Strong storms and tornadoes whipped across parts of the South on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing at least five people in Alabama and one in Georgia, and leaving some communities in ruins. In Alabama and Georgia especially, tornadoes are believed to have caused devastating scenes evident Friday: homes and businesses ripped apart, and streets
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Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects the cells in the mouth including the salivary glands – which may explain some COVID-19 symptoms such as loss of taste and dry mouth. The findings of the study
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIMAS, California (KABC) — In an apparently random rampage, a woman and her dog were stabbed to death at a San Dimas park Thursday. The suspect was subdued by another man at the park he had also targeted, who hit the attacker in the head with a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — People caught on Milwaukee County property with a small amount of marijuana will only be fined $1 from now on. The board approved reducing the fine from $275. The change will reduce the total costs for a marijuana ticket in Milwaukee County, but court costs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — State Police are searching for a Dauphin County man who allegedly escaped from two police pursuits in an eight-hour span Thursday and overnight. Gregory Allen Daniels is believed to be armed and dangerous, according to State Police in Lykens. He is accused of leading
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WALA) — Survivors of Thursday’s severe storms are counting their blessings after narrowly escaping danger. The National Weather Service says a series of tornadoes struck parts of Alabama, leaving at least five people dead and multiple people hurt. The destructive storms, barreling through several communities near
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOCUST GROVE, Georgia (WGCL) — A local elementary school got a very generous donation Thursday afternoon for students interested in music. “This is something that is very unique for us, because that’s not something that we generally have access to,” said Carla Montgomery, the Principal at Luella Elementary.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — SWAT officials took a man into custody after climbing up a downtown Houston construction crane early Friday morning. Houston police responded to a call of suspicious activity at Crawford and Rusk, across the street from the Marriott Hotel and Discovery Green, around 3:08 a.m. When
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The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a Colorado gun shop told two Denver news outlets. The suspected gunman, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, purchased a Ruger AR-556 on March 16 — days before the shootings, a senior law
Continue Reading On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Aimee and Stephen Welch are playing with their five kids in their sun-drenched New Jersey backyard, taking a break from the grind of virtual schooling and working from home. But their laughs on the swings and shrieks on the trampoline belie a deep sense of sadness — because one person
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Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by Canadian energy giant TC Energy seemed tangible for residents of central South Dakota. Along I-90, small towns lie dormant waiting for warmer weather and a return of tourism to kick into
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the sound of someone loading guns in a bathroom stall. The witness rushed out of the bathroom and notified staff at the Publix Supermarket. When police arrived soon after, they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — One man is dead following a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer and a man at a gas station near 63rd and Prospect. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating. As they investigate, several people have gathered to protest. The intersection
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — The Iowa House recently passed a permitless carry bill that would give Iowans the right to purchase and carry handguns without a permit from sheriff’s departments. It would also shift the burden of background checks to gun dealers. The bill now awaits approval
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Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was first infected with the virus during the Ebola epidemic in the region five years ago. The World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out further investigations into the individual who appears to have
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Los Angeles officials moved ahead Thursday with the shut down of a homeless encampment in Echo Park following a night of confrontations between police and demonstrators. LAPD Chief Michel Moore tweeted late Wednesday that homeless people remaining in the park had 24 hours to leave. At least 40 tents used by the homeless could still
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This past January, just a few days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, six of the doctors responsible for the previous administration’s Covid-19 response agreed to sit down — in strict confidence — and talk with me about the events of the past year. Over the period of a few weeks, in Houston, Washington,
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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is suffering acute back pain which has affected his ability to walk and his condition is being exacerbated by alleged “torture by sleep deprivation,” his legal team said Thursday. One of Navalny’s lawyers, Vadim Kobzev, tweeted Thursday after seeing his client that the activist was not being treated properly and
Continue Reading Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, days after acknowledging for the first time that Eritrean forces had entered Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region during the country’s five-month-old conflict. “The government of Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces out of the Ethiopian border. The Ethiopian National Defense
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China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says “maliciously spread lies and disinformation” regarding Beijing’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims. In a statement Friday, China’s foreign ministry said the UK had “imposed unilateral sanctions on relevant Chinese individuals and entity, citing the so-called human rights issues
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