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Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Treasurer Tishaura Jones defeated Ward 20 Alderwoman Cara Spencer in the St. Louis Mayoral election Tuesday night, becoming the first Black female mayor in the city’s history. Jones will become mayor four years after losing to Lyda Krewson by 888 votes in the Democratic

Click here for updates on this story     EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A teenager is accused of stealing a police cruiser and totaling it. While the 15-year-old was arrested, police continue to search for two other suspects. The teen is actually accused of stealing two cars, one of them the police cruiser. Police said it

The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday. “Based on our most recent estimates from CDC surveillance, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in the

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Atlanta Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a driver who was involved in a hit and run accident that left one man dead on April 3. “He went so fast, he hit that guy and the guy just like flew in

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Two months after a deadly crash out of the Omaha metro, a Nebraska State Trooper has helped a man honor four members of his family who died. Trooper Dakota Wilson was driving past the crash site on Highway 75 near Union when he saw

Click here for updates on this story     BARTLETT, Iowa (WOWT) — Just two years after being rocked by the historic 2019 flood, another round of devastation for one family in Southwest Iowa. A Monday night fire destroyed the Anguiano’s barn, taking with it more than 10 horses and their dog is still missing. “If she’s

Click here for updates on this story     NEW BERN, Craven County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A former Ft. Bragg Private is facing more than 12 years in prison after authorities said he took his 12-year-old “girlfriend” out of the state in a fake kidnapping. James Peele has been sentenced for transportation of a minor with

Click here for updates on this story     LINN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says a man was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty of 22 counts of sex abuse-related crimes. Michael Ray Long, 37, from Junction City, was convicted for sexually abusing two young girls when they were eight and twelve

Here’s a look at Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star Game, where representatives from the National League and American League compete in the contest also known as the “Midsummer Classic.” Facts July 13, 2021 – The 92nd MLB All-Star Game is scheduled to take place at Coors Field in Denver. 2020 – The 91st MLB All-Star

Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing Americans, see Robert Levinson Fast Facts or POW/MIA in Iraq and Afghanistan Fast Facts. Currently Detained Americans China Kai Li September 2016 – Kai Li, a naturalised US citizen born in China, is detained while visiting relatives in

Here is a look at Israel, which declared independence in 1948. It borders the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, the Red Sea, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in the Middle East. Since its founding, Israel has experienced conflict with its neighbors, mainly Arab and Muslim countries, and Palestinians living in Israeli-occupied territories. About Israel (from the CIA World

Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Facts The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured several hundred more. Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols were convicted of the attack. The federal building was later razed and

Here’s a look at the life of Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1942 Birth place: Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Birth name: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma Father: Gcinamazwi Zuma, police officer Mother: Nobhekisisa Bessie, domestic worker Marriages: Bongi Ngema (2012-present); Thobeka Stacy Mabhija (2010-present); Nompumelelo Ntuli (2008-present); Nkosazana Clarice