A giant flare that is 100 times more powerful than any flare our sun has ever released has erupted from a nearby star, a new study says. Proxima Centauri is our sun’s nearest stellar neighbor at 4 light-years, or 25 trillion miles, away. It’s a small, dim red dwarf star with just an eighth of
Continue Reading After 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week, questions arose about the state’s “red flag” law, which should have prevented Hole from having a gun in the first place. “Red flag” laws, found in more than a dozen states across the US, are also known as Extreme Risk
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“Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction.” That was the headline of a Minneapolis Police press release on May 25, 2020, in the hours after an unnamed man in his 40s died. Absent from the nearly 200-word post is any mention of officers restraining him on the ground, a knee on his neck, or
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Columbus, Ohio, officials on Wednesday released additional police body camera video of the fatal shooting of a Black teen who charged two females with a knife. “We don’t yet have all of the facts but we do know that a 16-year-old girl, a child of this community, tragically died last night,” Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted the anticipated milestone of the United States administering 200 million coronavirus vaccine shots since he took office and urged businesses to give their employees paid time off to get vaccinated. As a part of that call for time off to get vaccinated, Biden announced a new tax credit to
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A St. Louis husband and wife facing criminal charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters last summer are asking a judge to send their case back to the grand jury, citing concerns about Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s handling of it.
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If not for Darnella Frazier’s quick thinking, Derek Chauvin might still be a Minneapolis police officer. Instead, Chauvin is behind bars, convicted of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter after kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes. Now the teen who stood firm, capturing the longest and clearest bystander
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The St. James Police Department said two people have been arrested in connection to a homicide investigation.
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Pettis County Coroner Robert Smith identified the remains as 39-year-old Timothy Gibson, who was last seen on March 26, 2015, when he was taken to a hospital and then released. The coroner said he was not able to determine a cause of death because of the condition of Gibson’s remains but there was no evidence of foul play.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — It’s back! Months after being painted over, Houston’s iconic “Be Someone” display has returned to its familiar spot. The famous graffiti was spotted Wednesday morning on the railroad bridge over I-10 and I-45 north of downtown. The graffiti saw a lot of change in 2020.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A man is being charged after firefighters saved his life and then he reportedly pointed a rifle at them. Houston firefighters responded to a home on Glen Lee near Glenvine in northeast Houston just before midnight Tuesday. When they arrived, firefighters used Narcan to save
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KCRA) — From handyman to hero, a contractor helped save a 91-year-old woman from a fire in Lodi on Monday evening. Mike Becerra said he, along with neighbors and passersby, banded together to get the woman out safely and put out the flames at a home
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The head of Columbia’s city government on Wednesday sought to distance the city from the actions of the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — An arrest report reveals more details about a death investigation involving a young boy in Louisville’s Taylor-Berry neighborhood. Kaitlyn Higgins, 28, is accused of murdering her 10-year-old son. LMPD said Tuesday that they had launched a death investigation after a juvenile was found dead
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A man claiming to have a rifle and bomb was shot and killed by police in Worcester Tuesday night, officials said. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said police received a 911 call at 10:40 p.m. from Phet Gouvonvong, 31, who was claiming to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Here’s a story that will make you want to get up and move. Residents and staff at the Scottish Rite Park retirement community walked more than 1,000 miles last month. It was all part of their “Walk-A-Mile” campaign. An anonymous resident donated $1,000
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KETV) — A man pulled two people from a fiery crash on Interstate 80 Tuesday morning. Those people are recovering in the hospital. Runk Wood says he’s not a hero, but just did what he had to do. “You can’t be scared to help people,”
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The measure won approval in the state Senate last month and the House held a committee hearing on the bill last week.
Continue Reading A popular Nigerian televangelist has urged his followers to “pray for YouTube” for shutting down his account after he posted videos on his channel claiming to ‘cure’ gay members of his congregation of their sexuality. “I got to know what happened to YouTube when I saw the viewers complaining… I want you to help me
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It’s not often that a President travels to the frontlines of his army’s clashes with rebels. Idriss Deby, the 68-year old President of Chad did and paid with his life. The exact circumstances of his death are still unclear, but Deby appears to have been shot on April 17 as his troops battled a rebel
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