It all began with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2013.That's the year Eric Reed got his father, Ted Reed, and his father-in-law, Bob Caldwell, concert tickets to see the Southern rock band as a Father's Day gift."Before then, I really…
Madison Vollbracht says she burned out after five years working as a veterinary technician.Her work was already grueling before the Covid-19 pandemic.But the pandemic sparked a dramatic increase in pet adoptions, "Covid puppies and kittens," as Vollbracht calls them, as…
More than 60 years ago, Marion Gerald Hood was rejected from a medical school because of his race. This week, the school apologized.The Emory University School of Medicine formally apologized to Hood, inviting him to speak at the Atlanta, Georgia,…
Authorities say the incident in which two pedestrians were hit by a truck at a Pride parade near Miami Saturday -- leaving one dead and the other injured -- was a "tragic accident" and not an intentional act.The 77-year-old driver…
Maya Nepos had only a few days left before graduating from college at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when she realized she had $600 worth of unused meal plan money left. Nepos didn't have in-person classes during the pandemic…
A woman died this week after she fell more than 200 feet from a Wyoming peak while on a sunrise hike with her husband, according to the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office.In a post on Facebook, the sheriff's office said it…
The Air Force's Thunderbirds honored a man Friday who jumped into an Ocean City, Maryland, bay last month to save a toddler.Jonathan Bauer was selected to ride in the back seat of an F-16 as part of the Thunderbirds' "Hometown…
Police in Anchorage, Alaska, are investigating after five people were shot, one of whom later died.On Saturday at 2:43 a.m., Anchorage police responded to the 300 Block of Gambell Street in reference to a shooting, according to a news release…
There are some new faces on "Sesame Street" and they're bringing a new layer of diversity to the decades-old children's show.The show dropped its Family Day episode Thursday on HBO Max (which, like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia) and YouTube.…
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, in a challenge to the National Football League's new Covid-19 training camp and preseason protocols, tweeted that he'd rather retire than get a vaccine."Everyone — Hi, I'm Cole Beasley and I'm not vaccinated!," he…
A baby born weighing less than a pound has beaten the odds and celebrated his first birthday, becoming the most premature baby to survive, according to Guinness World Records.When Richard Scott William Hutchinson was born five months prematurely -- recognized…
Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are searching for the suspects involved in an early Saturday mass shooting that left two people dead and four injured.The shooting occurred at around 2 a.m. in a parking lot, police said in a news…
It was a quick turnaround for federal employers to recognize Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. But some cities were ready with new statues honoring George Floyd, whose killing by police in Minneapolis last year sparked a nationwide racial justice…
Police in Show Low, Arizona, on Saturday shot a suspect who they say struck multiple cyclists with a vehicle during a bicycle race.According to the Show Low Police Department, seven victims were taken to hospitals. Three cyclists are in critical…
Three people died and multiple people were injured when an SUV hit a transit bus head-on in Georgetown County, South Carolina.The three people who were killed include the two SUV occupants and one person from the bus, who are not…
Minneapolis police say they have identified a man whose remains were found in separate locations in the city this week.Remains of Adam Richard Johnson, 36, believed to be of Minneapolis, were found in two locations roughly two blocks apart in…
At least five people were injured Friday night in two separate shootings less than a mile apart in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said.The first shooting involved "a disturbance between two known groups" at a mall carnival, where three juveniles were…
A team of Portland Police Bureau officers that responded to the city's violent summer of protests has disbanded because of what their union called a "politically driven" decision to indict a member on criminal charges."Unfortunately, this decorated public servant has…
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the country last year, highways emptied out as many people holed up at home. But those who got behind the wheel engaged in riskier behavior, leading to the deadliest year for US traffic crashes…
A shooting in Minneapolis overnight left five people wounded, police said Saturday.Officers responded at 11:51 p.m. Friday to reports of shots fired in the Dinkytown neighborhood, a spokesperson for the Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement.When officers arrived, they…
