Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in these women,” she said. “I feel I have been screaming about hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans from the beginning of the pandemic, and no one was listening.” Many Asian-American and Asian
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Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A retired Boynton Beach firefighter and paramedic is giving back to the community in a big way. Luis Garcia, along with volunteers from USA Opioid Crisis Mortality Reduction with Narcan, passed out blankets, air mattresses, toiletries, clothing, PPE and disinfectants, in addition to
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Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he would not rule out running again in 2022, and criticized world leaders for failing to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in a unified way. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, the former leader, often referred to as Lula, said the world is “lacking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FULLERTON, California (KCAL/KCBS) — An Orange County businessman is coming forward to share video of a person using a tow truck to allegedly steal cars. Angel Lugo said the suspect took his work van. It took just 10 seconds Saturday for the van to be hooked up and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUSAU, WI (Madison365) — The Hmong American Center in Wausau was targeted with vandalism Monday night, director Yee Leng Xiong said. Xiong said he noticed red spray paint on the back of the center’s van Tuesday afternoon. The graffiti included the letters “FU” and a vulgar drawing. “We
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (Madison365) — A bipartisan bill that would allow hairstylists in Wisconsin to provide natural hair-braiding services, like twisting and weaving, without a barbering or cosmetology license passed through the Wisconsin State Assembly by a 88-5 vote on Wednesday. “This bill is about equity and it’s about
Continue Reading As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in the US might not have a bank account to eye or a mailbox to open — or even a check on the way. People experiencing homelessness are at risk of
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Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A sergeant with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office woke up after being on advanced life support. Sgt. Nate Kyelberg is now recovering at a different facility. CBS4 first told you about Kyelberg in February when he contracted COVID-19. He was put on life
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Martin Yucha has so much to be thankful for. Yucha is a cancer survivor from Warren County who desperately needed a liver transplant. Anthony Cernera is a semi-pro skydiver and philanthropist from Connecticut who gives himself to complete strangers, a mission that started in 2016.
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Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Hundreds of migrant teens have apparently begun arriving in North Texas and the big question is how the federal government will keep them safe. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas is opening as a temporary shelter. Shortly after 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, March
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two first dates went horribly wrong when unsuspecting men showed up to see a woman they met online but instead were beaten by masked men. One of the men was hospitalized and is in fair condition. The second man, who was punched in the face
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We don’t yet know exactly what motivated the alleged killer of eight people at Atlanta area spas on Tuesday night, six of whom were Asian American women. But we do know that hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the start of the Covid pandemic in the US. Asian Americans have
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Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 10-year-old boy told his mother he didn’t have any friends, and that’s when his mom took action to prove him wrong. And the turnout and community support was more than his mom could ever have imagined. As JoJo Ragsdale scrambled into a chair
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — An innocent Bay Area man who was bitten by a police K9 during an incident last June when he was sleeping on his own property is now looking for justice. Newly released body-cam footage from Palo Alto Police and Mountain View Police shows,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — An elderly woman being attacked on Market Street in San Francisco Wednesday – the latest victim in a wave of attacks on Asians in the Bay Area – turned the tables on her assailant, leaving him with injuries that required a trip to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUNNYVALE, California (KPIX) — At the start of the pandemic many bay area neighbors found ways to stay connected while still remaining physically distanced. It was a year ago when a group of neighbors in Sunnyvale decided that they were not going to stay inside, all cooped up.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — While we live through this pandemic, there’s one epidemic that’s taken a backseat: veterinarians are taking their lives at alarming rates. It’s a trend spanning three decades and professionals in the field want it to stop. Including Dr. Erin Howard, DVM, a veterinarian for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its elephants’ arrival from Swaziland, in South Africa, with an announcement that the herd is growing — by one. Dennis Pate, zoo president and CEO, announced Thursday morning that hormone work with
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There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday mass shooting deaths of eight people at spas in the Atlanta area, six of whom were Asian women. Police have said it is too early to know the shooter’s
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A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last year. Stop AAPI Hate began tracking violence and harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on March 19 last year. From then through the end of 2020, Stop AAPI Hate received a total
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