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Click here for updates on this story     SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — He is one of the last surviving combat veterans of World War II. This weekend, Bernie Hoffman turned 95 years old. He was given a COVID celebration — military style. Hoffman is a member of the greatest generation and a decorated World War

Moon craters formed when meteorites and asteroids slammed into the lunar surface. Like fossils on Earth, they reveal something about the history of the solar system and how planets were formed. Using artificial intelligence, Chinese scientists have estimated that there are more than 100,000 craters on the moon, according to a study published Tuesday in

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Usually days before Christmas, holiday concerts are taking place in school auditoriums and cafeterias across the region but that too is going virtual in 2020. And students at a school in Overbrook Park still found a way to make family members proud. The show must

For 843 days, Oneita and Clive Thompson took sanctuary in two Philadelphia churches to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Daily life was constrained within the humble walls of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, and later the Tabernacle United Church downtown. They ate, bathed, and slept cloistered inside the churches, bereft of the ability

The Israeli government collapsed on Tuesday at midnight (17.00 EST) local time after the country’s parliament failed to meet a deadline for passage of the 2020 and 2021 budgets. Israel will now head to its fourth elections in two years, probably on March 23 next year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his erstwhile coalition partner,

Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — There was an emotional reaction from a Bronx woman who was walking with her grandson on Monday when an SUV came plowing into his stroller. Police are now looking for the driver, who left the scene. As CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported Tuesday, the woman

Here’s a look at the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after takeoff from London. Two hundred fifty-nine people on board the New York-bound Boeing 747 were killed, along with 11 people on the ground. Afterward, United States and

Here’s a look at the life of Junichiro Koizumi, former Japanese prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Personal Birth date: January 8, 1942 Birth place: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Birth name: Junichiro Koizumi Father: Junya Samejima, member of the House of Representatives and director general of the Japan Defense Agency. (He

Here’s a look at the life of Ayad Allawi, the former interim Prime Minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1945 Birth place: Iraq Marriage: Thana Allawi (1987-present) Children: Three Education: Studied medicine/neurology in Baghdad and London. Religion: Shia Muslim Timeline 1960s – Joins the Baath Party while in medical school in Baghdad. 1970s – In

Here is some background information about the Secret Service, a federal agency tasked with protecting the president of the United States, among many other responsibilities. Facts The Secret Service is one of the country’s oldest federal investigative agencies, founded in 1865 to stop counterfeiters. There are approximately 3,200 special agents and an additional 1,300 uniformed

The Miami Zoo has a new resident. A male giant anteater was born December 8, its mother’s birthday, the zoo said in a news release. The arrival of Ziggy Ebenezer wasn’t all smooth sailing. On one of the coldest nights of the year in Florida, the adult female abandoned the baby in the corner of

Black service members in the US Air Force face disparities in disciplinary action and career opportunities compared to their White peers, according to a recent report. The findings, released Monday, come from an independent review conducted by the Air Force Inspector General. Investigators examined whether Black members of the Air Force and Space Force experienced

Here’s a look at visas, travel documents for individuals who are visiting or moving to the United States. Facts A visa is a travel document, affixed to a passport, granting citizens from foreign countries permission to enter the United States for a certain purpose, whether it’s a business trip, a family vacation or a student

Three skiers lost their lives to avalanches over the weekend during an “especially dangerous” period in Colorado’s popular backcountry, officials said. On Sunday, the bodies of two backcountry skiers were recovered from an avalanche in the North San Juan zone after they were found buried by the snow, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Click here for updates on this story     WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A mystery man left a very generous holiday tip for the staff of the “In A Pickle” restaurant in Waltham over the weekend. The Moody Street eatery posted a photo of the Christmas card with $500 in cash. “Merry Christmas,” the card reads. “Please

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — A 22-year-old artist from Boston has an unbelievable skill with dominos and she’s using It to topple the competition.. Lily Hevesh has turned her passion into a huge following on YouTube and even her own toy line. Hevesh has built her young career one domino

Click here for updates on this story     YUBA COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A beloved corn vendor in Linda was the victim of a violent attack Saturday afternoon. Alberto Gonzales, 23, is now fighting for his life after the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office says two teens shot him during an attempted robbery. The Yuba County Sheriff’s

Click here for updates on this story     ROSEVILLE, California (KOVR) — If you look closely at Cedar Street in Roseville, you’ll see people aren’t the only neighbors. Birds of prey are claiming prime real estate: the tree in Martha Lopez’s front yard. When CBS13 talked to Martha last winter, she said she was shocked. That

Click here for updates on this story     IRVINE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The FBI has gotten involved with the search for a missing Irvine mother and daughter who are now believed to have been kidnapped. Irvine police have been searching for 35-year-old Amber Aiaz, also known as Mei Yi Wu, and her 13-year-old daughter Melissa Fu

Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Deputies in Orange County are going beyond the call of duty to give back to the community just in time for the holidays. There’s a room filled with Christmas presents on the second floor at the Orange County sheriff’s headquarters. Every single one