Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT ) — Protests over the death of a Minneapolis man are spreading throughout the country. George Floyd was handcuffed when a Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground pressing his knee across his neck. Floyd later died. His death has also brought protesters out
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Three Las Cruces nursing homes are among about three-dozen across New Mexico with at least one positive case or more of coronavirus among residents or staff, state health officials disclosed Thursday. Officials said reviews across the state have been ongoing at congregate living and acute care facilities amid the pandemic,
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but the numbers will be strictly limited, under a new order Thursday from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott revised a decision to let pro sports leagues host events without fans starting in June as part of the state’s move to reopen
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO ) — During the pandemic, Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams of Cash Money Records have been giving away $100.00 grocery gift cards on the radio in New Orleans and now they’ve donated over $225,000 to Forward Together New Orleans (FTNO), the non-profit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Two new endangered wolf cubs joined the five born last month at the North Carolina Zoo. On May 4, the North Carolina Zoo gave a warm welcome to the two newest babies of American red wolves Taylor, a female, and Solo, a male. Five
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TROUDSBURG, PA (WNEP) — Pocono Pool and Spa near Stroudsburg is busy offering curbside supply pick-ups as the Coronavirus continues to impact our area. Owner Kristen Balodis says this is usually a busy time, but this year it’s a whole different story. “We are seeing a huge influx
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One of the few reliefs in our current pandemic is removing that mask when you arrive back home after a trip to the store. If you’ve got family there, however, a new study suggests you may want to keep it on. The study, which was published in BMJ Global Health on Thursday, showed that wearing
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The 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled, and it will become a virtual race for the first time in the event’s history. Mayor Marty Walsh made the announcement Thursday at a news conference. The Boston Athletic Association has determined that the traditional one day running of the 124th Boston marathon will not be feasible this
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EL PASO, Texas — For Zoe Hankins it was now or never. The Parkland senior had been close to winning a state championship in wrestling before, but she was down to her final chance entering her senior year. Hankins finished third at state her junior year, but she learned from her mistakes and vowed to
Continue Reading Master Sgt. David Royer stood upright with his interlocking hands in front of him Thursday as he matter-of-factly recounted how he rammed his truck into an active shooter before heading home to hug his kids, mow the grass and have dinner. The military police officer based at Fort Leavenworth likely saved “countless lives” with his
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Chris Rock and Rosie Perez have a message for their fellow New Yorkers: wear a face covering. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo welcomed the two to join him (in person) at his daily press briefing on Thursday, where Rock and Perez advocated for mask use in public and stressed the importance of getting tested for
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WILBRAHAM, Massachusetts — “Feisty” is the way Shelley Gunn describes her 103-year-old grandmother. That quality shone through earlier this month when the Massachusetts woman’s beloved centenarian grandmother, Jennie Stejna, came back from the brink of death to survive a bout with Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus that has ravaged older Americans. “She always
Continue Reading Ice Cube canceled his appearance on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, directly referencing the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police as the reason why. “I apologize to everyone expecting to see me on Good Morning America today, but after the events in Minnesota with George Floyd I’m in no mood to tell America, good
Continue Reading Britain will begin lifting coronavirus restrictions starting Monday in a phased approach, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press conference today. While personal distancing remains in the cards, businesses, school and socializing are set to slowly be revived, he said, outlining new re-opening guidelines on how and where people should resume social
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EL PASO, Texas — A 68-year-old man is the definition of staying strong and he’s sure to put a smile on your face. He just became the latest of El Paso’s 1,465 recoveries from the coronavirus and one of 80 to occur between Wednesday and Thursday. Officials at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus said
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting social media companies on Thursday, days after Twitter called two of his tweets “potentially misleading.” The order challenges the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet and tests the boundaries of the White House’s authority. In a
Continue Reading An investigator who was being briefed on Peter Manfredonia’s description and height on Wednesday night turned and noticed the murder suspect just 20 feet away, leading to his capture, Connecticut State Police said. Manfredonia, a 23-year-old University of Connecticut student, is accused of killing two people and kidnapping another, and he had led police on
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state officials held a news conference Thursday afternoon to announce a limited reopening would soon be allowed for dine-in restaurants, indoor malls, gyms, salons and some other businesses. “Reopening our economy is not an invitation to forget about the risks of this virus – it
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is being criticized for a jewelry purchase from a store in Albuquerque that had closed its retail locations after she issued a public health order prompting the closure of all non-essential businesses. The governor’s office says the transaction was done remotely and didn’t violate the
Continue Reading Antarctic ice sheets retreated at speeds of up to 50 meters (164 feet) a day at the end of the last Ice Age — about ten times quicker than the fastest retreating sheets of today — researchers have found. Studying patterns of wave-like ridges on the Antarctic seafloor, scientists from the Scott Polar Research Institute
Continue Reading Once on the endangered species list, bald eagles are flourishing in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MFW) said in a post on their website this week that there’s been a “dramatic uptick” in eagle nests this year — more than 70 active nests were spotted this spring. That includes the first bald
Continue Reading Are you missing your favorite watering hole? Perhaps a little bored with the usual glass of wine or can of beer? Then it’s time to lift your spirits — with your own spirits. You could follow the crowd and try an Aperol Spritz; the Italian wine-based cocktail drink is on the rise yet again. “We
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Have you ever heard of “touch starvation?” It’s something doctors are seeing more and more of these days and researching its effects at the same time. So what is it and how can you combat it? It is basic human nature to want and need
Continue Reading The man who hung an effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on a tree outside the Kentucky state Capitol on Sunday, has been fired from his job. Terry Bush confirmed to CNN that he lost his job at the Neil Huffman Auto Group on Tuesday. “My First Amendment was violated while I was doing a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERNANDO, Miss. (WREG) — Health officials said 21 people were infected with coronavirus while attending a funeral in northeast Mississippi. The case is putting other funeral homes in the Mid-South on alert as many prepare for weekend services. Despite coronavirus fears, Hernando Funeral Home has been averaging about
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Outside Charlotte, North Carolina, white drones that resemble tiny airplanes are being loaded with personal protective equipment and launched into the skies to help a local hospital respond to Covid-19. The drones, which have an 11-foot wingspan, fly over neighborhoods, a reservoir and an Interstate highway at speeds of 63 mph on their way to
Continue Reading The brother of George Floyd — the man who died after pleading that he couldn’t breathe while a police officer held him down with his knee — said that he wants justice for his brother’s death after a second night of protests. “People are torn and hurt because they’re tired of seeing black men die constantly, over and over
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr. Jose Burgos, the director of internal medicine at University Medical Center, the same seven questions each week to track how the pandemic is changing. Here’s the Q&A for Thursday, May
Continue Reading David Guetta hopes to get you on your feet this weekend. The internationally known deejay will be spinning his classic hits Saturday evening from an iconic New York City rooftop, all in an effort to raise money for coronavirus relief charities. “Since the beginning of [the pandemic] I was looking for an idea on how
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WASHINGTON, DC — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said President Trump takes the number of U.S. deaths from Covid-19 “very seriously” as she defended how long it took him to address the country hitting 100,000 deaths from the virus. “The President recognized that landmark before we even hit it,” McEnany said during a press
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