Here’s what happened when students went to school during the 1918 pandemic
This isn’t the first time leaders have struggled with deciding whether to keep schools open in a pandemic. During the influenza pandemic in…
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Douglas County Health Board discusses testing site closure in south Omaha
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — A COVID-19 testing site in South Omaha is closing. The Douglas…
Continue Reading ‘Full circle moment’: Med student helps deliver baby on birthday, in hospital she was born
Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, MA (WBZ) — The start of Nili Amir’s medical career is happening at…
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So you want to quit vaping? Read this to do it for good
There is no denying that vaping is popular among teens, with one-third of US high school students reporting they have vaped or used other electronic…
Continue Reading Johns Hopkins researchers create robot that can remotely operate ventilators, bedside machines
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins has designed a new…
Continue Reading Management positions at Hawaiian Airlines eliminated
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, O’ahu (KITV) — Hawaiian Airlines says the latest delay of the…
Continue Reading MSP, Coast Guard seeks information on pilot who flew under Mackinac Bridge
Click here for updates on this story MI, USA (WNEM) — The Coast Guard Investigative Service and the Michigan State…
Continue Reading Over 2,000 Tennessee school-age children test positive for COVID-19 in last two weeks
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — More than 2,000 school-aged children in Tennessee have…
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Massive lava tubes on the moon and Mars could be used by astronauts
Lava tubes beneath the surface of Mars and the moon could be, respectively, 100 and 1,000 times wider than lava tubes on Earth, which could provide…
Continue Reading Eleven additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Oregon; 203 new cases statewide
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 11 additional COVID-19…
Continue Reading Working parents scrambling to find affordable childcare options
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — Now that OPS students are learning from home, some of their…
Continue Reading Third-party voting application causes confusion among Douglas County voters
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — A letter sent to Douglas County voters is causing some…
Continue Reading UConn test results show an increase in COVID-19 cases
Click here for updates on this story STORRS, CT (WFSB) — More students at the University of Connecticut have tested…
Continue Reading Harrison County Confederate monument to remain on courthouse grounds
Click here for updates on this story MARSHALL, TX (KTBS) — The Confederate monument in downtown Marshall will remain on…
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NMSU ‘really excited’ to welcome students back to classrooms – for now
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On Wednesday, New Mexico State University students entered their classrooms for the first time since March. “We’re really…
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Oprah is making Election Day a holiday at her company
Oprah Winfrey wants the employees at her network to own the importance of Election Day, so she’s giving them the day off. By making November 3…
Continue Reading Oprah’s O Magazine puts up billboards all over Louisville demanding action in the Breonna Taylor case
Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine is putting up billboards around Louisville, Kentucky, calling for the officers involved in the killing of Breonna…
Continue Reading Crews battle massive Buckhead apartment fire
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Ga. (WGCL) — Over a hundred residents at a Buckhead apartment complex…
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Horizon City school was on temporary lockdown due to barricaded man nearby
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Ricardo Estrada Middle School in Horizon City was on lockdown for a couple of hours Wednesday. Horizon police asked that the…
Continue Reading Shooting outside food court temporarily closes St. Clair Square; police searching for gunman
Click here for updates on this story FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, MO (KMOV) — Emergency crews rushed to St. Clair Square on…
Continue Reading A Breonna Taylor billboard was splattered with red paint across her forehead
A billboard calling for action in the killing of Breonna Taylor was vandalized with red paint on Tuesday in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.…
Continue Reading A person with Covid-19 may have exposed others at a bar during Sturgis motorcycle rally
A person who spent hours at a bar during the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota last week has tested positive for Covid-19, state health…
Continue Reading ‘The Great Recession pales in comparison’: New insight on COVID-19 impact on St. Louis economy
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Many businesses are struggling to stay afloat as COVID-19…
Continue Reading Norman Lear makes more history with his Emmy nomination, and he’s not slowing down
At 98, producer Norman Lear is the oldest person ever nominated for or to win an Emmy Award — milestones made sweeter by the fact that this…
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NRA tell-all book by former chief of staff promises to detail corruption, fraud culture and finances in shambles
One of the National Rifle Association’s highest ranking executives — former chief of staff to CEO Wayne LaPierre — is poised to…
Continue Reading Post office collapses in Missouri town of Jamesport
Click here for updates on this story JAMESPORT, MO (KCTV) — Emergency crews say no one was hurt Wednesday morning when…
Continue Reading Whitmer joins coalition of governors pledging to protect voter rights
Click here for updates on this story MI, USA (WNEM) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined a coalition of governors who are…
Continue Reading Man who turned himself into Bay County deputies arraigned in quadruple shooting
Click here for updates on this story Bay County MI (WNEM) — A Wayne County man who turned himself into Bay County…
Continue Reading NYC teachers’ union president says no one should be allowed in school without proof of a negative Covid-19 diagnostic test or a positive antibody test
The president of New York City’s teachers’ union said no adult or child should be allowed into a New York City school building without…
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Covid-19 and common colds can both impair taste and smell, but study finds big difference
Loss of smell and taste is more severe in Covid-19 patients than in patients with common colds and that could be due to the effect the coronavirus…
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