Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — It’s the start of Teacher Appreciation Week and students are releasing a thank you note through song. Donald Gee went to Johnston High School. His mom is a Des Moines teacher, but this thank you goes beyond Iowa’s borders. “Thank You Teachers” is
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners Court on Monday discussed a possible ban on fireworks usage given the current drought the Borderland is experiencing. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index rates the county’s drought condition between 700 and 800 on its scale, with 800 being the most severe rating an area can have. Fernando Viramontes,
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters have some thoughts for lawmakers when it comes to police use of force as the Texas Legislature enters the last month of its regular session, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Requiring police officers to intervene when another officer is violating the law or department policy in their use
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Indiana (WLKY) — A healthy newborn baby was surrendered early Sunday morning to a baby box in Clarksville. Safe Haven Baby boxes provide a place for mothers who may not be ready for parenting to give up their babies anonymously. According to the organization, the child was
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(CNN Español) – La vacuna contra el covid-19 requiere, en algunos casos, dos dosis para que brinde una adecuada protección contra la enfermedad. Sin embargo, algunas personas deciden recibir solo una. ¿Necesitamos realmente recibir dos inyecciones? El Dr. Elmer Huerta explica el fundamento de los científicos en este episodio. Puedes escuchar este episodio en Spotify
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Al principio de la pandemia, según un estudio publicado por los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU., un pasajero que no usaba mascarilla y no tenía síntomas de covid-19 infectó a 12 personas que viajaban con él en clase ejecutiva, dos personas sentadas en clase económica y un miembro
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — Students at the University of Vermont are planning a walkout in solidarity with sexual assault survivors. It comes after a student made a post on social media, sparking a wave of survivors to share their stories. Many of the students have claimed that the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Citing a decrease in funding during the pandemic, New Mexico State University leaders announced the elimination of 57 positions for the 2021 fiscal year. “We try to minimize the impact on every unit,” said NMSU President John Floros in his university town hall last week. About 55 minutes into the
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Bobby Unser, winner of the 1968, 1975 and 1981 Indianapolis 500s, passed away Sunday at the age of 87 at his New Mexico home. Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced his death in a news release Monday. Unser is one of 10 drivers to win the prestigious Indy 500 at least three times
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Two women are dead after they were stabbed inside a home in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, according to police. Officials say officers responded to a triple-decker at 26 Taft St. shortly after 12:25 p.m. Sunday. The responding officers found two women suffering from stab wounds inside
Continue Reading (CNN) — Este lunes entró en vigor una advertencia de inundación repentina para partes del norte de Georgia, incluido el área metropolitana de Atlanta. «Las inundaciones repentinas están en curso o se espera que comiencen en breve», informó la oficina del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en Atlanta. Ya han caído precipitaciones totales de 1 a 5
Continue Reading (CNN) — El 17 de abril, antes de las elecciones estatales, el primer ministro de la India, Narendra Modi, que no estaba usando mascarilla, se jactó ante un mar de seguidores que lo vitoreaban: «Nunca había visto tanta gente en un mitin». Su país estaba al borde de una crisis humanitaria. Ese día, India registró
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO KTVK) — A woman is dead after being hit by a car that was reportedly racing another car late Sunday night in Phoenix. The crash occurred in the intersection of 91st Avenue and Indian School Road in west Phoenix around 9:30 p.m. According to Phoenix Fire
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Alberta is now reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in all of Canada and the United States. According to CTVNews.ca‘s tracker, there have been an average of 423.8 daily cases per million people in the last seven days, more than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHANDLER, Arizona (KPHO KTVK) — A Chandler car wash is hosting a fundraiser Monday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. near Alma School and Germann roads. At the Cobblestone Auto Spa, donors will get a free polish & shine express car wash with a $5 donation and a
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In a push to galvanize young Democrats to run for office, a political action committee focused on electing young, down-ballot candidates in swing districts announced Monday a national campaign to support 50 millennial and Gen Z candidates under the age of 45 ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The group, the Next 50, also launched
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school and community college in Virginia on Monday to promote the President’s sweeping economic proposals and how they would benefit schools if signed into law. Biden touted his recently-unveiled $1.8 trillion American Families Plan as “a once-in-a-generation investment in our families, in our children,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts (WSHM) — Drivers in East Longmeadow experienced a traffic back-up Monday morning after a garbage truck drove away with a dumpster still attached to the top of it. That dumpster then snagged some power lines. North Main Street was closed this morning during the incident.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AGAWAM, Massachusetts (WSHM) — The Beer Bros of Mass. are back to help the community. Western Mass News first introduced you to the group back in December when they were kicking off their calendar sales to help a local food pantry. Now, they have created a t-shirt online
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El boxeador profesional Félix Verdejo se entregó este domingo a las autoridades federales luego de emitirse una orden de arresto en su contra por la muerte de Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz, según informó la Fiscalía Federal del distrito de Puerto Rico. El cadáver de la mujer fue hallado el sábado flotando en la
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARCADIA, Indiana (WISH) — Jody Conaway’s world turned upside down on Saturday when she found out her daughter, Kalen Hart, and Hart’s boyfriend, Lendon Byram, would not make it over for pictures before prom. The couple died in a crash near the intersection of 281st Street and Lacy
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The Los Angeles Times has its new top editor: Kevin Merida of ESPN will start as executive editor in June, the paper announced Monday. Merida brings more than 40 years of experience in media into the role. He most recently worked at ESPN as a senior vice president and as editor in chief of The
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Two shootings in New Orleans overnight left two people dead and seven others injured, police said Sunday. The first shooting happened in the city’s Fifth District shortly before midnight. Officers found five victims with gunshot wounds, the New Orleans Police Department said. All five were taken to a hospital. Late Sunday morning, police said two
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En Colombia, la Defensoría del Pueblo reportó este lunes la muerte de un policía y 16 civiles durante los cuatro días de protestas en contra de la reforma tributaria en base a datos de la Fiscalía General y la Policía Nacional. Desde el 28 de abril se desarrollaron 1.120 actividades entre concentraciones
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — The communities of Idaho Falls and Shelley are mourning the loss of a 17-year-old who was killed in a crash Friday. Kate Gulbransen, a Shelley High School student, died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a statewide Amber Alert on Monday for a 4-year-old boy believed to be in grave or immediate danger. Wyatt Crowley was last seen wearing a Spiderman sweatshirt. The boy is 3 feet tall, weighs 30 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes, ABC affiliate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Tennessee (WSMV) — A 2-year-old enjoyed a well-deserved popsicle after first responders worked for hours to get him out of an antique wooden barrel that he was stuck inside of. Lance and Kelly Strubing tell us 2-year-old Dorian climbed into an antique wooden barrel at his grandparents
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WASHINGTON, DC — Four migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration will be reunited this week in Texas and California, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday, marking the first reunifications under President Joe Biden. The effort stems from the family reunification task force set up by one of Biden’s executive
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FREEPORT, Texas (KTRK) — An urgent search by the Coast Guard is underway after a U.S. Air Force soldier disappeared while swimming near Freeport Sunday, according to authorities. Elijah Posana, 22, was swimming at Surfside Beach when he got into trouble. Officials said Posana was pulled by a
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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger are not big fans of short-term trading and the popular Robinhood app. But it appears that Robinhood has no time for Buffett or Munger either. Buffett said in Saturday’s annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting that the rise of Robinhood is “a very significant part of the
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