Why you shouldn’t be worried about getting the coronavirus from food
Health experts say there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food. You might have seen reports this week that Chinese…
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“I hope one of y’all pick me,” 9-year-old boy desperately wants a place to call home
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — Jordan strapped on some roller blades, and it didn’t…
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Novak Djokovic will play in the US Open after testing positive for Covid-19 in June
Seventeen-time men’s tennis Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic said Thursday he will participate in the second tennis Grand Slam of the year…
Continue Reading Teen survivor of near-drowning on beach speaks out about the man who saved him
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 14-year-old survivor of a near-drowning at McKinley Beach…
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UK’s first socially distanced concert shows what the future of live music might look like
When the coronavirus pandemic emerged, the music and hospitality industry took a beating. Concerts and events were canceled all over the world as…
Continue Reading Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record, exposing grim reality of climate change
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…
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NMSU postpones 2020 football season due to virus concerns
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State University officials have announced the university is postponing its 2020 football season due to…
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Climate change spelled doom for woolly rhinos 14,000 years ago, study says
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…
Continue Reading Three people indicted after dogs maul woman to death
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A grand jury indicted three people on reckless homicide…
Continue Reading Global cruises are still on hold because of Covid-19. In the Mediterranean, they’re back
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…
Continue Reading This 429 million-year-old trilobite eye is similar to those of modern insects
Eyes don’t typically appear in the fossil record, but researchers were able to study the well-preserved and fossilized internal structure of a…
Continue Reading Police: Memphis man escapes custody twice and leads officers on foot chase
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A Memphis man is facing a long list of charges after police…
Continue Reading Police: Man fatally shot by coworker over a dispute about money
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta homicide detectives are investigating a fatal…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading ‘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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