The Church of Cyprus has called for the country’s official entry to the Eurovision Song Contest to be withdrawn, arguing that it promotes devil-worship. Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou is due to represent the island nation in Rotterdam in May with the dance-y pop song “El Diablo.” She rose to fame in 2009, making to the
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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is being held in detention center-3 in Kolchugino in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, his lawyer Vadim Kobzev told CNN on Wednesday. Kobzev says he visited Navalny where his client, currently in quarantine, will be held temporarily before being moved to a penal colony. “Alexey Navalny is in a
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The shortcomings of the U.S. Postal Service are now hitting a suburban couple where it hurts: on the ring finger. They purchased a $360 wedding band in November, but they still haven’t gotten it, and they told CBS 2 Morning Insider Tim McNicholas that USPS
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Neighbors in Canton are stringing cafe lights along dark streets all in hopes of deterring crime. Chris Broughton spent Tuesday afternoon stringing lights. “The point is to make it as unappealing as possible for anyone who wants to commit a crime,” Broughton, of the Canton
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A West Sacramento mother of seven put a sign on their family basketball hoop saying, “This neighborhood is full of Karens!” Raquel Davis said that she had reached her breaking point when a neighbor had a problem with her children and others skateboarding
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TAHOE, California (KOVR) — It is world-famous for its spectacular setting, and now people trying to protect Lake Tahoe’s beauty have added something new underwater to help keep it crystal clear: a “bubble curtain.” Millions of tiny bubbles are pumped up from a line placed at the bottom
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A would-be thief tried to break into an optical store by using a blowtorch in San Francisco. San Francisco Optics by Alexander Daas on Chestnut Street was targeted on Sunday Feb. 28 around 6 a.m. Store surveillance video shows the moment the glass cracked.
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Cuba may be on the verge of a coronavirus vaccine breakthrough and not a moment too soon, as deaths and cases spike on the communist-run island. Starting in March, two of the island’s four homegrown vaccine candidates will begin their third and final trials, the Cuban government has announced. While other developing countries compete with
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco’s ruler on July 12, 2005, following the death of his father, Prince Rainier. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1958 Birth place: Monte Carlo, Monaco Birth name: Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi, His Serene Highness, the Hereditary
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The details surrounding the deadly accident in rural California on Tuesday are still unclear, but what is known is that an SUV was struck by a semitruck towing two trailers — and at least 13 people were killed in the fierce collision. Authorities still don’t know why the SUV was packed with 25 people early
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GILBERT, Arizona (KTVK/KPHO) — A pet owner in Gilbert is looking for the person who shot her cat. Crystal Reidy says her cat, named Halloween, was found paralyzed with a small metal object lodged by his spine. Reidy’s neighbors found the 14-month-old cat in their backyard, struggling to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO) — It was a dramatic rescue Tuesday evening as Phoenix firefighters worked to reach a hiker who got stuck on Lookout Mountain. The hiker, a man in his 40s, apparently got lost while climbing on a trail. He found himself stuck high up, perched precariously on
Continue Reading Starting next season, Washington Football Team (WFT) fans will no longer see a traditional NFL cheerleading squad on the field, instead, they will be entertained by a coed dance group. The franchise is removing its cheerleaders from the field after 50 years as part of its rebranding effort, which include dropping Redskins, and a re-imagined
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BROOKHAVEN, Georgia (WGCL) — Brookhaven investigators are working to learn all they can about a man whose body was discovered inside the construction site of their next police department. Investigators told CBS46 News the man’s body was found inside the fencing, at an area that isn’t easily reached
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO) — A phased plan has now turned hybrid for the state of Arizona. The state’s sudden change on its vaccine rollout plan has some who were next in the line for the shot frustrated, as they’re now pushed back weeks, possibly months. The big question is,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO) — A ride-share driver lost his job after he snapped photos of passengers sleeping in the backseat and posted them on a Facebook group for other Uber and Lyft drivers in the Phoenix area. “I saw this post pop up the other day with a woman
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOMEWOOD, Alabama (WVTM) — After learning of a rare brain condition, Liza Scott learned she had to undergo several brain surgeries. She decided to create a lemonade stand in her family’s bakery shop to help out with medical bills. Raising a little over $300,000. Visit this link to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC ) — A 10-year-old boy has a new lease on life after receiving a new heart. “He had a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,” said Ingrid Malsam. At just 4 months old, Garrett Malsam’s family knew that at some point he was probably going
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — BeLoved Asheville is pushing for statewide change in how homeless camps are handled throughout the pandemic. Advocates for homeless community want to see statewide change in encampment handling News 13 recently spoke with one person named TJ who lives in a tent on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AU GRES, Michigan (WNEM) — The state expanding capacity limits is welcome news by the service industry, whose been hit relatively hard by pandemic restrictions for the better part of the last year. For plenty of servers, big buck tips can make any shift that much better. For
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