iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — Hate incidents against Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States are continuing to skyrocket during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by a national coalition battling the problem. The latest data from the group Stop AAPI Hate shows that 6,603 hate incidents […]
ChiccoDodiFC/iStock (FORT JACKSON, S.C.) — A Fort Jackson trainee is in custody after allegedly hijacking a South Carolina elementary school bus with 18 children on board while carrying a rifle, authorities said. The Forest Lake Elementary students and the bus driver are safe, Richland County Sheriff Lott said at a […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-In news released Thursday, Dixie State senior forward Hunter Schofield was named to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball CoSIDA Academic all- District 8 squad. This consists of NCAA and NAIA Division I schools in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Through all NCAA and NAIA divisions, […]
iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn (LANCASTER, Calif.) — The mayor of Lancaster, California, is offering a raffle for scholarships, including a grand prize of $10,000, for teens who get the COVID-19 vaccine. The raffle is the city’s effort to combat vaccine hesitancy among young people as the state reports declining vaccinations over the […]
ChiccoDodiFC/iStock (FORT JACKSON, S.C.) — A Fort Jackson trainee is in custody after allegedly hijacking a South Carolina elementary school bus with 18 children on board, authorities said. The Forest Lake Elementary students and the bus driver are safe, Richland County Sheriff Lott said at a news conference. Lott called […]
Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook (NEW YORK) — A Colorado husband charged in the murder of his missing wife is due to make his first court appearance on Thursday. Suzanne Morphew’s husband, 53-year-old Barry Morphew, was taken into custody on Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder, tampering with physical […]
33ft/iStock (NEW YORK) — The Green Bay Packers are reportedly looking to bulk up their roster with more quarterbacks. Sources tell ESPN the team is considering adding the new players in time for their upcoming organized team activities and training camp. Currently, the only quarterbacks on Green Bay’s roster are […]
Families Belong Together (NEW YORK) — Sandra Ortiz hugged her son Bryan for the first time in nearly four years on Tuesday. The reunion came at the very same port of entry, San Ysidro, where she was deported and separated from her son. Later that night, Mabel, a mother from […]
Clayton County Police Department/Facebook (CLAYTON, Ga.) — A toddler who was found walking alone in Georgia has been reunited with his parents after a public appeal by police following several unsuccessful attempts to reunite them. The boy was discovered on Wednesday, May 5, by a concerned citizen who called the […]
LindaParton/iStock (FLINT, Mich.) — Some Flint, Michigan, residents who may have been affected by lead in their water during the 2014 crisis may now be exposed to radiation in an effort to get a share of the $641.25 million water crisis settlement. Anyone exposed to lead at that time can […]
