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Wordle takes the internet by storm
Michael Dobuski/ABC News (NEW YORK) – The first big viral trend of 2022 is here, and it’s a colorful word game called Wordle. Players who visit Wordle’s website have six chances to guess a five-letter [Read More…]
Maryland prosecutor Marilyn Mosby indicted for allegedly lying on loan application spent on vacation home
Larry French/Getty Images for BET Networks (BALTIMORE) — A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore City, on two counts of perjury and making false statements on mortgage [Read More…]
1 woman dead, 2 children injured in car crash with deputy chasing robbery suspect
KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — A woman was killed and two children injured when a deputy collided with their vehicle while chasing a robbery suspect. Now, multiple authorities are investigating. The incident occurred Wednesday night in Houston, [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Biden sending medical teams to hospitals in overwhelmed states
Liao Pan/China News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 843,000 Americans, according to [Read More…]
Maryland school district requests National Guard to fill in for sick bus drivers
Mint Images/Getty Images (MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md.) — One of the largest school districts in Maryland is asking for help at the highest level to address its bus driver shortage brought on by the omicron surge. [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: 91% less risk of death with omicron: Study
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 842,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
New winter storm headed toward Midwest, moving into Northeast by early next week
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A winter storm is expected to bring up to 8 inches of snow across the Midwest beginning Thursday evening. Winter storm watches are in effect for parts of South Dakota, [Read More…]
1 injured in Navy helicopter hard landing in Virginia
Virginia State Police (SMITHFIELD, Va.) — A Navy Seahawk helicopter was forced to make a hard landing near Smithfield, Virginia, on Wednesday, and one of the three crew members aboard sustained minor injuries, according to [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Omicron to infect over 50% of Europe’s population, WHO warns
JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 839,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
‘Absolute miracle’: No serious injuries after medical helicopter crashes on way to pediatric hospital
Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image (UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP, Penn.) — A medical helicopter that crashed while transporting an infant to a Pennsylvania hospital Tuesday afternoon made a “miraculous landing,” with no serious injuries reported, [Read More…]
Chicago public school students returning to classrooms amid COVID surge
Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — More than 350,000 public school students in Chicago are expected to resume in-person learning on Wednesday after a tentative agreement was reached between the school district and the [Read More…]
Cause of deadly Philadelphia fire likely Christmas tree lit with lighter: Fire chief
(PHILADELPHIA) — A fast-moving fire in a Philadelphia row house that killed 12 people last week, including nine children, likely started after a Christmas tree was lit ablaze with a lighter, fire officials said Tuesday. [Read More…]
Schools turn to parents for help as omicron surge causes staff shortages
Jena Ardell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — School staffing shortages caused by the recent COVID-19 omicron surge have gotten so bad in at least two school districts that officials are turning to parents to keep classes going. [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: US hospitalizations reach record high
JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 838,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
How to help after Bronx building fire kills 17, injures dozens
iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon (NEW YORK) — The deadly blaze that tore through a New York City building in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx has left many residents homeless, displaced or in need of basic necessities [Read More…]
Robert Durst dies in custody
iStock (NEW YORK) — Robert Durst, a convicted murder who was awaiting trial on a separate murder charge, died of natural causes while in custody early Monday morning, his lawyer said. Durst, 78, was sentenced [Read More…]
Northeast expecting temperatures well below zero this week
Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — The coldest air of the season is moving into the Northeast on Monday night, sending temperatures plummeting by Tuesday morning. The wind chill — what temperature it feels like [Read More…]
Seventeen dead, including several children, after dozens injured in NYC fire: Officials
iStock/motortion (NEW YORK) — Seventeen people, including eight children, after dozens were injured in a fire at a Bronx apartment in New York City. Officials previously reported that 19 people — including nine children — [Read More…]
Students demand action after Penn professor’s ‘racist’ comments about Asians
iStock/sshepard (NEW YORK) — The University of Pennsylvania came under fire this week after a law professor made inflammatory comments about Asians and the Asian-American community during an interview. Amy Wax, in speaking to Brown [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Half of NYC COVID hospitalizations admitted for other reasons
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 833,000 Americans, according to [Read More…]