The video is grainy, but with the help of a spotlight, the moment a Russian footballer is struck by a bolt of lightning is clearly visible. Znamya Truda goalkeeper Ivan Zaborovsky was training when lightning struck him on the pitch. While his teammates were training near the touchline, the 16-year-old keeper was about to kick
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For Netflix, its latest one-two punch of docuseries might be called “love and death” — “Love on the Spectrum,” a sweet Australian import about people with autism seeking romance; and “Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia,” an overwrought trip back to the mob era of the 1970s and ’80s that isn’t nearly as good
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Russian goalkeeper Ivan Zaborovsky, 16, has made a remarkable recovery after he was struck by lightning during a training session earlier this month. Footage of the freak incident showed the teenager being hit by the bolt as he went to kick a ball into the goal, while his teammates were training near the touchline. The
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Click here for updates on this story GROTON, CT (WFSB) — The U.S. government placed an order for what could amount to 600 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer announced the agreement, under the White House’s fast tracking initiative “Operation Warp Speed,” on Wednesday morning. The news came as Gov. Ned Lamont planned
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Demonstrations continued for the 55th consecutive day in Portland against systemic racism and police violence on Tuesday. Groups of protesters peacefully gathered throughout the city, including at Revolution Hall, City Hall, and Lownsdale and Chapman Squares. The crowds marched and rallied for several hours
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Over 160 pairs of white nursing clogs lined the lawn facing the US Capitol on Tuesday in memory of the nurses who’ve died during the coronavirus crisis. The shoes were set there by members of National Nurses United, the largest union for registered nurses in the US. At the vigil, the nurses implored the Senate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Demonstrations continued for the 55th consecutive day in Portland against systemic racism and police violence on Tuesday. Groups of protesters peacefully gathered throughout the city, including at Revolution Hall, City Hall, and Lownsdale and Chapman Squares. The crowds marched and rallied for several hours
Continue Reading Anna Camp says she believes she contracted Covid-19 after not wearing a mask in public one time. The actress shared the news to her followers Tuesday on Instagram. “Hi friends… I felt it was my responsibility to share that I ended up getting Covid-19. I have since tested negative, but I was extremely sick for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — There are still a lot of questions as to how schools will look this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertainty has some parents looking to options other than public schools for their kids’ education. “Coronavirus isn’t going away, so are we going to
Continue Reading No matter how you like your wiener prepared, grilled or boiled, with mustard, ketchup or chili, we can all agree on one thing, and that’s that hot dogs have become part of a certain American cultural narrative. And this year, more than ever, hot dogs are red hot; in March, the data firm IRI reported
Continue Reading Heather Morris paid tribute to her late friend and fellow “Glee” costar Naya Rivera with a dance she posted on Instagram. Morris swayed and moved to Rivera’s song “Radio Silence” in her backyard, captioning the post with loving words about Rivera’s recent death. “I want to share something very personal with you all,” she wrote.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced nine new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday morning. It’s the second deadliest virus day El Paso County has experienced since the start of the pandemic. The record of 14 was set last week. The death toll now stands at 196 in El Paso
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic has placed a heavy burden on Venice‘s vast tourism industry. But as it emerges from lockdown, the city is attempting to ease another load from the shoulders of its gondoliers. A new restriction will see the maximum capacity on the city’s famous gondolas reduced from six passengers to five. And it’s not
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — A sweet tooth isn’t exactly an emergency, but that didn’t stop one Kansas City girl and her love of ice cream. Seven-year-old Allison is recovering from surgery at her Kansas City home, and her parents gave her an old cell phone to play
Continue Reading About 300 light-years away from us, two giant exoplanets are orbiting a young sun-like star. The proof is in the picture: Scientists have captured the first direct image of this system. By observing this system, centered around a star similar to ours that’s known as TYC 8998-760-1, astronomers can better understand how the planets in
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When Covid-19 suddenly ravaged New York, hospitals looked “apocalyptic.” Refrigerated trucks turned into morgues because there wasn’t enough space for all the victims. That was March. Three months later, the state had “done a full 180, from worst to first,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Now, the rates of infection, hospitalizations or deaths have plummeted in
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Showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through the weekend. Keep in mind than periods of heavy rain and flooding will be possible with the stronger storms. Temperatures will remain in the mid-90s.
Continue Reading A former New Jersey Starbucks employee has been arrested after allegedly spitting in the drinks of law enforcement officers, according to a news release. Kevin A. Trejo, 21, was charged Monday with subjecting a law enforcement officer to contact with bodily fluid; knowingly tampering with a cup of coffee knowing it was ordered by a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WQAD) — A tattoo artist in Rock Island is using his skills to cover up hate speech tattoos, and he’s doing it for free. But a change like this goes more than skin deep for one man who’s set to get a confederate flag-covered up
Continue Reading After a grueling seven-day search, Orlando Bloom says his dog, Mighty, is dead. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor expressed his grief at Mighty’s passing in an emotional Instagram post on Wednesday. “Mighty’s on the other side now,” he wrote, alongside a series of videos and photos of him getting a tattoo of his pup’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Zachary McCarter has spent the summer playing video games. “As a teacher, I kind of want to keep things family-friendly here because sometimes my students find me,” he said while playing a game. When he is not teaching German to students at Papillion-La Vista
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LA MONTE, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — A Missouri schoolteacher questions the back-to-school plans that have some students returning to school in late August. Tony Caldwell has taught for 13 years, most recently at an elementary school in La Monte, Missouri. He’d love to go back and be with his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As coronavirus testing sites throughout the country struggle with long lines and delayed results, some private companies are stepping in to fill in the gaps. That includes El Paso company Revive Medical, PLLC. The company specializes in medical standby at events like concerts and music festivals. Managing Partner Michael Sarabia
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOONEVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl and an injury to her 15-month-old sister found in a hot car parked outside their mother’s home in Booneville. “I was sitting out of my porch around 11 o’clock and my neighbor Kaylee,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Attorney Ken Schwartz filed a lawsuit Monday against Das Bevo in South City, accusing the venue of not giving money back to a couple who no longer wants their reception there due to COVID-19 restrictions. Jacob Lamberth and Caitlin McGrath got engaged in September
Continue Reading Just one year ago, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the former most powerful and dangerous kingpin in the world, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 30 years. A jury found the former head of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel guilty of 10 counts of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, drug trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — The voice on the other end of the phone didn’t sound at first like anyone Jack Weaver knew. But the question that his mystery caller posed instantly triggered a memory. “He asked me ‘Do you remember where you were on July 23, 1970?’
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It’s a question we’ve all considered at one point, whether among our respected academic peers or while zoning out in the shower. How many hot dogs do you think you could eat in one sitting? You know, if you had to? Fortunately, science has now provided an answer. Researchers analyzed 39 years of data from
Continue Reading Airlines are some of the most recognized brands in the world, and there’s no better billboard for them than the fuselage of their own aircraft. Once upon a time airline liveries were all about national flags. They were both a symbol of a country’s pride and an expression of the quasi-diplomatic status airlines enjoyed (hence
Continue Reading For the past 15 weeks, sleep is about the only time when Catherine Davis isn’t thinking about Covid-19. Even then, she says she is sometimes awakened with thoughts of “How long are we going to sustain this? How long are we going to be faced with this every day?” Davis is the nursing director at
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