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Kidney recipients, including a 5-yo, meet their donors
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a day to remember for a handful of strangers who now share a special bond. Five Minnesota kidney donors and recipients met for the first time Friday morning. It’s not every day a 28-year-old from St. Paul and a 5-year-old from the Iron Range
Continue ReadingQuestions remain after 18-yo dies from head blow
Click here for updates on this story ARRANT COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Four days after a high school senior was killed from a blow to the head in Tarrant County, his family is still searching for clues to what happened. Just a week after Leo Pantalion had his 18th birthday, on Mother’s Day, his mother
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Boy grows his hair for 3 years to donate to a child with cancer
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A 9-year-old boy got a haircut recently, but not just any haircut. Matthew Contreras has been growing his hair for 3 years. It’s a gift, in memory of his brother. Lovely flowing locks … the mane is a major accomplishment for Matthew. “I’m so very
Continue Reading Man violently attacked 2 times by same homeless individual
Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating and trying to locate a homeless man for two brutal attacks on 83-year-old Tomas Mendoza. The first assault came about one week ago when Mendoza, on a walk he’s taken for nearly 40 years,
Continue Reading2 kids, 1 adult, dead in horrific crash
Click here for updates on this story DENTON, Texas (KTVT) — Two children and one adult were killed after a head-on crash on Highway 380 in Denton Sunday, police said. Police said they responded to the crash just before 11:45 a.m. on westbound 380 near Rockhill Road. In one vehicle, one adult was pronounced dead
Continue Reading Teen graduates from high school and college in same month
Click here for updates on this story TURLOCK, California (KOVR) — A Turlock High School senior is preparing to graduate from both her high school and college this month. This pandemic school year Nataly Frias took enough Merced College courses online to also earn two associate’s degrees, along with her high school diploma. CBS13’s Steve
Continue Reading Faith community rallies in effort to slow down city’s spike in deadly gun violence
Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Police officials and Oakland faith leaders joined forces Sunday at a rally calling for an end to the spike in gun violence that has sent the city’s homicide rate skyrocketing. Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong told KPIX 5 that he hasn’t seen a year this
Continue Reading Cops say 9 arrested after young people fought in park
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police arrested nine people Saturday night as large groups gathered and got into fights in and around Millennium Park. Police said Sunday that they arrested eight juveniles and one adult in connection with the fighting. “The Chicago Police Department has ensured that sufficient resources have
Continue Reading Crew accused of at least 21 car jackings and robberies
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police are searching for a specific car in the race to stop a violent carjacking crew from striking again. A couple of suspected teen carjackers are already under arrest. Police said the teens were on a busy crime spree spanning six cities. An off duty
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Belarus accused of ‘state-sponsored piracy’ as fury mounts over diversion of Ryanair flight
International condemnation grew Monday after the authoritarian leader of Belarus diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk in order to arrest a dissident journalist, in what the airline’s boss described as a “state-sponsored hijacking.” Some European leaders variously called for airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace, their citizens to leave the country, and for the release of
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Children are at increased risk of accidental poisoning from marijuana edibles, study finds
Children are at increased risk of accidental poisoning from edibles and other products made from marijuana, according to a new study analyzing calls to poison control centers from January 2017 through December 2019. Calls about poisoning as a result of consuming products such as weed concentrates, extracts, beverages, vape juice and edibles more often involved
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How processed food drives diet-related diseases
As a nutritionist, I have been privy to lot of debate in the nutrition world about which foods keep us healthy and which foods actually cause disease. Different foods offer different nutrient benefits for overall health. And even packaged foods can be enjoyed as part of a healthy diet. “The food industry works diligently to
Continue ReadingChurch’s historic Book of Redemption restored
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Oklahoma first lady Sarah Stitt toured the church during Juneteenth celebrations last year and took special interest in a worn-out book, the pages cracked and mildewed. “The Book of Redemption,” the congregation calls it at historic Vernon AME. It’s a ledger recording donations
Continue Reading MCTS unveils new, air filtration process on buses
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is sharing the new way it’s working to keep riders safe on buses on Monday, May 24. They are using a new product to improve air quality. They say their new bioactive chemicals, which are sprayed on existing air
Continue Reading Bills to bar transgender athletes from sports teams get first public hearings
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — This week lawmakers will hold public hearings on a pair of Republican bills that would ban transgender individuals from competing on sports teams with the gender they identify with. One bill would bar transgender athletes from joining women’s sports teams at K-12 public and
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There were at least 12 mass shootings across the US this weekend
A series of mass shootings over the weekend left at least 11 people dead and another 69 injured. There were at least 12 mass shootings between Friday night and Sunday, according to CNN reporting and an analysis of data from the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), local media and police reports. The shootings took place across
Continue ReadingS. Korean-based company to open first-of-its kind manufacturing plant
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — An electric parts supplier of automotive battery modules will open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Georgia. According to Governor Brian Kemp, Duckyang will invest $10 million to open a manufacturing plant in Jackson County, creating an estimated 285 jobs in the process.
Continue Reading3 shot during early morning gun battle at apartment complex
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating an early morning triple shooting in southeast Atlanta. According to a police spokesperson, officers responded to a person shot call at an apartment complex on Monday at 12:27 a.m. near the 100 block of Moury Avenue. When officers arrived, they found
Continue Reading TWRA identifies 1 killed, 1 injured in boat explosion
Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Wildlife authorities identified the woman killed and a man injured after a boat exploded while refueling on the Cumberland River on Sunday afternoon. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said 49-year-old Cristal Berggren and 56-year-old David Berggren were thrown from a 38-foot Carver after it
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