A Columbia University vice president was arrested Monday after allegations that he had “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13” at his home in New Jersey, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Marcelo Velez, 56, was arrested at his home in Woodcliff Lake, and charged with one count of
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A man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn from his mistake. “I didn’t think masks would make that much of a difference,” Chuck Stacey told CNN on Tuesday. “I was wrong.” Stacey is currently in a Florida hospital
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An Uber driver is thankful after being shot in the head by his passenger on Dec. 30. Josh Rowe, a musician and driver, was shot shortly after he picked up his passenger “Brandon” on Lena Street in North Nashville around 7 p.m. “I am
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At a convent in upstate New York, a Covid-19 crisis has struck. Since late November, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham has seen 47 sisters become sick with Covid-19, nine of whom have died. Ten staff members at the convent have also been infected, Albany County spokeswoman Mary Rozak told CNN. The convent’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST ALTON, Illinois (KMOV) — A dash cam was rolling when a man beat up a cab driver in East Alton, Illinois on Dec. 30. The incident happened after the cab driver picked up the suspect at a strip mall. Police say the suspect became violent when he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Another winter storm is about to hit and we’ll see snowplows on public streets and in private parking lots. The City of Omaha requires the 27 contractors it uses to have insurance and legal drivers. But private snowplow operators are on the honor system.
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YouTube star JoJo Siwa responded to backlash over a children’s board game with her name that contains questions she is calling “gross” and “inappropriate.” The 17-year-old singer and internet sensation posted a video to her social media accounts Monday night explaining she had “no idea” what types of questions were included on the playing cards,
Continue Reading A father died and his two children are missing after they were swept away by a wave Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. The family of four was on the shore at Blind Beach near Jenner, California, when a wave knocked them all into the ocean Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The father
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A server at an Asheville restaurant got a shock when he went to clear a table. A customer at Nine Mile in Biltmore Park recently left a $1,000 tip. Tom Sforza picked up the tip after waiting on a family of five. Sforza
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 64-year-old Maplewood man is accused of pulling a gun on a gym manager during an argument over members not wearing face masks. According to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Michael Florhaug faces one felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in connection
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OCEANSIDE, New York (WCBS) — Two friends on Long Island are making a unique contribution to save struggling small businesses. Short social media commercials are being donated to restaurant owners drowning in debt, free of charge, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Monday. Things have been slow for Hasan Balkas
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Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and languishing outside an emergency room for hours. This is what Los Angeles County faces as the onslaught of Covid-19 devastates the community — including those without coronavirus. “Hospitals are declaring internal
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The Kenosha, Wisconsin, District Attorney’s Office is nearing its decision on whether to charge the police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, last year. Rusten Sheskey, a White officer, shot Blake, 29, in the back seven times on August 23, 2020. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley is tasked with investigating Blake’s shooting.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A Mid-Michigan businessman is in hot water with federal prosecutors after allegedly dumping nearly 50 million gallons of untreated landfill waste liquid into Flint’s sewer system. “It’s unconscionable to have a company in our midst doing these types of things,” Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, PA (WPMT ) — Temporary restrictions put in place by the Wolf Administration shut down gyms, as well as other industries like indoor dining, on December 12. The administration issued the temporary closure as COVID-19 cases hit record highs in the state. As cases have begun to
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Tyler Perry had a problem. Tuesday is Election Day in Georgia — a runoff race for two seats that will determine which party will have control of the US Senate — and by Monday, the movie mogul’s absentee ballot hadn’t arrived. Though Perry said he had ordered it on December 2 and was told it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Carroll County, GA (WGCL) — Carroll County fire investigators are working to find the person who set fire to a historic church. According to a Facebook post, firefighters responded to a 9-1-1 call at the Smith Chapel Church in Bowdon on Monday. When units arrived, the church was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, CT (WFSB) — Watertown High School’s mascot could become a thing of the past. The school’s mascot committee is holding a virtual meeting Tuesday evening, where anyone can speak for or against the school’s current Indian mascot. After 2009, when former student Colleen Murphy graduated high school,
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The National Guard has been mobilized in Wisconsin ahead of anticipated protests following the Kenosha County District Attorney’s announcement that he will not charge the officer who shot Jacob Blake. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley made the announcement on Tuesday, during which he also said there will be no charges for the other two
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Nashville following the downtown explosion on Christmas Day. U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and Sen. Marsha Blackburn both announced the declaration on their social media accounts. Cooper said in a post on social media that the
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