Andrea Yates Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her five children. Personal Birth…
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The US economy is never going back to ‘normal’
The US economy has come a long way since last year’s devastating downturn. But a return to “normal” may not be possible. The…
Continue Reading A Wyoming woman died after falling 200 feet off a cliff during a sunrise hike
A woman died this week after she fell more than 200 feet from a Wyoming peak while on a sunrise hike with her husband, according to the Sheridan…
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Buffalo Bills’ Cole Beasley says he’d rather retire than get Covid-19 vaccine
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, in a challenge to the National Football League’s new Covid-19 training camp and preseason protocols,…
Continue Reading Violent public outbursts and unruly behavior may keep some from reentering society — but likely not for long, experts say
Just when you thought you were ready for a soft return to public life, this happens: An unruly plane passenger commandeers an intercom. A grocery…
Continue Reading Astronauts begin spacewalk to install solar panels on International Space Station
Space is hard — and no one understands that better than astronauts. After facing “technical delays” during a spacewalk on…
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La FIFA sanciona a México por «cantos homófobos» de sus aficionados durante juegos
(CNN Español) — La FIFA confirmó a CNN este viernes que sancionó a México con una multa de más de US$ 65.000, además de que la selección…
Continue Reading Juneteenth’s path to becoming a federal holiday was a long time coming
For much of US history, Juneteenth has been a date observed mostly by Black Americans commemorating the symbolic end of slavery. Since the reckoning…
Continue Reading Michigan police fatally shot a 19-year-old woman who allegedly fired at an officer near a Juneteenth parade
A Michigan police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old woman Saturday after police said she shot at the officer near a Juneteenth parade, officials…
Continue Reading 1 person is killed and at least 5 are wounded in an Oakland, CA, shooting, police say
One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, according to…
Continue Reading A family Father’s Day concert tradition on pause during the pandemic returns, bringing conversation and camaraderie
It all began with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2013. That’s the year Eric Reed got his father, Ted Reed, and his father-in-law, Bob Caldwell,…
Continue Reading Emory University School of Medicine formally apologizes after rejecting an applicant for his race
More than 60 years ago, Marion Gerald Hood was rejected from a medical school because of his race. This week, the school apologized. The Emory…
Continue Reading College student uses $600 of her unused meal plan money to feed and care for the homeless community in St. Louis
Maya Nepos had only a few days left before graduating from college at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when she realized she had $600…
Continue Reading 2-year-old killed, 3 others injured in two shootings on Detroit freeways
A 2-year-old was killed and three others — including a 9-year-old — were wounded in two separate shootings on freeways in Detroit…
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El Paso leaders fear Abbott’s migrant ‘invasion’ talk will incite violence
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso political leaders and immigration rights advocates are condemning Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan…
Continue Reading Oregon police search for suspect after 3 people found dead in separate incidents
Police in Oregon are searching for a suspect believed to be responsible for three separate attacks that left three people dead and one person…
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Former Las Cruces Congresswoman nominated for Biden administration post
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Former U.S. Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the under secretary…
Continue Reading At least 5 people injured in separate shootings in Colorado Springs, police say
At least five people were injured Friday night in two separate shootings less than a mile apart in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. The first…
Continue Reading Head-on bus crash leaves three people dead, multiple injured
Three people died and multiple people were injured when an SUV hit a transit bus head-on in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The three people who…
Continue Reading US law enforcement ‘very nervous’ about proactive policing as gun violence soars
A team of Portland Police Bureau officers that responded to the city’s violent summer of protests has disbanded because of what their union…
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Sesame Street introduces family with 2 gay dads during Pride Month
There are some new faces on “Sesame Street” and they’re bringing a new layer of diversity to the decades-old children’s show.…
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World’s most premature baby celebrates 1st birthday after beating 0% odds of surviving
A baby born weighing less than a pound has beaten the odds and celebrated his first birthday, becoming the most premature baby to survive, according…
Continue Reading He jumped into a bay to save a toddler. This week, he got a special honor
The Air Force’s Thunderbirds honored a man Friday who jumped into an Ocean City, Maryland, bay last month to save a toddler. Jonathan Bauer was…
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Storage facility fire in west El Paso causes $10k damage
EL PASO, Texas — A small fire at a west El Paso storage facility business on Saturday afternoon caused about $10,000 damage to property being stored…
Continue Reading Virginia couple loses truck, trailer in Missouri while on cross-country trip
Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — Tim and Beverly Nyden stopped in Kansas City on…
Continue Reading Five shot, one fatally, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska
Police in Anchorage, Alaska, are investigating after five people were shot, one of whom later died. On Saturday at 2:43 a.m., Anchorage police…
Continue Reading Business upticks show how Americans are recovering from the pandemic
America hit a milestone Friday: 300 million people in the country have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. And as the number of…
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Man in 20s among 3 El Paso virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas — Public health officials on Saturday reported three new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso County, with the youngest victim being a man in…
Continue Reading A judge ruled that Florida would be harmed by the CDC stopping most cruise ships from sailing
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s conditional sailing orders on the cruise industry…
Continue Reading Familia Biden anuncia la muerte de su «amado» pastor alemán
(CNN) — La familia Biden anunció este sábado que Champ, su «amado pastor alemán» que estuvo con la familia desde 2008, había muerto. Champ…
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