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Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — MLB Opening Day can apparently boost your mood. Psychologist Scott Bea of the Cleveland Clinic says Opening Day can be a boost after a long winter. It’s a social phenomenon. “There’s this duel optimism, right, that the weather is going to get better and maybe

Click here for updates on this story     WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento teacher is dealing with backlash after speaking at a Washington Unified School District board meeting, making bold statements and drawing national attention. Sacramento City Unified Teacher, Damian Harmony, spoke as a parent in the Washington Unified School District in this regard.

Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Owners of an Asian bakery in Oakland say a vandal tried to burn down their shop early Thursday morning. Around 1:30 a.m., an unidentified man set the contents of a recycling bin on fire near Buiphong Bakery on the 2800 block of International Blvd.

An attack on a Jewish family in Manhattan on Wednesday is being investigated by the New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said. A man, woman and their 1-year-old child were slashed with a knife on Wednesday, according to Shea, who spoke with CNN Newsroom’s Jim Sciutto Friday. The family

Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Experts say there just isn’t enough evidence to support a hypothesis that flu-vaccinated individuals may be more resistant to COVID-19, despite a recent study’s findings. The study, which was published in the American Journal of Infection Control, was conducted by researchers out of

Major League Baseball announced Friday that this season’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft will not be held in Atlanta in response to Georgia’s recently passed laws that placed new restrictions on voting. The new host city has yet to be announced, according to the league. “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations

Click here for updates on this story     REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — With chalk in hand, gloves and kneepads on, Matt Allred is ready to work. The father of four will spend 13 hours over the next three days on his driveway meticulously drawing an Easter masterpiece. Allred is not a professional artist — he’s an

Click here for updates on this story     ELK CITY, Nebraska (WOWT) — Agriculture workers who come to the Heartland for the season need a place to stay. On Thursday night, people in Elk City attended an informational meeting to learn about a proposed housing project there. It is not clear yet where it would be,

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — It’s hard to tell, but at one point this fall, walking for Jake Immink might as well have been climbing a mountain. In November, COVID-19 struck an entire family in southern Nebraska, and it nearly killed him. Four went to the hospital. Immink spent

Click here for updates on this story     HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County Sheriff’s deputy is on desk duty Wednesday night following a shocking video of him punching a teenager that was captured on video. The incident took place last Friday, March 26. Carlos, a high school sophomore living in northwest Harris County,

Click here for updates on this story     METAIRIE, Louisiana (WDSU) — An employee at the Jefferson Gun Outlet is sharing what happened the day of the shooting February 20th. Aiden Lee still has a bullet lodged in his leg one month after the shooting, but he’s back at the gym to regain his strength. Lee

Click here for updates on this story     SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine woman, who contracted COVID-19 and spent two months in a coma, finally went home on Thursday. “At last, 75 days between the hospitals and rehab,” Rita Stilphen said. “I just got some more healing, but it’s a long time coming.” Stilphen, of

Click here for updates on this story     LISBON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A community is coming together to help the Boys and Girls Club of the North Country after someone stole catalytic converters from its vans. The club said the thief hit all three vans in its parking lot, along with vehicles at other businesses

Click here for updates on this story     KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — After spending hundreds to get a room at a Central Florida resort during spring break, guests were abruptly kicked out Thursday. The hotel had been sold and, without any warning or full refunds, the building had to be cleared out. “We don’t really know