The astronauts on the International Space Station have already conducted five spacewalks so far this year — and now they’re going to relocate a spacecraft outside of the orbiting laboratory. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, along with NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, will fly the Soyuz MS-17 capsule from its current port to another
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As investigators piece together the movements and the motive of the suspect in this week’s deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area spas, fierce debate is underway over whether he should face hate crime charges for the attacks that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. “It looked like a hate crime to me,” Atlanta Mayor
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Click here for updates on this story HELENA, Montana (Missoulian) — A 58-year-old medical doctor from Missoula is accused of raping and sexually assaulting patients in Helena. James Haldeman Armstrong is charged with felony sexual intercourse without consent, felony sexual assault and misdemeanor sexual assault. On Dec. 10, a Helena Police Department officer spoke with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — A recently imposed $50,869 fine against a Buffalo nursing home where workers failed to follow measures aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 represents the second-biggest federal penalty against a long-term care facility in the state. During a Covid-19-focused inspection last
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WLOS) — Greenville Police were sent to check on a report of a possible breaking and entering off Mulberry Lane. Officials said the caller believed someone was pulling on her back door handle in an attempt to get into the house.. Officers arrived on the
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At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen said. “This one fact alone highlights the vulnerability, the invisibility, and the isolation of working-class Asian women in our country,” Nguyen said at a Thursday news conference. “When
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — In this Senior Spotlight, FOX 12 went to Tigard High School to highlight a leader in the classroom and on the field who took the long path back to play. It’s been 867 days between Spencer Kuffel’s last game in week seven of sophomore
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — Early in the morning on March 10, Brandon Haase heard screaming as he was transferring trains at Diridon Station in San Jose. “I saw a woman on her back with a man crouching over her,” he said as he walked into the tunnel
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEAGUE CITY, Texas (KTRK) — Police in League City are looking for a man they say stabbed a Jack in the Box manager after being asked to wear a face mask or leave the restaurant. It happened on Wednesday, March 17, around 8 p.m. at the Jack in
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At least eight people were killed March 16 after shootings at three spas in the Atlanta area. Police say video evidence led them to believe one suspect, Robert Aaron Long, was responsible for all three shootings. He was arrested on the night of March 16, about 150 miles south of Atlanta. Here’s what we know
Continue Reading A judge in Minneapolis Friday rejected defense motions to postpone and relocate Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in the death of George Floyd. The decision come one week after the city agreed to pay $27 million to Floyd’s estate — an announcement defense lawyers argued prejudiced their client in the middle of jury selection.
Continue Reading With 30 compressions and two rescue breaths, 16-year-old Torri’ell Norwood saved her best friend’s life, just a day after completing a basic life support class at her high school. “I never would have thought that I would be the one, out of all the students in my class to have to perform it on someone,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — A Chiefs fan was shocked to receive a letter telling him to remove a mural of Patrick Mahomes from his home or face possible fines. A letter from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas said Chris Chancey has until March 31
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Shock and financial heartbreak are what two neighbors are feeling more than a year after a devastating sewer back-up as the city tells the homeowners their damage claims are denied. State law says for liability, local officials have to know about a problem beforehand
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that high-speed air hand dryers can spread bacteria from poorly washed hands to clothing and surfaces beyond the bathroom. The study, conducted by researchers out of the United Kingdom, found that air dryers not only leave more contamination
Continue Reading In the pitch-black night, the teens’ eyes blink in confusion as the bright beam of a constable’s flashlight shines in their direction. They are in Texas, less than a mile north of the US-Mexico border, trying to find their way. It’s a scene that’s playing out more and more here in this desolate stretch of
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President Joe Biden is suddenly waging a bitter two-front confrontation with America’s foe in the last Cold War — Moscow — and the US adversary in a possible next one — China. Nasty personal insults are flying between the White House and the Kremlin even as staggeringly blunt rhetoric erupts in the administration’s first big
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Tuesday was not the first time the street with two of the three spas targeted in shootings has witnessed horrific violence. Next door to one of them, 24 years earlier, a bomb exploded at an LGBTQ bar, injuring four people. This week, Gold Massage spa was one of the three attacked by a gunman. In
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Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic before it got out of control. Now it’s paying a high price for it, with new lockdowns being imposed across the continent. On Thursday night, France announced new restrictions on 16 regions, including Paris and Nice, though President Emmanuel Macron has
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After the difficult year we’ve all seen, this year’s list of the world’s happiest countries feels even more relevant. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1.
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