Children across the globe have seen their schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Bank, 1.6 billion students were out of school during the first peak of the pandemic in April 2020, and almost 700 million remained out as 2020 drew to a close. It may take years for the full
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSION VIEJO, California (KABC) — As a symbol of solidarity, a team of local ICU nurses is honoring each other and their work to save coronavirus patients with some ink. “We all decided to get a tattoo to commemorate our time together. So we got a tattoo, we
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Urban Meyer — three-time national champion as a college football coach — will now lead the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Thursday. Meyer, formerly the head coach at Ohio State University, will become the seventh head coach in Jaguars franchise history. This will be his first time as an NFL head coach. “I’m ready to
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Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci turned himself in to police Wednesday and faces a murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting last month, Atlanta Police told CNN. YFN Lucci, whose real name is Rayshawn Bennett, is currently being held in Fulton County Jail, police said. Atlanta Police announced Tuesday that he was wanted on charges
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — “2020 has been one of the most horrific years that I’ve seen since I’ve been alive and I like to give back to my community when I can,” said Septerhed, a Los Angeles-based artist specializing in murals, illustrations, and paintings. ” If we can
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An extinct species of wolf, which served as inspiration for a mythical creature in the popular television show “Game of Thrones,” had little in common with the gray wolves that roam North America today, new research has found. Known as Canis dirus, meaning “fearsome dog,” it had been thought that dire wolves were simply a
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Attorneys for Mossimo Giannulli, the fashion designer and husband of actress Lori Loughlin, have requested that he complete his five-month sentence related to the college admissions scandal in home confinement, according to court documents filed Thursday. Giannulli has had to spend 40% of his sentence in solitary confinement because of Covid-19 concerns at the prison,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — We’re all finding ways to cope with changes during the pandemic. One woman in Kansas City, Kansas, is keeping busy during isolation by crocheting. Even she admits she got a little carried away. But it’s all for a good cause. Mary Mayfield, 88,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Imagine starting your morning with a profanity-laced message the second you log on to your computer. A Chicago mother said her son experiences that when he starts virtual class. Other students are cursing him out over chat, seemingly in front of the teacher’s eyes. CBS
Continue Reading Most Hispanic adults in the United States want to receive a Covid-19 vaccine eventually, but Hispanic adults under 50 are twice as likely to say they will “definitely not get the vaccine,” according to an analysis of Kaiser Family Foundation’s Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor Survey. Hispanic adults under 50 are also less likely to say that
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Twelve people died and more than 80 were sickened during the Flint water crisis, and now authorities are holding Michigan officials responsible. In a news conference Thursday, prosecutors announced charges against nine officials for their roles in the crisis, including former Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces two counts of willful neglect of duty. Snyder has
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Ella is now working from home. She joins many around the world, fellow Brits — and her parents — in succumbing to safety over normalcy. She is 12 years old, a high school student in south London. “When I was in Year Seven and the first lockdown came, we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — On December 31, 2020, police units responded to 1117 W. Main St in reference to a shooting call. Upon arrival, officers found a black male subject lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was then transported to the hospital. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GROTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — An elderly woman needed rescuing after she wandered into a heavily wooded area in Groton. According to the Poquonnock Bridge Professional Firefighters Local 2704 union, it happened on Thursday morning in the area of Winding Hollow Road and Leaf Wood Lane. Firefighters said the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The coronavirus pandemic has hit Nashville hard. With tourism being our city’s biggest money maker, 2020 was a dry year to say the least. “It’s truly been devastating. Tourism is such a big part of our economy, so for it to come to almost
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In his first interview on national television, Jacob Blake said he “wasn’t thinking clearly” when he picked up a knife that he had dropped during an encounter with police, moments before a Kenosha, Wisconsin, officer shot him seven times last summer. Blake talked about the Aug. 23 shooting that left him paralyzed from the waist
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — The Queen’s Medical Center is battling two COVID-19 clusters, causing them to change up procedures. Officials say they’re expanding the number of clinicians available to contact patients, according to a statement released to the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Last week, the hospital reported an initial
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The Best Western Hotel in the London suburb of Croydon would normally be packed with visiting families, out-of-town construction workers, and business travelers. But today the lobby is clear of all guests and furniture except for a single table with a bottle of hand sanitizer, a box of face masks and a notice that reads,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANDY, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon State Police say a flagger along Highway 26 died when she was hit and killed by a Portland General Electric truck she was working with on Wednesday morning. OSP says it happened around 10:45 a.m. near milepost 32 outside of Sandy. According to
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