Many Britons and others around the world will wake Saturday to a sense of sadness at the death of Prince Philip, the patriarch of the UK royal family who spent more than 70 years by the side of Queen Elizabeth II. The news that Philip, also known by his official title of the Duke of
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There was the Tokyo 2020 official who floated the idea of an “Olympig” creative campaign with plus-sized model Naomi Watanabe. An Olympic chief who resigned after making sexist remarks about women. And a Japanese governor who recommended men go grocery shopping during the pandemic because women take too long. Just last week, a Japanese city
Continue Reading Gray whales are visible just twice a year in California as they migrate from the southern tip of the West Coast up toward Alaska and back again. They delight residents as they appear briefly in coastal waters before returning to the open ocean. This spring, though, they’ve been washing up dead. The carcasses of four
Continue Reading A Pentagon police officer was charged with two counts of second-degree murder Friday in the shooting deaths of two men in Maryland this week, authorities said. Officer David Hall Dixon was off-duty at the time of the shooting. He was taken into custody Friday morning without incident, Takoma Park police said. Dixon faces two counts
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The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity chapter at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University has been permanently expelled from campus for hazing violations in the wake of a student’s death, university spokesperson Alex Solis announced Friday. “This expulsion is because of hazing, which is absolutely intolerable,” Solis said in the campus-wide statement. “The University’s investigation found the
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The brain of a former NFL player who police said shot and killed five people before taking his own life will be studied by researchers at Boston University, officials said Friday. York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said on Wednesday that Phillip Adams, 32, shot two air conditioning technicians — killing one — outside the home
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — Kids may be back inside the classroom, but it’s far from business as usual. Much has changed, including how lunch is made and served to students. In the latest Keizer Strong segment, FOX 12 looks at how kids are eating safely during the pandemic.
Continue Reading At two separate emergency court hearings Friday, Harris County judges ruled that four of Deshaun Watson’s accusers must refile their lawsuits under their real names. Attorney Tony Buzbee had filed the lawsuits on behalf of women who are listed in each suit as “Jane Doe.” More than 20 women have filed lawsuits claiming misconduct. Watson
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DIAMOND HEAD, Hawaii (KITV) — A man, his cat and dog were all save Friday morning from a burning home in the Diamond Head area. Troy Williams says he was first on-scene of a fire in the Diamond Head area this morning. After he smelled smoke, he ran
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George Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were contributing factors to his death, but they were not the direct cause, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified on Friday in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker ruled Floyd’s death last May a homicide
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A Nashville business’ security guard was arrested last night after shooting and injuring another security guard from the same business. According to court papers, an on-call person was called into the business at 5800 Centennial Boulevard around 10:15 p.m. for a security guard who was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — More than 2.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Connecticut, as the state remains a leader in the nation in terms of vaccination rates. This would not be possible without the healthcare heroes working around the clock to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — Accusations of racism at a Roswell daycare explode online after a livestream video appears to show white children being fed lunch first. “They were skipping all of the black kids it seemed like,” said father Adryan McCauley. The family said they saw it happen
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — EJ Brown, the owner of John’s Bar and Party Store in Munger, said he won’t honor Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request to pause indoor dining for two weeks. “Pausing indoor dining? I don’t think we can handle that,” Brown said. “We’re just getting back to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story READLYN, Iowa (The Courier) — You’re never too old to be vaccinated. Proof of that is 112-year-old Readlyn residents Esther Wittenburg and her 92-year-old son Virgil Bock, who recently received their COVID-19 vaccines at the UnityPoint Clinic in Waverly. The secret to their longevity? Wittenburg credits “real potatoes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — The Missoula Fire Department responded to a call Wednesday afternoon for a report of a person trapped in a silo and buried to his neck in sand at a concrete business on the city’s Northside. Firefighters arrived at 1700 Rodgers St. with two ladder
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Illinois (The Journal Times) — A pot-bellied pig was found on the loose near Downtown Racine, and the owner has been identified, according to the Wisconsin Humane Society. Wrinkles, the 3-year-old male pig, was found in the 900 block of Superior Street and returned to the Racine
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — In opening statements Thursday in Katerian LeGrone’s sex assault trial, the state painted a picture of a then-Husker football player who thought he could do whatever he wanted and a young college student too frightened to do anything to stop him. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A month after firing and charging an officer he said had no business wearing a uniform, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is facing scrutiny now that the former officer has been released from jail. Garcia faced some tough questions Thursday about his handling of the
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The Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for its historic flight on Mars this weekend. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet will take place Sunday at 12:30 p.m. local Mars solar time, or about 10:54 p.m. ET. Unlike when the helicopter’s fellow traveler, the Perseverance rover, landed on Mars on February 18, we won’t be
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