App lets you report trees plagued with Dutch elm disease
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A disease is threatening hundreds of…
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Handcuffed man escapes police custody, steals cop car
Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — A man who escaped police custody Tuesday afternoon…
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The vote to oust Liz Cheney took only 16 minutes. Here’s what happened.
The vote to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position took only 16 minutes. Before the House Republican Conference met Wednesday morning to…
Continue Reading County considering ordinance that would ban retail sale of cats and dogs
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Orange County is considering an ordinance that…
Continue Reading 2 people taken to hospital with chemical burns after hazmat incident at manufacturing plant, fire officials say
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WYFF) — Two people have been taken to the hospital with…
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Defending champ Bucs host Cowboys to open NFL season
TAMPA BAY, Florida — The NFL is returning to London in October and Tom Brady begins his pursuit of an eighth Super Bowl title against Dak Prescott…
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Blinken to meet Russian Foreign Minister next week
Secretary of State Tony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Arctic Council ministerial in Iceland next week —…
Continue Reading Skateboarder dies after being hit by off-duty deputy
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Indiana (WLWT) — Police are investigating after an off-duty deputy hit…
Continue Reading Doctor turns grief into helping underprivileged new moms
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City doctor has created a nonprofit to…
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The Colonial Pipeline attackers wanted money. Should companies pay?
A devastating ransomware attack on a critical fuel pipeline in the United States has highlighted the growing threat that cyber criminals pose to the…
Continue Reading Israeli and Palestinian violence pulls US focus back to Middle East, despite Biden’s plans
Entering office, President Joe Biden hoped to shift US foreign policy away from the Middle East and toward areas he thought of as more modern-day…
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Children are making up larger proportion of Covid-19 cases now, CDC says
With a new demographic now eligible for Covid-19 vaccines, public health officials hoping to fight variants will have to adjust their strategy to…
Continue Reading Administration officials warn Americans against hoarding gasoline
The Biden administration is urging Americans not to hoard gasoline as a growing number of gas stations along the East Coast run out of fuel in the…
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Doña Ana County dog survives 29 stab wounds; alleged abuser not yet prosecuted
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The owner of a 6-year-old pit bull terrier allegedly stabbed the dog 29 times last December and the Doña Ana County…
Continue Reading FEMA’s Covid funeral assistance program is up and running after a rocky start. Here’s how to apply
The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than 2,585 applications for newly available Covid-19 funeral assistance in the first month…
Continue Reading Benefits of Covid vaccine outweigh risks in teens, CDC tells advisers
The benefits of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine outweigh any harms, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told the agency’s…
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El Paso hotel worker accused of secretly filming nurses in restroom during conference
EL PASO, Texas — Thirteen women filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday alleging that an El Paso hotel worker with a known criminal history secretly filmed…
Continue Reading Caitlyn Jenner says she didn’t vote for Trump in 2020 and skipped the election to play golf
Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall…
Continue Reading Business lunches are back. And they’re longer and boozier than ever
As pandemic restrictions ease, and more people get vaccinated and start returning to offices, some restaurants are seeing lunchtime crowds pick up.…
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Phylicia Rashad appointed dean of fine arts at Howard University
Howard University announced Wednesday that alunma Phylicia Rashad has been appointed dean of the recently reestablished College of Fine Arts. The…
Continue Reading Employee at school for troubled teens charged with child abuse
Click here for updates on this story WEST JORDAN, Utah (KSL) — An employee at a school for troubled teens has been…
Continue Reading Top congressional leaders meet with Biden for the first time in crucial week for his infrastructure plan
President Joe Biden faced a crucial moment on Wednesday in what has been shaping up as an important week for his infrastructure priorities, holding…
Continue Reading Who owns the Colonial Pipeline? It’s complicated
About the only thing that hasn’t been hurt by the hacking attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline? The company’s market value. If it…
Continue Reading KFC is changing its packaging. Here’s what it looks like
Kentucky Fried Chicken is rolling out new packaging this summer, joining other major fast food companies that are giving themselves a makeover. The…
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NCAA Basketball Tournament Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the NCAA Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The single-elimination…
Continue Reading Ransomware group follows through on threat to release personnel files of DC police officers
A ransomware group followed through on its threat to release the personnel files of Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers Tuesday after…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney loses House Republican leadership post over feud with Trump
Rep. Liz Cheney lost her post in the House Republican leadership on Wednesday after publicly rejecting for months former President Donald…
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California to effectively end mask mandate when state fully reopens next month, Gov. Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will effectively end its mask mandate next month when the state plans to fully reopen after more than a year of…
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Colt Brennan, el ex ‘quarterback’ y estrella de la Universidad de Hawai, muere a los 37 años
(CNN) — El ex quarterback universitario Colt Brennan murió esta semana en un hospital de California, confirmó su familia a CNN. «HabÃa estado…
Continue Reading Why Liz Cheney chose to wear this George Washington battle flag pin
When Rep. Liz Cheney delivered her defiant speech Tuesday on the eve of the vote to oust her from Republican leadership, she brought with her a…
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