United airlines passenger who died in flight may have had Covid-19
United Airlines is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contact anyone who was on board a diverted flight from Orlando to…
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Imprisoned nearly 40 years, a Michigan man is freed after a witness recanted her story
Walter Forbes was a young college student in 1982 when he stepped between two groups fighting outside a bar in his small Michigan town. One of the…
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An Arkansas woman was only expected to live a few hours after being taken off a ventilator. Instead, the Covid-19 patient smiled and tried to wave
Rhonda Withem’s family was ready to say goodbye after making the hard decision to take her off the ventilator that had kept her breathing while…
Continue Reading Georgia college student sentenced to 4 months in prison for breaking Cayman Islands’ Covid-19 protocol
An 18-year-old college student from Georgia has been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands after breaking the British Caribbean…
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Letters to Santa reveal the toll the pandemic is taking on kids
Jonah wants nothing from Santa this year except for a cure for coronavirus. Anthony told Santa he wants a magical button he could press to transport…
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In California, wealthy patients are offering top dollar to cut the line for a Covid-19 vaccine
While the nation continues to see record levels of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, wealthy patients in Southern California —…
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Getting the Covid-19 vaccine was emotional yet exciting for these healthcare workers
An otherwise stoic emergency room physician found himself overcome with emotion as he got the Covid-19 vaccine this week. After months of treating…
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Texas dog was hit by a car and peppered with shotgun pellets; now, she’s found a grateful forever family
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Tammi, an adorable 9-month-old retriever, arrived at the San Antonio Humane Society last month with with multiple…
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Two 12-year-old boys made $250,000 during the pandemic and are giving back to local animal shelters
Like most 12-year-olds, Ayaan and Mickey Naqvi love their family Christmas traditions, like making cookies and wrapping gifts. But most of all, they…
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A puppy rescued from the jaws of alligator has been honored as a ‘Deputy Dog’
A 4-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is now a Florida sheriff’s office “Deputy Dog” after being rescued from an alligator…
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Siblings die of Covid-19 just one week apart
Adelita Cruz Trevino, 39, and Nicolas Trevino, 35, were not only siblings, they were best friends. Both died of Covid-19 just one week apart. They…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life without parole in racially motivated killings at Kentucky grocery store
The families of two people murdered in a racially motivated killing at a suburban grocery store in Kentucky have finally seen justice. Gregory Bush…
Continue Reading ‘We are getting crushed.’ What’s behind the alarming rise in California’s Covid-19 cases
Since the Thanksgiving holiday, California has faced a surge of Covid-19 infections unparalleled across the United States, leading to continued daily…
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FDA approves Moderna vaccine, 2nd virus shot to be available
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. added a second Covid-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation…
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Congress averts gov’t shutdown, but fight continues over pandemic aid
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress has passed a two-day stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend. It’s part of an effort…
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‘NorCal’ rapist Roy Waller sentenced to 897 years
Roy Charles Waller, a serial rapist who terrorized northern California for at least 15 years, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Known as…
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House OKs 2-day funding bill to avert shutdown as leaders still wrangle over virus relief
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House has passed a two-day stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend. It’s part of an…
Continue Reading TikTok is giving 10 colleges $10 million to boost minorities in health care
If nothing else, 2020 has shown just how important health care workers and public health experts are. So, in an effort to show their support, TikTok…
Continue Reading 21 charged in drug operation on 3 university campuses in North Carolina
Twenty-one people have been charged with dealing drugs on and around college campuses after federal officials uncovered a massive drug ring involving…
Continue Reading The year a computer bug threatened to bring down modern civilization
Two decades ago an existential threat brought the world together— the Y2K bug. In the late 1990s, computers were rapidly transforming how the world…
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A nurse’s home burned down while she was caring for a critical Covid-19 patient
After caring for Covid-19 patients all day, what Tina Irwin looked forward to the most was walking through the doors of a house she worked hard to…
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Two facing kidnapping charges in the case of toddler abandoned at Goodwill store
Two people are facing federal charges in the case of a 2-year-old boy who was abandoned at a Mississippi Goodwill store earlier this week. Jeremy…
Continue Reading Michigan governor moves state reopening forward, citing encouraging Covid-19 indicators
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday announced the lifting of some restrictions designed to curb the spread of coronavirus. In-person classes can…
Continue Reading How the fight over Biden’s EPA pick highlights a seismic crack in the Democrats’ climate coalition
Under President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency became an oxymoron, run by people who’d spent their careers suing or lobbying…
Continue Reading The year of reckoning: How 2020 revealed the fault lines in American policing
Every morning, Victor Wahl walks into his office with a sense of dread. Months of intense protests and heightened scrutiny have left the acting…
Continue Reading Eight nuns died of Covid-19 at a Wisconsin facility within a week
Within a week, eight nuns living in the Notre Dame of Elm Grove in Wisconsin died from Covid-19, all of whom, in their own ways, were mentors in the…
Continue Reading Med schools are seeing historic high applications. Whether or not it’s a ‘Fauci effect,’ it’s much needed
Dr. Anthony Fauci has arguably become one of the most recognizable faces of 2020. And the director of the National Institute of Allergy and…
Continue Reading With evictions ban expiring soon, new housing crisis could threaten minorities most
A federal ban on evictions expires at the end of the year, and it’s sparking fears of a housing crisis that could disproportionately send…
Continue Reading A homeless man sentenced to life in prison for a $20 marijuana sale is freed after 12 years
In 2008, Fate Winslow was approached by a plain-clothed undercover police officer in Shreveport, Louisiana, looking for some marijuana. Winslow,…
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