Detroit activist turns old potato chip bags into sleeping bags for the homeless
It starts with a pile of used potato chip bags and ends with desperately needed sleeping bags to help Detroit’s homeless face the brutal…
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Rural medical center suspended from vaccination program after inoculating school district staff
A rural Georgia medical center has been suspended from the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program for six months after the facility administered…
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UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots
British people arriving home from 30 “high risk” countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the…
Continue ReadingShark and ray populations have dropped 70% and are nearing ‘point of no return,’ study warns
Some species of sharks and rays could disappear from our seas altogether after a sharp drop in their numbers due to overfishing in the past 50 years.…
Continue ReadingWHO team in Wuhan begin long-delayed coronavirus investigation after clearing quarantine
A team of World Health Organization (WHO) investigators examining the origins of the coronavirus pandemic left their hotel in the Chinese city of…
Continue ReadingTexas pediatrician fatally shoots another doctor and himself during hostage situation in Austin, police say
A Texas pediatrician diagnosed with terminal cancer killed another pediatrician during a hostage situation before turning the gun on himself,…
Continue ReadingIndian court rules that groping without removing clothes is not sexual assault
A court in India has ruled that groping a child through their clothing does not constitute sexual assault, drawing outrage across the country and…
Continue ReadingTwo Kenosha police officers, on administrative leave since the Jacob Blake shooting, are back on duty
Two of the three officers involved in the Jacob Blake shooting have returned to full duty, according to a Kenosha Police Department news release.…
Continue ReadingA tornado strikes Florida’s capital, damaging Tallahassee International Airport
A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, forcing the temporary closure of Tallahassee International Airport. The city…
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‘We must speak truth to fascism’
Wednesday is Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is more important than ever. Fewer people who can actually remember the Holocaust are still with us.…
Continue ReadingPortland hit-and-run suspect faces second-degree murder and six assault charges
A man charged with second-degree murder and six counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly ran over pedestrians and cyclists Monday in…
Continue ReadingTeacher unions flex their power in Covid school reopening chaos
Lori Torres knows the dangers of coronavirus are real. Fourteen members of her extended family tested positive after they grieved together for the…
Continue ReadingOffensive lineman Chad Wheeler arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, waived by Seattle Seahawks
Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle…
Continue ReadingYouth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite…
Continue ReadingHere’s a place where you can toss your ex to the wolves for Valentine’s Day
Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBURG, PA (WNEP) — T&D’s Cats of the World is an animal rescue near…
Continue ReadingAfter ‘7 minutes of terror,’ NASA’s Perseverance rover will begin an ‘epic journey’ on Mars next month
In 22 days, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient life that may have been on…
Continue ReadingFamily escapes fire without injuries thanks to fire alarm
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, WI (WDJT) — A family of four escaped a fire at home thanks to a working…
Continue ReadingTwo local organizations teaming up to rebuild homes
Click here for updates on this story Midland, MI (WNEM) — The Sanford and Edenville Dams breaching caused destruction…
Continue ReadingSome Oklahoma schools are telling kids to remember their masks or pay to get a new one
Some Oklahoma students will have to pay $1 to buy a new mask if they don’t have one when they get to class, as part of a school…
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