A large loggerhead sea turtle was killed when she wandered onto a busy Florida highway while looking for a spot to lay her eggs. But researchers rescued 70 of her eggs intact and buried them in hopes they will hatch normally. The turtle was struck by at least one vehicle early Wednesday morning on State
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The US has condemned Eritrea and Ethiopia for coordinating their troops to close off a key aid route to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, following an exclusive CNN investigation published earlier this week that found that Eritrean soldiers were blocking critical humanitarian aid to starving and wounded civilians. In a statement on Saturday, US Secretary of
Continue ReadingA 50-car train derailed Saturday afternoon in Albert Lea, Minnesota, according to local authorities. The accident happened by Goose Lake, per the Albert Lea Police Department, about 10 miles north of the state border with Iowa. Albert Lea is about 100 miles south of Minneapolis. It was not immediately clear how many cars left the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As India continues to attempt to contain a massive outbreak of COVID-19 that has killed more than 266,000 people, a prominent nine-year-old climate activist is taking matters into her own hands and using her online influence to save lives. In the last few
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Citing intelligence that there are “imminent” efforts from outside groups to “engage and advance gun violence” this weekend, the Portland City Council announced police and the FBI will be on the streets of the city for the next few days.
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A newly released government report on domestic violent extremism warns lone wolf attackers with easily accessible weapons present the greatest terrorism threat to the US and the number of people dying at the hands of racially motivated extremists every year is on the rise since 2017. The joint report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Continue ReadingThere are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,585, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
Continue ReadingAn orphaned black bear cub that was suffering from injuries received during Colorado’s biggest wildfire is running free in the Rockies after wildlife officials spent nearly five months nursing him back to health. The yearling bear was released into the wild on May 5 in the mountains in Larimer County near Fort Collins, according to
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Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee decision denied Chelsea an equalizer at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. It looked like Chelsea had leveled the scores with minutes left to play when Ben Chilwell’s cross bounced off defender
Continue ReadingIt’s true: “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon” is ending after a seven year run. But he’s not going far — the show is just changing its name. Beginning Monday at 10 pm ET, the two-hour program will be called “Don Lemon Tonight.” The anchorman triggered a frenzy late Friday after he said something cryptic about
Continue ReadingFormer acting Attorney General Sally Yates bemoaned House Republicans’ decision to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post for challenging former President Donald Trump’s lie that he won the 2020 presidential election, saying she never thought she’d cheer on the GOP congresswoman “for simply telling the truth.” “I never thought that I’d be saying,
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The top Republican in the House of Representatives said he doesn’t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election — even as many Republicans continued to publicly question the legitimacy of the presidential election. A prominent Republican senator claimed that Democrats wrote a bill to register millions of undocumented immigrants to vote —
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — Friday was a gorgeous day, perfect for youth sports or just hanging out in the park. Just one problem in Prichard – they’re all closed. Even as other cities long ago reopened their parks and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — After 15 months worth of sacrifice and changes because of COVID-19, soon glaring signs of the pandemic, like roped off pews and masks, will be stripped away from many Catholic churches across South Alabama. Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi addressed priests of the Archdiocese of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — The Daphne Police Department says a woman wanted after a knife and machete attack several days ago has turned herself in, but her son is also wanted and remains at large. Police say 36-year-old Tamekia Williams turned herself in but refuses to say anything
Continue ReadingExtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) pro wrestler Jerome “New Jack” Young has died at 58, his wife, Jennifer Young, confirmed on Facebook. The wrestler joined ECW in the mid-90s and was featured in the 1999 documentary “Beyond the Mat,” according to the entertainment data website IMDB. The wrestling website PWInsider.com, who spoke to the wrestler’s wife,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A businessman has been sentenced for dumping nearly 48 million gallons of untreated landfill wastewater into the Flint sewer system. Robert Massey, the president and owner of Oil Chem Inc., located at W. 12th Street, was charged with violating the clean water act. He’s
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — With spring here, lots of people have been doing some sprucing up in their yard but as with many things during this pandemic, COVID-19 has now affected yard waste pick-up too. “This is just something this experience that we work on our way through,”
Continue ReadingThe official in charge of purchasing military hardware for the US Air Force suggested slashing the total number of Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the service by more than half late last year, according to two former defense officials involved in the discussions who spoke with CNN. The news comes as Congressional criticism of the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The current Seattle Seahawks Safety Ugo Amadi is giving back the community that helped raise him. The former Former Overton Bobcats star gathered some of his NFL buddies to help him distribute shoes to students at Rose Park Middle School. “Getting new shoes, I
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