Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Nearly one year ago on Juneteenth 2020 a large group toppled the statue of Francis Scott Key that stood in Golden Gate Park for more than a century. The monument to the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” a known slave owner, came down with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — After four months of training, the inaugural class of the City EMT pilot program graduated. The first class started with 15 students and 13 completed the intensive training program, preparing youth of color for careers in the paramedic or fire service. “We just want
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Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say. About 45.1% of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, CDC data showed, and in 16 states and Washington, DC, that proportion is up to
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The murder trial of a woman who killed her abusive husband got underway in the French city of Burgundy on Monday.​ In her bestselling book Tout Le Monde Savait (Everyone Knew) published in May, Valerie Bacot, 40, admitted to shooting Daniel Polette dead in self-defense in 2016. She faces a life sentence for murder.​ “It’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Firefighters rescued a woman stuck in her car underneath a fallen tree Sunday morning. It happened in the morning during the wind and rain off Hollowell Parkway near Eugenia Place. “I was laying in my bed,” said Sherard Simmons who lives in front of where
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CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen speaks with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, International Affairs Expert to Iran’s Speaker of Parliament, about what President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi’s foreign policy will be like.
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Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday ruled out a meeting with President Joe Biden and in response to CNN called on the United States to return to the nuclear deal, in his first international news conference since he won Iran’s election over the weekend. Raisi said he would not meet with Biden, even if both
Continue Reading CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen speaks with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, International Affairs Expert to Iran’s Speaker of Parliament, about what President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi’s foreign policy will be like.
Continue Reading Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi said in his first news conference that the United States violated the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the JCPOA, and called on President Joe Biden to return to the agreement. Answering a question by CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen in Tehran, Raisi called on Biden to lift all sanctions before adding that Iran’s ballistic missile program “is not up for negotiation.”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KABC) — An Orange County man is marking his first Father’s Day since his wife was killed by a suspected drunk driver, leaving him to raise his newborn daughter on his own. The nonprofit MOMS Orange County hosted an event for James Alvarez, whose wife
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A nude homeless man was taken into custody after being captured on home surveillance video breaking into a Bel Air home, and allegedly killing the family’s pet birds. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Paul Kiyan, was arrested around 2:40 p.m. Thursday in the 1000
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Monday is International Yoga Day, and Edge Fitness Clubs helped members get a little extra Zen by bringing yoga classes to some local beaches. The gym said its goal was to help loosen up and destress people. “Yoga brings me to a place where
Continue Reading Iran is a republic in Asia, sharing a border with seven countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Turkmenistan. It has been officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran since the overthrow of the Shah in 1979. About Iran (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 1,648,195 sq km, slightly smaller than Alaska Population: 85,888,910
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Richard Dollens died at the Audrain Community Hospital in Mexico after the crash in the 900 block of Curtis Street, the Mexico Department of Public Safety said in a news release.
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A Tennessee father and his infant daughter were among 10 people — nine of whom were children — killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway this weekend. Cody Fox, 29, of New Hope, Tennessee, and his 9-month-old daughter were identified in a press release issued by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on
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Joel Gilmore is wise beyond his years. When the salutatorian for the Lower Richland High School Class of 2021 took the stage before his classmates and family, he spoke with the confidence of a man who has been through a lot. “This graduating class is very special and very remarkable,” he said, his words echoing
Continue Reading A team of Portland Police Bureau officers that responded to the city’s violent summer of protests has disbanded because of what their union called a “politically driven” decision to indict a member on criminal charges. “Unfortunately, this decorated public servant has been caught in the crossfire of agenda-driven city leaders and a politicized criminal justice
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the US Open Golf Tournament. June 17-20, 2021 – Jon Rahm of Spain wins the 121st US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. This is Rahm’s first win at a major championship, and the victory also makes him the first Spaniard ever to win at the US Open.
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the Casey Anthony trial of 2011. Anthony was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter in 2008. Timeline August 9, 2005 – Casey Anthony, 19, gives birth to a daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. The identity of Caylee’s father has not been publicly revealed. June 16, 2008 – Caylee is reportedly seen alive
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAWKINS COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — The search for 5-year-old Summer Wells continued into its sixth day Sunday, as multiple law enforcement agencies work to find the missing Hawkins County child. As of Sunday afternoon, The TBI says they have received 137 tips from the public as to where
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