California allocates $1.4 million to track and stop attacks against Asian Americans
Lawmakers in California this week allocated $1.4 million in state funds to help Asian Americans report hate incidents after a string of recent…
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Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head are going gender neutral
Hasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from “Mr. Potato Head,” renaming the shapeshifting plastic spud to the…
Continue ReadingTop New York state health official grilled on the handling of Covid-19 nursing home deaths
New York state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker again on Thursday defended the state’s handling of nursing homes and their residents…
Continue ReadingTroopers find 20 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop
Click here for updates on this story Cookville, Tennessee (WSMV) — Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers recovered 20…
Continue ReadingOfficers injured in crash during chase of DoorDash driver’s stolen car
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — Two officers were injured following a pursuit of a stolen…
Continue ReadingCity council unanimously passes major reforms in hopes of more equitable policing
Click here for updates on this story Berkeley, California (KGO) — Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase files to go public
Digital currency exchange Coinbase has officially filed to go public, riding a wave of bitcoin enthusiasm that has sent the cryptocurrency markets…
Continue ReadingSouth Africans get their tongues round Gqeberha, the new name for Port Elizabeth
South Africa’s city of Port Elizabeth has been officially renamed to Gqeberha — derived from the Xhosa language — the native tongue…
Continue ReadingInmate gets added prison time for hate crime for racial slur, assault on Black guard
Click here for updates on this story Lincoln, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Aprison inmate Wednesday got 3-4 more…
Continue ReadingStolen puppy & vehicle found safe, case remains under investigation
Click here for updates on this story Asheville, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department says both the…
Continue ReadingResearchers to restore what might be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of free and enslaved Black children
After years of examining centuries-old writings and digging up artifacts, researchers recently confirmed that an 18th-century building on the College…
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Two Bend men accused of stealing $1,000s in items from 4 large stores
Two Bend men have been arrested on organized retail theft and other charges, accused of stealing more than $6,300 worth of items from four major…
Continue ReadingFamily wants apology, rematch after miscommunication impacts deaf wrestler at championships
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — A high school wrestling match is taking center stage…
Continue ReadingThis change could help keep the GameStop fiasco from happening again
Part of what made last month’s GameStop trading frenzy such a mess: Right as the stock was hitting its peak, Robinhood and other brokerages…
Continue ReadingTraumatized and tired, nurses are quitting due to the pandemic
Nursing was more than a career to Rachel Ellsworth. She says she was “called” to the work. For 10 of her 12 years in nursing, Ellsworth…
Continue ReadingUS officials ask China not to subject staff to Covid-19 anal swab tests
US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US…
Continue ReadingAn artist honors icons by creating Black History Month-themed playing cards
Kearra Johnson was in her senior year at the University of Missouri when she came up with the concept for what is now known as the Revolution Card…
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‘Really great’: Fair weather leads to more winter fishing in Central Oregon
With Wednesday being one of many pretty nice winter days in Central Oregon this year, Bend angler Zack Tickler was out on the water –…
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Jefferson County residents can apply for $500 wildfire defensible space grants
The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County fire chiefs, is offering private landowners the…
Continue Reading‘I participated in my own robbery’: fake Apple support stole $1,000 from woman
Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — Normally when we hear about scam calls, it’s the…
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