At the height of a luminous career in genetics, Ron Davis, professor of biochemistry and genetics at Stanford University in California, switched to researching a disease that many of his colleagues had never heard of. Prior to that shift seven years ago, his breakthrough work had led to dozens of patents and laid the groundwork
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The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High student athletes” on a livestream of a state basketball tournament, a statement from the district superintendent said. On Thursday, the Norman High School girls’ basketball team was set to play Midwest City in the
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kaiser woman is seriously injured after a wreck in Cole County Friday morning. According to an online crash report, Katana Clutter drove off the right side of US 54 and hit a light pole at 1:20 a.m. Clutter was taken by EMs to a local hospital for treatment. Clutter was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A rape allegation leads to charges after an investigation of a residence on the 1300 block of Paris road. According to court documents, Jay Strausbaugh allegedly had sex with the victim and then wrote a note apologizing for it last Friday. The victim told police that she was drunk and fell asleep
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The first virtual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) artwork to be sold at a major auction house closed at $69,346,250 during an online auction by Christie’s on Thursday. The record-breaking sale of “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” catapults the creator, Mike Winkelmann, who goes by Beeple, near the summit of the most expensive living artists to date,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Plans are in the works to build a new School of Innovation and Technology in Cherokee County, North Carolina. But now, the Cherokee County School Board is exercising due diligence after members became aware of an abandoned African-American slave graveyard that is
Continue Reading An Oklahoma death row inmate is set to receive a new trial after a court overturned his conviction based on a US Supreme Court ruling last year that determined a large part of the state is Native American territory for the purposes of federal criminal law. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday the
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been “concerning” declines in childhood vaccinations against other infectious diseases, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a White House briefing on Friday. Walensky urged parents to make sure their children are up to date on their vaccines. “On-time vaccination throughout
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In a primetime address to the nation on Thursday night, President Joe Biden announced his plan to have all US adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and to get the country closer to normal by July 4.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — It’s been 26 years since James and Janice Sweatt were married and they haven’t taken off their wedding rings since then. On Monday, James’ wedding ring left his finger and not by choice. Sweatt says this woman stole his wedding ring. He told CBS13
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A vicious attack caught on camera shows a man surrounded by a group on motorcycles and ATVs and was not only jumped but barraged by garbage, bricks, and cinder blocks. On Thursday night, Philadelphia Police say a person of interest is in custody. The brutal
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — There are new guidelines at a Manhattan school to use more inclusive language. The private school posted a 12-page guide for its students and their families. The head of school spoke with CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez on Thursday. Grace Church School, an independent school in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Thieves stole a family’s van from their apartment parking garage at the Emberwood Apartments in Blaine Thursday morning — but they took away more than just a mode of transportation. “We woke up this morning to go to therapy appointments early, and came out of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Hard work, passion, and high-energy are the best way to describe the cheerleading teams at 5 Star Athletics, but there is one team in particular that has crowds cheering for them. They are called The Emeralds, a team made up of differently-abled cheerleaders, who practice
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FONTANA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — When Jose Villarruel opens the door to his 1997 Ford Thunderbird LX, he has to be very careful not to push it. Jose Villarruel celebrated his 77th birthday Thursday with his former student, one of whom presented him with a $27,000 check. (CBSLA) “I
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While we’re only tracking rain today, meteorologists were tracking much different conditions on March 12, 2006. Missouri saw a record breaking day that Sunday full of tornadic activity. 38…That’s how many tornadoes we saw across the state of Missouri on march 12, 2006. On a Sunday evening and into the overnight hours, the atmosphere was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — “Teachers had our backs. Now we must have theirs.” A lawmaker in Texas is looking to set a new minimum salary for teachers across the state. State Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) on Thursday said he filed House Bill 3580, which would put that
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The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously voted to approve a $27 million settlement to George Floyd’s estate. “George Floyd’s horrific death, witnessed by millions of people around the world, unleashed a deep longing and undeniable demand for justice and change,” Ben Crump, an attorney for Floyd’s family, said in a statement. “That the largest pre-trial
Continue Reading One Georgetown Law professor has been fired and another placed on administrative leave after one’s comments disparaging Black students were recorded via Zoom. Sandra Sellers and David Batson, the two professors, had a conversation regarding Black students’ performance in their classes at the end of a lecture last month. Their comments were included in the
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Since the start of the pandemic, the most terrifying task in health care was thought to be when a doctor put a breathing tube down the trachea of a critically ill covid patient. Those performing such “aerosol-generating” procedures, often in an intensive care unit, got the best protective gear even if there wasn’t enough to
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