In a sign that one small part of March Madness is inching back to normalcy, Chicago’s favorite basketball-loving nun will soon be in the stands. Loyola University Chicago chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt got the green light from the NCAA to cheer on her beloved Ramblers in person this Friday, but it will be from
Continue Reading In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved people to pay off the university’s debts. Many of them baptized Catholic, they were bought by planters to work in sugar plantations in Louisiana. The transaction was one of the largest sales of human beings in US history. Now, the Jesuit Conference of Canada
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) — A judge has denied bond for a southwest Missouri real estate agent who is accused of attempting to hire a hit man to kill her former mother-in-law. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Camden County Judge Heather Miller said Tuesday that she believed that 43-year-old Leigh Ann Bauman posed too much
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LITITZ, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Marking the one year anniversary of Pennsylvania’s pandemic shutdown: Many nursing home residents say periods of isolation — minimal to zero family visits at times — left them feeling lonely and depressed. “There were times I’d think, ‘We’re both so old. Suppose we’d get
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Actress Jane Fonda joined protesters at the site of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement in northern Minnesota on Monday, advocating for the treaty territory of Anishinaabe First Nations and voicing environmental concerns about the surrounding river water. Shortly after receiving her COVID-19
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Vivi Zayas remembers how relieved she felt when a woman she’d never met helped her dad sign up for a coronavirus vaccine. That moment marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Zayas had tried desperately for three weeks to get a vaccine for her dad, with no luck. Finally, she felt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Officials are planning for a full Missouri State Fair after the event was canceled last year because of the coronavirus. Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn on Tuesday confirmed plans to bring the fair back this year. Officials canceled the event last year over concerns about safety during the pandemic. The Sedalia
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For many people of color, hearing Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, speak about racism within the royal family was, though shocking, not exactly surprising. And one of those people was former first lady Michelle Obama. In an interview with Jenna Bush Hager on NBC’s “Today” show, Obama spoke about her thoughts on Meghan’s experiences with
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Applying to college is stressful in normal times, but this year, students felt the extra stress of having to deal with pandemic-related restrictions that made many of the usual steps, like working with high school counselors, visiting campuses, and in-person interviews, nearly impossible, college admissions officers say. Many students today “aren’t getting access to …
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District has announced it will allow all fans for Spring 2021 outdoor activities. With the rule change, it means that player cards will not be required to gain entrance but masks are still required. Concessions will be open but with only prepackaged foods. Visiting teams will need
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Europe’s medicines regulator has said there’s “no indication” that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has caused blood clots, as the list of countries temporarily halting the vaccine’s rollout over safety concerns continues to grow. On Tuesday, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Latvia and Sweden became the latest European nations to suspend its use, despite advice from the European Medical
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKE COUNTY, Florida (WFOR) — A Florida man is charged with murdering his 77-year-old grandfather and cutting the elderly man’s ears off with a knife. According to CBS affiliate WPEC, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home in DeLand in Central Florida on Saturday night
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN BERNARDINO, California (KCAL/KCBS) — An attempted traffic stop led to the discovery of 150 stolen catalytic converters and more than $180,000 in cash at a San Bernardino home. Police say a patrol officer tried to stop a vehicle at about 1:42 p.m. Friday, but the driver fled
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The day after the Blizzard of 2021, the snow piled up even higher as people made an effort to move it out, so they could get out. It didn’t matter where you went, the work was underway. The weekend storm officially brought 27.1
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Babies come on their own timeline. Lacey Gonzalez was surprised when she went into labor a couple of weeks early on the morning of March 8. She planned to deliver at Hennepin Healthcare’s Birth Center. “It turned out that the second we pulled up to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — An Aurora resident shared a good deed caught on camera. After Douglas Howey spent hours shoveling the path from his door to the sidewalk, a group of firefighters stopped to do the long stretch of sidewalk. Their effort was caught on video by his
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Click here for updates on this story KENNEDALE, Texas (KTVT) — The Kennedale soccer team had a very unique season. One which definitely stood out from the rest. Boys Head Soccer Coach Heath Wakeland says, “I had no doubt they were gonna be able to hang.” Coach Wakeland wasn’t referring to his guys. He was
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago Police have launched an internal investigation – admitting they dropped the ball in the case of a 10-year-old girl targeted in a string of sexual assaults. Officers finally arrested one of the suspects late Friday, but CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini revealed Monday night
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Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — This story will give you all the feels. Cathy Greeley sent us this video showing the special moment she finally got to hug her mother after almost a year. Since March of 2020, her mom has lived at St. Anne’s nursing home in Greensburg.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Third-grader Ike Palter has memorized the first 140 digits of pi. The Arlington boy told WBZ-TV this latest talent is because there hasn’t been much else to do during the coronavirus pandemic. “During coronavirus, there wasn’t many things to do, so memorizing pi was
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