Approving a bill introduced by its only transgender lawmaker, Virginia became the first state in the South to ban “gay and trans panic” as a defense for murder or manslaughter. Virginia is now the 12th state to ban the defense, which can allow people charged with the killing of LGBTQ people to receive a lesser
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Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — A San Jose couple is trying to raise awareness after a hate incident occurred right on their front porch. Huang Zhu and Ying Huang say about two weeks ago their twin 6-year-olds heard a lot of knocking and doorbell ringing and thought the
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Here’s a look at the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1952 Birth place: Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia Birth name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Father: Vladimir Putin, a factory foreman Mother: Maria Putin Marriage: Lyudmila (Shkrebneva) Putin (July 28, 1983-2014, divorced) Children: Yekaterina and Maria Education: Leningrad State University, law,
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More than a year into the pandemic, children’s lives may be starting to look more normal as an increasing number of people get vaccinated and schools reopen. However, many children in the US are contending with the difficult reality that is irreparable: the loss of a parent from Covid-19. One result of the pandemic may
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the RMS Titanic. April 10, 1912 – The Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. April 14-15, 1912 – The luxury liner hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic around midnight and sinks in less than three hours. 1,517 people died and 706 survived out
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial & Mourning upon Death of a Pope Cardinals decide, after the death of the pope, when funerals and conclave begin. Universi Dominici Gregis (hereafter referred to as Law) dictates that: – There must be nine days of mourning. –
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Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial on Monday about the importance of training, deescalation and respect as prosecutors sought to show Chauvin did not follow department policy. After going through his resume, Arradondo described the department’s training programs and the importance of professional policing. “It’s really about treating people with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YAVAPAI COUNTY, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has released body cam video of the moments deputies discovered a million dollars’ worth of fentanyl pills in a child’s car seat during a traffic stop. On Sunday, March 28, Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies noticed a car making
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEAR KINGMAN, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Three people were killed after two cars were hit by a train in far northwestern Arizona. It happened Sunday afternoon in Golden Valley, which is near Kingman, Arizona. Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area after getting reports that two vehicles had
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A man in the Dundee neighborhood spent his stimulus check on a new electric scooter only to find it missing from his backyard weeks later. Mike Thompson believes someone stole it from him either late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. He hoped it
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Boone County has the second-highest vaccination initiation rate at 32.8% among the 117 local public health agencies in the state, with 59,128 coronavirus vaccinations given out.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW BERN, Craven County (WLOS) — Thirty-one animals were discovered in a home, abandoned after the owner had died. Officials are unsure how long the animals were in the house alone, but they believe the animals survived by drinking rainwater from a leak in the roof. Neighborhood resident
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLATLANDS, New York (WABC) — At least eight people were injured and a 95-year-old woman inside an ambulance was killed after it was T-boned by a car in Brooklyn. Video from Citizen App shows the vehicle flipped over on its side near Avenue N and Schenectady Ave. in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A hiker in the Pisgah National Forest was rescued over the weekend after falling almost 1000 feet from a cliff near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Transylvania County Rescue Squad and Transylvania County EMS were dispatched to the area around Pilot Cove
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CONEY ISLAND, New York (WABC) — After an 18-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, Coney Island amusement parks — including the iconic Luna Park and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park — will be welcoming back guests starting Friday, April 9. There will be added safety restrictions, including
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A 4.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Lennox area of Los Angeles County early Monday, about half an hour after a less intense tremor, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was recorded at 4:44 a.m. PT (7:44 a.m. ET) and was 19.9 km deep. It followed a 2.5 temblor at 4:15 a.m. PT that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A Rexburg man will spend time on probation after an illegal sexual relationship with a teenager. Trever Liebert, 24, was sentenced to three years probation after earlier pleading guilty to felony injury to a child. District Judge Steven Boyce handed down the
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Most Columbia Public Schools students returned to a five-day-a-week, in-person learning schedule Monday, but the district still doesn’t have enough substitute teachers to fill their classrooms.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A memorial has been installed, remembering the five cyclists killed just outside the Las Vegas Valley in December. The Ghost Bike memorial will be a permanent fixture of Downtown Summerlin. The memorial was unveiled in January, but was given its display in Downtown Summerlin
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A rural Illinois bar opening event in February was linked to a Covid-19 outbreak of at least 46 cases, a school closure and the hospitalization of a long-term care facility resident, according to a United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. The Illinois Department of Public Health identified 29 individuals who tested positive
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