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Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his own mother faces further sentencing Tuesday for animal cruelty charges. Christopher Thompson, 33, is accused of killing his mother, Paula Thompson, and her cat with a crowbar in March. According to

Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An Orange County deputy shot a man in the leg during a traffic stop Sunday night after officials said that man ran away from them. The sheriff said a man who fled from an attempted traffic stop Sunday night was shot in the

Click here for updates on this story     MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — A Maui woman’s wallet led to a lot of Aloha for a Good Samaritan this holiday season. Chloe Marino and her son Cooper went shopping at Foodland at Queen Kaahumanu Center in Kahului last week when she unknowingly dropped her wallet. Hours later, a

Being vaccinated against Covid-19 is morally acceptable, the Vatican deemed, after some anti-abortion groups raised concerns about how the vaccines were manufactured. Some groups had suggested the coronavirus vaccines were made using cells from aborted fetuses. The cells are actually engineered and grown in labs from tissue acquired many decades ago, and are not made

Click here for updates on this story     DEKALB, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb police are trying to find the person who shot an 8-year-old girl while she was lying in her bed. According to DeKalb police, officers responded to a person shot call at a home at the 3000 block of Orbit Circle in Ellenwood. The

Five New Jersey teens are being hailed as heroes after they saved two children from falling into an icy pond while they were sledding. They group of high school freshmen, Tyler Armagan, Ryan Day, Joseph Dietrich, Kieran Foley and Drew Scalice, were getting ready to head home Thursday from sledding at the Beacon Hill Country

Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A man charged with kidnapping an Amish teenager six months ago in Lancaster County is now charged with killing her. The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that Justo Smoker faces an additional charge of criminal homicide in the presumed death of

Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — According to Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer, a father and son shot and killed each other Saturday night in Wagarville. Stringer said the altercation started after the father, 60-year-old Kelvin James Coker, found his dog had been shot. He then drove to his

A soldier missing from Fort Drum in New York has been found dead and another service member is in custody, officials said. An investigation into the death of Cpl. Hayden Allen Harris is ongoing, the US Army’s Criminal Investigation Command said in a news release Sunday. Harris, 20, was last heard from between Thursday evening

Click here for updates on this story     FORT LEE, New Jersey (WCBS) — Two teens used their downtime during the pandemic to bring more light into their neighborhoods. Their holiday light displays are sparking joy and the spirit of giving back. Every night at 5:30 p.m., 418 Center Street is the center of attention in

The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it’s happening just in time for Christmas — hence the nickname of the “Christmas Star.” While it’s not an actual star, the two planets will certainly make a bright splash in the night sky.

Click here for updates on this story     MONROE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — It’s been two years since Joanna Pasquariell from Stroudsburg lost her brother Patrick to a heroin overdose in 2018. “I was attached to his hip 24/7. He was a really good big brother and a good son to my parents. He was the

Click here for updates on this story     MIDDLETON, New Jersey (WCBS) — Five teenage boys are being hailed as heroes, after a day of sledding last week nearly turned tragic in New Jersey. The teens jumped into action to save two children from an icy pond, CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reported Sunday. As snow piled up

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On an almost weekly basis, Natalie Vanburkleo-Carbonara turns parking lots into her stage. She brings her electric violin out to Village Shores in Richfield to play outside for the residents who live there. Natalie created Summit Music in 2011, as an outreach program providing in-house

Instead of helming Santa’s sleigh, a Santa Claus impersonator took to the skies in a hang glider-like aircraft to spread some early holiday cheer — and wound up tangled in power lines. The would-be Kris Kringle was safely rescued on the Sunday before Christmas after spending an hour suspended above the ground in Rio Linda,

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities family is hoping you can help, after some priceless memories vanished from their home. Mary Karlsson’s father recently passed away, so she had his T-shirts made into five quilts. A delivery company dropped the quilts off at Karlsson’s house in St. Paul,

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA ( KYW) — The Mummers put on their golden slippers for a Christmas surprise on Sunday, serenading a 14-year-old girl who has been battling multiple cancers. It was a chance to dance, which made the day well worth it. “She is a fighter,” Holly Wagner said. “She

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA ( KYW) — A couple has emerged from a West Philadelphia church after hiding out in the basement for 843 days. Oneita and Clive Thompson recently received written confirmation that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will support their case to stay in the United States. The couple

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is asking people to use extreme caution when venturing into Colorado’s backcountry over the Christmas holiday. Despite having a below normal snowpack conditions are described as being unusually dangerous around the state. In the last week, 380 avalanches have been

Here’s a look at the life of renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astronomer and mathematician, Stephen Hawking. Personal Birth date: January 8, 1942 Death date: March 14, 2018 Birth place: Oxford, England Birth name: Stephen William Hawking Father: Frank Hawking, research biologist Mother: Isobel Hawking Marriages: Elaine Mason (1995-2006, divorced); Jane Wilde (1965-1991, divorced) Children: with