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As a pediatric infectious disease specialist, Dr. Amy Edwards has fielded a lot of questions from worried parents during the pandemic. As case numbers drop -- among children, Covid-19 cases have fallen to levels not seen since October -- the…
Click here for updates on this story NEW HARTFORD, New York (WKTV) -- A macaw on its way to get its wings clipped flew into a tree outside of New Hartford Animal Hospital Wednesday morning.The owner, Amanda Bonanza, was taking the…
A central Florida children's group home says it is suspending its emergency shelter program after two children staying there allegedly broke into a nearby home and shot at responding deputies.The 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy ran away from the Florida…
Click here for updates on this story WASCO COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) -- A wildfire closed both sides of Interstate 84 five miles west of The Dalles on Wednesday. All evacuations have been lowered.The brush fire broke out the day after Wasco…
Hailey Morinico wasn't really thinking when she confronted the black bear that wandered into the backyard of her California home on Monday -- she just knew she had to protect her dogs."I had about, I'd say, two seconds to think…
Click here for updates on this story MONTEZUMA, Iowa (KCCI) -- The FBI has joined the search for an 11-year-old Iowa boy who disappeared last Thursday in the same area where a college student was murdered while jogging nearly three years…
Body-camera footage shows officers tensely closing in on the San Jose workplace shooter and apparently hearing his final gunshots -- including two self-inflicted shots that authorities say ended his life."Hey! ... I've got somebody down in front of me," a…
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former President Barack Obama made a pair of surprise appearances on Chicago's South Side Tuesday afternoon."I told you I was coming by, coach! You didn't believe me!" Obama said, laughing.The former…
Three Montana sheriff's deputies woke up to an unexpected guest at their Milwaukee vacation house -- an uninvited teenager who had wound up in the wrong house, one of the deputies told CNN.The deputies were staying at an Airbnb while…
As a giant clock counted down to 12:01 Tuesday morning, crowds cheered the complete reopening of downtown Las Vegas for the first time in more than a year, with live music and no mask or social distancing required."This is rather…
As a giant clock counted down to 12:01 Tuesday morning, crowds cheered the complete reopening of downtown Las Vegas for the first time in more than a year, with live music and no mask or social distancing required."This is rather…
President Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out his most comprehensive plan yet for shrinking the nation's longstanding racial wealth gap, the latest step in his promise to infuse more equity in government policies and in the rebuilding of the economy…
Several bystanders rushed to help a lone San Francisco police officer who was being attacked by a suspect on Friday, according to the San Francisco Police Department and video of the incident.The officer, who wasn't named but who police identified…
Wilberforce University will cancel student debt for 2020 and 2021 graduates, according to a news release.The president of the historically Black university made the announcement during 2021 commencement exercises Saturday, noting the total amount of cleared debt will be more…
The Curiosity rover has witnessed a colorful marvel on Mars: Shining clouds.Color is rare in this frozen desert, apart from the predominant red. But in the skies above Curiosity, the clouds appear to almost sparkle with color.Unlike Earth, Mars doesn't…
President Joe Biden on Tuesday used stark language as he mourned one of the worst acts of racial violence in US history, marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.Biden outlined his administration's new efforts to combat the country's…
Click here for updates on this story ROELAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) -- Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer with cookouts, family gatherings, and outdoor pools opening.But many outdoor pools may not open this year, because of problems finding staff.Roeland…
A 7-year-old boy in Florida is being hailed a hero after he swam ashore to get help when his sister and dad got swept away by a current.Steven Poust told CNN affiliate WJXT that he anchored his boat on the…
Former Southwest Airlines pilot Michael Haak, 60, was sentenced to one year of probation last week after pleading guilty to committing a lewd, indecent, or obscene act during a flight he was piloting last summer, according to a news release…
The World Health Organization said on Monday that it has assigned new "labels" to key coronavirus variants so the public can refer to them by letters of the Greek alphabet instead of where the variant was first detected.For instance, WHO…
