Texas school system closes after 2 teachers die of COVID-19
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally Independent…
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Grand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict a Texas police officer in the death of a Black man who was…
Continue Reading Former Navy officer pleads guilty in wide-spanning scandal
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A retired Naval officer admitted in federal court in San Diego to sending a Malaysian defense contractor…
Continue Reading Oklahoma court reverses McGirt rulings in 4 death cases
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has reversed four previous rulings that overturned death penalty…
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Pueblo Police searching for man involved in 2 hit-and-runs, one involving pedestrian
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department is looking for a man suspected of two hit-and-runs, one involving a pedestrian. On August 24,…
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A Lake Tahoe resident played the violin as his family sat at standstill in Caldor Fire evacuation traffic
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN An artist from Lake Tahoe played music while on the road to put the anxiety of evacuating from the Caldor Fire behind him,…
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Students with non-fever symptoms won’t be sent home at D49 school
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In an email obtained by KRDO, Horizon Middle School’s nurse outlined to staff at the school that students showing…
Continue Reading Surviving 9/11 was ‘just the first piece of the journey’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. Yet an estimated 33,000 or more…
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15 people face charges in connection to a conspiracy with fake Covid-19 vaccine cards, DA says
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Fifteen people are facing charges connected to a fake Covid-19 vaccination card conspiracy involving the sale of forged…
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The laughing patterns of human infants match those of another species, a new study finds
By Megan Marples, CNN Laughter transcends all languages — and now scientists know this spontaneous response is universal across some primate…
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Hardaway: NIL rules help him recruit top class at Memphis
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Penny Hardaway says the new name, image and likeness rules have helped him land another top recruiting class at…
Continue Reading Non-fan of R. Kelly describes still falling prey to him
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wasn’t a fan of R. Kelly says she ended up getting exposed to a sexually transmitted disease after he enticed her to…
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District 49 suspends in person learning at 2 high schools due to COVID-19 outbreak investigations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Falcon School District 49 has suspended in-person learning for two schools following one COVID-19 outbreak and one…
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Heading to Oregon for college football? You’ll need a mask
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Fans returning to stadiums for the start of the Pac-12 football season will find a…
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Two Florida counties stick with mask mandates despite financial penalties
By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Broward and Alachua counties in Florida are moving forward with mask mandates for their public school…
Continue Reading Couple dead at Hawaii assisted living center; note found
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An elderly man and woman died of gunshot wounds at a Honolulu assisted living center.…
Continue Reading Gospel singer Lee Williams of The Spiritual QC’s dies at 75
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Gospel music artist Lee Williams, the leader and founder of The Spiritual QC’s, has died. He was 75. Williams’ death was…
Continue Reading New wild horse capture in Colorado to proceed, Interior says
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The federal government is launching an emergency roundup of more than 780 wild horses in a…
Continue ReadingTulane University relocating students to Houston due to power outages
By Ryan Young, Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN Two Chicago-area freshmen, Lilly and McKenna, were on the Tulane campus for just a week when…
Continue Reading Mystic Aquarium requests to resume research; whale improving
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Mystic Aquarium is asking that it be allowed to resume research on four beluga whales that was halted following…
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