The United States on Wednesday surpassed 150,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths — a milestone that comes as the country’s number of daily coronavirus deaths is the highest it’s been since the spring. The first death in the US was reported on February 29. The country reached 50,000 deaths 54 days later on April 23, and 34
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Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis, MN (WCCO) — Police said someone shot a good samaritan as he was trying to stop an armed robbery. It happened Tuesday around noon, just outside of the Sherwin-Williams store on Lake Street. About an hour and half earlier, the Minneapolis Police Department had sent out an
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EL PASO, Texas — Rooted in the 80’s punk rock scene, the “Go-Go’s” have been around for 40 years and they aren’t about to take a vacation, even though that’s all they ever wanted. A new documentary that showcases the highs and lows of performing in an all-female band is set for release this week,
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For the first time in 300 years, an island off the coast of Cape Cod is open to the public. Sipson Island has been privately owned since 1711, when it was sold by the Monomoyick people to White settlers. Now, the newly minted Sipson Island Trust, with the help of a local non-profit, hopes to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis, MN (WCCO) — She died the day before she would have marked 74 years of marriage with the love of her life. Doris Rasmusson was 94 years old when she passed away from COVID-19 last month. As WCCO found in our Faces of COVID series, Doris was
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EL PASO, Texas — Fire department water rescue crews pulled a body out of the water of a downtown El Paso canal on Wednesday evening. The body was discovered by Border Patrol agents floating in the canal along the 300 block of Calleros Court around 5:30 p.m. There was no immediate information on the identity
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A 75-year-old Vietnam veteran was seen on video getting pepper-sprayed in the face as he stood in front of a line of armed law enforcement in camouflage gear during protests in Portland, Oregon. The video, posted by an independent journalist to Twitter on Sunday, shows Mike Hastie holding his camera and speaking to the officers
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The US Space & Rocket Center has inspired dreams of scientific exploration and space travel for decades. But now, it’s in danger of closing its doors for good because of coronavirus pandemic’s financial hits. The museum in Huntsville, Alabama, which houses the legendary Saturn V rocket, is usually the state’s top paid tourist attraction. But
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Saying he might have made a rash decision, Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis said Wednesday he is opting back into the Major League Baseball season three weeks after he opted out. “Sometimes in life you make rash decisions without thinking things through. At the time I thought it was the right decision, and it still
Continue Reading After a yearslong advocacy campaign waged by activists, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has become the first hospital in the nation to apologize for performing cosmetic genital surgeries on intersex infants. In a statement posted Tuesday to its blog, the hospital said it understood its “approach was harmful and wrong”
Continue Reading Malik Abdul Basit, a rapper, singer and founding member of The Roots, has died, according to a statement posted on the group’s verified Twitter account. He was 47. “We regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Basit,” the statement read. “May he be remembered for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story York County, PA (WPMT) — A 96-year-old woman from York County was discharged from the hospital Tuesday after beating COVID-19. Holly Sarti said her grandmother, Lillian Anspach, is the only 96-year-old she knows that can use an iPhone and a computer. “I mean, it’s really cool,” Sarti said.
