Arkansas braces for 3rd COVID-19 surge as vaccination rate slows
Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — As COVID-19 vaccination rollouts continue and the U.S. returns to a semblance of normality, Arkansas officials are warning of a third surge following a spike
3-year-old boy dies after he's left in hot car in South Carolina: Police
Xurzon/iStock (SPARTANBURG, S.C.) — A 3-year-old boy has died after he was left in a hot car in Spartanburg, South Carolina, authorities said. When officers responded to a home around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, the boy’s guardian told
He was found dead in 1963. Now this little boy finally has a name.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (PORTLAND, Ore.) — A toddler found dead in Oregon in the 1960s went decades without a name on his grave, becoming the oldest case of unidentified human remains in the
Supreme Court strikes down California's donor disclosure requirement for charities
Douglas Rissing/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The ruling is a victory for Republicans, who have enacted 22 laws restricting voting in 14 states. In a second significant opinion Thursday, the US Supreme Court divided 6-3 along ideological lines to
Manhattan DA charges Trump's company, CFO with tax fraud
Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has charged former President Donald Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, and his longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg with tax fraud, according to
First-generation college graduate says she 'manifested' making Olympic team
Andy Lyons/Getty Images (EUGENE, Ore) – Quanesha Burks is proving dreams do really come true. The 26-year-old is heading to Tokyo for the 2021 Olympics after jumping her personal best in the women’s long jump. Burks placed
What to know about a global minimum tax rate as 130 nations reach historic agreement
Greg Nash – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Thursday that some 130 countries have agreed to a new 15% global minimum tax rate for corporations. Yellen called it a
Neighboring construction could have impacted Surfside building's stability, experts say
Michael Reaves/Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — Engineers and Surfside, Florida, officials are concerned that recent construction at a neighboring residential building may have contributed to instability at the Champlain Tower South building that collapsed last week —
The boarding crisis: Why some kids are waiting days in the ER for psychiatric ward beds
pablohart/iStock (NEW YORK) — When Carly Birmingham, a 7th grader from Massachusetts who identifies as nonbinary, was depressed and experiencing suicidal thoughts last fall, their mother drove to a local hospital emergency department at 2 a.m. hoping
Pelosi taps GOP Rep. Liz Cheney for House select committee to investigate Jan. 6
Vladone/iStock (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will serve on the House Jan. 6 select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. “We are very honored and proud