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The Georgia college student who broke Covid-19 quarantine rules in the Cayman Islands to visit her boyfriend has received reduced jail time after initially being sentenced to four months in prison. The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal reduced the prison sentence of Skylar Mack, 18, and her boyfriend, Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, to two months on

Click here for updates on this story     Chicago (WBBM) — A Chicago woman is part of the most fragile population: mostly stuck inside with a compromised immune system. Her Christmas tree was stuck in the mail. CBS 2 reported on her story and people responded with offers to help. CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross reports on

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — There were growing questions Monday night surrounding the murder of a 71-year-old grandmother, who was killed when assailants fired into her home in Morgan Park. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, the community cannot understand who would intentionally shoot into Emma Wright’s house. But all

Antarctica has recorded its first Covid-19 case after 36 people tested positive on a research base, according to a statement released by the Chilean Army. The news marks an unfortunate milestone in the global fight against coronavirus, as until this week, Antarctica was the last continent free from the virus’ grip. On Sunday, the General

A woman accused of killing seven people has gone on trial in southeastern China after spending more than 20 years on the run. Lao Rongzhi, 46, appeared in the Nanchang Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangxi province on Monday, according to a statement posted by the court on its official Weibo social media account. Lao “expressed

Click here for updates on this story     GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (KTVT) — A small plane crashed in Grand Prairie Monday, Dec. 21 around 2:50 p.m. killing the two people onboard. The aircraft crashed along the SH 360 service road Near Mayfield Road next to a Sonic restaurant. The victims’ identities are not being released yet.

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At least 80 people have been killed across Minneapolis in 2020 — a 70% jump over this time last winter. Since 2014, Lisa Clemons and members of A Mother’s Love Initiative have been tracking the number of people killed on Minneapolis streets. “Behind every trauma

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota is often referred to as the “State of Hockey” — and that’s being proven once again during the pandemic. With rinks temporarily shut down, more people than ever before are building their own rinks. If you build it, they will come. That phrase may

Taiwan has recorded its first locally-transmitted case of coronavirus since April. The island has had one of the most successful pandemic responses in the world, and the new infection ends a 255-day run without local transmission, underscoring the difficulties in controlling the virus even in areas where it has been largely stamped out. According to

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — One Hartford organization is passing out toys and smiles this holiday season. Mothers United Against Violence held its annual toy give away on Tuesday to spread some joy to families around the capital city. The organization holds the event every year. It gives toys

The 1857 trial of American pirate Eli Boggs in Hong Kong was a riveting affair, filled with tales of plunder, kidnapping and murder on the high seas. But it was Boggs’ two-hour closing statement that shook the British colony’s political establishment to its core. Boggs accused a top colonial official, Daniel Caldwell, and another notorious