Continue Reading Smriti Mundhra is not at all bothered that people are talking about colorism, sexism and elitism when it comes to “Indian Matchmaking.” She is the creator of the hit Netflix series that offers an inside look into the work of Sima Taparia, a Mumbai-based matchmaker who travels the world helping her client find their “life
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It will be even hotter Thursday as temps climb anywhere from 102-108 degrees. This would make it the 33rd day of triples so far this year. There will also be a slight chance for a thunderstorm too with storm chances arriving during the afternoon and night. Temps will cool a bit for Friday and the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Whittier, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — The public’s help is needed Wednesday to identify a driver who shot at a black SUV in an apparent road rage incident on the 605 Freeway in Whittier. The incident happened at about 5:40 on May 3 on a stretch of the northbound 605
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TEMPE, Arizona — One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a Union Pacific train derailed and caught fire on a bridge over Tempe Town Lake in Arizona, officials said Wednesday. Plumes of black smoke could be seen Wednesday morning rising into the sky beneath a trail of flames on video and images from the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — A busy shopping center put on lockdown on Tuesday after a father and son with COVID-19 were arrested for violating quarantine. Every business was forced to close and the entire complex ordered to start sanitizing. But the father and son caught in a truck
Continue Reading The filmmakers behind “Immigration Nation” were granted extensive access to ICE agents, which raises the question what the government’s communications people were thinking. Now, there are reports they’ve had second thoughts about this Netflix docuseries, a searing dissection of Trump administration policies that’s even-handed but emotionally devastating in highlighting the pain associated with them. Netflix,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Who is on the other end of the line when you call the Illinois Department of Unemployment Security? It’s a question we’ve worked to answer for months. On Tuesday night, CBS 2’s Tara Molina dug up new information about the IDES’ multimillion-dollar contract with
Continue Reading The most powerful figures in tech were hit with tough questions and documents that raised concerns about their competitive tactics during a high-profile antitrust hearing on Wednesday. Of the tech titans, which included the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, some fared better than others in the first hours of the hearing. Jeff Bezos,
Continue Reading Greg Fischer, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, recommended that the city’s Metro Council pass a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis on Wednesday. In a release provided to CNN, Fischer expressed his desire to partner with the Council to jointly condemn racism beyond an executive order or ordinance that he could otherwise enact on
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 352 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the state’s pandemic total above 20,000. Data released by the state Department of Health put the cumulative case count at 20,136. There were also six additional deaths reported Wednesday for a total of 632. Bernalillo County,
Continue Reading Drake has officially dethroned Madonna, thanks to a little help from DJ Khaled. According to Billboard, the rapper has broken the record for the most top 10 hits in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. His appearances on DJ Khaled’s “Popstar” and “Greece” have entered the Hot 100 at no. 3 and 8, respectively.
Continue Reading Who runs the world? Girls. That’s the message from Mattel and its newly released Barbie 2020 Campaign Team. Four diverse dolls hope to expose girls to public leadership roles by showing them a full political campaign team: the candidate, the campaign manager, the fundraiser and the voter. “Since 1959, Barbie has championed girls and encouraged
Continue Reading The reputed leader of Black Disciples street gang in Chicago and 22 other people have been arrested on federal drug and gun trafficking charges, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois said Wednesday. The arrests on Tuesday came after a multiyear law enforcement investigation focused on the distribution of narcotics and guns in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — It’s birth place for tens of thousands of Chicagoans. A building so famous, it was even home to a hit TV show. But now, the old Cook County Hospital has been repurposed as a hotel. CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole got a first look inside.
Continue Reading For some of the people arrested on protest-related charges by federal authorities in Oregon, their conditions for release include an order that they may not participate in any protests, demonstrations, or rallies, a review of court records shows. After reviewing federal cases between July 23 and July 27, CNN found that at least nine out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh criticized Bay State Cruise Company, which was issued a cease and desist order after a photo emerged of a crowded cruise ship over the weekend. “Gatherings like that are extremely dangerous right now. I certainly understand businesses wanting to open,”
Continue Reading It will be a who’s who of Hollywood at the GLAAD Awards. The LGBTQ media advocacy organization unveiled more of its lineup on Wednesday, one day ahead of its first ever virtual ceremony. Even though this year’s ceremony had to be combined into one and held remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, it appears to
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UPDATE: Texas state troopers on Thursday identified the truck driver killed in the prior day’s crash along I-10 near Anthony as 67-year-old Earnest Ray Pyles of Christiansburg, Virginia. Investigators said the semi-trailer was “loaded with a non-hazardous chemical substance, contained within bags… (that) spilled from the containers onto the roadway.” They did not, however, specifically
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