly classes, she and her

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A team of more than 16 clinicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis are reflecting on one of the most miraculous recoveries from COVID-19 they’ve seen during the pandemic. Their patient, 28-year-old Monique Jones, was 26-weeks pregnant when she was admitted to the hospital

Click here for updates on this story     SALISBURY, Maryland (WBAL) — The Maryland horseshoe crab is playing a vital role in ensuring the coronavirus vaccine is clean and safe to use. The ancient sea creatures are serving as medicine’s warning bell. The alarm isn’t in their nine eyes, nor their inky, wiggly 12 legs or

Ahead of Wednesday’s transition of power, Black voters in Atlanta say they are feeling more represented and are hopeful for the future despite the divisiveness the country has experienced over the last four years. They have been bolstered by their success in helping President-elect Joe Biden win in Georgia on Election Day and by changing

Click here for updates on this story     FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) — A coach at a Franklin gym has been fired after a camera was found in the women’s restroom, the gym said in an email to clients. Premier Athletics said the unidentified coach is no longer working at the gym. “Premier Athletics takes the safety