A bipolar Queens man holding a sword died after being tased by police officers on Sunday, according to NYPD. New York Police Detective Sophia Mason said that officers were responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun when they went to the home of 29-year-old George Zapantis. Once there, police say they
Continue Reading Philadelphia officials plan to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza, according to a statement from Mayor Jim Kenney’s office. Recent clashes between people who support the statue and those who are “distressed by its existence have deteriorated to a concerning public safety situation,” the statement said. The city will ask the Philadelphia
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Officials in southern England have declared a “major incident” after thousands of people flocked to local beaches. Bournemouth and Sandbanks, in Dorset, were hit particularly hard as crowds came to enjoy the hottest day of the year so far, according to a statement released Thursday by local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council. Despite
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics will be implementing a clear bag policy for all six 2020 football home games, and continuing throughout the 2020-21 athletic year including men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball. The new policy is designed to expedite entry, increase safety and limit the physical contact associated with traditional bag
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EL PASO, Texas — A $1 million Powerball ticket purchased in El Paso remains unclaimed as the July 23 deadline nears, according to the Texas Lottery. The Powerball ticket was purchased at Big Savers Market, located at 3630 Alameda Avenue. The ticket matched all five numbers drawn during the Jan. 25 drawing — 2-9-17-36-67 — but
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Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, CA (KSWB) — Blue whales are getting up close and personal along San Diego’s coast, and a whale watching company captured the rare sighting. FOX 5 spoke with the man who took the video. “We had crystal-clear blue water, bright sunny skies in June — which
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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace says he’s “pissed” members of the public are now questioning his integrity after the FBI said a noose found in his garage stall this week was there before his team moved in. “I’m mad because people are trying to test my character and the person that I am and my integrity,”
Continue Reading The sea lamprey, an eel-like creature colloquially referred to as the “vampire fish” by some publications, provides benefits that outweigh its bite, says Vermont Fish & Wildlife. Despite its frightening nickname and appearance — a sucker-like jawless mouth with curved, sharp teeth — the sea lamprey is a crucial part of the state’s freshwater ecosystem,
Continue Reading After 22 seasons in the NBA, Vince Carter is hanging up his threads and calling it a career. The 43-year-old on Thursday announced that he is “officially done playing basketball professionally” on his podcast “Winging It With Vince Carter.” Carter had previously announced that the one-year deal he signed with the Atlanta Hawks for the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROVIA, CA (KSWB) — Wildlife officials captured a mountain lion Thursday morning that was hiding in the crawl space of a Southern California home. The big cat was initially spotted near the intersection of West Colorado Boulevard and Monterey Avenue. Aerial video from Sky5 showed agents looking into
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROVIA, CA (KWSB) — Wildlife officials captured a mountain lion Thursday morning that was hiding in the crawl space of a Southern California home. The big cat was initially spotted near the intersection of West Colorado Boulevard and Monterey Avenue. Aerial video from Sky5 showed agents looking into
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, PA (WNEP) — Some new measures are in place at Nay Aug Park in Scranton to stop potentially deadly activities. New signs are part of an enforcement effort at Nay Aug Gorge. The city also installed new cameras so that police officers could respond to situations quicker
Continue Reading The organizers behind a Wisconsin music festival called the “COVID Herd Immunity Fest” changed its name this week after they were met with a wave of backlash on social media. The event, which is scheduled for three days next month in Ringle, was renamed the “July Mini Fest” instead. At least one band, Nonpoint, pulled
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had a simple message Thursday as the statewide total of Covid-19 infections in New Mexico exceeded 11,000. “You should stay home,” Lujan Grisham said as she announced that phase two of the state’s reopening plan slated for July 1 – which includes bars, theaters and non-tribal casinos
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A new three-mile paved trail is coming to the City of Flint. The trail is called the Grand Traverse Greenway and it will complete an 18-mile path connecting the Flint River and Genesee Valley trails. “Completion of this trail helps to celebrate the beauty
Continue Reading Citing her own “pervasive privilege,” Kristen Bell has announced she is leaving her role as a mixed-race character on the Apple TV+ animated series, “Central Park.” Bell, a White actress beloved for playing Anna in the “Frozen” film franchise, voices Molly on the animated musical comedy about the Tillermans, a family that lives in Central
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Community groups are teaming up to offer free COVID-19 testing for people who have been protesting. Organizers of the test site at the De La Salle Education Center on Troost Avenue have made it as easy as they can to get tested. Participants
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Pregnant women may be at an increased risk for severe illness from Covid-19 compared with women who are not expecting, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pregnant women who get infected are more likely to be hospitalized, admitted to an intensive care unit and put on a
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WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, a government watchdog reported Thursday. Legal and political issues hang over the misdirected taxpayer funds, the latest example of errors in massive aid being dispensed at crisis speed. More than 130 million so-called economic impact payments were sent
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IRVING,Texas –Chuck E. Cheese – where kids could be kids while parents nursed headaches – is filing for bankruptcy protection. The 43-year-old chain, which drew kids with pizza, video games and a singing mouse mascot, was struggling even before the coronavirus pandemic. But it said the prolonged closure of many outlets due to coronavirus restrictions
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Months ago, as the coronavirus was first spreading across the country, public health officials warned of the heightened risk it posed to older populations and those with underlying health conditions. But officials are now warning of the growing impact Covid-19 is having on young people, like 29-year-old Jerry Ward, who told CNN he had to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Ga. (WGCL) — Veterans looking for a job are in luck. The DAV RecruitMilitary Atlanta is hosting a Virtual Career Fair for Veterans. The virtual hiring event is for transitioning military personnel, veterans, National Guard members, Reserve members and military spouses. “At Bradley-Morris and RecruitMilitary, we care
Continue Reading The age of women giving birth climbed as infant death rates declined in the United States between 2000 and 2017, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the welcome news was tempered by the fact that Black infants still have over twice the risk of dying as
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The video showed a police officer from Austin, Texas, yanking a Black elementary school teacher out of her car and slamming her to the ground for an alleged speeding violation. The dashboard-cam footage went viral in 2016, and local activists that year demanded the officer be fired. When it didn’t happen, Austin police reformers clamored
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, AR (KFSM) — According to Fayetteville district court prosecutors, Mark Oesterle has appealed a misdemeanor harassment charge. Earlier this week, Oesterle was convicted of misdemeanor harassment and sentenced to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine. The charge will be tried in Washington County Circuit Court
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, TN (WSMV) — The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has been canceled after being originally rescheduled until September, the organization announced on Thursday. The event was postponed from June until Sept. 24-27 before Thursday’s cancellation. All ticket holders will receive an email with information on how to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — State lawmakers on Wednesday kicked off a special session in an effort to tackle some of the issues caused by COVID-19 and to consider a variety of police reforms. One of the bigger items up for consideration Wednesday was a bill that would extend
Continue Reading Astronomers have discovered two super-Earth exoplanets orbiting a star 11 light-years away from Earth, according to a new study. There is also a potential third planet orbiting a bit further away from the star, according to the researchers. The proximity of this intriguing nearby planetary system will enable it to be studied more in the
Continue Reading The de facto leader of the autonomous protest zone in Seattle said Wednesday “a lot of people have already” left the area, days after the mayor said she was going to persuade people to leave. A statement from a Twitter account that claims to be associated with the protest zone — known as the Capitol
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic has moved into younger populations across much of the US, a change that could mean less serious illness and lower rates of death, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. “It is obvious that we are seeing right now infections that are targeting younger individuals,” CDC Director Dr. Robert
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