Apple’s Siri will soon stop defaulting to a female-sounding voice. The company said Wednesday that its mobile devices will ask users to pick from a range of voices when they set up the virtual assistant. Apple currently allows users to pick between a male and female voice as well as six different accents including American,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnetonka family is fighting for the life of their 2-year-old daughter after the announcement that her “miracle” medicine will be discontinued. Doctors diagnosed Emma Peterka in September with an ultra-rare genetic disorder called Niemann Pick Type C, or NPC. “It was absolutely devastating,” said
Continue ReadingSome of the nation’s most prominent Black business leaders are calling out their Fortune 500 peers for their muted response to new laws that restrict voting across the country. Merck chief executive Ken Frazier and Berkshire Hathaway director Kenneth Chenault were among the 72 Black executives who signed a letter released Wednesday challenging other corporate
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The Deschutes National Forest finalized a new cave management forest order Wednesday that prohibits certain activities in and around caves where they cause adverse impacts to cave resources.
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The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday that 20 Oregon counties (including all three in Central Oregon) have submitted attestation letters signaling their intention to immediately offer COVID-19 vaccinations to expanded eligibility groups.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BEVERLY GROVE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — New details are being revealed in the disturbing stabbing that left one man dead in a Beverly Grove neighborhood. Los Angeles police officers were called to investigate a burglary suspect and arrived to find a man stabbed to death in his backyard
Continue ReadingLGBTQ advocates are warning that the influx of anti-transgender legislation being proposed in many states will harm trans and nonbinary youth. Twenty-eight states are considering anti-trans bills, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The bills put forth this year predominantly fall into two categories: removing trans girls’ ability to participate in girls’ sports,
Continue ReadingAfter years of building huge modern offices and a work culture that many industries have emulated, Silicon Valley was among the first to shutter those offices and go fully remote when the coronavirus pandemic began. Now, many of the tech industry’s biggest companies are slowly making plans to bring workers back, offering a potential road
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — It’s a crash course in driving reverse. Surveillance video captures the crazy scene of a car speeding down Del Paso Boulevard backward before slamming into a business. Dennis Peterson is the owner of That Guy Eyewear. His business is now boarded up after the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Last week Rockies relief pitcher Scott Oberg had surgery to relieve blood clots in his right elbow. During an emotional 33 minutes of speaking with the media, Oberg said he knew something went wrong when his hand went numb while throwing. When the team trainers
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — As businesses begin to reopen in San Francisco, at some point, a lot of people are going to be returning to work. When they do, there will be some shocks and surprises awaiting them in the City by the Bay. For many the trip
Continue ReadingA Maryland police department is under a spotlight after body camera video was released showing officers locate a 5-year-old boy who fled school, return him to the building and scream in his face, berate him and encourage his mother to physically abuse him. The officers are heard in the footage talking casually about crating the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A woman from South Dakota is thrilled to be walking again and without pain. She credits two Denver doctors who repaired her badly damaged pelvis. They used screws, cement and a cutting edge procedure. “Looking good,” said a nurse. Norma Kraemer was feeling good, too.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — There are now two stores at the TD Garden where you can walk in, pick up something and then walk back out. The MRKT stores use Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology. Customers use their credit cards to get inside and the technology detects when items
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem banned transgender girls and women from competing on women’s sports teams at public high schools and colleges via a pair of executive orders issued Monday. The move came after Noem angered conservatives by killing a bill that would have created a similar prohibition. In a news release explaining her
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Several people have been displaced after an apartment fire damaged 18 units and sent a woman to a hospital Monday night in downtown Oklahoma City. A deaf man escaped the fire near Northwest Fourth Street and Robert S. Kerr Avenue, as well as another
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Hundreds of UCLA students gathered in the streets of Westwood Tuesday night to celebrate after the Bruins clinched a spot in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. AIR7 HD was over the scene around 9:30 p.m. as students lit a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SANFORD, Florida (WESH) — Michael Kraft, 37, is accused of driving under the influence leading to two deaths. A motorcyclist, identified as 73-year-old Vincent Russo, was hit on State Road 46 heading east near Summerlin Avenue around 1 p.m. on Monday. Investigators were looking for that driver when
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — An act of love comes full circle with a 7-year-old girl who could teach all of us a little something about giving back. Laila is turning 7 years old next week. She decided that for her birthday, she would collect clothes for children in need.
Continue ReadingA dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in other parts of the world, so the US must stick with safety measures over the next few months to prevent that kind of damage as the variant takes more of a hold stateside, an expert says. The B.1.1.7 variant, first spotted in the UK, is more contagious,
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