Family gives up on 911 after hearing automated please hold message
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — When you call 9-1-1, you expect to be able to…
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Police: Good Samaritan robbed when attempting to help what he thought was a stranded motorist
Click here for updates on this story HENRY COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Police are investigating an armed robbery after a…
Continue ReadingTeens help neighbor during ice storm
Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A few weeks ago when that powerful ice storm ripped…
Continue ReadingProfessor hopes to end hunger with ‘food computer’
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — New technology being developed at UNO is helping to put…
Continue ReadingCouple reaches resolution after raccoon arson committed in front of their house
Click here for updates on this story LEBANON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Ellie and John Salahub were in their home…
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Senate slogs through overnight series of votes to push Biden’s Covid relief plan
The Senate is voting Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly 12-hour struggle to get…
Continue Reading70 years later, a US Army chaplain’s remains are found
Seventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense…
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Senate Democrats strike deal for $300 unemployment benefits boost into September
Jobless Americans would get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but receive those payments for a little longer under the Senate’s…
Continue ReadingAre you eligible for the FCC’s emergency internet discount program? Here’s how to find out
More help is coming soon for the millions of Americans struggling to afford high-speed internet at home, which has become essential for school, work…
Continue ReadingVaccine selfies are everywhere. That’s actually a good thing
When Brittany Hall from upstate New York received her first Covid-19 vaccine after barely leaving home since last March, she pulled out her phone and…
Continue ReadingAmanda Gorman, inaugural poet, ‘tailed’ by security guard on her walk home
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first youth poet laureate, said she was “tailed” and told “you look suspicious” by a…
Continue ReadingThe legendary Iditarod sled dog race is going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic
The Iditarod, Alaska’s legendary long-distance sled dog race, is set to begin Sunday despite the threat of coronavirus. The route, usually…
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There’s a lot of misinformation around what’s happening at the border. Here are the facts.
The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a…
Continue ReadingA drained swimming pool shows how racism harms White people, too
If you’re a White person who thinks racism only hurts people of color, the story behind an empty, abandoned swimming pool in Missouri might…
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Here’s what a ‘vote-a-rama’ is (and what it means for Biden’s stimulus)
Senate Democrats’ push to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief package has met a time-consuming and stamina-challenging…
Continue ReadingCanada vowed to protect its Indigenous women. But they are still being blamed for their own deaths
February marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national questions about how Canada treats Indigenous women. Cindy…
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Detroit’s mayor and Covid vaccine roulette
Detroit’s Democratic mayor, Mike Duggan, caused a major headache for the White House and public health officials when he declined an allotment…
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How otters and beavers returned to one of the world’s greatest golf courses
Ten years ago following Darren Clarke’s win at a wild and wet 2011 Open tournament, one of the world’s top golf courses embarked on a…
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Pope Francis holds historic meeting with revered Shia cleric in Iraq’s Najaf
Pope Francis has held a historic meeting with revered Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of the pontiff’s…
Continue ReadingEddie Murphy wants to go back to stand-up when the pandemic is over
After three decades and multiple blockbuster movies, Eddie Murphy is planning a return to the medium that helped launch his acting career. The…
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