digicomphoto/iStock (NEW YORK) — The COVID-19 delta variant is spreading rapidly through Missouri and state officials are turning to wastewater for answers. The delta variant, which first emerged in India last fall, now accounts for about 10% of new virus cases in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers […]
South Carolina State University (FLORENCE, S.C.) — A “resilient” centenarian who survived COVID-19 enjoyed a birthday celebration with a visit from the president of her alma mater. Catherine Miller Morgan Harris said she turned 104 years old on June 8, though the Census lists Harris as having turned 103. Harris, […]
carlballou/iStock (MIAMI) — Two pre-teen girls have been mysteriously found dead along the same Florida canal and police are now working to identify them. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, police received a 911 call reporting a body floating in the water, close to a neighborhood, Lauderdale Police Lt. Michael Santiago […]
artisteer/iStock (NEW YORK) — The 2020 Summer Olympics are just around the corner and the U.S. Women’s National Team has selected the soccer players heading to Tokyo. Vlatko Andonovski, USWNT’s head coach, announced the names of the 18-player roster for this summer’s Olympic Games on Wednesday. The team includes 11 […]
LSOphoto/iStock (NEW YORK) — The number of Black people killed in traffic crashes rose 23% in 2020 compared to the year prior, according to early estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Out of the 38,680 people that were killed in traffic crashes last year, 7,494 of them were […]
ABC News/KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — A herd of at least 34 cows ended up stampeding through a neighborhood in Los Angeles after somehow managing to escape from a slaughterhouse in the area. The incident occurred at approximately 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, in Pico Rivera, California, when the Los […]
Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Members of the WNBA wore special T-shirts during games Tuesday to show support for passing expansive voting rights legislation, like the For The People Act. Players wore T-shirts with the slogans like “Freedom to Vote” and “Protect Our Freedom to Vote,” along with […]
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook (STAFFORD, Va.) — A man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a bank and stealing some loose change and a soda before leaving the scene of the crime. The incident occurred at approximately 9:06 a.m. on Monday, June 23, when Sergeant Zotos from the Stafford […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 10, Minnesota 7 Toronto 2, Miami 1 Pittsburgh 6, Chi White Sox 3 Detroit 8, St. Louis 2 Chi Cubs 7, Cleveland 1 San Francisco 5 L.A. Angels 0 Seattle 2, Colorado 1 […]
Courtesy of Skydive Utah (ERDA, Utah) — U.S. Army veteran Joseph Dale Jaramillo proved that you’re never too old to fulfill a dream. On his 90th birthday, Jaramillo jumped from a plane at 14,000 feet on Saturday in Erda, Utah. Jaramillo said that when he had served as an Army […]
