Month: October 2019

iStock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — One year ago on Thursday, Hurricane Michael became the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 1992 and the second strongest to ever hit the Gulf Coast. The [Read More…]

iStock(CHICAGO) — Amid chemotherapy, radiation and a 26-hour long surgery to fight cancerous tumors, 12-year-old Johnny Martin only wanted to talk about one thing. “He would talk about [corgis] to everyone,” Michelle Boyer, Johnny’s mother, [Read More…]

iStock(WILMETTE, Ill.) — A beloved crossing guard just got the sweetest 80th birthday surprise. Alec Childress was surprised by 100 kids, parents, family and church members on Thursday at the intersection where he’s served as [Read More…]

iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Hundreds of thousands of Californians are left in the dark after their electricity was turned off in an effort to reduce the risk of wildfires. Why does cutting the power help? Are [Read More…]

iStock(GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.) — The northern snakehead fish, an invasive species that can breathe air and survive on land, has been found in Georgia waters, according to wildlife officials. Native to the Yangtze River basin [Read More…]

iStock(NEW YORK) — One year after Travis Snyder returned home from deployment in Afghanistan, a close friend from his task force died by suicide. Snyder, 32, knew of the harrowing statistics of suicide among veterans, [Read More…]

iStock(WASHINGTON) — A family who had a close encounter with a bear while hiking in Washington shared their story — and video of the incident — as a reminder for others to stay vigilant in [Read More…]

iStock(NEW YORK) — Egypt, as part of a larger effort to ramp up tourism, has unveiled a 3,500-year-old industrial area, a first-of-its-kind collection of artifacts, on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor. [Read More…]

iStock(EL PASO, Texas) — Patrick Crusius, the alleged gunman in the El Paso Walmart mass shooting that left 22 people dead and dozens more injured, pleaded not guilty on Thursday. Crusius, 21, who wore a [Read More…]

D-Huss/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — The fitness tracker and smartwatch maker Fitbit announced it will move manufacturing operations out of China to avoid tariffs as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to sow uncertainty for many U.S. [Read More…]

mason01/iStock(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis and over 200 bishops, indigenous leaders and climate change experts convened in the Vatican on Monday to discuss issues related to the Amazon rainforest region. The gathering, called a synod, [Read More…]

BrianAJackson/iStock(HALLE, Germany) — The live-streaming site Twitch is defending its actions after a user shared a video of the Halle synagogue shooting on the platform where it was viewed several thousand times. Two people were [Read More…]

The restaurant chain Culver’s has raised $2.5 million to support agriculture education through its “Thank You Farmers” project that launched six years ago. In 2019 alone, $400,000 has been raised for FFA and other programs [Read More…]

Greensboro Police Dept.(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl who was reported abducted in North Carolina Wednesday, allegedly taken by a woman in her 20s, authorities said. Ahlora Ashanti [Read More…]

toos/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A 21-year-old woman surrendered her newborn to a Los Angeles fire station this week, shedding light on the power of Safe Surrender laws. The baby was taken to a downtown L.A. fire [Read More…]