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China has locked down a city of 11 million people in its northern province of Hebei, in an effort to contain the country’s worst coronavirus flare-up in months. Residents of Shijiazhuang, a provincial capital close to Beijing, have been barred from leaving the city, as major highways were blocked, train and bus stations closed and

A judge in Baghdad’s investigative court has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing US President Donald Trump, over the killing of an Iraqi paramilitary leader during the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani last year. Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis — the Iraqi deputy head of the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces — was killed along with

A Texas company that makes pricy, brightly colored mahjong tiles is apologizing after critics called its redesign of the popular Chinese game culturally insensitive. The Mahjong Line started selling its limited-edition versions of the game — with names like “The Minimal Line,” “The Botanical Line” and “The Cheeky Line” — in November for between $325

A person dies from Covid-19 in Los Angeles County every eight minutes, the county said Thursday, underscoring how grim the situation has become in the nation’s most populous county. More than 11,000 Los Angeles County residents have died of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from the LA County Department of

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Two cases of the new COVID-19 variant have been found in Connecticut. Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed the cases on Thursday afternoon. “The patients are two individuals between 15 and 25 who both reside in New Haven County,” Lamont said. “Both individuals traveled outside Connecticut

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau said an unlawful assembly was declared after a group of people made their way through downtown Portland and smashed windows Wednesday night. According to PPB, at about 9:15 p.m., a group of about 60 people first gathered in Chapman Square

Click here for updates on this story     EPHRATA, PA (WPMT) — Two North Carolina men are facing federal charges after allegedly robbing a Lancaster County puppy breeder of five French Bulldog puppies at gunpoint in October 2020. Christopher Lamont Stimpson, 22, and Wilbert Curtis Trey Artis III, 29, both of Greensboro, are charged with robbery

Click here for updates on this story     CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — A man was honored Thursday for his heroic efforts trying to save two children after a car crashed into a Cape Coral canal Nov 25. Tyler Ravert was given the Cape Coral Police Department’s Citizen Recognition Award after he dove into the canal

Click here for updates on this story     LEE COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — A female manatee was rescued from Moore Haven on Thursday afternoon. The manatee was trapped between two water control structures, according to the Lee County Sheriffs office. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Lee County deputies and volunteers all helped to move her

Click here for updates on this story     ST. ANTHONY, ID (East Idaho News) — An audio recording of prosecutor Rob Wood speaking with Lori Vallow Daybell’s sister was played during a court hearing Wednesday. John Prior and Mark Means, attorneys for Chad and Lori Daybell, have accused Wood of prosecutorial misconduct. Their key argument focuses

A Texas company that makes pricy, brightly colored mahjong tiles is apologizing after critics called its redesign of the popular Chinese game culturally insensitive. The Mahjong Line started selling its limited-edition versions of the game — with names like “The Minimal Line,” “The Botanical Line” and “The Cheeky Line” — in November for between $325

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Tennessee Titans will honor the six first responders who safely evacuated residents before the Christmas day bombing before the kickoff of Sunday’s playoff game. The six officers – Brenna Hosey, Tyler Luellen, Michael Sipos, Amanda Topping, James Wells, and Sergeant Timothy Miller –

Click here for updates on this story     PETALUMA, CA (KPIX) — Two weeks ago, the staff at Petaluma Valley Hospital started getting vaccinated. This week, they’ve gotten more good news: Three firefighter-paramedics and six EMTs on loan from Solano County. “Normally, I’d be wearing turnouts or my wildfire gear, or my Class A uniform,” says