A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, popping up in dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain may spearhead a wave of infection that could overwhelm health care systems, reverse reopening plans and even potentially undermine the rollout of vaccines. The B.1.617.2 strain, officially known as the
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Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Florida (WFOR) — An early morning visitor to a Florida post office received quite a surprise when the customer stumbled upon a large alligator wandering in the lobby. The 7-foot foot wayward alligator simply walked into the post office through the building’s automatic double doors, according
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Unlocking the mysteries of the exact origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 and launched a global pandemic in March 2020, has become one of the most burning questions in the scientific community. But the effort, like so many other coronavirus-related issues, has become hotly contested, fraught with implications for international relations and, in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Did you know one of the oldest nail companies around can be found in Mansfield? “Tremont Nail is a 200-plus year old nail manufacturing company that started down in Wareham, Massachusetts,” Eric DeLong, the President of Tremont Nail and Acorn Manufacturing, told WBZ-TV. That’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Minnesota-based cartoon artist John Rasmussen is paying tribute to slain Braintree Police K-9 Kitt. “I like to help people. It makes me feel good,” Rasmussen told WBZ-TV via Zoom. Rasmussen started drawing pen and ink cartoons of people’s pets entering heaven after his own
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, California (KCAL KCBS) — After a video provided to CBS2/KCAL9 by a witness showing three plainclothes Glendale police officers beating a teenager suspected of shoplifting, with another uniformed officer coming into the fray and kicking the teen in the face, all four officers have been placed on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Claudia Towles is one of 37 Fells Point business owners threatening to withhold tax payments to Baltimore City— saying leaders have turned their backs on the community—and they have reached their “breaking point.” They wrote a letter to the mayor, police commissioner and city state’s
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As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US surgeon general has issued a warning for those not vaccinated: Don’t let your guard down quite yet. “For those who are unvaccinated, they are increasingly at risk as more and more variants develop,” Dr. Vivek Murthy told
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROWLETT, Texas (KTVT) — Some North Texas homeowners are demanding action over a road they say puts their lives in danger. It’s a portion of Dalrock Road in Rowlett where homes along a curve are sustaining damage at an alarming rate. “We can’t even sleep, you hear anything
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An unrelenting surge in gun violence and murder is gripping American cities even before the habitual summer spike in crime, leaving police brass from New York to New Orleans scrambling for solutions. With states lifting Covid-19 restrictions and more people out in warmer weather, US cities are preparing for a potentially bloody summer by bulking
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EVANSTON, Illinois (WBBM) — An Evanston mother returned to her home on Wednesday, hours after someone threw an explosive into her young son’s bedroom. Incredibly, the family got out safely. Thankfully, Aarynae Morales’ 3-year-old son was not in his room at the time of the incident. He is
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SILVERHILL, Alabama (WALA) — Baby Genesis Johnson has already made her mark, with the help of a Silverhill police officer, who responded to the unforgettable call that she was coming into the world. “The baby was coming whether or not anybody’s ready,” said Officer Mike Allen. In his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, AL (WALA) — A 12-year-old Florida boy honored fallen Baldwin County Deputy Bill Smith with a one-mile run on Wednesday. Zechariah Cartledge has run more than 900 miles in the past two years in honor of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.
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An 11-year-old girl was shot and killed and another was injured during an incident Wednesday night in Lexington County, South Carolina, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities say they believe the incident was gang-related. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the deceased as Tashya Michelle Jay. The other girl who was shot was
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The US Food and Drug Administration authorized an extension of the shelf life of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, the company said in a statement Thursday. The move increases the refrigerated storage time for the vaccine from 3 months to 4 1/2 months, and comes as some states said currently available doses were set to
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The wife of Mexican drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to drug trafficking and money laundering charges related to her husband’s narcotics empire. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, entered her plea in a federal court in Washington nearly two years after Guzman was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years for engaging
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Gwinnett, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — The board created earlier this year to advise the Gwinnett County Police Department and county commissioners on policy matters is on the cusp of finalizing its recommendation that Gwinnett leaders decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. The Gwinnett Police Citizens Advisory
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Memo Fachino and his husband, Lance Mier, have flown a Pride flag in front of their Wisconsin home for five years. It’s a symbol of inclusion, Fachino said, and a signal to the rest of their Racine neighborhood that all are welcome there. So when their neighborhood homeowners’ association enacted a new policy last month
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Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Extra police officers have been assigned to patrol a north Houston high school campus a day after a shooting wounded an innocent student after graduation practice. “HISD Police will have an increased presence at North Forest HS and are working diligently to ensure that
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Jovan Young, 29, who authorities say fatally shot 10-year-old Justin Wallace, has been charged with murder, according to a news release from the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Young was arraigned on Wednesday before Queens Criminal Court Judge Toko Serita, according to the news release. He was charged with murder in the second degree, attempted murder
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