Click here for updates on this story Blue Springs, Missouri (KCTV) — A young child was killed in a Blue Springs apartment fire late Friday morning. Firefighters responded at 10:54 a.m. to the eight-unit complex near Northwest Third Street and Vesper Street. A man and woman got out safely, but suffered minor injuries and were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Blue Springs, Missouri (KCTV) — The search for a suspect in a deadly shooting in Blue Springs ended with a crash near Blue Ridge Blvd and Richmond Drive in Kansas City Mo following a police chase. The driver of the vehicle who investigators were searching for crashed into
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SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Carl, the cat, was reunited with his original owner, Jason Ludlum, from Bay City, Texas, on Monday (Feb. 8) after being missing for four years. He had been hanging out in a neighborhood in Springdale, Ark., nearly 600 miles away, for the past year. Along with other residents in Springdale, Justin
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(CNN) — La noticia más objetivamente emocionante de la semana es que una tercera vacuna contra el covid-19 está un paso más cerca de la autorización en EE.UU. Esta es de Johnson & Johnson. Si se autoriza, significaría que otros 20 millones de dosis de vacunas podrían estar en circulación para fines de marzo. Esta
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A new device that could help reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury during head impacts was given the green light by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The device is authorized for athletes 13 and older, and can be used during football, soccer and other high-impact sports. The C-shaped device, called the Q-Collar, fits around the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Wayne County, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — When you are moving, things tend to get shoved into boxes and forgotten about until it’s time to put it all away. That’s how Judy from Wayne County rediscovered an old writing, written on a two-foot by two-foot piece of rice paper. “40
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Inmates in prisons across the commonwealth are now able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1B. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has worked with the department of health to implement this agenda. Although inmates will be able to get the vaccine in Phase
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el paquete de ayuda contra la pandemia del covid-19 de US$ 1,9 billones del presidente Joe Biden, un paso importante hacia la promulgación de la primera prioridad legislativa de la nueva administración. Este proyecto de ley no fue aprobado con apoyo bipartidista ya que ningún republicano
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The Los Angeles Police Department is examining horrifying surveillance video showing two individuals attacking Lady Gaga’s dog walker, opening fire on him and then fleeing the scene with the singer’s two French bulldogs. That video is part of the evidence that LAPD detectives are scrutinizing, according to LAPD Officer Mike Lopez. The footage, recorded by
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Every few years, a New York City woman took a moment to admire the family photo tucked away on her shelf — but it wasn’t a photo of her own family. Victoria Johnson came across the decades-old photo 15 years ago in a book she bought at a used book store. “I found this picture
Continue Reading You know when you dig into a grapefruit and, suddenly, its juice squirts you in the eye? There’s a word for it. Hello, orbisculate. It’s a word that the Krieger family of Boston is trying to get into the dictionary in honor on their funny, whimsical dad. Neil Krieger passed away due to complications from
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Warren Buffett is going to Hollywood. The annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting on May 1, normally held in Buffett’s home town of Omaha, Nebraska, will instead be livestreamed from Los Angeles. Buffett, who has a net worth of more than $90 billion, said in Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholder letter Saturday morning that the meeting would be
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When one troop of Girl Scouts in Iowa was given the goal of selling more than 1,000 boxes of cookies, the girls put on their signature sashes and got to work, flexing their entrepreneurial skills. As of Feb. 26, the girls in Troop 64224 of Council Bluffs, Iowa, have sold over 5,000 boxes of cookies,
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Netflix ha progresado agregando contenido diverso creado y protagonizado por mujeres, negros y asiáticos en su plataforma en los últimos años, pero el servicio de transmisión y el estudio de cine aún no han tenido el mismo éxito con una creciente representación de latinos, según un nuevo estudio que encargó.
