Twitter’s announcement Monday that it will set up its first Africa base in Ghana, West Africa, has generated fierce debate among Nigerian users of the social media app, and reignited the never-ending rivalry between the two countries, known colloquially as the ‘jollof wars.’ Many Nigerians believe that Twitter’s decision is a snub to the continent’s
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The mother’s mind raced as she watched her sons from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The two boys were crying and holding hands as they crossed the border alone. After all they’d been through together, it was shocking to see the boys — aged 12 and 16 — slip out of sight so
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I’m a Black man who has never personally had a nasty run-in with the police. I should have no trouble with them. But I fear them, and I know they fear me. Caron Nazario, an Army officer, was pepper-sprayed in the face during a traffic stop in Virginia; Daunte Wright was shot by a cop
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Derek Chauvin’s defense team is expected to call two more expert witnesses on their second day of testimony in an attempt to raise doubt in the prosecution’s case and further highlight George Floyd’s drug use. On Tuesday, the defense’s first day to call witnesses, their own use-of-force expert said the former Minneapolis Police officer was
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Click here for updates on this story RAYTOWN, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — A Raytown brewery is offering free beer to anyone who shows their vaccine card this week, the business announced on Facebook. Crane Brewing Company wanted to find a way to say ‘thank you’ to those who have gotten vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Following the shooting deaths of a 3-year-old boy and a teenager in Hartford over the weekend, some lawmakers are coming together in an effort to stop future shootings. On Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., state senators Marilyn Moore, Doug McCrory, and Gary Winfield will call
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Bird Scooters have began showing up in downtown Columbia, following a recently approved contract to bring the scooters back to the city.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORWALK, Connecticut (WFSB) — A single-car crash on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk led to the firefighters having to extricate a woman. The Norwalk Fire Department said it happened just before 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday between exits 40 and 41 on the northbound side. Firefighters said the woman’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The alarming cycle of frequent shootings and homicides in the Portland-metro area is leading to a new collaboration between local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced Tuesday a multi-agency task force designed to focus on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Students in the Gervais School District have returned to class and they are using technology in the fight against COVID-19. Students and staff are wearing a special lanyard while at school, attached is a device that tracks who they’ve come in contact with.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — For the second night in a row, a riot was declared after police said people set fire to the police association building in north Portland Tuesday night. Just before 10 p.m., the Portland Police Bureau tweeted that a group of about 100 people were
Continue Reading The Neanderthal DNA in East Asians today can be traced back to interactions between Neanderthals and early modern humans in Europe 45,000 years ago. The oldest known remains of modern humans in Europe have been identified in the Bacho Kiro Cave in Bulgaria, according to new research published last week in the journal Nature. These
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RAYTOWN, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Four kittens had to be rescued early Wednesday morning from a Raytown house fire that is being investigated as a crime, according to fire crews on the scene. Firefighters responded around 6 a.m. to a working house fire on Spring Valley Road near East
Continue Reading The mother’s mind raced as she watched her sons from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The two boys were crying and holding hands as they crossed the border alone. After all they’d been through together, it was shocking to see the boys — aged 12 and 16 — slip out of sight so
Continue Reading When Laura Coates’ husband brought a dash camera home a few years ago, she rolled her eyes. There he goes buying yet another gadget, she remembers thinking. Then he took her hand and told her it was for her — so she’d know what happened if he were ever pulled over by a police officer,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill outlawing medical examiners from removing an organ from a body without notifying next of kin. It was a bill Donna Atkins has been fighting for for years. Her 17 year old son, Justin Crooks, died from an
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIDTOWN MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Heartbreak in Midtown Mobile after a beloved teacher was killed in an overnight house fire. She is being identified as 67-year-old Lillis Lewis, a teacher at St. Mary Catholic School. “She was just an amazing person,” said St. Mary Catholic School Principal Debbie
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Doctors should not suggest vaping to help youth and adolescents quit smoking, according to new guidance from Canadian pediatricians. The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) recommended on Wednesday that vaping “should not be used as a smoking cessation or harm reduction strategy” in youth,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In the wake of the first reported blood clot in Canada linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, many doctors are emphasizing that undergoing the risk of an exceedingly rare adverse response to a vaccine is far more safe than risking contracting COVID-19 during Canada’s
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Hundreds gathered for a third night of protests to express anger over the police killing of a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb as prosecutors could decide as soon as Wednesday whether to charge the officer authorities say shot him. The Washington County prosecutor is weighing charges for former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter
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