Three years ago, a video went viral of a group of teenage students chanting the n-word at a private party in Southlake, Texas. Now, as the school district tries to incorporate cultural awareness into the curriculum, a group of parents is fighting back. Southlake is not a racist community — that was the consensus among
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Missouri requested 21,290 vaccine doses last week and received 20,620. This is a 36,380 vaccine dose decrease from the week of April 26-May 2 when Missouri received 57,000 doses. The drop is even greater when looking back several weeks.
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A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at least 10 mass shootings in the country over the weekend that combined left at least 17 people dead and 33 more wounded, according to CNN reporting and an analysis
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A federal judge sentenced a Fulton man to 12 years in federal prison without parole for transporting child pornography over the internet. Kevin Michael Downey, 35, a former Boone County corrections officer, was also ordered to pay a total of $30,000 in restitution to 10 of his victims. On Nov. 3, 2020,
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The biotechnology company Novavax now plans to apply for emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the US in the third quarter of this year, CEO Stanley Erck told CNN in a phone interview on Monday. The American biotech firm previously announced plans to apply in the second quarter, but a delay in getting
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Two college students in California had to be rescued from the Pacific Ocean this weekend when they floated too far from the shore in a homemade boat, according to police. The duo set sail from Isla Vista at 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Santa Barbara County Fire. Their boat consisted of two connected kiddie pools
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Police officers responding to a collision in Fairfield, California, made sure nothing got in the way of moms in the area receiving their Mother’s Day flowers. Lt. Jausiah Jacobsen told CNN no one was hurt in Sunday’s crash, which caused “very minor damage.” Police arrested the driver they said was at fault for driving under
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This is the first Covid-19 vaccine in the United States authorized for use in younger teens and adolescents; the vaccine had previously been authorized for people age 16 and older. Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are authorized for use in people age 18 and older.
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With Covid-19 vaccinations on the horizon for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States, pediatricians are concerned about the challenge of getting children up to date on their childhood vaccines, and balancing that with scheduling potential Covid-19 shots. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — They are quick to be there for us, but now a therapy dog needs help of his own. For the past 10-plus years, Spork has been an ear and symbol of support for Kimi Anderson. “I’ve been a step away from having to go
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — For many people, going for a walk is one of the most reliable ways to get some fresh air and alleviate stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for people like Claudia Tersigni, the closure of public washrooms during lockdowns has made leaving the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In 2012, Vishal Vijay, then 12, returned home from a family trip to India determined to make a change. For the first time in his life, Vijay had witnessed the realities of extreme poverty and saw first-hand the impact it has on children.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Phelps County Sheriff has identified the couple that died from a murder-suicide reported Saturday. According to a Facebook post from the department, deputies responded to the 11000 block of County Road 3160 around 7:30 a.m. after a family friend found 66-year-old Vita M. French dead. Officials report 73-year-old Lawrence R. French
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch discussions about attendance area changes and COVID-19 in schools in the player below. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The Columbia Board of Education will hear recommendations on a possible change to attendance areas Monday night. You can find the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting agenda here. The board
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After spending two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and began the long journey back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, and it carries a generous amount of material collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. It’s the culmination of years of hard work
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FOLSOM, California (KOVR) — There’s a kiddie kitchen, a sandbox and climbing toys in the Jones’ backyard, but right in the middle of all the baby toys, Debbie Jones found a massive arrow. Kevin and Debbie spend a lot of time in their backyard. So they set up
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People in southwestern Pennsylvania reported seeing a strange line of lights in the sky. People took to Twitter on Friday to see if others saw what they claimed: a line of lights shooting across the night sky. But it was not an alien invasion. KDKA
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A disoriented duck got a big helping hand from New York’s Finest. Two NYPD officers rescued the dozen ducklings, who had wandered to Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side Sunday morning. The officers placed the ducklings into a large carrier. Video posted to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Andover parents Kristin and Scott are speaking out on behalf of their daughter. She along with two of her friends are freshmen at UMass Amherst. A picture posted on social media of the three friends not wearing masks outside was handed over to the
Continue Reading A Florida school principal did not commit a crime when she paddled a 6-year-old girl on the buttocks, as she appeared to have been asked by the child’s mother to discipline the girl, according to a review by the state attorney’s office. The girl’s mother secretly recorded the incident at Central Elementary School in Clewiston,
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