A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, spreading to dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain will overwhelm health care systems, reverse reopening plans and even potentially undermine the rollout of vaccines. Experts believe the B.1.617 variant is driving the huge wave in infections seen across India
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Click here for updates on this story DULUTH, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — It’s not too much of a stretch to say that Duluth resident Belinda M. Ford’s writing career began with a “Dear John” letter. Ford, the author of the recently self-published children’s book “Mommy Tell Me About When You Were Little,” said her
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — It seemed like a feel-good story had run its course. Then surprises started arriving in the mail. La Verne Ford Wimberly, an 82-year-old retired Tulsa Public Schools administrator, gained global recognition and acclaim in March because she was at the center of a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Police are investigating after a child was shot in the head during a birthday party in Minneapolis’s Jordan neighborhood Saturday night. It happened at about 8:30 p.m. on the 2200 block of Ilion Avenue. Police believe a four-door red Ford was driving in an
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — College graduation is a moment you can spend years dreaming of. In the case of Steve Kennedy, it’s been nearly a lifetime. “This is the completion of something I accomplished a long time ago and just didn’t know it,” he said. Kennedy first appeared
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A milestone missed as the daughter of a Chicago Police officer, who died in the line of duty, graduated today. Rebeca Marmolejo graduated from Mother McCauley High School. In place of her dad, dozens of other Chicago police officers attended the ceremony to show their
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The president of the country’s largest nurses’ union has spoken out against updated federal guidance which says that — with a few exceptions — people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 don’t need to wear face masks in indoor or outdoor settings. Speaking Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” National Nurses United President Jean Ross said
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Firefighters are getting the upper hand on a wildfire that was out of control overnight, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Monday, At one point, the inferno was getting dangerously close to 100 structures, the fire service said. By Monday afternoon, the number of structures threatened had dropped to 30. No injuries have been
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — There are now three fewer homeless encampments in Manhattan. Friday, a multi-agency effort swept away camps in Midtown West and Hell’s Kitchen, and those cleanup teams made some surprising discoveries. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin exclusively reports, under a long-standing construction sidewalk shed was a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The Miami Police Department is joining forces with other law enforcement and local leaders to target crime hotspots in an effort to bring gun violence to a screeching halt. “If there aren’t cops in those areas, all we’re going to find is the casings. We
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachussets (WBZ) — Two boys who were pulled from the water Saturday in a Brockton park have been identified as cousins who were skipping rocks and fell in, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office said. District Attorney Timothy Cruz identified the victims as 13-year-old Rafael Andrande and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BEDFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A local artist decided one of the busiest spots in Bedford needed some brightening up. So Sarah Scoville got a grant from the town council and made it happen. She painted an ugly utility box on Great Road and turned it into a work
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — On the eve of a federal trial related to a May 2020 protest, a federal judge has restricted what defense lawyers can argue. Jury selection slated to start Monday in the case, which has been viewed nationally as a test for how aggressively the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV KSMO ) — Despite it being such a different year, many of students at the University of Kansas were able to accomplish incredible things. That includes some students within the School of Architecture, who spent the last twelve months making homes for those in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A rock event for the ages. A Maryland foundation earned the Guinness World Record for the most painted rocks in one place at one time. “Some of them are just complete works of art,” said volunteer Shawn O’Connell. “It’s really cool to see how they’re
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating an assault that occurred Sunday evening in Glenn Otto Park. Two brothers were at the park enjoying the warm day when, according to one of the brothers, a group of roughly a dozen young
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLASTONBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Family and friends are mourning the death of a Glastonbury man who died while climbing Mt. Everest. Colleagues of Dr. Puwei Liu, who worked in Connecticut as a scientist, said they’re now raising money to help bring Puwei’s body home. “We are deeply saddened
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — As in his 2009 hit, Every Little Step, Grammy Award winning performer Bobby Brown walks with new new purpose and truth. At 52, he opened up to CBS46’s Karyn Greer about the deaths of his 2 children Bobbi Kristina and Bobby Jr, his ex-wife
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Officers called to a family disturbance Sunday morning in east Baltimore fatally shot a man who held a woman at knifepoint, police said. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said officers were called around 10:39 a.m. to the 1800 block of East Lafayette Avenue for a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Police have identified the victim in Friday afternoon’s fatal pedestrian accident in Cobb County. On Monday police announced the pedestrian was James Kenneth Wise, 81, of Smyrna. The preliminary investigation revealed a beige 2008 Honda CR-V, driven by Joyce Ann Piatt, 84, of
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