High school football returns to KC metro as pandemic continues
Click here for updates on this story SMITHVILLE, MO (KCTV) — Without a doubt, high school football won’t be the same…
Continue Reading University of Scranton reports five new COVID-19 cases
Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, PA (WNEP) — Three other students who reported symptoms are also…
Continue Reading Hurricane Laura destroys Lafayette fraternity house
Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, LA (WGNO) — The Theta Xi fraternity house at UL was destroyed after a…
Continue Reading Governor Wolf unveiled elections safety and security proposal
Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — Governor Tom Wolf urged the legislature to pass his safe…
Continue Reading Omaha mom faces challenges, finds joy in homeschooling
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — After the Coronavirus outbreak closed schools in the spring,…
Continue Reading Hackers want money to release NC school district files
Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, NC (WLOS) — There will be no remote learning in Haywood County…
Continue Reading Two suspects attempt to carjack mother and daughter outside south St. Louis school
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Police are looking for two armed carjackers after a mother…
Continue Reading At 2,775 acres, White River Fire forces Level 3 evacuations; 10 percent contained
Click here for updates on this story WASCO COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — The White River Fire burning in the Mt. Hood National…
Continue Reading Bay County residents picking up debris following strong winds, storms
Click here for updates on this story Bay County, MI (WNEM) — Splintered, crackled and a trampoline smashed. Those are…
Continue Reading New wheelchair is coming for Harrisburg man who had his wheelchair stolen
Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, PA (WNEP) — For the past several days, Anthony Williams has been…
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5 new El Paso virus deaths; active cases below 3,000 for 1st time since early July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. That elevated the…
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NFL’s Baltimore Ravens call for arrest of police officers in Blake, Taylor shootings
While several sporting events were scrapped in the US this week in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens…
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Before and after satellite images show widespread destruction from Hurricane Laura
New satellite images are giving a glimpse at the destruction that Hurricane Laura has waged across Louisiana. Hurricane Laura roared through…
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Transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson will get a monument in her New Jersey hometown
Marsha P. Johnson, the beloved transgender activist who was a central figure in New York City’s gay liberation movement, will get a monument in…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons
Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, has resigned, citing health reasons. “Even though there is one year to go…
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5 things to know for August 28: RNC, police, coronavirus, voting, Japan
Laura is now a tropical depression but will still bring dangerous storms, heavy rain and tornadoes to parts of the eastern US. Satellite imagery…
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‘Reassuring’ study finds children have small risk of death and severe illness from coronavirus
Severe illness and death remain rare in children with Covid-19, a new study suggests, while disparities do appear in kids who may require critical…
Continue Reading ‘Airplane Mode’: Quirky new video game lets you sit through a long-haul flight in economy class
What do you miss most about traveling? If you answered, “being stuck on a plane with crying babies while playing Sudoku,” then this is…
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Tour de France: Grappling with staging the world’s toughest bike race in a pandemic
It’s set to be a Tour de France like no other. Watched on television by millions across the world, the annual race is deeply embedded in French…
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Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit
Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies. Winds howled, water leaked through…
Continue Reading It’s time to give up perfectionist parenting — forever. Here’s how
Before the pandemic, many of us found ourselves doing a little more parenting than we knew we ought to be doing. Maybe we weren’t full-on…
Continue Reading Bright satellites in the thousands could impact future space discoveries
Large constellations of bright satellites in low-Earth orbit will “fundamentally change” astronomy that relies on ground-based telescopes…
Continue Reading Kenosha County sheriff said some people ‘aren’t worth saving’ after 2018 shoplifting case
A Wisconsin sheriff who has led the response to protests over the Jacob Blake shooting previously made some inflammatory comments involving Black…
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Trump accepts nomination from White House, delivers attacks on Biden in GOP convention finale
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his…
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Legendary Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson dies at 85
Lute Olson, who coached the Arizona Wildcats for 24 seasons from 1983 to 2008, passed away on Thursday at age 85, according to a statement from the…
Continue Reading Japan’s NHK and other media say Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his intention to step down, citing his health
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed an intention to step down, citing his declining health, according to Japan’s…
Continue Reading Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into college basketball powerhouse, dies at age 85
TUCSON, Arizona — Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85. Olson’s…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend has been arrested and says she had nothing to do with alleged drug trade
Jamarcus Glover, Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested on drug charges Thursday, a day after telling a local Kentucky newspaper Taylor…
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Borderland school districts put forth plans to help students with disabilities keep up in virtual classes
EL PASO, Texas — Students have been back in the virtual classroom going on a month now in the Borderland. While many me be getting used to process…
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New Mexico’s governor eases virus orders as Las Cruces nursing home has 1 of state’s 9 new deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will ease restrictions on some mass gatherings and business activities in response to a gradual decline in…
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