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Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — A big change is coming for New York City’s Gifted and Talented programs for students. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said Wednesday the city will start phasing out the entry exam. Critics have said the composition of the programs do

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — St. Louis County released the audio file of racist remarks a county dispatcher said on police radio last weekend. News 4 was able to obtain the audio after a lawyer sued the county, accusing them of breaking Sunshine laws. County police fought the

Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Staten Island couple is dealing with an eviction moratorium nightmare. Their tenants allegedly haven’t paid rent in a year and a half, but they can’t kick them out, despite lavish parties and neighbors’ complaints. Instagram video shows a house party complete with a

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — A Davenport police officer is speaking for the first time after he and two other officers were ambushed late last spring. It was a night Lt. Greg Behning will never forget. “In the alley, darkness, lot of chaos, shattering glass,” Behning said of the

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, CO (KCNC) — A Denver woman is suing Denver police for arresting her for a crime in which she had no involvement. Police have since dropped the charges, and have taken disciplinary actions against the officers who made the arrest, but not before the woman had to

Click here for updates on this story     SOUTHAMPTON, New Jersey (KYW) — The wife of a late New Jersey State Police lieutenant wants you to hear her husband’s story, and how, even in the prime of his life, a man in excellent shape was powerless against COVID-19. Brenda and Jimmy Bryan were only going to

Click here for updates on this story     MT. LEBANON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Mt. Lebanon woman received a special sendoff on Wednesday, the night before she is scheduled to have her second brain surgery in less than a year. Cara Snyder is a mother of two young boys and was diagnosed with breast cancer over

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — Texas trauma surgeon Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall says it’s a rarity that any of her COVID-19 patients X-rays come back without dense scarring. In one of her Twitter posts, she says “post-covid lungs look worse than any type of terrible smokers lung we’ve ever seen.” “Everyone’s

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — Political unrest and a reported rush to buy ammunition and guns. Are they related? Some North Texas firearms retailers say, “No.” “A lot of the people that are claiming 300%, 400% increase in ammo sales. I have a hard time believing that,” says Taylor Graaf

Here’s a look at what you need to know about the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Facts The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is a stockpile of crude owned by the US government. It provides a back-up supply of crude oil if the commercial oil supply is disrupted. The crude oil is stored in underground salt

Click here for updates on this story     EASTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The owner of a long-time restaurant in Eastham says his reputation is on the line after attending the President’s speech in Washington, D.C. last week. “I’ve done nothing wrong, I’m guilty of stupidity,” said Nate Nickerson, owner of Arnold’s Lobster and Clam Bar. He

Here is a look at the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to tainted drinking water that contained lead and other toxins. Facts Flint once thrived as the home of the nation’s largest General Motors plant. The city’s economic decline began during the 1980s, when GM downsized. In 2011, the state of

Here’s a look at the life of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, nicknamed “Ryan Express.” He played for 27 seasons, won 324 games, and was on the All-Star Team eight times. Personal Birth date: January 31, 1947 Birth place: Refugio, Texas Birth name: Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. Father: Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr., supervisor at

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Pet adoptions are skyrocketing as animal shelters try to keep up. Director of Adoption Centers and Programs at MSPCA-Angell Michael Keiley said, “What we’re finding to be a challenge is that there’s so many people that want to adopt animals and they far outpace the

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, CO (KCNC) — A male orangutan has taken on an unusual role at the Denver Zoo after the death of the family’s matriarch last month. Nias, a Sumatran orangutan, died unexpectedly on Dec. 17 at age 32. Berani is the father of her 2-year-old daughter, Cerah, and

The son of the co-creator of comic book hero Captain America said he was “appalled” and “disgusted” when he saw Capitol Hill rioters wearing t-shirts and shields referencing the superhero. “Captain America is the absolute antithesis of Donald Trump,” Neal Kirby told CNN’s Jake Tapper in a statement Wednesday. “Where Captain America is selfless, Trump