A bird named for a Confederate general officially has a new identity
The American Ornithological Society is the latest organization to shed a problematic name from the past. The organization has announced it is…
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800 gallons of spoiled milk dumped in storm drain flowing into Iowa creek
Click here for updates on this story Ankeny, IA (WHO) — The Iowa DNR says 800 gallons of milk that spoiled during the…
Continue Reading Some Iowa residents without power, water and sewage; Say could last over a week
Click here for updates on this story AVON, IA (WHO) — Roughly 150 residents in the unincorporated town of Avon Lake are…
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Wildfires have destroyed more than 73,000 acres across 3 states and are spreading fast
Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 73,000 acres. Evacuations orders have been issued in…
Continue Reading Father fights for broadband access so son won’t fall behind with online learning
Click here for updates on this story AMES, IA (WHO) — Internet connection has been one of the main topics of discussion…
Continue Reading St. Louis Marine driven to serve despite being a woman and ultimately broke barriers
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Like many young adults in the early 1950’s, Helen…
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‘Project Power’ features Jamie Foxx in a fast-paced mashup
One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you burst into flames like the Human Torch in “Project Power,” one of those Netflix action…
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FC Dallas’ Reggie Cannon criticizes booing of players kneeling during national anthem
US international Reggie Cannon has described the booing of players who took a knee during the national anthem before a Major League Soccer match as…
Continue Reading ‘Boys State’ captures political division through the lens of future leaders
One of the year’s best documentaries, “Boys State” presents a fascinating look at teenagers brought together for an exercise in…
Continue Reading Pop culture nostalgia can help ease the pain of 2020
Can we please go back in time before 2020? Like, seriously, pick just about any other year from the past 40 or so. The year 2020 has been a constant…
Continue Reading Massage therapist stripped of license amid claims of inappropriate sexual behavior
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A Nashville massage therapist facing an ongoing criminal…
Continue Reading First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier could be scrapped at an Alabama shipyard
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft…
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Southwest Airlines removes autistic Texas boy and his family over face mask
MIDLAND, Texas — Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and her 3-year-old son from a Monday flight after the boy, who has autism, refused to…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Another record-shattering day in the Sun City, brutal heat area wide
The ABC-7 First Alert continues for dangerous heat. We shattered the previous of 102 set in 2016 yesterday hitting 107. This is the second warmest…
Continue Reading An officer saved a man in a wheelchair stuck on train tracks. Her bodycam video shows the rescue
It’s the kind of thing you see in the movies. For one California police officer, it was just a day on the job. Officer Erica Urrea spotted a…
Continue Reading First-time jobless claims fall below 1 million for the first time since March
Another 963,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor said Thursday.…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh pays emotional tribute to her brother
The sister of slain technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh has recounted her reaction to hearing the horrifying news that her brother had been found…
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Record-breaking day: 20 new virus deaths reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths in El Paso Thursday morning. They announced the virus had killed…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh memorializes her brother in powerful and emotional Medium post
In a powerful and emotional Medium post, the sister of murdered technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh recounts receiving the news that her brother was…
Continue Reading Meet the man who’s worried when sharks DON’T show up
Let’s say you’re ready to ditch your ho-hum job and swap it out for a not-so-typical, always dangerous, adrenaline-pumping kind of…
Continue Reading Crowd in Oregon blocks ICE detention buses for hours until federal agents intervene
Scores of people in an Oregon city blocked the path of buses carrying ICE detainees for hours Wednesday, until federal agents arrived and removed the…
Continue Reading Eugene Levy tears up as Steve Martin and stars pay tribute in touching video
Actor Eugene Levy won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival this year, and the organizers sent him a special video to…
Continue Reading A former slave market will be removed from the center of Georgia’s first capital
A small town in Georgia has voted to move a former slave market out of the center of town. Louisville, located about 45 miles southwest of Augusta,…
Continue Reading ‘Diana’ musical heading to Netflix prior to Broadway debut
With Broadway shut down because of the pandemic, shows have had to pivot. The producers of “Diana: A New Musical” about the late Diana,…
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan purchase home in Santa Barbara
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have set down roots in Santa Barbara, California. A representative for the couple told CNN that they moved into the…
Continue Reading Neymar and Kylian Mbappe prove their worth as PSG reaches first Champions League semifinal in 25 years
It took a whirlwind 149 seconds for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League fortunes to take a dramatic turn on Wednesday, a last-gasp victory…
Continue Reading Is Covid-19 making airplane passengers more unruly?
Stephanie Scherrer was settling in for her two-hour Southwest Airlines flight from Denver, Colorado to her home in Los Angeles, California. Her face…
Continue Reading Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for vaccine trial, says he’ll ‘do anything’ to prove theaters can reopen safely
Famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has volunteered for a coronavirus vaccine trial and claimed he will “do anything” to prove that…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 13: Coronavirus, election, immigration, Belarus, Michigan
It’s still peak wildfire season in the West, and in California, Oregon and Colorado, firefighters are battling destructive blazes that have…
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Glenn Robinson III on life inside the NBA ‘bubble’ and fighting for social justice
For NBA players, life in the “bubble” in Orlando, Florida, isn’t easy. You’re away from your family and stuck in a hotel room…
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