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Click here for updates on this story     GLEN COVE, New York (WCBS) — With hate crimes surging in New York, critics say the state is failing to teach students a vital lesson. The state mandates schools have lessons about the Holocaust, but doesn’t specify what or how much to teach. A group of lawmakers wants

Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — Youth sports is a big focus in many children’s lives, but some parents say new legislation may prevent them from participating. “I was terrified to tell her the one thing that has been constant in her life since she was 3 years old, for 10

Former reality TV star Joshua Duggar has been arrested on federal charges related to the possession of child pornography, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Arkansas. Duggar allegedly downloaded material that depicted the sexual abuse of children under the age of 12, the US attorney’s office said in a statement.

Click here for updates on this story     NORTH READING, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Voters in North Reading are upset someone is circulating anonymous campaign fliers targeting the town’s select board and school committee elections next week. One of the fliers challenges what is being taught in the town’s classrooms and it advocates to vote for write-in

Click here for updates on this story     SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Santa Clara County’s Human Rights Commission is tackling the thorny issue of caste discrimination in education and on the job in Silicon Valley. “This is one of the oldest systems of oppression in the world,” said Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the Executive Director of Equality

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — At first, they didn’t know what she was. A tiny ball of white-grey feathers making a noise somewhere between a chirp and a squawk. Dale Casto could see that the owlet had fallen about 70 feet from a nest on his Sudbury property. She was

Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — If all good dogs go to heaven, one San Francisco pooch tried to get there multiple times, only to be rescued in spectacular fashion. It was an adventure that began on southbound Highway 101 at the Cesar Chavez exit in San Francisco. That’s where

Click here for updates on this story     ALBANY, California (KGO) — During the COVID-19 pandemic, all non-essential businesses were forced to shut their doors indefinitely. Blue Bear School of Music closed their doors mid-March of 2020 and had to cancel all future in-person music lessons and programs to students. Within a week, Blue Bear School

Click here for updates on this story     THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — Vic Cherubini has been in business at his Woodlands Photo Studios for more than 30 years. He got quite the shock when his latest electric bill from Entrust Energy was $17,903. “It’s frustrating and something to lose sleep about as well,” Cherubini said.

Click here for updates on this story     ALTON, Illinois (KMOV) — Officers with the Alton Police Department pitched in to buy a new bicycle for a boy who had his stolen while running an errand for his mom. Keyondre Latham’s bicycle was stolen while he was in Dollar General running the errand. The boy frequently

Click here for updates on this story     CANNON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — It’s the sign of an emergency: Loud sirens and flashing lights — but these scenes can be overwhelming for a child with autism. “Sometimes you don’t even know until the responders arrives on scene, but sometimes we will be told by the caller

Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WDJT) — A huge sturgeon caught in the Detroit River is one for the record books. The Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office reported Friday, April 30, a native species crew caught a giant sturgeon weighing in at 240 pounds, measuring 6’10’ long, and a girth

Here’s some background information about the NBA Finals (men’s) and the WNBA Finals (women’s). The finals follow the professional basketball leagues’ regular seasons. 2021 NBA and WNBA Finals May 22, 2021-July 22, 2021 – The NBA Playoffs and Finals are scheduled to take place.September 23, 2021 – The WNBA Playoffs begin. 2020 NBA and WNBA

A new species of tiny, neon orange toadlets was discovered in the mountains of Brazil. This amphibian measures in at just under an inch and is a part of the pumpkin toadlet genus, a collection of tiny, bright-colored toads, according to a study published Wednesday in PLOS One. First believed to belong to an existing

Click here for updates on this story     Raleigh, North Carolina (WRAL) — A pair of 17-year-old twins from Enloe Magnet High School are making quite a name for themselves. Not only did the siblings earn more than one million dollars in scholarships, they were accepted into 15 college institutions. Despite the challenges of an unprecedented

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — An urgent manhunt for a guy Mobile County Sheriff’s deputies said could be armed and dangerous. James Caballero is wanted for violating his bond just weeks after deputies said he beat his wife then kidnapped their kids. He was out on a more