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U.S. Attorney in western Missouri submits resignation

February 11, 2021 9:26 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, of the Western District of Missouri, says he will resign, effective Feb. 28. Garrison’s resignation was expected after the U.S. Justice Department and President Joe Biden asked all U.S. attorneys to resign by the end of February so the new administration could begin replacing the political

A California city could be the first in the nation to require pandemic hazard pay for farmworkers

February 11, 2021 9:03 PM CNN Newsource

A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks they are undertaking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Coachella, a Southern California city known for its popular annual music festival, passed an ordinance on Wednesday that requires retail pharmacies, grocery stores, restaurants and agricultural businesses in the city to

Family of Dijon Kizzee, a Black man killed by LA Sheriff’s deputies, files $35 million claim

February 11, 2021 8:53 PM CNN Newsource

The family of Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot 16 times and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies last summer, has filed a $35 million claim for damages. The claim alleges the sheriff’s department failed to properly train the involved deputies and accuses them of using unreasonable deadly force. The move

Study shows New York subways have a pollution problem

February 11, 2021 8:34 PM CNN Newsource

In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, New York’s subways are the most polluted in the Northeast — and one subterranean station has higher levels of particulate pollution than any other station in the world. The study, conducted

CU Boulder researchers create wearable device that turns body heat into electricity

February 11, 2021 8:30 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — Researchers have developed a new kind of wearable device that draws power from your body heat — transforming the human body into a biological battery that can drive electronics. A stretchy material called polyimine is used to create a ring, wristband or any other

State trooper among those accused of running prostitution, gambling ring out of Lackawanna County gentlemen’s club

February 11, 2021 8:21 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MAYFIELD, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper is among four men arrested for alleged involvement in illegal activity at a Lackawanna County gentlemen’s club, State Police announced Thursday. Trooper Robert E. Covington Jr., 48, a 13-year veteran of the police force, was allegedly co-owner of the

‘Terrifying’ incident caught on doorbell camera evidence of bigger problem, residents say

February 11, 2021 8:16 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A West Asheville woman said she’s concerned after she found surveillance video of a man with a knife on her front porch on Wednesday morning, Feb. 10. She said she made the disturbing discovery when she checked the video after returning home to

At least 9 dead in crashes across Dallas-Fort Worth area due to winter storms

February 11, 2021 7:38 PM CNN Newsource

At least nine people have died in car crashes as of Thursday evening due to winter storms across the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, according to a count by CNN. A 133-car pileup on Interstate 35 West in Fort Worth on Thursday left at least six people dead, according to Fort Worth Police Chief Neil

THURSDAY UPDATES: Miller County Health Center reports three COVID-19 related deaths

February 11, 2021 8:11 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Family searches for urn with sacred remains after house fire destroys their possessions

February 11, 2021 6:34 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story SOUTH SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Massive flames ripping through a south Sacramento home has left a family’s possessions destroyed and that family displaced. Now one of the items they are hoping to find in the debris is the ashes of their son who recently died. “I’m just waiting for

Mid-Missouri Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies to start coronavirus shots Friday

February 11, 2021 1:41 PM Meghan Drakas

Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in Mid-Missouri will start giving coronavirus vaccine shots Saturday as part of a federal program to increase the number of coronavirus vaccinations across the country.

Grand jury dismisses felony assault charges against 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground

February 11, 2021 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Thursday. Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe each faced a felony second-degree assault charge in Martin Gugino’s fall, which fractured his skull and left him unable

Stonehenge may be a rebuilt stone circle from Wales, new research suggests

February 11, 2021 6:10 PM CNN Newsource

Five thousand years after Stonehenge was built, archaeologists have finally pinpointed exactly where the bluestones that form part of the imposing UK monument came from and how they were unearthed. The researchers revealed in 2019 the stones came from an ancient quarry on the north side of the Preseli Hills in western Wales, which meant

Woman seen directing rioters with megaphone had ‘go bags,’ smashed cell phones and firearms paraphernalia at home, prosecutor says

February 11, 2021 6:09 PM CNN Newsource

Federal prosecutors said in an appeal filed Wednesday that the FBI found smashed cell phones and “go bags” at the home of the woman who directed fellow Capitol rioters with a megaphone during the attack. The Justice Department detailed the investigators’ findings in a new request to keep the woman, Rachel Powell, in jail before

North Carolina man charged with threatening to kill President Biden

February 11, 2021 5:54 PM CNN Newsource

A North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court Thursday. David Kyle Reeves, 27, of Gastonia, North Carolina, was arrested February 5 for knowingly and willfully making threats to take the life of and inflict bodily harm upon the President,

Utah lawmakers reject a bill that would require teaching consent in sex education classes

February 11, 2021 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

A new bill in Utah that would have required students to learn about consent was shot down by lawmakers this week. HB177, introduced earlier this year, would have updated Utah’s health education curriculum by requiring schools to teach consent, sexual violence behavior prevention and sexual assault resource strategies. The proposal was defeated in Utah’s House

Dog pulled out of wreckage of deadly pileup in Fort Worth

February 11, 2021 5:40 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — As crews begin the long process of cleaning up the massive — and deadly — pileup on Interstate-35W in Fort Worth, rescue efforts are also underway. Chopper 11 captured video of a dog being pulled out of the wreckage and taken to safety.

After being apart 11 months due to Covid-19 protocols, couple married 58 years reunites

February 11, 2021 5:37 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story WHITE PLAINS, New York (WCBS) — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a couple reunites after 335 days of forced social distancing. On their wedding day in 1963, they vowed to love each other “in sickness and in health.” First Alzheimer’s, then the coronavirus pandemic, their vow remains

At least 6 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say

February 11, 2021 5:29 PM CNN Newsource

At least six people were killed and at least 36 people taken to hospitals in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles in poor weather on Interstate 35W in the Texas city of Fort Worth on Thursday morning, officials said. The crash was one of several reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin areas during dicey

She never won a Nobel prize. But today this pioneering physicist is getting her face on a stamp

February 11, 2021 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

Chien-Shiung Wu isn’t a household name, but the pioneering physicist’s portrait could be coming soon to a mailbox near you. Her face is the latest image on a US Postal Service stamp issued on Thursday. And the timing is no coincidence. It’s the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Jada Yuan, Wu’s granddaughter,