Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The FDNY held its annual Medal Day ceremony Wednesday, and some of New York’s bravest were honored for their acts of heroism. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reports, colleagues, friends and family gathered at a stadium in Queens to honor New York City’s bravest. Hero
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WILTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Wilton daycare employee has been arrested after a baby was found to have abusive head trauma. Wilton police said on Feb. 9, 2021 around 11 a.m., they received a 911 call from the Goddard School about a 6-month-old boy who was breathing but
Continue ReadingAMC’s comeback, and then some — its stock price surged to a record high on Wednesday — has been fueled by Reddit’s army of retail investors as well as some legitimate good news about customers returning to movie theaters. But that doesn’t mean that AMC and the rest of the industry’s inherent problems are solved.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Time is running out at the state Capitol as several bills still need to be voted on and there’s no agreement yet on a state budget. Lawmaker’s behavior is getting a lot of attention as some have been drinking on the job. Connecticut Speaker
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Fire officials said no injuries were reported after an explosion caused a scrap metal fire Thursday morning in northwest Oklahoma City. The fire was reported near Northwest 10th Street and Villa. Smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away. According to Oklahoma
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOWELL, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police are investigating after a man was shot while driving on a highway in Lowell. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. on the Lowell Connector, officials said. The victim drove himself to the XtraMart on Gorham Street. “He came off the highway and
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Redmond Proficiency Academy’s Community 101 program recently awarded $5,000 in grant funds to two local nonprofits, Kindred Connections and Friends of the Children.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A man who’s traveling through all lower 48 states of the United States to raise awareness of a rare cancer is making his way through New Hampshire. Dave Fleischer’s journey began May 20 in Salt Lake City. He said his mission is to
Continue ReadingEight high school football coaches in Canton, Ohio, have been suspended while police investigate allegations that they forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it, despite knowing his beliefs forbade him from eating it, police and the student’s lawyer told CNN. The 17-year-old student, who hasn’t been named,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTH HUNTINGTON, New York (WCBS) — Two Sikh teenagers say they were the targets of a hate crime at a Long Island mall over the weekend. CBS2’s Alice Gainer spoke with one of the teens and his father. “Physically I’m OK, but mentally… I have a 3-year-old brother.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Family and friends gathered on Wednesday at Cherry Creek Reservoir to remember Melissa Wright, a Denver-area mother and educator killed Saturday in a shooting in Lowry. Loved ones say Wright was an exceptional teacher within the Cherry Creek School District. “Warm, compassionate, she’s loving, friends
Continue ReadingA major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city’s water supply. And now, one of the world’s top meat producers. The last few months have seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks, often disrupting products and services that are key to our everyday lives. Many of those attacks have used ransomware, a set of
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci is “cautiously optimistic” that children younger than 12 will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine by Thanksgiving, he said on CNN’s “New Day” on Thursday. “We are now doing studies that are ongoing as we’re speaking, studies that are looking at what we call age de-escalation, children from 12 to 9
Continue ReadingA huge blaze broke out at an Iranian oil refinery south of Tehran on Wednesday, a spokesman for Iran’s emergency department said, according to state media. At least 11 people have been injured. The head of Tehran’s Provincial Crisis Management Office, Mansour Darajati, said that “a leak at a liquid gas pipeline at the facility
Continue ReadingThere’s little doubt the 2016 election was stressful. Now a team in North Carolina say they have evidence the tumultuous campaign may have affected people’s hearts. Their study of 2,500 people living in the swing state of North Carolina shows an uptick in cases of irregular heart rates in October and November of 2016, as
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Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday criticized his party for recently enacting strict voting rules in states around the country, saying the “very partisan way” it’s happening will only undermine people’s confidence in the electoral process. “What concerns me is the fact that it seems to be happening in a very partisan way.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BAY SHORE, New York (WCBS) — It’s a remarkable story of survival: A mother of teenage triplets had three brain aneurysms. Thanks to state-of-the-art surgery, her life was saved. “It was divine intervention is what it was,” said Judith Tedesco of Yaphank. Tedesco, a mother of 17-year-old triplets,
Continue ReadingWell before Citizen, a controversial real-time crime alerting app, raised eyebrows by testing a company-branded patrol car on the streets of Los Angeles, the startup’s CEO teased an even more striking idea for a private security force: helicopters. Citizen founder and CEO Andrew Frame frequently threw out the concept during internal meetings of a helicopter
Continue Reading A federal judge in Orlando has scheduled Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz, to be sentenced August 19. Greenberg formally pleaded guilty last month to six federal charges in a court hearing, admitting to a federal judge that he had knowingly solicited and paid a minor for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Cas Spurrier is an ordinary teenage guy. He draws, he watches TV and has a fascination with birds. Cas loves to study ornithology. But, for now, he’s focused on getting to know his new home. Just about a week ago, Cas and his
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