Click here for updates on this story MANTECA, California (KCRA) — A racial slur, spelled out in full, on an eighth grade homework assignment has a Manteca mom alarmed, upset and calling on the school district to do more to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Melissa Cheek’s son showed her the April 12 assignment
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (Gwinnett Daily Post) — For Greater Atlanta Christian senior Ashley Gray, it’s not an exaggeration to say that this about her future — the sky’s the limit. Gray, who graduates with her GAC classmates May 27, will enroll at San Diego State University in August to study
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VILLAGE OF SANFORD, Michigan (WNEM) — The Village of Sanford works to reimagine a beloved memorial swept away by last year’s flood. The monument honored the nation’s veterans, and the new memorial will be unveiled Wednesday. “We put so much of our heart and soul into building the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong is looking to take gas station surveillance a step further by requiring surveillance cameras be installed at each self-service gas pump in the city. “The vulnerable point happens at the pump and so this legislation is proposing that each pump
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An Oviedo woman who was convicted of shooting her husband to death 11 years ago is now a free woman because of a plea deal made Tuesday. Anita Smithey is out of prison after serving six and a half years of a 40-year
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ELIZABETHTOWN, New York (WPTZ) — Dozens of graves have been vandalized at a northern New York cemetery. The grounds are home to the final resting place of numerous veterans, including some from the Revolutionary War and Battle of Plattsburgh. Last week when Elizabethtown workers went to inspect the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — At Beecher Hills Elementary School, yoga is becoming second nature to first graders. “It helps you breathe,” said 7-year-old Jordan, “and it can help you focus sometimes.” “It helps me calm myself down when I get sad or emotional,” said 7-year-old Quentin. The school started
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Our lives happen in the blink of an eye compared to the course of a star’s lifetime. Now, a team of scientists have developed a realistic and colorfully stunning simulation of what just the beginning of a star’s life looks like. It’s called STARFORGE, or Star Formation in Gaseous Environments, and it models an entire
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STAFFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Lifestar was called to a brush fire in Stafford on Tuesday evening after a firefighter was injured. Officials say a brush fire started near Furnace Avenue and around three to four acres burned. Furnace Avenue is closed from Route 190 to Route 319. A
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Four people were injured in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning after a car hit a pole. Police responded to a reported crash near Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and Southeast 11th Avenue just before 2:30 a.m. At the scene, officers found a Subaru had hit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TILTON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — The sign war began with a little nudge from Rowell’s Services: A sign asking, “DQ TILTON WANT TO START A SIGN WAR? IT’LL BE COOL.” “It’ll be cool,” said Mandi Hagan of Rowell’s Services. “And her rebuttal was so much greater than ours.”
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Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Katy man found shot to death in a quiet subdivision in northwest Harris County was killed in a case of mistaken identity, the sheriff’s office said. Now, a 19-year-old man, his mother, father, and uncle are charged with murder. Around 11:30 p.m. Monday,
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Young adults are now steering the course of this pandemic as the biggest spreaders of coronavirus. But many say they don’t plan to get vaccinated — which has bigger consequences than they might think. “We really need to get people 20 to 49 years old vaccinated because they are the ones driving the pandemic right
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A woman who police believed may have been the victim of a kidnapping in Fulton, Missouri, has been arrested in Illinois.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — Neighbors on Bald Peak are concerned after many in the area have seen a bear on their property. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it believes there are two bears and they don’t appear to be phased by the presence of people.
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Appointment slots are quick to fill. Excited grins are hidden behind masks. Syringes are filled and shots are ready to go into arms. The rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States has been reminiscent of when those very first Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered late last
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — The man who tried to kidnap an 11-year-old girl at her bus stop Tuesday is now in custody. Investigators identified the man as Jared Stanga. He is charged with attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault with a knife, and battery. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons
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The Camden County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary and assault that left a woman hospitalized.
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CNN will air a star-studded prime-time special on Sunday honoring the class of 2021, as millions of students across the nation graduate following a year shaped by the coronavirus pandemic. “Graduation 2021: A CNN Special Event” will air Sunday, May 23 at 7 p.m. ET on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. The special
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Israeli strikes on Gaza continued for the 10th consecutive day Wednesday, as pressure builds for a ceasefire to halt the conflict. Four Palestinians, including a local journalist, were killed and 10 others wounded in a series of raids launched by Israeli warplanes on different areas of Gaza on Wednesday, according to the official Palestinian news
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