Profiles in perseverance: Garrett Morgan
The son of two former slaves, Garrett Morgan had little more than a grade-school education. But that didn’t stop the Ohio man from becoming an…
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NFL Pro Bowl Fast Facts
Here is a look at the NFL Pro Bowl, the all-star game of the National Football League. January 31, 2021 – The first-ever virtual Pro Bowl takes…
Continue ReadingThey stormed the Capitol to overturn the results of an election they didn’t vote in
They were there to “Stop the Steal” and to keep the President they revered in office, yet records show that some of the rioters who…
Continue ReadingMan facing numerous child sex charges dating back as far as 1980s
Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS ) — A Rutherfordton man has been arrested…
Continue ReadingWinter Olympic Competitions Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the Winter Olympics, which are held every four years. The 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be…
Continue ReadingChicago Public Schools will return to in-person learning a day later than expected after district and union fail to reach agreement
In-person learning for thousands of Chicago students has been pushed back to Tuesday after Chicago officials and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)…
Continue ReadingGrooming snowmobile trails kicks into high gear in southern Wisconsin
Click here for updates on this story TOWN OF DANE, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — Vaughn Watzke was clearly in…
Continue ReadingNASA astronauts conduct the second spacewalk of the year
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. conducted a spacewalk Monday to finish battery upgrades and install high-definition cameras outside of…
Continue ReadingFriends start fishing line, hope to encourage more women to fish
Click here for updates on this story REEDSBURG, Wisconsin (WiscNews) — Two friends from Reedsburg have turned a hobby…
Continue ReadingACLU, for first time in its 101-year history, elects an African American as its president
Deborah Archer, a clinical law professor at New York University, has been elected as the new president of the American Civil Liberties Union —…
Continue ReadingPrehistoric teeth hint at Stone Age sex with Neanderthals
Early modern humans and Neanderthals lived in Europe and parts of Asia at the same time — overlapping for several thousands of years before our…
Continue ReadingWoman scammed out of $76k, police say
Click here for updates on this story TUSCOLA COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — State police are urging residents to be vigilant…
Continue ReadingSnow shoveling dispute ends with three dead
Click here for updates on this story PLAINS, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A disagreement over snow shoveling has led to the…
Continue ReadingRestaurants aid family who lost their father while vacationing on Maui
Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — Anthony Briggs of Seattle took his fiancé and three kids to…
Continue ReadingKansas Department of Labor website down due to fraudulent claims
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO) — The Kansas Department of Labor is deploying a…
Continue ReadingCrimeStoppers offers $25K reward for info in security guard’s death
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — There is $25,000 reward for information in the shooting death…
Continue ReadingNeighbors ask city, state and police leaders for ways to help address violence
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Neighbors in the Powellhurst-Gilbert area of Portland…
Continue ReadingNew Oregon law that decriminalizes possession of common street drugs goes into effect
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A new law that decriminalizes possession of small…
Continue Reading‘The end of the beginning.’ The dark winter is here and Americans see no end
To the 28-year-old high school teacher, the expectation of a return to relative normalcy that came with mass coronavirus vaccination efforts is…
Continue ReadingRev. Jesse Jackson recovering in the hospital after ‘successful’ surgery
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is recovering from surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort. Jackson, 79, was recently…
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