Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Several people were led away from the plaza in front of Memphis City Hall by police Wednesday morning after refusing to leave despite an order to do so. Officers used bullhorns to try to disperse the crowd from Civic Center Plaza. Just before 6
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Sleep problems in early childhood may be linked to the development of certain mental health disorders in adolescence, according to new research. A study of 7,155 children in the United Kingdom found that waking up frequently during the night and irregular sleep routines as babies and toddlers was linked to psychotic experiences in children ages
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Multnomah County Library has decided to permanently stop charging late fines on all library materials and will clear any existing fines. Library officials announced Wednesday that they removed the fine debt for 72,681 patron accounts, which totaled $730,185. Library accounts were restored for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KDVR) — The owner of Little Man Ice Cream in Denver says guests who were outraged by a policy to wear masks have acted out by spitting on a team member and coughing all over the counter and toward other guests. In a Facebook post on
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A statue in a Boston park depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln will be removed, according to city officials. After two public hearings, the Boston Art Commission voted to remove the Emancipation Group, a statue installed in 1879 in Boston’s Park Square, according to a statement announcing the removal. The statue
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Fox News said Wednesday that Ed Henry, one of its top news anchors, had been fired after the network received a complaint last week of sexual harassment from years ago. “On Thursday, June 25, we received a complaint about Ed Henry from a former employee’s attorney involving willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The doors at the Hilton Downtown Nashville are revolving again as guests return to the hotel starting this month. The hotel temporarily suspended service on March 23rd once it became clear that cancellations were the only calls they were getting. “Unless something goes wrong
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, PA (WNEP) — The Read to Dogs program at the Abington Community Library has been a popular one for some time now, but this summer, with health concerns, it cannot happen in person. Neither can any of the other usual activities and classes. “It’s a disappointing
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Years before George Floyd’s murder by police officer Derek Chauvin in the streets of Minneapolis propelled people around the world to protest systemic racism, Melissa Giraud and Andrew Grant-Thomas had been working on similar goals, in a different way. Married since 2002, they’ve been teaching families, educators and community members not just to talk about
Continue Reading A glove that translates sign language into speech in real time has been developed by scientists — potentially allowing deaf people to communicate directly with anyone, without the need for a translator. The wearable device contains sensors that run along the four fingers and thumb to identify each word, phrase or letter as it is
Continue Reading Astronomers have been able to peer inside a planet for the first time, according to a new study. They discovered the exposed planetary core that was likely once at the center of a gas giant orbiting a distant star. The core is similar in size to Neptune and was found closely orbiting a star similar
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Singer Sia has become a grandmother — just weeks after announcing she had adopted two teenage boys. The 44-year-old Australian star shared the news during Tuesday’s episode of DJ Zane Lowe’s Apple Music podcast, saying the younger of her sons recently became a father. “My youngest son just had two babies. I’m a f**king grandma!
Continue Reading Coronavirus is surging around the country just as many school districts are trying to finalize what classes will look like for 56 million students in the new academic year. A month ago, many states were opening up. Now they’re pausing or even rolling back. The uncertainty of how and where the virus will move is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — The nation-wide debate about renaming institutions is taking shape at one of the city’s top K-12 schools. School administrators are considering changing the school’s name because Lusher’s named after a known segregationist—Robert Mills Lusher. He was the Louisiana State Superintendent of Education in
Continue Reading If and when there’s an Oscar ceremony, there ought to be considerable talk about Catherine Deneuve and her regal performance in “The Truth.” But that will require some voters looking past controversy the French actress stirred with her public criticism of the #MeToo movement. Playing an aging star estranged from her daughter might not seem
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, KS (WDAF) — An Overland Park police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old was paid tens of thousands to resign, new documents show. The Johnson County district attorney cleared former Overland Park Officer Clayton Jenison in the shooting, which took the life of John Albers.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MYSTIC, CT (WFSB) — The victim of a racist attack in Mystic says she wants justice. A Black woman says she was attacked while working at Quality Inn Friday morning. The suspects still haven’t been arrested and she wants that to change. 59-year-old Crystal Boyd of Groton says
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CNN will host a Fourth of July primetime musical special honoring the US military, frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic and citizens across the country demanding equality, the network announced Tuesday. CNN’s “The Fourth in America” will air from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. ET and will be hosted by CNN’s Don Lemon in New York and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — A Shreveport tech company is making an impact on school systems across the country. CyberReef Solutions is offering schools a free six month trial of internet filtering. This type of internet blocking is required under the Federal Government’s Children’s Internet Protection Act. CEO Hilton
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, KS (KCTV) — People are socially distancing, wash their hands and wearing masks, in an effort to protect themselves against COVID-19, but is it possible to also clean the air they breathe? Lenexa-based Synexis says it’s found a way to “scrub the air” of all kinds of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KCTV) — A photographer is hoping she can help change the narrative about Black men through her photographs. Naisha Bailey-Johnson typically photographs newborns and families for her business, YoSnap Photo Booth and Photography in St. Louis. After seeing all the civil unrest, she decided to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Nashville’s new budget begins today, but the property tax hike on everyone’s minds is actually still a little bit away from starting. Property owners will see that 34 percent tax increase take effect the next time the value of their property is assessed, which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Swartz Creek, MI (WNEM) — A Swartz Creek ice cream shop could close its lobby after customers refuse to follow the rules and harass employees for enforcing them. Twist Ice Cream announced that since they opened their lobby, people are disregarding the signs to wear masks and are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CONYERS, GA (WGCL) — A 107-year-old statue honoring Confederate soldiers was removed late Wednesday night from the grounds of the Rockdale County Courthouse. Protesters and supporters gathered to watch crane company workers remove the monument. Citizens received little notice about the removal. In a video posted to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus death and 196 new cases Wednesday morning. The death toll now stands at 131. Officials identified the victim as a man in his 60s with underlying health conditions. El Paso has now had 6,124 total known cases, of those
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Garrett Rolfe, the ex-Atlanta police officer who fired the shots that killed Rayshard Brooks on June 12 in an Atlanta Wendy’s parking lot, has bonded out of jail. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick issued a $500,000 bond on Tuesday with several conditions.
Continue Reading One of the world’s most famous Covid-19 survivors has reportedly made his feelings known about those who don’t wear masks. Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress/singer Rita Wilson, were two of the first celebrities to announce they had contracted the virus and, according to People, Hanks is now urging people to mask up. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The governors of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey expanded a joint travel advisory to include 16 states. Implemented on June 24 at 11:59 p.m., people traveling into those states from states with a high spread of COVID-19 must quarantine for 14 days. As
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Rain chances will return to the forecast this afternoon as moisture moves in from the southeast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms chances will continue through the holiday weekend. Temperatures will remain in the 90s this afternoon with west winds between 10 to 15 mph.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKE OSWEGO, OR (KPTV) — There’s been an outbreak of five or more coronavirus cases at a child care center in Lake Oswego. Clackamas County Public Health confirms the outbreak at Kindercare off of Boones Ferry Road. Officials say the cases are among people that work there and
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