By WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — A man is accused of setting fire to a police SUV at East Carolina University. According to campus police, 20-year-old Fernando Daniel Laurens was arrested Tuesday and charged with resisting, delaying and obstructing a police officer and three counts of
Continue ReadingBy Mary Caltrider Click here for updates on this story NILES, Michigan (WBND-LD) — UPDATED: The video portion of this story expresses some inaccuracies. The young boy has an extremely rare condition called atypical choroid plexus papilloma. He is undergoing treatment for tumors that are non cancerous. “We are such good friends, and we have
Continue ReadingBy Matt Nagy Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WBND-LD) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Resources wants to warn residents and visitors of Michigan waters to be on the lookout for harmful algal blooms. These blooms form due to a rapid overgrowth or bloom of cyanobacteria, also known as
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland Parks & Recreation say the York bust located at the top of Mt. Tabor Park was toppled overnight. Sometime during Tuesday night or early morning Wednesday, the bust was torn from its pedestal. PP&R says a park visitor stopped to
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By Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas will open to traffic in one direction on Monday, more than two months after a crack forced its closure, Tennessee transportation officials said Wednesday. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which carries Interstate 40 over the Mississippi River, was shut down for repairs May 11
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A river otter pup is getting some much needed care at the Oregon Zoo after being found orphaned along a roadside in Deer Island last month. The 10-week-old otter pup was found on June 3 along Tide Creek Road and admitted
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN KIRBY Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Robertsdale teenager to probation for taking a gun to Robertsdale High School. Senior U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade imposed the three-year probation period and also ordered Dominic James Bibeau, 18, to undergo substance abuse testing
Continue ReadingCNN By Stella Chan and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife pulled their 10- and 11-year-olds from a summer basketball camp over its policy not to enforce face coverings, a spokesperson in his office said. “The Newsoms were concerned to see unvaccinated children unmasked indoors at a camp their children began
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife pulled their 10- and 11-year-olds from a summer basketball camp over its policy not to enforce face coverings, a spokesperson in his office said. “The Newsoms were concerned to see unvaccinated children unmasked indoors at a camp their children began attending
Continue ReadingAs surfing makes its debut as an Olympic sport in Japan, CNN’s Will Ripley talks to members of the US team about the challenges of making Olympic history during a pandemic.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN In between the superhuman feats of strength and grace, this year’s Olympic athletes are treating us to something equally as delightful (though far less exhausting): their own personalities. The fascinating and funny tidbits coming out of Tokyo, whether on social media or between events, are endless. If watching the US women’s
Continue ReadingHow do elite athletes keep calm on the big stage? Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the science behind keeping calm.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf, CNN We’ve been referring a lot to “the unvaccinated” vs. “the vaccinated” in very general terms that paint over who, exactly, is in these groups and what might be motivating them. I went to CNN’s political forecaster, Harry Enten, to get his impression of what we know specifically about the unvaccinated
Continue ReadingCNN’s Harry Enten analyzes data from the Axios/Ipsos tracking poll comparing vaccination rates of the Fox News audience to people who get their news from other sources.
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN It was meant to be the biggest day of Paula Radcliffe’s career. The whole planet was expecting the world record holder to win the 2004 Athens Olympic marathon — a dream she had since she was 11 years old. And then it all went wrong. A combination of a leg injury
Continue ReadingBy Jim Parker Click here for updates on this story EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A naked man was arrested after running through the streets of downtown El Paso Tuesday evening, stopping at one point to try and chat with patio diners at a popular restaurant. The incident was caught on video by ABC-7 photojournalist
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN The US sanctioned Syrian prisons, Assad regime officials and militia leaders on Wednesday, marking the first time the Biden administration has introduced new sanctions on the country. “The United States is sanctioning eight Syrian prisons, five Assad regime officials in the institutions that run those facilities, two militia groups and two
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the London Underground, also known as “The Tube,” the oldest subway or metro transit system in the world. Facts There are currently 272 stations open and 249 miles (402 km) of active lines. There are a number of old stations and tunnels that are now closed. In
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Boeing returned to profitability in the second quarter, posting net income for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, a recovery that will save 10,000 jobs at the company. Boeing earned $567 million in the quarter, compared to a $2.4 billion loss a year earlier.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe and Randi Kaye, CNN Health care workers at Jacksonville’s Baptist Medical Center in Florida are hearing panic, fear and regret from many of their patients as an increasing number are admitted for Covid-19 complications — and as many need to be put on ventilators. “We’re getting ready to intubate the patient, which
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