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By Kim Powell Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — The Sheraton Downtown Phoenix says they’ve hired more than 40 refugees from Afghanistan who are eager to work and have independence as they start their new lives in America. “We found one individual’s resume back in November as a general accountant and

By Ross Guidotti Click here for updates on this story     LATROBE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Greater Latrobe High School student is behind bars, charged with the theft of thousands of dollars in rare coins from his own family. State police say Alec Curran stole an entire collection of precious coins. Curran said he and two

By Joshua Robinson Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Missouri lawmakers are toying with legalizing psychedelic drugs. They held a public hearing on House Bill 2850. The proposal would allow people with certain medical conditions to use plant or fungus-based psychedelics. If passed, this would apply to people with

By Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Grant Fisher won’t soon be forgotten. “He had a special trait for love. He could love the unlovable people,” Adam Fisher, Grant’s dad, said. “I just miss everything about him. The thing I said in court today is ‘I miss getting

By Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON, Missouri (KMOV) — Charges were filed against two adults after a 13-year-old boy died of an overdose death while at a sleepover in Washington, Missouri. According to police, Zackary Foster, 13, was sleeping over his 12-year-old friend’s house in the 600 block of West

By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story     CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Time is of the essence when children go missing. The Cherokee Indian Police Department has a new tool to help officers find missing children more quickly. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is one of the first tribes to receive

By KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     IRVINE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A mountain lion was captured today after it ran into an Irvine business. “Never had such a wild encounter like that,” said Claire Leenerts. “It was very scary.” The mountain lion is believed to be the same one that was seen

By Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story     WOODBURY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Precious cargo travels on Interstate 94 every day. But on Sunday night, a couple from New Richmond, Wisconsin, delivered something special. At 6 pounds 15 ounces, baby Ariel is Baily and Tim Bieniek-Phelps’ little bundle of joy. “She smiles all the

By Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canadians are more likely to support increasing economic sanctions compared to going to war with Russia, according to a new survey from Nanos Research. Commissioned by CTV News and The Globe and Mail, the national public opinion poll also found that

By Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers have enabled a non-verbal person with an advanced degenerative disease to communicate with the aid of two brain implants. The findings of a two-year clinical study, published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday, suggest that communication with patients who

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BARRINGTON, Illinois (WBBM) — A juvenile suspect has been charged with shooting multiple students at Barrington High School with a water bead gun as part of a TikTok challenge. One transgender student who was struck along with his boyfriend believes they were targeted in a

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland dentist was arrested at his dental practice for allegedly facilitating the death of a young woman who was his former patient, one-time employee, and lover, according to authorities. James Ryan, an oral surgeon with a practice on Observation Drive in

By Lisa Hughes Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — March 21, or 3-21, is the date for World Down Syndrome Day. It’s also the number that signifies the chromosome that causes Down syndrome. Now, it’s the Boston Marathon bib number that will always be held for a neurodivergent athlete. This year,

By Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story     SUMMIT, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Doctors are pushing for people to get colonoscopies even earlier after a new study from the Advocate Aurora Research Institute showed rates of colorectal cancer increasing in younger people. Kari McMannes and her best friend, Cathy, were just two of those

By Natasha Brown Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Throughout the month of March for Women’s History Month we’re sharing stories of some amazing women making a difference for all of us in communities across the region. Eyewitness News introduces you to a coach who helped blaze a trail at

By Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Tuesday was the second day of the MS-13 quadruple murder trial on Long Island. Sparks flew during graphic and sordid testimony on how four teens were slaughtered in a Central Islip park five years ago. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — In a major blow to several cruise companies, with ties to South Florida, that traveled to Cuba, a Miami federal judge has ruled that they took part in “prohibited tourism” by carrying passengers to the island nation and profited from the

By Tracye Hutchins Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — As the war in Ukraine heads into its 4th week, Georgians have been working tirelessly to save some of the country’s most vulnerable. Orphans don’t have the ability to flee Ukraine with their families, so a Spalding County man is working