Click here for updates on this story Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee (WSMV) — A mother and two children have been found dead after a house fire in Macon County overnight. Macon County Sheriff Mark Gammons tells News4 that a fire broke out at a home on Oak Grove Road in Red Boiling Springs at around
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After making thousands off GameStop stock last week, a 20-year-old college student used his newfound riches to pay it forward to a local children’s hospital. Hunter Kahn, a mechanical engineering student at Cornell University, donated multiple Nintendo Switch consoles and games to Children’s Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis after cashing out almost $30,000 in GameStop stock
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In a precision operation early Monday, Myanmar’s armed forces chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing summarily deposed the country’s government, arresting state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and dozens of other key officials. The military blocked roads in the capital Naypyidaw and Rangoon, disrupted television, telephone and internet service and imposed a curfew.
Continue Reading The principal at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, middle school has apologized after announcing that the school’s Black History Month theme would be “All Lives Matter.” East Ridge Middle School announced the theme in its weekly newsletter, which was sent out to families Sunday. Principal Christy Caldwell Drake issued an apology Monday, explaining that her inspiration for
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A dump truck crash closed a portion of E. Highway OO in Hallsville Tuesday afternoon.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Scottsdale, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Culinary Dropout in the Scottsdale Quarter now has four domes for customers to dine-in safely outside. The Desert Domes sit two to six people and were installed on Jan. 29 as an addition to their patio dining experience. The domes are in what normally
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Brace yourself for six more weeks of winter. That is, if you like to get your weather prediction from a groundhog in Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Tuesday morning and, as legend holds, that means six additional weeks of heavy coats and mittens. Phil was awakened at 7:25 a.m. and made his prediction in
Continue Reading A majority of Americans in a new survey believe Black people, women, as well as gay and lesbian people will gain influence during Joe Biden’s presidency. The administration has already prioritized diversity and inclusion with the most racially diverse cabinet in US history. The new administration has also made issues such as discrimination against the
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies next week, expanding points of access for Americans to receive shots as concerns about variants of the virus expand.
Continue Reading Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2, 2021 – Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicting six additional weeks of winter. February 2, 2020 – Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow, predicting an early spring. Facts The groundhog wakes up from hibernation
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TUESDAY: We start off another morning with some clouds and it looks like those may break apart for the afternoon. High pressure is setting up shop, which will keep winds light, but looks like it will only clear up some clouds around the lake. Many of us will be stuck in the 30’s this afternoon as
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Niger and Sudan. About Libya (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 1,759,540 square kilometers (slightly larger than Alaska) Population: 7,017,224 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 25.8 years Capital: Tripoli Ethnic groups: Berber and Arab 97%,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAIRHOPE, Alabama (WALA) — New court documents revealed disturbing allegations against the Fairhope High School band director arrested on child pornography charges. The documents claimed Anthony Wayne Fillingim downloaded nude pictures and videos of underage boys performing sex acts on themselves. The documents said all of the boys
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Space is a violent place, strewn with galaxies that have cannibalized each other to survive. Some of these survivors are galactic fossils, revealing glimpses of the past because they formed in the early universe. One of them, known as Tucana II, has a much more intriguing story to tell than scientists previously believed, according to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story East Alton, Illinois (KMOV) — The former Wood River power plant in East Alton was demolished Monday morning. Over the weekend, environmentalists were worried about hazardous dust spreading. News 4’s Julia Avery spoke with the East Alton police chief about some last minute changes to the demolition plans.
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The Columbia/Boone County Health Department is recommending people choose to watch the Super Bowl in their own households this year with small groups of people.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Two days after 21-year-old Bradley Nall was shot and killed just outside of his family home, three people have now been charged in his death. Monday night 23-year-old Demarcus Reynolds joined 18-year-old Mary Cheyenne Butler and 19-year-old Selena Grace Tisdale in metro jail. All
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Jill Biden, wife of 46th US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1951 Birth place: Hammonton, New Jersey Birth name: Jill Tracy Jacobs Father: Donald Jacobs, banker Mother: Bonny Jean (Godfrey) Jacobs Marriages: Joe Biden (June 17, 1977-present); Bill Stevenson (1970-1975, divorced) Children: with Joe
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Your loved ones are right to have questions about the Covid-19 vaccine — the American public hasn’t watched vaccine development this closely since Dr. Jonas Salk discovered how to immunize kids from polio in the ’50s. But vaccine hesitancy could put a dangerous damper on the country’s response. Pockets of some populations most at risk
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Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran whose efforts to raise millions for the UK’s National Health Service made him a universally adored icon during the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, has died in hospital after himself contracting the disease, his family said Tuesday. Known affectionately as Captain Tom, Moore raised almost £33
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