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The San Francisco Unified School District voted this week to rename 44 schools named after controversial public figures, including former Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and current Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The school district, which has more than 57,000 students enrolled, is changing the schools named after historical figures linked to “the subjugation and enslavement

Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — It has been 22 years since Cory Rubio was reported missing in Shreveport. As the anniversary of her disappearance soon approaches, her family remains hopeful that someone will come forward with information that could bring the family closure. “It is difficult,” Rubio’s daughter, Sarah

Click here for updates on this story     FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — Police in Florissant have arrested a man they say fatally shot his supervisor Tuesday afternoon. Officers responded to the Marygrove Children’s Home around noon just after noon Tuesday. Brantley Tate, 60, who was an employee at the home, was found in the parking lot

The University of California, Berkeley has removed the name on its anthropology building, Kroeber Hall — named for prominent American anthropologist Alfred Kroeber — because of his controversial history with Native Americans. A proposal to rename the building was submitted last July to the Building Name Review Committee headed up by the school’s chancellor, Carol

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, CA (KCBS/KCAL) — A 33-year-old mother of five was one of the victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the Moreno Valley. Jasmine Jacobo died from coronavirus a few days after FaceTiming her five daughters during what turned out to be some of her final moments. Fidencio

Click here for updates on this story     WOODLAND, CA (KOVR) — Officers say a Woodland man has been arrested after he allegedly attacked someone and stole their dog outside a hotel in the city. The incident happened late Monday afternoon near the front lobby doors of the Woodland Hotel. Police say the suspect, 28-year-old Adam

Click here for updates on this story     LOS GATOS, CA (KPIX) — A former Los Gatos High School student is suing the school district and two former track coaches over the alleged sexual abuse she endured from a coach while she was a student-athlete. Lawyers for the victim, identified only as Jane Doe, said she

Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Super Bowl is closing in, and chicken wing prices are going up. But this year, the price is increasing more than usual, and it’s challenging an already hurting restaurant industry in western Pennsylvania. “Being voted best wings in Pittsburgh, our sales are out the

Police have named the suspected driver of the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that killed a woman and injured nine other people in Portland, Oregon, on Monday. Authorities identified the driver as Paul Rivas, 64, of Oregon City, according to a statement from the Portland Police Bureau. Rivas is being held at the Multnomah

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — IRS criminal investigators are warning Americans to watch out for COVID-19 payment scams. “(The government) has put out a lot of mechanisms to help people financially through the pandemic and now those mechanisms are being exploded by criminals,” said IRS Special Agent in Charge Mark

Click here for updates on this story     CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a meal prepared by robots. Spyce is the creation of four MIT graduates, including CEO Michael Farid. The idea came about when they were students, frustrated with the lack of healthy and inexpensive meals available nearby. Farid said, “We felt like being mechanical

Michaela Goade just etched her name into the history books. This week she became the first Native American to win the Randolph Caldecott Medal for her illustrations in the children’s book “We Are Water Protectors,” according to the American Library Association. The Caldecott Medal is a prestigious award given annually to the artist of the

Click here for updates on this story     PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Plymouth PE teacher is getting some much-deserved recognition for helping a choking student. The district said Billy Brunstrom of Manomet Elementary School came to the rescue last week during dismissal. “Brunstrom noticed a student giving the universal choking sign and struggling for air,”

Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University officials are investigating after four swastikas were found etched into the walls of a dormitory elevator on the Peabody Institute campus. The incident wasn’t just reported to campus security, but also to federal law enforcement as a possible hate crime. The university

Fifty-three people are dead and 29 seriously injured following a collision Wednesday between a bus and a truck containing flammable liquid in West Cameroon. The accident occurred at around 3 a.m. at the Cliff of Dschang, near the city of the same name. “This unfortunate accident, which occurred during the night, highlights the problem of

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A heads-up for potential fraud victims this tax season – if you get a 1099-G form in the mail, but you never applied for unemployment benefits, someone else may have in your name. CBS 2’s Tara Molina on Tuesday investigated the next steps you should

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Newly released-video shows Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse being interviewed by police, hours after the teen was accused of shooting three people during the unrest in Kenosha over the summer. The video shows Rittenhouse asking officers to delete his social media. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan

Click here for updates on this story     NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Students at Naugatuck High School staged a walkout and march following the discovery of old racist social media posts supposedly made by the police chief’s daughter. Around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, students marched from the high school to the borough’s green for a 1