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Transgender rights in the spotlight as Arkansas and Tennessee become latest states to pass anti-trans legislation

March 31, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

LGBTQ advocates are warning that the influx of anti-transgender legislation being proposed in many states will harm trans and nonbinary youth. Twenty-eight states are considering anti-trans bills, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The bills put forth this year predominantly fall into two categories: removing trans girls’ ability to participate in girls’ sports,

Video captures driver speeding down street in reverse, then crashing into business

March 31, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — It’s a crash course in driving reverse. Surveillance video captures the crazy scene of a car speeding down Del Paso Boulevard backward before slamming into a business. Dennis Peterson is the owner of That Guy Eyewear. His business is now boarded up after the

Rockies pitcher Scott Oberg describes ‘overwhelming support’ after 4th blood clot emergency

March 31, 2021 3:05 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Last week Rockies relief pitcher Scott Oberg had surgery to relieve blood clots in his right elbow. During an emotional 33 minutes of speaking with the media, Oberg said he knew something went wrong when his hand went numb while throwing. When the team trainers

Recent data ‘good news’ as hospitalizations for seniors decrease in Missouri

March 31, 2021 3:04 PM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) New research shows that COVID-19 hospitalization rates for Missourians ages 60 or older have decreased since the peak in December 2020, while rates of hospitalization for adults ages 59 or younger have increased. Dave Dillion with the Missouri Hospital Association said older populations have been targeted to receive the vaccine since the rollout began. “Older

Workers returning will find ‘the city’ has really changed

March 31, 2021 3:03 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — As businesses begin to reopen in San Francisco, at some point, a lot of people are going to be returning to work. When they do, there will be some shocks and surprises awaiting them in the City by the Bay. For many the trip

Body cam video of police interaction with 5-year-old shows ‘every adult in this situation failed this child’

March 31, 2021 3:02 PM CNN

A Maryland police department is under a spotlight after body camera video was released showing officers locate a 5-year-old boy who fled school, return him to the building and scream in his face, berate him and encourage his mother to physically abuse him. The officers are heard in the footage talking casually about crating the

Doctors help woman walk again thanks to cutting edge procedure

March 31, 2021 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A woman from South Dakota is thrilled to be walking again and without pain. She credits two Denver doctors who repaired her badly damaged pelvis. They used screws, cement and a cutting edge procedure. “Looking good,” said a nurse. Norma Kraemer was feeling good, too.

‘No required human interaction’: Checkout free stores open at TD Garden

March 31, 2021 2:50 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — There are now two stores at the TD Garden where you can walk in, pick up something and then walk back out. The MRKT stores use Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology. Customers use their credit cards to get inside and the technology detects when items

Man remains positive after losing home, apartment in back-to-back fires

March 31, 2021 2:46 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Several people have been displaced after an apartment fire damaged 18 units and sent a woman to a hospital Monday night in downtown Oklahoma City. A deaf man escaped the fire near Northwest Fourth Street and Robert S. Kerr Avenue, as well as another

UCLA students celebrate in streets of Westwood after Bruins reach Final Four

March 31, 2021 2:43 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Hundreds of UCLA students gathered in the streets of Westwood Tuesday night to celebrate after the Bruins clinched a spot in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. AIR7 HD was over the scene around 9:30 p.m. as students lit a

‘A beautiful soul’: Good Samaritan killed in hit-and-run crashes known to help others

March 31, 2021 2:37 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, Florida (WESH) — Michael Kraft, 37, is accused of driving under the influence leading to two deaths. A motorcyclist, identified as 73-year-old Vincent Russo, was hit on State Road 46 heading east near Summerlin Avenue around 1 p.m. on Monday. Investigators were looking for that driver when

For 7th birthday, former foster child collects clothes, toys for other foster kids

March 31, 2021 2:34 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — An act of love comes full circle with a 7-year-old girl who could teach all of us a little something about giving back. Laila is turning 7 years old next week. She decided that for her birthday, she would collect clothes for children in need.

A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear US could be next

March 31, 2021 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in other parts of the world, so the US must stick with safety measures over the next few months to prevent that kind of damage as the variant takes more of a hold stateside, an expert says. The B.1.1.7 variant, first spotted in the UK, is more contagious,

Man used riding mower as getaway vehicle in two crimes

March 31, 2021 2:21 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WATERLOO, Iowa (The Courier) — A Waterloo man used a riding mower as a getaway vehicle after breaking into a garage, according to police. Officers obtained a surveillance video showing James Howard Harrington holding the loot from the Independence Avenue garage while struggling to keep the John Deere

This farm in Kentucky is home to cows so fluffy, you’ll want to hug them — and you can

March 31, 2021 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SHELBY COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — Having a bad day? Maybe you should hug a cow. There’s a farm in Kentucky, just outside of Louisville, that is home to a herd of Scottish Highland cattle. If you’ve never seen one, they are possibly the cutest, “floofiest” cows ever. TC

Child abuse, neglect reports decline statewide during pandemic

March 31, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — A decline in the number of child abuse and neglect reports is usually seen as a reason to celebrate. But in the upside down world of COVID-19, state and local social service agencies worry that darker forces may have been at work to

Store cashier who suspected George Floyd of using fake $20 bill says he feels guilty

March 31, 2021 2:04 PM CNN Newsource

An employee at the Minneapolis corner store who suspected George Floyd gave him a counterfeit $20 bill last May testified in court Wednesday that he felt “disbelief and guilt” knowing that their interaction led to Floyd’s death under former police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee. “If I would have just not taken the bill, this could

‘We have to be creative’: Churches prepare for socially distant Easter Mass

March 31, 2021 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Easter Sunday will mark the 46th consecutive week of outdoor masses at Our Lady’s Parish in Waltham. “Holy Week is here. The time to come forward,” said Our Lady’s Pastor Father James DiPerri. People set up their beach chairs socially distance right in the

Dog groomer a hit on prime-time TV

March 31, 2021 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — By decking out a Schnauzer with an expert coat carving and a sprinkle of rhinestones, a Madison-area dog groomer advanced Tuesday night to the next round of the new ABC-TV reality series “Pooch Perfect,” where top creative dog groomers are vying for

Lab leak Covid-19 theory is like something out of a comic book, virologist says

March 31, 2021 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

Theories about a laboratory leak being the source of the coronavirus pandemic sound like something out of a comic book, one virologist says. Dr. Robert Garry of Tulane University and other virologists have been publishing studies for a year that demonstrate SARS-CoV-2 originated naturally in animals and is unlikely to have been engineered in a