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Farrakhan Muhammad was extradited from Florida to New York City and charged Friday evening in connection to a shooting at New York City’s Times Square earlier this month, according to police. Muhammad, a 31-year-old New York City resident, has been charged with attempted murder, three counts of assault, four counts of criminal use of a

She’s spent the past four months pitching health guidance as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, CDC director and Boston Red Sox fan Dr. Rochelle Walensky will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Boston’s game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. It’s a big day not just for Walensky,

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — U.S. researchers have discovered a drug that could potentially be a game-changing tool in treating COVID-19 patients, including variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Researchers affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania have found that the drug diABZI was highly effective at preventing severe COVID-19

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Neighbourhood walks have become a popular activity to combat COVID-19 boredom, but Debra Carey-Knox has kicked them up a notch, and it’s become a hotly anticipated event in her Ontario community. With two companions standing at two feet tall and full of attitude,

Click here for updates on this story     MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — For one man in Murfreesboro, he’s proven you just never know what kind of hidden treasure you’ll find in your backyard. What he found, is something no amount of money could not buy back. Bored at home during the pandemic, Doug Cook of Murfreesboro

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Nashville controversy brews on social media as a picture goes viral across the country. A hat shop just south of downtown is selling “yellow badges” that say “not vaccinated.” Many Jews were forced to wear similar badges in German-occupied areas during World War

A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the theft of nearly 200 ventilators intended for critically ill Covid-19 patients in Central America, federal prosecutors said. Yoelvis Denis Hernandez, 42, was arrested in Del Rio, Texas, Thursday, according to a statement from the US Attorney for the Southern District of Flcrida. The indictment charges

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Investigators in Mobile are now looking for two different people accused of very similar crimes, setting fires inside of Mobile Walmart stores just 24 hours apart. The first fire broke out at the Beltline Walmart on Thursday and then Friday on Rangeline. Photos shared

Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — The sister of slain South Windsor mom Jessica Edwards accepted her sister’s college degree this week. Manchester Community College posted a photo on social media Friday that showed Yanique Edwards, sister of Jessica Edwards ’21, accepting Jessica’s Respiratory Care degree on behalf of her

Louisiana wildlife authorities are investigating after someone caught a red piranha in a lake near the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said in a statement on Friday that the piranha was probably kept as a pet before it was released in University Lakes. It’s illegal

Click here for updates on this story     ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — A mother and her baby were almost kidnapped, Roswell Police say and they’re still searching for the suspect. The man dragged and pulled her while she was outside her apartment Wednesday afternoon. The mom told CBS46, she’s still very afraid so we agreed to

Prosecutors won’t seek to restore the death penalty against Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn child nearly two decades ago, a Northern California district attorney said Friday in a court filing. Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager says she won’t retry the penalty phase of the trial after consulting with the family

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Memorial Day Weekend, an Atlanta man reunited with the man who saved his life. Wesley Wozgen, a math teacher at Centennial High School, says he is feeling great after receiving a kidney transplant on Memorial Day Weekend 2020. Now, he’s spending some quality time with

Click here for updates on this story     ALOHA, Oregon (KPTV) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said four juveniles stole a car, crashed it and were later arrested on Friday afternoon. One of the suspects also had an altered BB gun, with a magazine containing actual bullets. The sheriff’s office said it responded to a

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland family believes it was a TikTok fire challenge video that is behind why their 13-year-old is now in the intensive care unit with severe burns on her neck and arm. Kimberly Crane is Destini Crane’s mother and said her daughter was filming

Click here for updates on this story     VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A Salem man is accused of recording at least one woman with a hidden camera inside an employee restroom in a locked unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Investigators identified the man as Jason Schultz. Court records state he photographed or filmed

Click here for updates on this story     MILLS RIVER, North Carolina (WLOS) — At Mills River Park, Layla Hildenbrand is prepared to go the extra mile for a cause close to her heart. More than 20 extra miles, in fact. “I’ve put my pedometer on, and just throughout the day, I’ve gotten miles,” explained 11-year-old

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville group is pressing police and the district attorney to make an arrest in a road rage incident in which a pickup truck hit a homeless man’s cart with a cat inside. The video of the driver circling and then striking the