Woman’s graduation party postponed after contractor leaves mess
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — A high school graduation party had to be postponed but not…
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‘Big Brother: All-Stars’ meet their competition in Season 22 premiere
“Big Brother” was back Wednesday with a live two-hour Season 22 premiere that revealed just who the new houseguests would be. The show,…
Continue Reading Playing with bubbles for science: WashU researchers are developing a noninvasive way to diagnose brain cancer
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (St. Louis Post Dispatch) — Washington University scientists are…
Continue Reading Teen driver’s Dodge Charger clipped by a train
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — According to Mobile Police, a Dodge Charger driven by an…
Continue Reading Man wanted for stealing hundreds of dollars worth of scratch-offs
Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — Wilkes-Barre Township police are looking for the man…
Continue Reading Veteran’s dog tags and service ribbons returned to family after being donated to Goodwill
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KFSM) — Mary Lou Dunn was reunited with a box filled with her…
Continue Reading Man shoots himself while resisting arrest, GBI investigating
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a case…
Continue Reading Portland woman says police slashed her car tires, broke window during protest
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The repairs to her car have been made, but Zippy Lomax said…
Continue Reading Zoe Saldana apologizes for playing Nina Simone in panned 2016 biopic
Actress Zoe Saldana has apologized for playing Nina Simone in a 2016 biopic, four years after she was heavily criticized for darkening her skin and…
Continue Reading Making TV shows during coronavirus is taking more time — and money
TV shows can get back up and running during the age of Covid-19. But as Hollywood seeks to adopt new health and safety protocols, production is going…
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Oprah sends 500 CEOs and leaders copies of ‘Caste,’ which compares America’s racial hierarchy to India and Nazi Germany
Oprah says her latest book club pick “might well save us.” So the media mogul is sending 500 copies to the nation’s governors,…
Continue Reading ‘An American Pickle’ is both sweet and a little sour
Seth Rogen plays a double role in “An American Pickle,” an HBO Max movie that’s a little sweet, a little sour and a whole lot…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cancelations cause elite Colorado QB to choose Iowa high school
Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, IA (WHO) — Covid-19 is causing an influx of athletes to see Iowa…
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Mississippi’s governor just mandated masks in public gatherings and school. The state is top 5 for coronavirus cases per capita
Mississippi for weeks has been punching above its weight in the wrong coronavirus statistics. After a summer surge, the state with a relatively low…
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In Canada, obesity will no longer be determined by weight alone
A group of physicians in Canada issued new guidelines this week urging doctors in the country to to take a new approach in the way they treat…
Continue Reading ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ explores a sillier side of the Trek frontier
“Star Trek” continues to be the big gun in CBS All Access’ streaming arsenal, which has been steady if not particularly inventive.…
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New polls suggest Trump’s position has stabilized
There’s little doubt that former Vice President Joe Biden has the upperhand against President Donald Trump at this point. Biden has led in poll…
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StormTRACK Weather: Clouds move in, increased rain chances
The region remains under a blanket of clouds Thursday afternoon as increased moisture moves in. Despite the clouds, it will be another hot afternoon.…
Continue Reading Aimée Osbourne doesn’t regret not appearing on ‘The Osbournes’
“The Osbournes” made her siblings famous, but Aimée Osbourne now says she always knew she had no desire to appear on the hit MTV reality…
Continue Reading Another 1.2 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week
In recent weeks the recovery from America’s jobs crisis seemed to have hit a roadblock, but last week’s claims for first-time…
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5 new virus deaths and 169 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Thursday morning that Covid-19 has killed an additional five people in El Paso County. That brings…
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Some teachers wrote their own obituaries as part of their back to school prep
Sarah Backstrom knew this school year was going to be different, even without the Covid-19 pandemic. The veteran teacher moved to Des Moines, Iowa,…
Continue Reading Chip and Joanna Gaines bringing ‘Fixer Upper’ back
“Fixer Upper” fans have something to look forward to next year. The hit HGTV series starring husband and wife duo Chip and Joanna Gaines…
Continue Reading Almost 100 people in Ohio were infected with coronavirus after man attended church service
A man with Covid-19 went to church in mid-June, then 91 other people got sick, including 53 who were at the service, according to Ohio’s…
Continue Reading Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 2020 reboot may be the safest way to fly this year
Avgeek desktop gamers and wannabe airline captains can finally get the high-altitude fix they’ve been craving. Following a prolonged period of…
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Fabio Jakobsen in a ‘comatose condition’ following horrific crash at Tour of Poland
Cyclist Fabio Jakobsen is in a “comatose condition” following a horrific crash at the end of the first stage of the Tour of Poland,…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, August 6
“As long as you have any member of society, any demographic group, who’s not seriously trying to get to the end game of suppressing this,…
Continue Reading Why a giant Hindu deity is appearing on Times Square — and why it’s so controversial
Times Square is pretty deserted these days, with the tourists who usually throng the New York City landmark kept home by the coronavirus. But that…
Continue Reading The latest US food trend is 1950s nostalgia with the return of carhops
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down his restaurants, Colton Weiss knew that to survive, he would need a creative (and safe) solution to keep…
Continue Reading The Black children who had guns drawn on them in a stolen vehicle mix-up are traumatized, the mother says
Four children are traumatized days after officers in Aurora, Colorado, drew guns on them in a mix-up over a stolen vehicle, the woman driving the…
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