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Click here for updates on this story     SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Santa Clara County’s Human Rights Commission is tackling the thorny issue of caste discrimination in education and on the job in Silicon Valley. “This is one of the oldest systems of oppression in the world,” said Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the Executive Director of Equality

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — At first, they didn’t know what she was. A tiny ball of white-grey feathers making a noise somewhere between a chirp and a squawk. Dale Casto could see that the owlet had fallen about 70 feet from a nest on his Sudbury property. She was

Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — If all good dogs go to heaven, one San Francisco pooch tried to get there multiple times, only to be rescued in spectacular fashion. It was an adventure that began on southbound Highway 101 at the Cesar Chavez exit in San Francisco. That’s where

Click here for updates on this story     ALBANY, California (KGO) — During the COVID-19 pandemic, all non-essential businesses were forced to shut their doors indefinitely. Blue Bear School of Music closed their doors mid-March of 2020 and had to cancel all future in-person music lessons and programs to students. Within a week, Blue Bear School

Click here for updates on this story     THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — Vic Cherubini has been in business at his Woodlands Photo Studios for more than 30 years. He got quite the shock when his latest electric bill from Entrust Energy was $17,903. “It’s frustrating and something to lose sleep about as well,” Cherubini said.

Click here for updates on this story     ALTON, Illinois (KMOV) — Officers with the Alton Police Department pitched in to buy a new bicycle for a boy who had his stolen while running an errand for his mom. Keyondre Latham’s bicycle was stolen while he was in Dollar General running the errand. The boy frequently

Click here for updates on this story     CANNON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — It’s the sign of an emergency: Loud sirens and flashing lights — but these scenes can be overwhelming for a child with autism. “Sometimes you don’t even know until the responders arrives on scene, but sometimes we will be told by the caller

Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WDJT) — A huge sturgeon caught in the Detroit River is one for the record books. The Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office reported Friday, April 30, a native species crew caught a giant sturgeon weighing in at 240 pounds, measuring 6’10’ long, and a girth

Here’s some background information about the NBA Finals (men’s) and the WNBA Finals (women’s). The finals follow the professional basketball leagues’ regular seasons. 2021 NBA and WNBA Finals May 22, 2021-July 22, 2021 – The NBA Playoffs and Finals are scheduled to take place.September 23, 2021 – The WNBA Playoffs begin. 2020 NBA and WNBA

A new species of tiny, neon orange toadlets was discovered in the mountains of Brazil. This amphibian measures in at just under an inch and is a part of the pumpkin toadlet genus, a collection of tiny, bright-colored toads, according to a study published Wednesday in PLOS One. First believed to belong to an existing

Click here for updates on this story     Raleigh, North Carolina (WRAL) — A pair of 17-year-old twins from Enloe Magnet High School are making quite a name for themselves. Not only did the siblings earn more than one million dollars in scholarships, they were accepted into 15 college institutions. Despite the challenges of an unprecedented

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — An urgent manhunt for a guy Mobile County Sheriff’s deputies said could be armed and dangerous. James Caballero is wanted for violating his bond just weeks after deputies said he beat his wife then kidnapped their kids. He was out on a more

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools will not mandate the COVID-19 vaccines for students. School Health Program Manager April Baur helps to coordinate the health response for both Asheville City and Buncombe County schools, and she said both districts are leaning on

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, outdoor student athletes and officials won’t have to wear masks during their games. They can go without masks as long as they’re actively participating. “I think it’s amazing,” said Ricardo Nunez, a varsity baseball player at Erwin High

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Two Men and a Truck Milwaukee owner Tim Lightner and Milwaukee Women’s Center manager Shamika May joined CBS 58 to talk about a new initiative. The initiative is called Movers for Moms and this year is aiming to collect essential care and comfort items for

A relative of Andrew Brown Jr., who was fatally shot by deputy sheriffs last week, has offered a different account of what happened in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, when police fired on the 42-year-old Black man. The new account underscores the differences that have already emerged between Brown’s family and the Pasquotank District Attorney. Brown

Click here for updates on this story     OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Oklahoma City’s mask mandate is no longer in effect. It expired at midnight; however, businesses can still require use of masks on their own property, so don’t ditch your mask just yet. City officials said businesses can still legally require masks on their property

Click here for updates on this story     LIGONIER, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A driver led police on a chase in a vehicle that was later determined to have had heroin inside. Ligonier Valley police said the incident happened Thursday. Police got a tip from another law enforcement agency that a large amount of heroin was going

Click here for updates on this story     FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (WLS) — A single father from Chicago is being mourned after he was killed in a crash early Sunday near O’Hare Airport. Dan Keene was on his way to work Sunday when he was struck and killed in a crash near Mannheim and Irving Park

Click here for updates on this story     ASTORIA, Queens, New York (WABC) — A deliveryman on an e-bike was killed and others were injured after a car crashed into an outdoor dining area in Queens Thursday night. It happened just before 8 p.m. in front of the Rosatoro Restaurant on 35th Street and Ditmars Boulevard.