FDA warns about hand sanitizer packaged to look like food or drinks
The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about alcohol-based hand sanitizers being packaged in containers that look like food or…
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A building at Troy University once named after a KKK leader has been renamed after John Lewis
A building at Troy University in Alabama once named for a former governor who was also a Ku Klux Klan leader has been renamed after the late…
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74-year-old grandmother says police broke her arm
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A 74-year-old grandmother claims Oklahoma City police…
Continue Reading Disney guest accused of threatening guard over masks
Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) — Deputies say a 35-year-old man hit a security guard in the…
Continue Reading OSU expands isolation spaces in residence halls to help reduce spread of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story CORVALLIS, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon State University has made several changes to…
Continue Reading Woman fights back after identity stolen to claim unemployment
Click here for updates on this story REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WBAL) — A Baltimore County woman who became a victim of…
Continue Reading Firefighter battling cancer gets escort back to Maine
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A Portland firefighter was given a police and fire escort…
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Walmart may partner with Microsoft in bid for TikTok with ownership of Chinese video app up for grabs
NEW YORK, NY — Walmart is joining Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from…
Continue Reading Habitat for Humanity debuts nearly done homes in N. Portland to help resolve past resident displacement
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A huge milestone for the Portland Housing Bureau and Habitat…
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NBA playoffs to resume, but there will be no games Thursday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Another day of the NBA playoffs will be postponed, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on…
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Tips for managing your finances during the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 2020 has been a tumultuous year for finances. Unemployment has reached record levels and the stock market has seen highs and…
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Stressed zoo elephants to be given CBD oil to help them chill and stop fighting
Two stressed African elephants are to be given medical cannabidiol — CBD — to help them relax and stop fighting at a zoo in Poland.…
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Kenosha police chief says deadly shooting wouldn’t have happened if people weren’t out after curfew
The chief of police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where two people were shot and killed on a night of protests after Jacob Blake’s shooting, appeared…
Continue Reading ‘Love in the Time of Corona’ came together thanks to robot cameras and real-life couples in quarantine
The first days and weeks of quarantine seem so far away now. But we’re reminded of how weird they felt in “Love in the Time of…
Continue Reading Rosie O’Donnell has ‘compassion’ for Ellen DeGeneres
Rosie O’Donnell knows about what life is like hosting a talk show. O’Donnell hosted her own from 1996 until she ended it in 2002. During…
Continue Reading Nonprofit aims to help families remodel rooms for kids to learn virtually
Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Triad-area non-profit organization wants to remodel…
Continue Reading ‘Selling Sunset’ fuels our quarantine dream home fantasies
Your house might seem nice and comfortable until you watch a reality TV real estate show. If you are fortunate enough to have your own domicile, you…
Continue Reading Couple charged with murder of 83-year-old woman
Click here for updates on this story CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. (WGCL) — Dozens showed up on Wednesday to the Carroll County…
Continue Reading Afghanistan floods kill dozens, with many still missing
Flash flooding in Afghanistan’s Parwan province has killed at least 86 people and injured at least 106, according to Rahmatullah Haidari,…
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The Fed’s new strategy could keep rates low for longer than you think
The Federal Reserve announced a major strategy shift Wednesday that will likely keep interest rates low for longer to let prices rise and jobs…
Continue Reading Inside a dinosaur egg, this baby wasn’t what researchers expected
Before long-necked dinosaurs like Brontosaurus grew into their giant bodies, they began as baby dinosaurs with some unusual facial features that…
Continue Reading 15-year-old to donate bone marrow to his dad
Click here for updates on this story BLACKFOOT, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A Blackfoot teenager is donating his bone…
Continue Reading Hawaii hospitals experience a nurse shortage as COVID-19 cases surges
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Healthcare Association of Hawaii claims the state’s…
Continue Reading Man arrested for allegedly impersonating, defaming woman on social media over mask dispute
Click here for updates on this story VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KTLA ) — An Oxnard man was arrested after impersonating a…
Continue Reading University expands isolation spaces in residence halls to help reduce spread of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story CORVALLIS, Ore. (KPTV) — The Oregon State University has made several changes to…
Continue Reading ‘Fatima’ represents a test for a different kind of faith-based movie
Every so often a faith-based movie breaks out and makes a lot of money, illustrating the demand for such films, even though most of them aren’t…
Continue Reading Man beat to death inside his own garage, neighbor’s home searched by deputies
Click here for updates on this story POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR/KAUT) — Deputies say a 35-year-old Pottawatomie…
Continue Reading Family sues driver in fatal hit-and-run where SUV struck woman, ran her over a second time
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WGN) — The family of 55-year-old Zoraleigh Ryan remembered the mother of…
Continue Reading Inside the company at the forefront of China’s push to develop a coronavirus vaccine
Inside the white, sterile walls of a new building on the southern outskirts of Beijing, two employees donning masks and rubber gloves are busy…
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StormTRACK Weather: Laura continues to bring damaging winds and flooding over Louisiana, triple-digits return to the bordeland
The triple-digits are back in the forecast and the hot and dry weather will hang around for the rest of the week. We will likely see record high…
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