Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Four-year-old Finnley Silva loves toys, candy, and yes, being a little rowdy. “He’s your typical four-year-old boy. He likes robots and cars and going fast and running and you know, just being rowdy and throwing things as most four-year-olds do at this point,” said Emily
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John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, has been charged with 24 felonies, including human trafficking, criminal sexual conduct and lying to a peace officer, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday. Geddert is the former owner of the Michigan’s famed Twistars Gymnastics Club. It was one of the places Larry
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — It’s been almost eight months since anyone has seen 11-year-old Breasia Terrell, the missing Davenport girl who loves basketball, making TikTok videos and spending time with her family. Her mother, Aishia Lankford, has been counting the days since she last saw her on a
Continue Reading Lawmakers in California this week allocated $1.4 million in state funds to help Asian Americans report hate incidents after a string of recent violent attacks in the state. “The rise in hate incidents against Asian Americans during the pandemic is alarming. But, we can’t solve a problem without knowing how big it is,” said Assemblymember
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New York state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker again on Thursday defended the state’s handling of nursing homes and their residents during the pandemic. The administration’s decision to delay the release of data on Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities — the subject of a federal investigation — has erupted as a major political crisis
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Cookville, Tennessee (WSMV) — Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers recovered 20 pounds of marijuana after pulling over a car going 105 mph on the interstate. According to the THP, Trooper Murphy clocked the speeding 2014 Mercedes Benz on I-40 eastbound in Cookeville. After pulling the car over, the trooper
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President Joe Biden’s reset of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship will take another step with the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi insider turned dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The release of the congressionally mandated report, which is expected to further implicate Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — Two officers were injured following a pursuit of a stolen carjacked vehicle Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday night, a 20-year-old DoorDash driver told police he met the suspect in an alleyway near the intersection of Itaska and Nebraska to deliver the food around 7:20 p.m.
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A former Marshall Public Schools parent and concerned citizen said she “expects good things” to come from an audit of the school district.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Berkeley, California (KGO) — Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night to vote on sweeping police reforms. Convened before police killed George Floyd last May, Berkeley’s Fair and Impartial Policing Workgroup, shared data on racial disparities, when it comes to who Berkeley Police stop in cars,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Lincoln, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Aprison inmate Wednesday got 3-4 more years in prison for using a racial slur before attacking a Black guard. Prosecutors say Devon Keezer, who is white and pleaded no contest to terroristic threats with a hate crime enhancement, used a racial slur
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Asheville, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department says both the stolen vehicle and the puppy that was inside it when it was taken earlier this week have been found safe. Authorities say on Monday, Feb. 22, at around 6 p.m., the Asheville Police Department responded to
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There’s enough to worry about during a pregnancy, even without a pandemic. As the vaccine rollout continues, there’s still concern over its impact on pregnancy. Covid-19 has added an entirely new layer of health anxiety for anyone expecting a child. That’s why one of the biggest questions on many pregnant women’s minds is if the
Continue Reading After years of examining centuries-old writings and digging up artifacts, researchers recently confirmed that an 18th-century building on the College of William & Mary campus was once a school for free and enslaved Black children. The building in Williamsburg, Virginia, that formerly housed the Bray School is thought to be the oldest building in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — A high school wrestling match is taking center stage after claims that a referee didn’t follow guidelines. Paul Ruff, a Gering High School senior, competed in Omaha last weekend during the 2021 Wrestling State Championship. Advocates believe Ruff missed crucial warnings during the match
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Nursing was more than a career to Rachel Ellsworth. She says she was “called” to the work. For 10 of her 12 years in nursing, Ellsworth was an indefatigable intensive care nurse. The work energized her, and she felt privileged to witness some of the most important moments of people’s lives, when their worlds shifted
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US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US diplomat based in China. On Thursday, China responded to a Vice News report which claimed that US diplomats in the country were complaining after having been administered the swab tests.
Continue Reading Kearra Johnson was in her senior year at the University of Missouri when she came up with the concept for what is now known as the Revolution Card Deck — a deck of playing cards featuring the names and faces of notable Black individuals. Michelle Obama, Thurgood Marshall and Oprah Winfrey are just a few
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — Normally when we hear about scam calls, it’s the scammers trying to contact us, by calling and pretending to be someone they’re not. But one local woman, who’s asked to remain anonymous for this interview, says she reached to to them, unknowingly. And thus
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Waterbury, Connecticut (WFSB) — A scrap yard fire in Waterbury sent smoke into the air that was visible from nearby highways and miles around. The fire was reported at Albert Bros. Inc on E. Aurora Street, near routes 8 and 73. The smoke could be seen billowing over
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