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Tropical Storm Bill strengthened from a tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina Monday night.It is the second named storm of the North Atlantic Hurricane Season.The storm is likely to be short-lived, according to the…
YouTube suspended GOP Sen. Ron Johnson's account on Friday after he posted comments regarding dubious treatments for Covid-19."We removed the video in accordance with our COVID-19 medical misinformation policies, which don't allow content that encourages people to use Hydroxychloroquine or…
As the nation marked the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new statistic to contend with for 2021.So far this year, we have suffered 272 mass shootings, according to…
Dozens of cases of whiskey sit on the ground floor of the James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky, ready to be shipped -- but, because President Joe Biden hasn't moved to end trade disputes started under former President Donald…
The Copa America, South America's premier football competition, due to kick off June 13 in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, is triggering a wave of strong reactions for a sporting event.The tournament was originally to be joint-hosted by Argentina and…
The five children of Alton Sterling have settled with the city of Baton Rouge for $4.5 million, according to a statement from their attorneys.Sterling was shot and killed by one of two police officers who confronted him outside a convenience…
Volkswagen and Audi, VW's luxury brand, have been hit by a data breach that exposed the contact information and, in some cases, personal details, like driver license numbers, of customers in the United States and Canada.More than 3 million customers…
The gunman who opened fire in a Florida grocery store Thursday first fired one shot that killed a 1-year-old boy before struggling with the boy's 69-year-old grandmother and then fatally shooting her, authorities said.The shooter, identified as 55-year-old Timothy J.…
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it was authorizing for use two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines -- roughly 10 million doses -- that were produced at the troubled Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore.This is a…
The concept of staying in another family's home while they bed down in yours isn't exactly new.Many frugal holiday makers have been doing it for years to save on accommodation costs while enjoying a different type of vacation experienceHowever, the…
The Mastercard Foundation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years as part of a new initiative to acquire and deliver vaccines across the continent.The Saving Lives and Livelihoods…
Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) -- COVID-19 cases are trending downward across North Carolina. But it's still very possible to contract the virus, and that includes those who are younger.An unvaccinated Haywood County teenager…
A 10-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night when an unknown shooter fired numerous rounds at a home in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, according to the New York Police Department.Police said they responded to a call of…
A classified report drafted last year warning that the CovId-19 pandemic might have leaked from a lab in Wuhan has reemerged as a focal point with lawmakers seeking to revive the search for answers.The report, which was issued by researchers…
The first official results from Peru's presidential elections gave a small lead to right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, but the election was too close to call as of early Monday.Peruvian electoral authority ONPE said so far it had counted 42% of…
Human remains were found in at least two voting booths in Mexico's Baja California state as the country voted in midterm elections on Sunday, according to state officials.Forensic investigators are working to determine who the remains belong to and the…
Police have been ordered into the streets of the Brazilian city of Manaus, amid a wave of attacks on buses, cars and banks that began on Saturday night and forced the city to halt public transportation and left some residents…
Crews searching an excavation site at Oaklawn Cemetery for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found five coffins on Thursday afternoon.This brings the total amount of coffins found at the "mass grave feature" to 20…
A group of Democratic members of Congress planned to call on President Joe Biden to form a presidential commission on the January 6 attack at the US Capitol, but they were discouraged by the White House, a congressional source told…
A spike in ransomware attacks cutting across vital American sectors -- including summertime mainstays gasoline, meat and vacations -- have prompted new urgency inside the Biden administration to formulate a way to respond.The attacks have laid bare for President Joe…
