Go ahead, have a good cry. It’s good for you, psychiatrists say
Grab a tissue. It’s all right to cry. Really. Although it’s often seen as a sign of weakness, crying can be just what the doctor ordered…
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Texas 5th and 8th graders won’t have to pass STAAR test to move on to the next grade
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that the grade promotion requirement linked to the STAAR test for students in grades 5 and 8 has…
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U.S. won’t expel migrant children secretly detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON, Texas — The Trump administration has agreed not to expel children it detained in a Texas hotel and will instead allow them to remain in the…
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UTEP Tennis Team Secures ITA All-Academic Team Status
El Paso, TX – For the fifth straight year, the UTEP tennis team has been named an ITA All-Academic Team. Furthermore, nine members of the squad were…
Continue Reading How the NFL plans to play a season during the pandemic
Of all the team sports, football and social distancing don’t seem to go together. But even in the middle of a deadly pandemic, the NFL is…
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President Donald Trump’s lawyers renew attempt to block New York prosecutor’s subpoena of his tax records
NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s lawyers have again challenged a criminal subpoena for tax records, calling it a harassment of…
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Family devastated after shooting leaves 7-year-old girl brain dead
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A 7-year-old girl has been declared brain dead after a drive-by…
Continue Reading Front-line worker who caught COVID-19 at work returns home after spending 108 days in hospital, rehab facilities
Click here for updates on this story PARK RIDGE, N.J. (WCBS) — A front-line worker who spent 108 days in the hospital…
Continue Reading Armenian school in San Francisco vandalized with hateful graffiti
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — In the wake of a profane and racist graffiti attack on San…
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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas welcome baby
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have welcomed their first child. “Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are delighted to announce the birth of their…
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5,000 health care professionals call on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue a state-wide mask mandate
With 432,747 confirmed coronavirus cases, Florida is now at the center of the US Covid-19 outbreak, prompting a union for one of the state’s…
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Peaceful protests and violent clashes erupted this weekend. Here’s what happened in 6 cities
Protests flared up across the country this weekend, two months after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis catalyzed a nationwide…
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Flu vaccine significantly lowers risk of heart attack, stroke among high-risk groups, researchers find
The flu vaccine significantly lowered the risk of heart attacks, strokes and some other cardiovascular conditions for people at high risk,…
Continue Reading Family holds drive-by wedding shower parade
Click here for updates on this story BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. (WBND) — Christian and Mila met in Orlando, Florida through…
Continue Reading 9-year-old raises $130K selling friendship bracelets for families in Minnesota
Click here for updates on this story URBANDALE, Iowa (WHO) — A 9-year-old girl and her friends have raised more than…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci’s baseball card just became one of the best selling in Topps’ history
Dr. Anthony Fauci threw an abysmal first pitch to kick off the historic 2020 Major League Baseball season. But fans of the renowned disease expert…
Continue Reading The Battle over Ole Miss: Why a flagship university has stood behind a nickname with a racist past
Cities, colleges and even the US Capitol are seeing growing battles over statues or building names after the killing of George Floyd. The University…
Continue Reading Child hospitalizations from Covid-19 surge 23% in Florida as schools statewide must reopen
Just weeks before schools must open across Florida, the numbers of new cases and hospitalizations due to Covid-19 have surged. On July 16, the state…
Continue Reading Teachers ‘Refuse to Return’ to classrooms until Colorado has no new COVID-19 cases for 14 days
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KDVR/KWGN) — Teachers in Colorado staged virtual protests and events as…
Continue Reading Artist shows off her talents in bathroom stalls
Click here for updates on this story DRIGGS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — When nature calls, most people aren’t really…
Continue Reading Where extreme heat and Covid-19 collide, experts fear a dangerous recipe for at-risk communities
From the start, the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed America’s social and economic inequality in stark relief, by disproportionately infecting…
Continue Reading Boy with rare disease receives new kidney
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WMUR) — A Newmarket boy is on the road to recovery after getting a new…
Continue Reading Portland woman’s 100th birthday celebrated with surprise drive-by parade
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — The oldest member of Shaarie Torah, a Portland synagogue,…
Continue Reading Mike Ditka says kneeling athletes should ‘get the hell out of the country’
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka didn’t mince words when he was asked about athletes who kneel during the national anthem. “If…
Continue Reading Arkansas family of immunocompromised child shares face mask advice
Click here for updates on this story HARRISON, Ark. (KHOG) — “Since I wore a face mask before quarantine, I was…
Continue Reading Restaurants move tables to sidewalks, streets to allow social distancing
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Bars and restaurants are expanding their outdoor spaces to…
Continue Reading Woman distributes thousands of hand-made face masks on tree outside her home
Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C. (WXII) — A Greensboro woman is focusing her energy on helping…
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‘Hearing loss is exhausting already’: Improving communication while wearing a mask
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 at Noon sat down with audiologist Dr. Haley Owen to discuss how to better communicate with those suffering from…
Continue Reading California State University will require students to take an ethnic studies or social justice class to graduate
Students who enroll at California State University (CSU) in the coming years will be required to take course in ethnic studies or social justice to…
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Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for virus
WASHINGTON, DC — Robert O’Brien, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, has tested positive for Covid-19, making him the highest…
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