Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — he weekly U.S. unemployment report will be released later this morning. At CBS, we are working for Chicago, and always tracking problems with jobless claims in our area. We normally don’t cover stories in Peoria, but a woman reached out to the Morning Insiders
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Brookline, MA (WBZ) — The owner of a Brookline deli said he’s getting threats from customers who are refusing to wear face masks in his restaurant. Steven Peljovich, the owner of Michael’s Deli, said a small group of customers is making life hard by not respecting the rules
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Springdale, AR (KFSM) — An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in Springdale late Wednesday (July 15) night. On Wednesday at approximately 10 p.m., officers with the Springdale Police Department responded to a 911 call about a female lying in the road on Oakhill Drive
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Buncombe County, NC (WLOS) — A western North Carolina woman has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for selling fake insurance policies. Ginger Lynn Cunningham, 39, formerly of Hendersonville and currently residing in Brevard, was sentenced to 14 months in prison, for selling fake title insurance policies.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Ashland, NE (WOWT) — A 3-year-old girl accidentally shot herself in the arm just before 10 p.m. Thursday, Ashland police said. Ashland Police Chief Joe Baudler tells 6 News that the child found a loaded 22-caliber pistol in a cabinet. The round entered near the elbow and exited
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Mutual of Omaha announced the “retirement” of its corporate logo Friday. Effective immediately, the company will stop using the Native American imagery in its corporate branding as part of several new initiatives addressing “racial equity and social justice,” according to a news release. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Norwood, MA (WBZ) — A Norwood store has found its piano man. John Capron is the formerly anonymous musician who dazzled customers over the weekend when he came into ReMARKable Cleanouts on Endicott Street and played Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” on an antique piano. “I love playing piano,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Rock Island, IL (WQAD) — The Illinois Third District Appellate Court sided with Landmark Illinois in its lawsuit to stave off the demolition of the historic Rock Island County Courthouse. In the opinion issued on Thursday, July 16th, the court said that Rock Island County could not proceed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dewitt, IA (WQAD) — One volunteer is using his dog to help in the search for Breasia. Daniel Melchert says he and Abel have worked for four days. They started in the credit island area but when police started focusing on a new area the pair moved to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — In Maryland, some stores are beginning to tell customers they can’t “make change.” COVID-19 slowed the amount of money trickling into the economy from the U.S. Mint, especially coins. “The U.S. Mint slowed their production because fewer employees are working because of social distance
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — Findings from a new study done at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County show a majority of Asian Americans have experienced racial discrimination because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study done by psychology professor Charissa Cheah at UMBC is showing an increase in
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EL PASO, Texas — A man wanted for a shooting was arrested after he fled into a far east El Paso desert area and was found by sheriff’s deputies. Officials said Friday that David Rangel, 37, was being held in the downtown jail on $60,000 bond on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Orange County, FL ( WESH) — The number of coronavirus cases in Florida continues to increase by the thousands every single day. Still, Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is in a better place now than it was back in March. “We are capturing a higher percentage of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, MA ( WCVB) — In many ways, Bryce Linton, of Auburn, is your average 4-year-old – adventurous, a little mischievous and loves being around his big brother. Bryce was diagnosed in November with Hyper-IgM, an incredibly rare, one in a million disease that affects his immune system.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Oklahoma City, OK (KOCO) — An Oklahoma City teacher is on a mission to reconnect the past to the present. She’s sharing her story in hopes someone will recognize the people in a photo strip she found in northwest Oklahoma City. “I found it in a book about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KOAT) — Hundreds of people packed Civic Plaza to rally for what they said is an attack on their freedoms. Masks, quarantine, businesses and schools are just some of the subjects they spoke about. The crowd was full of people wearing red, white and blue. People
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It’s their first album under the group’s new name. The Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks, dropped their highly anticipated new album, “Gaslighter” on Friday. It’s the first album in nearly 14 years from the country music group. It also comes at a major moment for the group who publicly announced their new name in the
Continue Reading Planning a Walt Disney World Resort vacation can be months, even years, in the making. There’s deciding on which of the four theme parks and two water parks to visit, where to stay, where to eat, what experiences to make time for and how to navigate around the 40-square-mile resort (which is about the size
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWSON, MO (KMBC) — A dog from Olathe that went missing showed up at her old home about 60 miles away in Lawson, Missouri. “She got out of her car and said, ‘Where did the dog come from?’” said Colton Michael. The 4-year-old Labrador, named Cleo, feels right
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Huntsville, AL (WHNT) — Art will find a way, and that’s exactly what two local artists have done – found a way in the middle of a pandemic. Carole Forêt and Sara Beth Fair are local artists of note, and Thursday they unveiled their new space at the
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AUSTIN, Texas — Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas education officials Friday relaxed a previous order that would have given public schools just three weeks from the start of the fall semester to reopen their classrooms for in-person instruction. School districts will be allowed to delay on-campus instruction for at least
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS , NV ( KVVU) — The Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas announced on Thursday that will now produce hand sanitizer in its underground distillery. According to a news release, amid the pandemic, the Mob Museum realized it was “well-positioned to help satisfy the overwhelming demand
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Early human ancestors used advanced techniques to craft a handaxe from the femur of a hippopotamus 1.4 million years ago, according to a new study. While stone handaxes have been recovered in the past, a handaxe made from bone during this time is incredibly rare. Only one other bone handaxe has been recovered from this
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The planned slaughter of almost 100,000 mink after a coronavirus outbreak on a Spanish farm has renewed questions around Covid-19 and the transmission to animals. While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says there’s no evidence that animals play a significant role in spreading the virus, there have been reports of pets
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO , CA (KSWB) — oung great white sharks have been spotted off the coast of Coronado to Del Mar in recent weeks, and researchers are scrambling the boats to tag the five- to eight-foot juveniles. “Those are the sizes of sharks that typically feed on things
Continue Reading The summer before I turned 40 — with my fertility ebbing, as everyone with a vested interest in such things felt the need to remind me — I decided to set sail on the biggest adventure of my life. Together with four men aboard a small sailboat named Barba, we cast off from southern Norway,
Continue Reading NASA scientists do not study astrology; nor are they responsible for the creation of a little-known 13th zodiac sign. They do blog on Tumblr to set the record straight, though. Repeatedly. On NASA’s official Tumblr page, the space agency shut down rumors that it had drastically shifted the astrological calendar so that star signs were
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The Washington Redskins have launched an internal investigation after 15 former female employees and two journalists who covered the team accused team staffers of sexual harassment and verbal abuse, the team told CNN. The allegations were first reported by The Washington Post on Thursday. The newspaper obtained screenshots of text messages in which Richard Mann
Continue Reading The NFL’s highest-paid defender is standing up for former quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Speaking about social justice with Cleveland.com, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett said in a video chat that Kaepernick deserves an apology from the NFL. “I feel like they should have a bigger voice,” Garrett responded when asked if the NFL needs to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Janesville, WI (Quad-City Times) — A Davenport man suspected in a Madison, Wis. robbery was arrested after a high-speed chase in Janesville that ended with a crash Wednesday afternoon. Quivadas Q.L. Gaines, 29, Davenport, was arrested after the car he was driving crashed into the Stop-N-Go convenience store
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