‘Help us feel safe at school’: High School students call for social justice after racism concerns
Click here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an…
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Mississippi bill would allow compensation for student-athletes
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would…
Continue ReadingGM looks to sell only emission-free vehicles by 2035
General Motors said Thursday it plans to be carbon neutral by 2040 in its global operations and hopes to offer only zero-emissions vehicles by 2035.…
Continue ReadingNew York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes, attorney general’s report says
The New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents by approximately 50%, according to a report…
Continue ReadingDow slips while GameStop and others continue to soar
It has been a crazy week on Wall Street — and Friday trading is still in the early going. GameStop soared some 100% at the opening bell, after…
Continue ReadingProposed minimum wage amendment could pay ‘low-skilled workers’ less
Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Last November, 61% of Florida voters approved an…
Continue ReadingOverwhelmed by Covid deaths, America’s largest cemetery refrigerates bodies — and funerals take up to a month
Spanning 1,400 acres and eight venues, Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary is the biggest cemetery in North America. But the number of…
Continue ReadingMan continues to fight for his life after critical crash
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A man remains in the hospital as he recovers from…
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Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho
A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of marijuana in Idaho has moved forward as lawmakers in the conservative…
Continue Reading7-year-old boy recovers after life-threatening battle with MIS-C
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — An Omaha boy is out of the hospital after being on life…
Continue ReadingNovavax says Covid-19 vaccine is 89% effective in UK trial, but less so in South Africa
A new Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax was found to be 89.3% effective in a clinical trial conducted in the UK and appears to offer protection against…
Continue ReadingRocco, 11, assisted police with rescue of a woman who wandered during Kansas City’s last snowfall
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — An 80-year-old woman who wandered away from her home…
Continue ReadingHorse, pony rescued after being trapped for hours after mudslide
Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KGO) — Video captures the dramatic rescues of a horse and…
Continue ReadingEscaped inmate captured in ceiling of hospital
Click here for updates on this story MARSHALL COUNTY, IN (WBND) — An inmate who was in the hospital climbed into the…
Continue ReadingUK prepares to welcome thousands of Hong Kongers fleeing national security law
The United Kingdom is preparing to welcome potentially tens of thousands of migrants from Hong Kong, with the opening of a new visa for residents of…
Continue ReadingNaked mole rats have accents — and use them to discriminate against foreigners
Strangers are just friends you haven’t met — unless you’re a naked mole rat. Arguably nature’s least beautiful animals, naked…
Continue ReadingHNA once wanted to rule the world. Now it faces bankruptcy
HNA Group was once one of China’s largest conglomerates, spending billions of dollars to expand its reach around the world. Now it could go…
Continue ReadingPolice seize 3/4 pound of meth, baby bottle meth pipe during traffic stop
Click here for updates on this story ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IN (WBND) — An officer who stopped a suspicious vehicle seized…
Continue ReadingSeveral remaining missing Chibok schoolgirls escape from Boko Haram
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram nearly seven years ago have finally escaped from their captors, a father of one of the girls…
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Two iconic Bend parks — Drake and Shevlin — turn 100 this year
Two of Bend’s most beloved parks turn 100 years old in 2021. The Bend Park and Recreation District is celebrating these important milestones with a…
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