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2 people, including a young child, are dead after being swept out by Florida currents. A man who tried to rescue them is missing

Two people — including a 3-year-old child — are dead and a third person is missing after being swept out by strong currents at a beach near Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. Janosh Purackal, 37, and Daniel Purackal, 3, of Gibsonton are the names of the deceased, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

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Man killed, 5 injured in boating crash

Click here for updates on this story     FENTON, Missouri (KMOV) — Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating what caused a deadly boat crash in the Meramec River Saturday night. Corporal Dallas Thompson said the boat, occupied with six passengers, hit a rock protruding from the water just after sunset at George Winter. The boat did not

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A dangerous coronavirus variant on the rise could cause outbreaks in states with low vaccination rates, expert says

The Delta variant is quickly on its way to becoming the dominant strain of coronavirus in the US, raising concerns that outbreaks could hit vulnerable communities come fall. Currently 10% of Covid-19 cases in the US can be attributed to the variant, also called the B.1.617.2 variant, but that proportion is doubling every two weeks,

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A New Zealand Muslim group wants to halt a controversial film about the Christchurch mosque shootings they say ‘whitewashes’ the tragedy

An upcoming film set to focus on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings recently lost a producer in response to continued criticism from New Zealand Muslims and the prime minister herself. Since the film, titled “They Are Us,” was announced last week, critics have denounced it

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