A man attending a baby shower was killed when a small cannon exploded in the back yard of a home near Flint, Michigan, police said. Evan Thomas Silva, 26, died Saturday after he was struck by shrapnel from the cannon, which was fired to “celebrate the baby’s pending arrival,” Michigan State Police said in a
Continue Reading Experts hailed the discovery in 2015 as “stunning” — 47 teeth found in a cave in southern China dated back to 80,0000 to 120,000 years ago, challenging widely accepted ideas about human evolution. It suggested that Homo sapiens were in China at least 20,000 years earlier than early modern humans had been previously believed to
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On Friday, Cole County prosecutors filed charges against two men accused of involvement with a late December shooting.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A woman has been reunited with her dog, who ran away when her fiancé was killed in a car crash. Annmarie Fasano and her fiancé, Michael James March, adopted “Shadow” two years ago. “We got the dog, and it was our dog. We bought
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Sources tell CBS2 a victim of a home invasion in Queens was likely targeted after displaying money on social media. Investigators said two armed men broke through a basement window at the home in Woodhaven just before 3 a.m. Friday. The men allegedly used
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ ) — A quick-thinking Brockton teacher is being credited for helping get fire crews to a student’s home during an emergency. “My student, Teresa, is saying ‘my fire alarm is going off, my fire alarm is going off,’’ said teacher Betsy Doyle. Doyle tells WBZ-TV
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There’s no rest for the weary in this type of pattern. With broad zonal (flat) flow entrenched, this might be a theme for this week: light, but daily disturbances. Our next system is rippling through today. As cold as roads are, slippery conditions could develop quickly throughout the day, especially where some of the heavier
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) has made an arrest in the homicide of a Washington Co. juvenile. Chief Mike Reynolds made the arrest announcement on Monday (Feb. 8). On October 21, 2020, at around 6:15 p.m., Fayetteville Police responded to the area of 13942
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A MoDOT spokesman cautioned the process is slower than it might be without the extreme cold, which makes treatments less effective.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A woman is facing charges after state police say she embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from an 84-year-old Saginaw man who she was trusted to care for. According to Michigan State Police, multiple fraudulent charges were listed on the victim’s bank records The
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With temperatures dropping below zero, experts say people should take precautions to protect their heaters from overworking and pipes from freezing.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — New Haven Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the area of Nash Street and Lawrence Street that left a Yale University student dead. The shooting happened in the Elm City’s East Rock neighborhood. Just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, New Haven Police
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The Jefferson City Police Department warned area residents of an organization allegedly collecting funds on behalf of the department.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Yale University graduate student was shot and killed Saturday night in New Haven near the intersection of Nash and Lawrence streets. Yale University president Peter Salovey confirmed 26-year-old Kevin Jiang was the victim of the homicide. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and
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Some New York City middle school students in grades six through eight will return to classrooms on February 25, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. About 62,000 middle school students who opted for in-person learning will return that day, said NYC Department of Education deputy press secretary Danielle Filson. Teachers and staff will return the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — Police have made an arrest in a deadly October stabbing. Officers responded on Halloween to Maple Avenue on the report of a person stabbed. A male victim, later identified as 48-year-old Bryan Monroe of Manchester, was located with multiple stab wounds and succumbed to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOLINE, IL (Quad-City Times ) — The mass exodus by department heads in Moline in recent years was attributable by some as the result of “micromanagement” by elected officials. But those officials now say it appears there was another reason: Bad development deals could have cost the city
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — While bookstores around the country are closing as more people are reading online and on devices such as Kindles and Nooks, Wisconsin still has a number of them. In Black History Month 2021, there continue to be only a few Black-owned bookstores
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While a recent dip in Covid-19 infections may seem encouraging, experts warn now is not the time for Americans to let their guard down. That’s largely because of new variants circulating in the US, putting the country once again in the “eye of the hurricane,” according to one expert. “I’ve been on Zoom calls for
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A former Missouri State Senator announced Monday morning plans to run against incumbent US Sen. Roy Blunt (R – Missouri).
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