The calls for police officers to wear body cameras is not new. They came after Michael Brown was killed in 2014; after Walter Scott was fatally shot in 2015 and they’re ringing out again. As the cases of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks reignite protests over police violence, federal legislators, state officials and
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Kristina Wong is an actress and comedian known for her one-women shows. But she traded the stage for a sewing machine and formed a team of volunteers to make masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The artist was preparing for the debut of her new show right before the pandemic hit the US. “I was set
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Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pa. (WNEP) — Pennsylvania’s attorney general is ordering an Amazon seller from Scranton to pay restitution and penalties for illegal price gouging. “Goods and More” based in the Electric City is accused of selling 12-ounce bottles of Purell hand sanitizer for as much as $39 each. Under
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — Saving Iolani Palace, one mask at a time. Local clothing company ‘Iolani started pre-orders on Monday for limited edition masks featuring vintage artwork. It’s to help raise money for Iolani Palace after it lost $600,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Iolani is named after the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A young boy who was found wandering alone in northeast Portland Tuesday morning has been reunited with his family, police said. At around 6:44 a.m., officers responded to Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard on the multiple reports of a child seen wandering
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, PA (WPMT) — A 71-year-old inmate was found dead in his cell in Lancaster County Prison Sunday night, prison officials said Monday. Luis Ortiz-Velazquez was discovered unresponsive during a routine check of his cell around 8:53 p.m., prison officials say. Prison staff conducted CPR, used an AED,
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Americans have to stop going congregating in bars, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said Tuesday. But he said people can and should still have fun. “Bars: really not good, really not good. Congregation at a bar, inside, is bad news. We really have got to stop
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — With the holiday weekend approaching, some are people are still planning to travel. Those flying will notice new airline policies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Slowly, more and more people are getting comfortable with the idea of traveling during a pandemic. “In
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WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public health recommendations. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert made the remark Tuesday at a U.S. Senate hearing on re-opening schools and workplaces. Asked to forecast the outcome of recent surges in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A live stream video of Sunday afternoon’s protest in the Central West End shows protests march from Kingshighway and turn left onto Portland Place, a private street. The video shows them walk through an open and intact gate. The first home they encountered
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Feeling hot, hot hot? That would make sense given that it’s the summertime. Even more reason to stay in, stay safe and cool off with some of the many options available on the streaming services. Click through the gallery about to see some of what’s available in July on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Max,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University suspended all athletics workouts Tuesday after six students and a trainer tested positive for the coronavirus. University officials said in a statement they made the decision to shut down the weight training center after consulting with doctors about the seven infection cases. NMSU did not identify
Continue Reading More than 200 gym-goers in West Virginia are being urged to quarantine after a Planet Fitness client tested positive for Covid-19, health officials say. “Anyone who was at Planet Fitness between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 should stay at home for 14 days since being exposed, which would be until Wednesday, July
Continue Reading The MTV show must go on — with some adjustments. The MTV Video Music Awards will return in August to New York City’s Barclays Center, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday in a news conference. This year’s event, on August 30, will bring together music fans worldwide and pay homage to the strength, spirit
Continue Reading It will be as easy as brushing your teeth or shaving, and as long as future studies support it, it just might save your eyesight. A few minutes of looking into a deep red light could have a dramatic effect on preventing eyesight decline as we age, according to a new study published this week
Continue Reading As states grapple with how to safely start the upcoming school year, the American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing for students to be physically present in classrooms rather than continue in remote learning for the sake of their well-being. The group, which represents and guides pediatricians across the country, updated its back-to-school recommendations to say
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is contributing hundreds of millions of dollars toward Covid-19 vaccine trials. In this episode, Bill Gates sits down with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper to discuss the prospect of developing a vaccine. You can listen on your favorite podcast app or read
Continue Reading Newly released video shows former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson asleep at the wheel of a vehicle, an incident that led to his firing. The 3 minute and 22 second video taken from a police officer’s body worn camera in the early morning hours of October 17, was released by the city of Chicago on
Continue Reading A 72-year-old California woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park, a news release from the park said. The woman approached the bison to take a picture and got within 10 feet of it multiple times before it gored her on June 25, according to the release. She sustained multiple goring wounds and
Continue Reading People in Ireland are tentatively returning to shops, hair salons and restaurants as the country emerges from its coronavirus lockdown — and some are going further still, kissing the famous Blarney Stone in order to regain the “gift of the gab.” Legend has it that planting one’s lips on the limestone block at Blarney Castle,
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There is “evident” racial bias in the way football commentators refer to players of different skin colors, says a new study published on Tuesday. More than 2,000 statements made by commentators across 80 televised matches in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 were analyzed by Danish research organization RunRepeat, with the
Continue Reading The Atlanta Hawks want to make voting safer and easier in their home city. On Monday, the team announced that their stadium, State Farm Arena, would become Georgia’s largest-ever voting center. The basketball team also challenged other franchises to follow suit before the presidential election. This decision follows a chaotic June 9 primary that saw
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many area nonprofits to lean a little harder on funds raised from the sale of fireworks this year. The people who operate firework tents in Omaha re doing much more than helping people with their 4th of July celebrations.
Continue Reading Space, the final fragrance. If you’ve ever wondered what space smells like, a new perfume may answer that for you. A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign was recently launched for a new fragrance called Eau de Space to bring the smell of outer space back down to Earth. The fragrance was developed by Steve Pearce, according to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — A new political action committee announced its formation Monday, aimed at fighting politicians that embrace Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mask mandate. The No Mask Nevada PAC said they are circulating a petition of voters to organize protests targeting “pro-mask politicians” ahead of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Bars might not be making a comeback in phase three of Connecticut’s COVID-19 reopening plan. Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Monday that he’s reconsidering reopening bars after observing the virus spiking in other parts of the country. “As I look at what’s going on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — An aerospace company that is developing renewably powered aircraft announced that it is establishing its corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City. On Tuesday, Skydweller Aero Inc., a U.S.- Spanish aerospace company, announced that it was setting its corporate headquarters and engineering operations in Oklahoma
Continue Reading Disney World theme parks’ plans to begin a phased reopening starting July 11 include an extensive list of changes, rules and Covid-era protocols for the safety and well-being of guests and staff alike. What the park’s reopening plan does not contain is information on the best ways to get there. But, if the Florida park’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Multiple Atlanta Police officers are at the scene of an accident at Piedmont Hospital after a car drove into a building on the campus of the facility. APD initially said there were four people injured in the accident. One has died. It is not
Continue Reading Four San Jose Police Department officers are on administrative leave while their department investigates comments made in a private Facebook group reportedly for current and former San Jose officers, the department confirmed to CNN Monday. The reportedly racist and anti-Muslim comments allegedly made by current and retired SJPD officers came to light when purported screenshots
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