Stormy weather puts damper on SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off…
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Brazil faces dark week as Covid-19 toll rises
Brazil appears to be entering another dark week, as coronavirus cases grow by the thousands and controversy swells around President Jair Bolsonaro.…
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Trump may be tiptoeing toward a break with Xi
The last time the US and China reached a point of confrontation over Hong Kong, President Donald Trump had a strong incentive to play it cool. Now,…
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Multistate manhunt ongoing for UConn student after killing, home invasion
Connecticut State Police are searching for a University of Connecticut student in connection with the killing of at least one man, according to law…
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17-year-old cat is home after 10-year absence
Click here for updates on this story BETTENDORF, IA (Quad City-Times ) — After 10 years, Herschel — a little skinny…
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50% of all El Paso virus cases linked to close contact with those infected, much of it from home gatherings
EL PASO, Texas — New data released by El Paso health officials links half of all coronavirus cases in the county to close contact with someone…
Continue Reading Biker bar opens for Memorial Day bash in violation of Gov. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order
Click here for updates on this story SAVANNA, IL (WQAD ) — Hundreds of revelers, most on two wheels, have packed a…
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New Mexico virus cases top 7,000: Doña Ana hits 423, Otero County detention facilities at 185
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials said Monday that New Mexico now has over 7,000 coronavirus cases. State Department of Health…
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Three-state manhunt ongoing for UConn student after killing, home invasion
Connecticut State Police are searching for a University of Connecticut student in connection with the killing of at least one man, according to law…
Continue Reading Neighbors say teen hit by car in Orange Beach was on her way to get milk for her baby brother
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE BEACH, AL (WALA ) — Neighbors say a 14-year-old who was struck by a car on…
Continue Reading Several Atlanta Class of 2020 prep school graduates test positive for coronavirus
Several members of the graduating class at The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, have tested positive for Covid-19, according to a letter from the…
Continue Reading Kitten rescued from bridge in Fort Smith, AR
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM ) — A kitten stuck on a bridge, 70 feet over the Arkansas…
Continue Reading Rescue workers use boat to help woman trapped by floodwaters
Click here for updates on this story EDEN, NC (WGHP ) — Eden Rescue workers helped a woman Sunday night who became…
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As Americans holiday, some take a break from social distancing while others stick to the guidelines
At a glance, it may look like many Americans have forgotten about the dangers of coronavirus. Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia,…
Continue Reading Veteran places more than 600 flags at cemetery to honor heroes this Memorial Day
Click here for updates on this story CHALMETTE, LA (WGNO ) — This Memorial Day looks different at the National…
Continue Reading 98-year-old WWII veteran to reach goal of 99 laps on Memorial Day
Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, PA (WPMT ) — World War II Veteran Robert Kelsall, 98 of…
Continue Reading Florida man kidnaps girl, 17, to get through Covid-19 checkpoint, police say
A Florida man was charged with kidnapping/false imprisonment last week after forcing a 17-year old girl to drive him and another woman through a…
Continue Reading 20 hikers are rescued from the Devil’s Bathtub in Virginia after flash flooding
Twenty hikers were rescued Monday near a swimming hole known as the Devil’s Bathtub in Virginia, CNN affiliate WJHL reports. The rescue began…
Continue Reading Can the world’s oldest profession survive the age of social distancing?
Don’t kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume…
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They didn’t die in combat, but they lived heroic lives. Remembering the military heroes who died by suicide
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Robby Mathews’s family is cooking up his favorites today — steak, veggies and red velvet cake with cream…
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Some Americans take a holiday from social distancing and officials fear future spikes in coronavirus cases
At a glance, it may look like many Americans have forgotten about the dangers of coronavirus. Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia,…
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‘They didn’t die a heroic death, but they lived heroic lives.’ Remembering the military heroes who died by suicide
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Robby Mathews’s family is cooking up his favorites today — steak, veggies and red velvet cake with cream…
Continue Reading Mountain View HS teacher, coach honoring class of 2020 by granting ‘senior wishes’
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — While the pandemic abruptly ended school years around the…
Continue Reading Waikoloa Beach Resort workers receive meals as ‘token of aloha’
Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — Waikoloa Beach Resort workers got a special Sunday meal from…
Continue Reading A thousand flags honor Massachusetts military heroes in a scaled-back Memorial Day observance
Boston’s Memorial Day observance was smaller this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the display was still just as powerful.…
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A thousand flags honor Massachusetts military heroes in a scaled-back Memorial Day observance
Boston’s Memorial Day observance was smaller this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the display was still just as powerful.…
Continue Reading This recent grad is upcycling thousands of graduation gowns to help hospitals in need of PPE
Nathaniel Moore, a recent graduate of an MBA at the University of Vermont, is among thousands who participated in a virtual ceremony this year due to…
Continue Reading An effigy of Kentucky Gov. Beshear was hung from a tree at the end of a Second Amendment rally
A group of protesters holding a rally outside of Gov. Andy Beshear’s mansion at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, Sunday hung an effigy…
Continue Reading Lawmakers want the VA to remove swastikas from gravestones at two veterans cemeteries
Members of Congress are calling on federal officials to take down or alter headstones at two national cemeteries that contain swastikas or messages…
Continue Reading NBA legend Patrick Ewing is recovering at home after testing positive for the coronavirus
Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing has returned home after a brief hospitalization for the coronavirus, his son says in a tweet. “I want to…
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