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WHO considering genetic modification to wipe out Zika virus

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Zika virus is continuing to spread across the Americas, but instead of going after the disease itself, the World Health Organization is considering a new solution:...

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Florida couple watches in real time as crooks invade their home

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – These days we can do everything on our phones – even busting the bad guys. For one South Tampa Florida couple, it was the shock of a lifetime. They couldn’t believe it. The wife...

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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorses Rubio at Chapin rally

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is endorsing Marco Rubio ahead of Saturday’s first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary. A person close to the Republican governor with...

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School Bus Catches Fire In Mobile Alabama

MOBILE, AL (WKRG) – Mobile Fire-Rescue responded to a school bus fire on Overlook Road and University Boulevard. The fire is out, but 15 students were on the bus when it caught fire. No students were...

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That Starbucks you’re slurping could be way over recommended sugar amounts

  (WCMH)–Think coffee is a healthier alternative to soda? Think again–your favorite Starbucks drink could have way more than the recommended daily amount of sugar. UK-based research group Action on...

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Florida’s $528 million Powerball winners had played same numbers for years

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The mystery is over. We now know the names of the lucky Florida winners who purchased a ticket worth $528.6 million in the historic $1.5 billion Powerball drawing on Jan. 13....

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University of Texas president will allow handguns in classrooms

AUSTIN (KXAN) –The seat of Texas government can be seen from campus, lately it’s been felt here as well. Last year lawmakers said the Second Amendment rights of students outweigh the wants of the...

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Bus driver won’t be charged in Goldsboro, North Carolina elementary teacher’s...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) – The driver of a private bus who police say hit and killed a Goldsboro elementary school teacher earlier this month will not be charged. On the morning of Feb. 9, Brandon...

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Buffalo police officer revived after alleged heroin overdose

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo police officer who had to be given multiple doses of a life-saving drug after allegedly overdosing on heroin last week, should have been drug tested twice since he...

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Malheur occupier Shawna Cox sues US for $666B over ‘works of devil’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Shawna Cox, one of the original occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge who is now facing federal charges, has sued the US government for $666 billion. The counter...

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Los Angeles area hospital paid 17K ransom to hackers of its computer network

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The chief executive of a Los Angeles hospital says it paid a ransom in bitcoins equivalent to about $17,000 to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network. Hollywood...

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Feds: pipe corrosion led to Santa Barbara oil spill in May

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Federal regulators say corrosion on the outside of an oil pipeline was the cause of a major crude spill on the Santa Barbara coast last year. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...

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Boston Marathon bomber asks for new lawyers to handle appeal

BOSTON (AP) – Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has asked a federal appeals court to appoint new lawyers to handle the appeal of his conviction and death sentence. Tsarnaev’s lawyers filed a...

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Michigan Governor Snyder: Flint getting $2M to get rid of lead pipes

FLINT, Mich. (AP/WOOD) — Gov. Rick Snyder has announced $2 million to help Flint replace some lead pipes within the next 30 days. The governor’s office says the money comes in the form of a grant aimed...

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University of Massachusetts students alerted of a gunman on campus

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Students at UMass Amherst have been alerted of an “armed person” on campus, Thursday night, and are being asked to shelter in place. Click here to view live images from the...

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16-year-old critically hurt after helicopter crash near Arizona Memorial in...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after a civilian helicopter crashed into waters near the USS Arizona Memorial Thursday. According to the U.S. Navy, it happened at about...

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Birth certificate has yet to come; Tennessee mom can’t prove son exists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It is a piece of paper that makes your life official. But one local mother says, without it, she can’t prove her newborn son even exists. That’s because more than two months...

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Pair of pants kills otter at Canadian zoo

CALGARY, Canada (WTNH)– A river otter was killed at a Canadian zoo by an unauthorized pair of pants, zoo officials said Wednesday. A 12-year-old American river otter named Logan, drowned at the Calgary...

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Pope on Trump: Anyone who wants border walls isn’t Christian

(AP) — Asked about Donald Trump’s views on immigration, Pope Francis says anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border isn’t Christian. Trump has promised to build a wall along the...

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Trump: Pope questioning his faith ‘disgraceful’

(AP) – Donald Trump says a religious leader questioning a person’s faith is “disgraceful,” responding forcefully to comments from Pope Francis that anyone who wants to build a border wall isn’t a...

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