Famine Fast Facts
Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s population that results in…
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Portland finalizes $2.1 million settlement in police shooting of Quanice Hayes
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland City Council has finalized a big settlement…
Continue ReadingAsian American mother says she was spit at while holding baby, called ‘Chinese virus’
Click here for updates on this story QUEENS, New York (WABC) — An incident in which an Asian American mother says she…
Continue ReadingToddler alive against all odds, gets amazing party from firefighters for 2nd birthday
Click here for updates on this story VALLEJO, California (KGO) — In Vallejo Wednesday, was a birthday party for the…
Continue ReadingGrandmother grateful to police officers who helped saved family from burning home
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Body-cam video shows a Phoenix police officer crashing…
Continue ReadingRideshare driver beaten, carjacked after asking passengers not to eat in car
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A rideshare driver was beaten and carjacked on the South Side…
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Prince William says royals are ‘very much not a racist family’ in first remarks since explosive interview
Prince William has denied the royal family is racist in his first public remarks since his brother Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan, made explosive…
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Family grateful to be healthy after twins born while parents had COVID
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM ) — A mid-Michigan family is reflecting on the unusual…
Continue ReadingBurglars steal donations and nearly $15,000 in electronics from church
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO ) — When the Food Pantry Team at New Jerusalem…
Continue ReadingMedical marijuana debate returns to Nebraska
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (WOWT) — Dozens of Nebraskans on Wednesday tried to speak for…
Continue ReadingHe clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he’s still rebuilding his life
Kenichi Kurosawa clung precariously to a tree as the water rose around him, entirely flooding the roads below. For almost six minutes on March 11,…
Continue ReadingBowe Bergdahl Fast Facts
Here are some facts about Bowe Bergdahl, a former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth…
Continue ReadingDenmark suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine as ‘precautionary measure’
Denmark is suspending the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks as it investigates reports of some patients developing blood clots…
Continue ReadingTaliban Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts Reclusive leader Mullah…
Continue Reading‘Crisis ecoregions’: Climate change is threatening these nine places in Canada
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A recent study has found that hundreds of species in…
Continue ReadingLooking back: Where Canadians were when the COVID-19 pandemic began
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Defining the start of the COVID-19 pandemic varies…
Continue ReadingMeet Gen C, the Covid generation
Natalie Sanchez heard it in her children’s voices when their birthday parties were canceled and saw it on their faces when they couldn’t…
Continue ReadingThe latest Dictionary.com words include several from African American Vernacular English and phrases related to race and identity
Adding a word to the dictionary has long been a sign of mainstream legitimacy. And in the latest batch added to Dictionary.com, the online dictionary…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 11: Coronavirus, Cabinet, immigration, China, Russia
We’re approaching the peak of tornado season, and the next few days will bring an increased threat of storms (oh, and flooding) to the middle…
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