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(NEW YORK) — The devastating twisters that tore through the South and the Midwest this weekend marked the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. in a decade. Here’s a closer look at the tornadoes by the numbers: 91 lives lost At least 91 people were killed across five states: 77 in Kentucky; six in Illinois; four […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 803,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61.2% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

(WASHINGTON) — Parents, students and school districts around the country were on edge Friday after warnings about threats of violence at schools proliferated on social media. The warnings about the threats — which were not specific or deemed credible — led to increased police presence and some districts closing as a precaution and came in […]

(WASHINGTON) — The White House’s chief coordinator for the U.S. coronavirus response has a strong warning for unvaccinated Americans ahead of a projected surge in cases over the next few weeks. If you’re vaccinated, “we’ve done the right thing, and we will get through this,” White House COVID coordinator Jeff Zients said. “For the unvaccinated, […]

(NEW YORK) — With a rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation alongside spread of the new omicron variant, several major events this week have been rescheduled or canceled. New York and Washington, D.C., on Friday and Wednesday, respectively, reported the most COVID-19 cases in a single day, breaking their pandemic records. In sports The […]

(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — Police in Fort Myers, Florida, issued a missing child alert for 12-year-old Edilsy Roca from Lee County. According to police, Edilsy was last seen in Fort Myers at approximately 10:30 pm Monday walking in the area of Gardenia Ave. In an updated alert, the Fort Myers Police Department said Friday afternoon […]

ED JONES/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York State reported 21,027 positive COVID test results on Thursday, a new single-day record, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday. This brings the positivity rate in New York to 7.98%. The state also reported 60 new COVID-related deaths over the last two days. “The winter surge in COVID-19 […]

(HARRISONBURG, Va.) — Police in Virginia said they believe an alleged serial killer whom they’ve dubbed the “shopping cart killer” may be responsible for the deaths of four people — and possibly more. Authorities said Friday that a suspect who was previously charged with the murders of two women, whose bodies were found in a […]

(NEW YORK) — The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, continues with Potter taking the stand to testify in her own defense. Potter, 49, is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the […]

(WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to travel throughout Western Kentucky on Friday and Saturday to meet with local leaders and residents in the storm-ravaged state he’s represented in Congress for 36 years. “It is still difficult to comprehend the vast scope of this storm,” McConnell said on the Senate floor earlier […]