Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Frustration and anger are growing as three children under the age of 10 are fighting for their lives after being victims of gunfire. Another press conference by elected officials echoed efforts to create a safety plan to stop the constant shooting in north Minneapolis. Community
Continue ReadingFederal and local officials in Maryland and Washington, DC, on Wednesday announced a new regional task force to crack down on spikes in crime in the area. In announcing the carjacking prosecution task force, acting US Attorney for Maryland Jonathan Lenzner said there has been an “excessive number of carjackings” that have more than doubled
Continue ReadingSenior Republicans are making clear they have little interest in moving forward with a sweeping January 6 investigation in part because a detailed probe could become politically damaging and amount to a distraction for their party just as control of Congress is at stake in next year’s midterm elections. Publicly and privately, Republicans are making
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Areas of North Texas are experiencing flooding they haven’t seen in 40 years. One of those places is a horse riding stable in Plano, where nearly 60 horses came close to drowning due to flash floods. Things are, fortunately, back to normal at the
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The day-use area and boat ramp at Prineville Reservoir will be closed beginning at about 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 23 through May 24 for a repaving project. The area will reopen Monday, May 25, officials said.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Gulf Tower downtown was evacuated Wednesday morning after a basement fire caused smoke to pour from the top of the skyscraper around the Weather Beacon. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say the possible transformer fire that broke out around 9:30 a.m. caused a power outage
Continue ReadingThere are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, two in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 2,601, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Fishtown artist who was recently laid off from a job decided to use the time to bring a dream to life. On East Cumberland Street in Fishtown, inside a planter full of flowers, something new has sprouted. This little shop-in-a-box is the brainchild of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Several people were injured in a frightening freefall Monday night. Officials say the emergency incident that had first responders racing from across the county last night was no mechanical error. It was an all-out brawl between three men, that ended up with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — There has been another anti-Asian attack in the city. Police say a 48-year-old man was targeted Tuesday morning in Hell’s Kitchen, CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. at the corner of 43rd Street and 11th Avenue and is being
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Her dog sitter lost her dog, lied about it and now the pet sitting site that connected them isn’t taking any responsibility. That company, Rover, is one CBS 2 has exposed in the past. CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports, the dog’s owner doesn’t want to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A teenager was left lying in a Manhattan street after being beaten up over his sneakers, and a UPS driver didn’t think twice before jumping in when he saw that teen was in trouble. The violent attack in Chelsea unfolded on May 14. Video
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — A 30-year-old construction worker was killed and another critically injured when a freight elevator collapsed and fell several stories in the Bronx Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Bruckner Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. after the elevator dropped to
Continue ReadingFace masks and lockdown orders have kept lips largely out of sight in the pandemic. That, consequently, hurt lipstick sales last year. But makeup sellers say the fate of the cosmetics staple is starting to turn around as more people get vaccinated and the pace of social interactions picks up. According to the latest figures
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Investigators have released new video in the case of a young Pennsylvania woman who was found dead inside a South Beach hotel room during spring break. The video, which police edited to conceal the victim, is from the hotel lobby surveillance camera. It shows the
Continue ReadingWith Demi Lovato revealing that they are non-binary and using they/them pronouns, it’s a good time to make sure you’re up to speed on pronoun etiquette. Because the English language lacks gender-neutral pronouns, those who fall outside the gender binary — that is, people who don’t identify as singularly male or female — may find
Continue ReadingAmazon will lift its mask mandate for its fully-vaccinated warehouse employees in the United States beginning May 24 in locations where local regulations do not require face coverings, the company informed workers on Wednesday. To be eligible to stop covering their faces while working, Amazon told employees they must be 14 or more days past
Continue ReadingBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging as anxiety spreads through the market — this time, after China took more steps to crack down on the digital coins. The world’s most heavily traded cryptocurrency plunged as low as $30,202 per coin early Wednesday after starting the day around the $40,000 mark, according to data from Coindesk.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BEVERLY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Struck by severe chest pains just before his daughter’s wedding and unable to leave the hospital, it appeared a dad would miss the special day. Thanks to a makeshift ceremony at Beverly Hospital, he was able to walk her down the aisle. “He calls
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Doesn’t a pool in your backyard sound nice right about now, as the weather is finally heating up? Well, if it sounds good now, it will sound even better next summer, because that’s about how long it will take to get it done. In-ground pool
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