A California state senator introduced a bill Monday night to repeal a law commonly known as “walking while trans” that advocates say has led to decades of discrimination against the transgender community, particularly Black and brown trans women. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat representing San Francisco and neighboring areas, drafted SB 357, which would
Continue Reading The University of California, Davis is offering students an incentive to staycation for spring break instead of traveling. The Healthy Davis Together Spring Break Grant will award 500 applicants $75 to spend during the March 22 to 25 break in the Davis, California area, according to a Facebook post from the school. The idea is
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For Jayashree Krishnan, who has painted more than 150 portraits of first responders across the globe since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the eyes tell the story. “Each person’s set of eyes that I have painted so far, they tell their own story,” Krishnan said. “My goal was to just capture that emotion.” If
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (WQAD) — The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild has filed a bill at the Illinois legislature they say would provide a lifeline to brewpubs across the state hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The “BEER Act” would grant craft breweries limited self-distribution privileges. “COVID has proved to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Stephanie St. John said friends of Roseann McCulley called her Rosey and she was a “very sweet girl, very intelligent” person. According to police, McCulley was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Bobby McCulley, along with her 13-year-old son Kayden Johnson and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VERNON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The town of Vernon is working to make sure they reach as many eligible people as possible to get them a COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, the town’s mobile vaccine clinic will go to the Vernon Village, where people 55 years and older reside, to
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The immovable challenges of living in Alaska would, in theory, make it a nightmare to vaccinate all of its 731,000-plus residents: It’s the largest state in the US in terms of land size, has some of the most extreme weather of any state and many resident Alaska Natives, who are disproportionately dying from Covid-19, live
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — Dog lovers rallied for a puppy starved and emaciated so badly it couldn’t walk. Crystal Tucker, who runs Pawsitive Tails Dog Rescue, said her organization took a call from a family who told her they’d found a starving puppy on the side of the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Another phone scam has been making its way around the mountains. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office says a scammer has been calling residents, saying he is from American Senior Citizens Sweepstakes and that the resident has won a prize like an expensive
Continue Reading Annual lung cancer screening should include people as young as 50 and with shorter smoking histories, according to a new recommendation from an independent panel of experts that makes clinical recommendations to the American public. The US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends that current and former smokers ages 50 to 80, who have a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — A family wants to know why someone randomly attacked a 74-year-old grandfather in broad daylight. Phoenix Police Department is still investigating what the motive is. The department said Juanito Falcon was walking near 17th Avenue and Bethany Home Road on Feb. 16 when a man
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHEYENNE, Wyoming (Cheyenne Post) — At approximately 3:00 a.m. this morning, Cheyenne Police Officers responded to the 1200 block of E. 10th Street regarding a firearm incident. On arrival, Officers found a 14-year-old male deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. Later in the day, a 13-year-old male was
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HAMILTON, Montana (Ravalli Republic) — A mule that was reportedly shot and killed in late February actually died from blunt force injuries, apparently from being hit by a vehicle. The mule’s owner, Eve Deering, said she decided to have the animal exhumed and necropsied after someone sent an
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A Houston-area soccer club is rethinking its rules after a little girl was told she couldn’t play with the boys. Everyone seems to agree Evangeline Broughton is good enough to play with the boys in her youth soccer league. But this weekend, she was benched
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of musician, music producer and philanthropist, Quincy Jones. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1933 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Quincy Delight Jones Jr. Father: Quincy Delight Jones Sr., a carpenter. Mother: Sarah Frances (Wells) Jones Marriages: Peggy Lipton (1974-1990); Ulla Andersson (1967-1974); Jeri Caldwell (1957-1966) Children: with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A team of medical students and a local high school are working together to deliver thousands of famine hygiene products to mid-Michigan students. Something as simple as sanitary napkins isn’t always easy to come by. “Period supplies are pretty expensive especially because they are
Continue Reading Men who use anabolic steroids to build muscle for that “perfect bod” may be harming their testicular function for years after they stop taking the drugs, according to a new study of nonathletic bodybuilders. “It has been unclear whether illicit use of anabolic steroids caused a long-lasting or even persistent impairment of the testosterone production
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — As more Canadians receive COVID-19 vaccines, more and more people might encounter a side-effect that radiologists want the public to be more aware of — swelling under the armpit, which can show up on mammograms during screenings for breast cancer. Doctors are hoping
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Buckingham Palace is under mounting pressure to respond in the wake of Harry and Meghan’s seismic interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex leveled a series of damning accusations in their first sit-down since stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family and moving to the US
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A fireball, traveling at an estimated 42,000 miles per hour, was spotted over the skies of northern Vermont and Canada on Sunday night, officials said. NASA Meteor Watch said on Facebook that more than 100 people saw the meteor around 5:38 p.m. local time Sunday. “There was no sound whatsoever,” Al Gregoritsch of South Burlington
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