New Zealand reported 13 new community coronavirus cases on Thursday as the country tackles a fresh outbreak that ended an enviable run of more than 100 days without any locally transmitted infections. The new cluster, which now totals 17 cases, has prompted the country to put its most populous city under lockdown as authorities scramble
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Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — A metro woman says she was left for dead after a woman and a teenager beat her over the head with a flashlight and a piece of wood. According to Oklahoma City Police Department officials, it started when the woman and her husband
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — Not much gets to Shannon Grendahl. Not even a near-death experience that feels like one in a million. “I just go about my life the way it was, you know what I mean?” Grendahl said. “My friends were there looking at me and said,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WHEAT RIDGE, CO (KCNC) — A suspected drunk driver plowed into a police car at an intersection in Wheat Ridge Sunday, narrowly missing a tow truck driver standing a few feet away. It happened just before 2 a.m. on 38th Avenue, just east of Pierce Street. The patrol
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The Covid-19 crisis has brought with it a mental health crisis in the United States, and new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show just how broad the pandemic’s impact on mental health might be. A new CDC survey found that almost 41% of respondents are struggling with mental health issues
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lodi, CA (KOVR) — Dramatic video shows a Lodi police officer rushing to save a man in a wheelchair who was stuck on the tracks as a train sped toward them. The officer, Erica Urrea, pulled the man out of the way just in time. Officer Urrea happened
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — Students at Mercy High School in Omaha found a way to put a new, safe spin on an annual tradition. At the start of each school year, sophomores, juniors, and seniors help welcome in the freshmen at Mercy High School. There are signs, cheers,
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For the first time ever, scientists received a signal after sending laser beams from Earth to a reflector on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter around the moon. The successful signal was received after multiple attempts over the last decade, and the results of the study could complement future laser experiments used to study space. A laser
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — The state of Michigan is considering making its drones look “less like seagulls” after losing one recently to an eagle attack. “An Upper Peninsula bald eagle launched an airborne attack on a drone operated by a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
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While anti-vaxxers flood social media with lies about the upcoming coronavirus vaccine — that it contains monkey brains, that it’s a CIA plot to take over the world — the government’s multi-billion-dollar vaccine effort has yet to come up with a public education campaign to counteract that propaganda. “We are behind here,” said Dr. Francis
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — The Shreveport Fire Department’s Dive Team is dedicated to saving lives and sometimes after a tragedy bringing closure to families. The team has been performing those duties for decades in Northwest Louisiana. But, recently there have been a couple of “firsts” for the group.
Continue Reading A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of reports of contaminated imported food products. The coronavirus was detected Wednesday on a surface sample taken from a batch of chicken wings during
Continue Reading Last month, Zillow joined a growing list of companies that have decided to allow most employees to work from home permanently, even after the pandemic. But remote work wasn’t always embraced there. In-person collaboration was considered a big part of the corporate culture and employees were expected to be in the office. Chief People Officer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — A teenager faces 60 charges after a string of larcenies and a shooting in Rowan County, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. On June 22, deputies began investigating a string of larcenies involving dirt bikes, ATVs, car break-ins and building break-ins in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The City of Las Cruces has settled a civil lawsuit stemming from the death of a Latino detainee that a now-former police officer had placed in a chokehold, attorneys said Thursday. The dollar amount of the settlement was not revealed, but the city has agreed to a number of reforms to
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Today marks five months since Breonna Taylor was killed during a police raid on her home. To honor Taylor and other women, more than 50 radio stations nationwide will pause their scheduled programming at 2 p.m. ET today and play one of her favorite songs, along with a message from her family. The broadcast will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — A teenager in Luzerne County is accused of assault after allegedly attacking two women and spitting at police and emergency personnel. Plymouth police were called to a home on Vine Street around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers say 17-year-old Aloni Robinson-Modeste was holding
Continue Reading Health experts say there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food. You might have seen reports this week that Chinese authorities said a surface sample from a batch of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus. But don’t panic. Yes, the virus was detected on the food product in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — Jordan strapped on some roller blades, and it didn’t take long for him to show us some impressive skills. After our skating adventure Jordan took a relaxing ride on the pedal boats with his adoption worker. Afterwards – Jordan was thrilled to meet
Continue Reading Seventeen-time men’s tennis Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic said Thursday he will participate in the second tennis Grand Slam of the year — the U.S. Open in New York. The three-time U.S. Open champion and No.1-ranked men’s player in the world had previously expressed reservations about traveling to the US due to the restrictions placed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 14-year-old survivor of a near-drowning at McKinley Beach on Saturday is speaking out to thank his hero. The 50-year-old man died trying to save two teens from the water, one of the teens died. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office was called to the
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When the coronavirus pandemic emerged, the music and hospitality industry took a beating. Concerts and events were canceled all over the world as countries imposed lockdown restrictions and stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the virus. But as some nations start to ease restrictions, event organizers are figuring out how to restart the music
Continue Reading A new report released Wednesday details how 2019 was another year of extremes for Earth’s climate, adding to a litany of evidence exposing the grim reality of our warming world. Last year saw devastating wildfires burn through Australia; large regions including Europe, Japan, Pakistan, and India experienced deadly heat waves; almost 100 tropical cyclones created
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State University officials have announced the university is postponing its 2020 football season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, university officials wrote, “Our top priority has been and always will be to safeguard the health and livelihood of our student-athletes, coaches and staff. Though difficult,
Continue Reading Woolly rhinos went extinct at the end of the last ice age in Siberia about 14,000 years ago, and now ancient DNA is helping to shed light on what really happened to them and other large mammals. Previously, it was believed that humans hunted these giant animals as they spread across the globe. But new
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A grand jury indicted three people on reckless homicide charges after authorities say their dogs mauled a woman to death earlier this year. Phyllis Jones, her daughter Kimberly Jordan, and Jordan’s son, Dedricz Perry, were taken into custody by U.S. Marshals on Tuesday, Shelby
Continue Reading On August 16, one of the most common sights on the Mediterranean Sea will return once again: cruise ships. But it’s not back to business as usual for this beleaguered travel sector, which has lost an estimated half of its $150 billion in annual global revenue since the Diamond Princess, docked off the coast of
Continue Reading Eyes don’t typically appear in the fossil record, but researchers were able to study the well-preserved and fossilized internal structure of a 429 million-year-old trilobite eye. Surprisingly, they found that the structure of the eye was nearly identical to the compound eyes of modern bees, dragonflies and crustaceans, according to the new study. The study
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A Memphis man is facing a long list of charges after police say he escaped custody twice. Investigators say Marcus Dotson first escaped custody after officers confronted him Tuesday morning as he was allegedly pushing stolen lawn equipment near Southern and South Greer in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that happened late Wednesday night in southeast Atlanta. According to Atlanta police, the shooting happened at a home in the 1600 block Oak Knoll Circle. Detectives said officers responded to a person shot call just before
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