Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Parents say 5th-grader died of COVID-19 after she was class 'nurse'
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - The world will miss Teresa Sperry. Her parents said that the bubbly 10-year-old Virginia girl died from COVID-19 on Sept. 27 at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in ...
Oct 06, 2021
Columbus Zoo, made famous by Jack Hanna, will appeal loss of accreditation
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, known for the many television appearances by former director Jack Hanna, is losing its accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (A...
Oct 06, 2021
Ex-Facebook employee asks lawmakers to step in. Will they?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Camera lights glare. Outrage thunders from elected representatives. A brave industry whistleblower stands alone and takes the oath behind a table ringed by a photographers' mosh pit....
Oct 06, 2021
Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate dodged a U.S. debt disaster Thursday night, voting to extend the government's borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that...
Oct 06, 2021
ESPN's Sage Steele issues an apology after controversial podcast comments
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - ESPN anchor Sage Steele is off the air after a series of controversial comments she made on race, sexual harassment, and COVID-19 protocols. Steele's comments came during an...
Oct 06, 2021
18-year-old mother shot by Long Beach school officer dies after being taken off life support
LONG BEACH, Calif. (NewsNation Now) - The family of an 18-year-old woman who was left brain dead after being shot by a Southern California school safety officer says she has died. Mona Rodriguez was r...
Oct 06, 2021
Zodiac Killer: Police refute investigators' claims they found the serial murderer
SAN FRANCISCO (NEXSTAR) - A team of investigators calling themselves The Case Breakers say they know the identity of the Zodiac Killer, but law enforcement is refuting their claim. The serial murderer...
Oct 06, 2021
AG hopes to press anew for struck-down Kentucky abortion law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's Republican attorney general laid out his strategy Wednesday to champion his state's embattled abortion law in court, calling his office the "last line of defense" for ...
Oct 06, 2021
Instagram and teens: How to keep your kids safe
For many parents, revelations this week from whistleblower Frances Haugen showing internal Facebook studies of the harms of Instagram for teenagers only intensified concerns about the popular photo sh...
Oct 06, 2021
California judge to re-sentence Scott Peterson in December to life term
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California judge said Wednesday that she plans to resentence Scott Peterson to life in prison Dec. 8 while she separately considers whether he receives a new trial in the 2...
Oct 06, 2021