Grandparents are getting to hug their grandkids for the first time after getting vaccinated
A granddaughter came to her grandmother’s apartment bearing a unique gift — it was a prescription for a hug. It had been a year since…
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Streets of blood in Myanmar town as UN fears ‘crimes against humanity’
Bloodshed continues in Myanmar after another violent day Thursday saw at least 12 people killed by the ruling junta, according to a watchdog group,…
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Meghan said racism drove her out of the UK. Black Britons ask, ‘are we still here in 2021?’
It’s been a gut-wrenching week for Black Britons. First came the interview where what many Black Britons believed in their hearts to be true…
Continue ReadingAt least 30 students missing as armed men abduct students in new Nigeria kidnappings
At least 30 students are missing after gunmen attacked a college in Kaduna state northwest Nigeria Thursday night, according to authorities. The…
Continue ReadingSheriff’s office ‘Operation Gold Star’ leads to multiple arrests, firearms, drugs
Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A major law enforcement operation in the Fresno County…
Continue ReadingFinding good in a ‘bad situation’: Winery’s changes are for keeps
Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KCRA) — There was another step forward in the effort to reopen…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies at 72
South Africans are calling for a state funeral be held in honor of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, the revered monarch of the country’s largest…
Continue Reading‘This is the grace of God’: Woman celebrates her 100th birthday
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL ) — Baltimore resident Aurea Torres celebrated a monumental…
Continue ReadingDowntown businesses hope upcoming Breonna Taylor demonstrations stay peaceful
Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY ) — This weekend will mark the year anniversary of…
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca says ‘no evidence’ of blood clot risk from vaccine as countries suspend its use
The global rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has encountered another hurdle as a handful of countries paused their use of the shot…
Continue ReadingFor first time since last March, University of Kansas Hospital has less than 10 acute COVID-19 patients
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC ) — Officials with the University of Kansas Health…
Continue ReadingA man wrongfully convicted of murder sues a rental car company for not providing a receipt that supported his alibi
A Michigan man was recently exonerated of murder, a charge for which he spent nearly five years in prison. Now, he’s suing a rental car company…
Continue ReadingMan diagnosed with COVID-19 for second time
Click here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — You may remember the Walck family from Lake…
Continue ReadingMother became farmer during COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story CHESANING, Michigan (WNEM) — COVID-19 sent nearly two million working moms out of…
Continue ReadingBreonna Taylor’s mother says her daughter’s death and the lack of justice is ‘still unbelievable’ a year later
Nearly one year after the death of Breonna Taylor, the anniversary of which is Saturday, the family and attorney said, “there’s still not…
Continue ReadingArmed men abduct students in new northwest Nigeria kidnappings
Armed men stormed a college in northwest Nigeria in the early hours of Friday morning, opened fire and kidnapped an unknown number of students, a…
Continue ReadingNASA is naming the rocks and soil on Mars in the Navajo language
NASA is naming landmarks and geological features on Mars in the Navajo language. The Perseverance rover’s team, in collaboration with the…
Continue ReadingSome Georgia students are returning to online classes after spring break to mitigate Covid-19 spread
Atlanta Public Schools are hoping to mitigate spring break spikes of Covid-19 by temporarily returning to online learning. In light of anticipated…
Continue ReadingThey can only hold hands, but for Britain’s elderly, first touch with a relative ‘means everything’
In a small nursing home by the southern English seaside, David Alexander, 89, walks into his wife’s bedroom for the first time since October.…
Continue ReadingArmed men storm school, abduct students in new northwest Nigeria kidnapping
Armed men stormed a college in northwest Nigeria in the early hours of Friday morning, opened fire and kidnapped an unknown number of students, a…
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