Surveillance video from outside a Minneapolis restaurant appears to contradict police claims that George Floyd resisted arrest before an officer knelt on his neck. Floyd’s death this week sparked protests across the country after video emerged that shows the 46-year-old black man handcuffed and on the ground saying, “I can’t breathe,” as a police officer
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Click here for updates on this story ST. JAMES, N.Y. (WCBS) — The coronavirus pandemic has limited physical contact for everyone as a way of avoiding spreading the virus. For patients battling cancer or residents of nursing homes, that can be particularly hard. Some creative Long Island residents, however, have found a way to maintain
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As some companies shifted to working from home, some adults with ADHD hit a wall. The transition has been challenging for many. But for some adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly called ADHD, the switch means they’re struggling to stay on top of things as well as they may have in the office. A
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico Activities Association has voted to allow high school athletes to begin practice in June, but with extremely limited interactions between players and coaches. “We really did think it’s too soon,” said Las Cruces Public School Superintendent Karen Trujillo. Trujillo told ABC-7 that she voted to wait until
Continue Reading The United States missed out on an early chance to catch imported cases of coronavirus earlier this year, genetics experts say in a new report. Their analysis of the virus imported by the first person known to have carried the infection to the US — in Washington state back in January — shows it probably
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The weekend will be nice with sunshine and temps in the low to mid 90’s. Winds not too much of a problem with gusts around 20-25 mph out of the SE. Next week rain chances in the forecast. Expect isolated storm chances each day. For the latest Doppler radar: http://www.kvia.com/weather To follow Doppler Dave on
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For most high school seniors, graduation is a time to celebrate their academic achievements. For Deserae Turner, it’s also an opportunity to celebrate life. Three years ago, Turner was shot in the head by a friend who left her for dead in a dry canal in Smithfield, Utah. At the time, her family wasn’t even
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President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization, a move he has threatened throughout the coronavirus pandemic. “Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those
Continue Reading Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have elected a black woman as president of the Undergraduate Association for the first time in the school’s history. Danielle Geathers and running mate Yu Jing Chen won the student government election earlier this month. Geathers just finished her sophomore year at MIT and is majoring in mechanical
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA (KPAX TV) — Missoula joined a growing list of communities across the US in holding events following the death of a Minnesota man during an encounter with law enforcement. Demonstrations have been playing out across the country, often echoing the same themes of “Black Lives Matter” and
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was “never blind” to the early spread of the coronavirus in the United States, the agency’s director, Dr. Robert Redfield, told reporters on Friday. Redfield defended the CDC’s surveillance for the coronavirus and denied that the agency missed the spread of the virus across the country. “We
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Residents told KITV4 the parties, going late into the night, had more than 1,000 people on the beaches. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources broke up the party at Ka’ena Point State Park late Sunday night, where they reported well over 170 cars
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sedona, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK) — A bride from 2002 was stuck in a bind on her wedding day because of a wildfire in Sedona. A nearby hiker lent her hiking boots and the two parted ways. On her 18th wedding anniversary, that bride used the power of social media
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, saying it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has “total control” over the global organization. He said Chinese officials “ignored” their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured the WHO
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A British couple have found the wreckage of a crashed World War II fighter plane, believed to be a Bristol Beaufighter TF.X aircraft, on a beach in northeastern England. Debi Hartley, a 51-year-old warehouse supervisor and her partner, Graham Holden, a 54-year-old lorry driver, were walking their dog Bonnie on Monday on a beach in
Continue Reading Outcry over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor reached a boiling point overnight Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky, when gunfire erupted during protests and audio was released of Taylor’s boyfriend’s call to 911 the day of her death. Seven people were shot downtown, the mayor said in a video message on Twitter. Mayor Greg Fischer later
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) — Jobless claims continue to soar during the pandemic, now exceeding 40 million nationwide. This as a new crop of high school and college graduates is set to enter the workforce. Experts said they’re entering a job market unlike anything ever seen. Some are seeing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — More than 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. For those now trying to enter the workforce things are getting increasingly more difficult. One local college official is now working to help college grads land a job.
Continue Reading Amid the widespread outrage over the death of Minneapolis security guard George Floyd, Madonna is coming under fire for a social media misstep. As anger grew at footage showing a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he died, the singer Thursday tweeted a two-minute clip of her son, David Banda, dancing to Michael Jackson’s
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Bail was set at $500,000 for the now-former Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe. Derek Chauvin was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, according to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (KSL) — Cedar Valley High School celebrated its first-ever graduating class this spring, with Kennedy Hall among the graduating Aviators. Hall has already lost so much in her young life, but she was able to turn her experience into something that could save other lives
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — A local business is getting creative to serve customers, utilizing a vending machine to serve pastries, among other items, to customers. Pix Patisserie, a bakery in northeast Portland, launched the Pix-O-Matic on Thursday. The machine contains pastries, but also other random items, including toilet
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Summer’s coming, but for many, it will look very different. Camps and activities are getting cancelled, so families are getting creative. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about solutions for parents and for kids. You can listen on your favorite podcast app, or read the transcript below. Teenager: I’m not really sure about
Continue Reading It’s time to have a talk about “The Talk.” For generations, black parents have given the same lecture to their children: Don’t act out. Stay away from bad places. Avoid confrontations. It’s a how-to guide for surviving police encounters, a list of do’s and don’ts every black person should follow if they want to avoid
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CITRONELLE, Ala. (WALA) — A near-drowning in Citronelle last week could have ended in tragedy, but thanks to five people a swimmer in distress survived. It was supposed to be a fun afternoon in the water at Citronelle Lake when suddenly everything changed for 24-year-old Aundres Pollard. He
Continue Reading Want to get away from it all? And would you want to go, or go back to, what is arguably the best city in America? Well, visiting San Francisco may not be possible at the moment. But with a few digital and analog resources, a little effort and a handful of that magical pixie dust
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — A Lancaster County man is going above and beyond to help our medical heroes battling this pandemic. One of the soldiers on the front line is his own son. Douglas Iehle, who has owned a custom embroidery company for the last 37 years,
Continue Reading Last year, police in Pennsylvania found old human remains in a freezer. Now, an investigation has concluded that it was all part of a scam to collect social security checks. Pennsylvania State Police first found the remains in February 2019, in a house in Dillsburg, according to a news release from the police. After investigating,
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Albuquerque police used a helicopter and tear gas to disperse a crowd of people following a confrontation during an overnight protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. At one point, a line of officers blocked a street as protesters shouted “I can’t breathe,” in reference to Floyd’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — It’s a sobering reminder of just how vicious COVID-19 can be; 51-year-old man lost his life within 48 hours of testing positive. James Arthur Johnson, better known as Jimmy Johnson had his life taken quickly. “When I think of how fast from him not
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