Continue Reading In the 30 years Melissa Trueblood has worked in production, she’s seen it all — even if she claims she doesn’t have the coolest stories. But 2021 has dealt her one of her tallest orders yet: to help the Golden Globes put on, essentially, three shows in one night. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the
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January was huge for the fried chicken sandwich wars, but February was somehow even bigger. This month, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Burger King and McDonald’s all debuted new spins on the old favorite. Those sandwiches join KFC, Shake Shack and even Boston Market in an ever-growing list of fast food chicken choices. Cheap, tasty and growing
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President Joe Biden will praise the House of Representatives for passing his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill as an important first step when he delivers remarks Saturday morning, according to a White House official. Slated to speak in the Roosevelt Room before he takes off to Delaware, the President will address the country for the
Continue Reading The two French bulldogs violently stolen from Lady Gaga’s dog walker have been returned safely, the Los Angeles Police Department said Friday. A woman, who wasn’t named, met the entertainer’s staff and detectives at the Olympic Community Police Station with the animals at around 6 p.m. PT, the LAPD said in a statement. “The woman
Continue Reading Hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted in the early hours of Friday when armed men raided a state-run school in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, a government official told CNN. The schoolgirls were taken from their hostels by gunmen who raided the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe, a high-ranking government official with knowledge
Continue Reading Mistrust in the government is nothing new for the residents of Flint, Michigan. In 2014, the state’s public officials assured the residents that their water was safe to drink. It wasn’t. Now, with the coronavirus vaccine rolling out across the country, some Flint residents are wondering whether or not it’s safe to take. Hesitancy is
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Travel precautions will be imposed for individuals coming to the US from Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo — two countries fighting recent outbreaks of the Ebola virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Next week, the US government will start directing travelers from Guinea and the Democratic Republic of
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Pau Gasol is back in professional basketball after announcing his intent to rejoin the team that launched his career, FC Barcelona. The two-time NBA champion last played in 2019, splitting his final year between the San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks. After spending the past few seasons recovering from a foot injury, Gasol is looking
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Throughout his coaching career, Eddie Jones has heeded advice he was given by former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. “He just said: ‘Don’t read anything,’” Jones, head coach of England’s rugby team since 2015, tells CNN Sport. “I really don’t read any commentary on the game. I just refuse to read it, I don’t take
Continue Reading Every time Roy Oduor laces up his bright red sneakers for a run in his Kansas neighborhood, he goes through a checklist of precautions. He wears a brightly colored wool hat in the winter, fearing a dark one could get him mistaken for a ski mask-donning attacker. He throws on a reflective vest to make
Continue Reading She’s just 14, but table tennis sensation Anna Hursey is making friends in high places. Yet it isn’t her sporting abilities attracting attention, rather her environmental advocacy, a topic she cares passionately about. That led to the US Embassy getting in touch with Hursey’s mom and dad earlier this year, inviting the youngster to work
Continue Reading Three people were killed Friday when their single-engine plane crashed into a ravine shortly after takeoff in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. The plane, a single-engine Cessna-182, crashed about two miles northeast of Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville shortly after takeoff, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Emma Duncan in a statement to CNN. Hall County
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials confirmed an additional 659 Covid-19 infections Friday — marking the highest daily case total in more than three weeks. The New Mexico Department of Health noted that 209 of the new cases occurred in Albuquerque’s Bernalillo County, 191 others involved inmates at a state lockup in Lea County
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EL PASO, Texas — A person was hospitalized after being stabbed Friday night in El Paso’s Upper Valley, according to police. It happened on Johannsen Road just after 9 p.m. The fire department said the victim suffered serious injuries. Police haven’t said if an arrest was made. They also didn’t reveal if they know what led
Continue Reading(CNN) — The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden’s $1. 9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration as the devastating fallout from the spread of Covid-19 has left Americans in dire need of further relief. The final vote
Continue Reading The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the House of Representatives contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. The legislation, which largely mirrors the relief proposal outlined in January by President Joe Biden, provides another round of direct payments, as well as additional assistance
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