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South Carolina police officer fatally shot

A shooting over the weekend left one Myrtle Beach Police officer dead and another injured, according to a news release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Woman hospitalized 3 times after COVID-19, reflects on long-term recovery

A Cincinnati woman said beating COVID-19 isn't the worst part of her battle. Instead, she said it's what comes after that leaves her struggling for air.

Inspired by Black Lives Matter, attorney quits job to open civil rights law firm

As Des Moines Black Lives Matter renews its commitment to the community at an event Friday evening, the movement is inspiring others to step up. KCCI's Tommie Clark has how a local attorney quit his job in an attempt to …

Driver seriously hurt after sandbag dropped on vehicle from overpass

One woman was seriously hurt after a 40-pound sandbag was dropped onto her vehicle while she was driving on I-96 in Oakland County.

Covid-19 could kill 2,900 Americans a day in December, researchers say. Here's why, and how you can make fall and winter better

The last time Americans faced a fall and winter like this, World War I was just ending. A months-long pandemic exploded in the fall of 1918, killing 195,000 Americans in just the month of October.

Justices Thomas and Alito lash out at the decision that cleared way for same-sex marriage

Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, lashed out on Monday at the religious liberty implications of the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that cleared the way for same-sex marriage nationwide.

Judge says lawyer went too far in her accusations of misconduct

Shreveport lawyer and Caddo Parish district attorney candidate Patricia Gilley, who was briefly jailed for contempt of court last week after accusing a Bossier Parish judge of lying about the sentence he would impose in a manslaughter case, refused to …

Here's who has tested positive and negative for Covid-19 in Trump's circle

At least 13 people in President Donald Trump's family, the US government and Trump's circle of advisers and recent contacts have recently tested positive for Covid-19.

Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of October 5

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites (https://houstonemergency.org/covid-19-testing/) offering free COVID-19 tests the week of October 5, 2020. The week will offer more than a dozen free testing sites across Houston, including four …

The KIPP Texas- Houston is encouraging families to get out and vote with voter registration drive during meal distribution today, October 5

In an effort to engage our students, staff and parents in neighborhoods where our schools are located, the KIPP Texas-Houston Advocacy team is hosting voter registration application “stations” at our meal distribution sites today, October 5, 2020 from 10 a.m. …

City of Houston and Resilient Houston Recognized with Top Awards for Planning and Resilience

City of Houston's Planning and Development Department and the Mayor's Office of Resilience brought home top awards for planning projects in Texas.

Trump has ties to drug maker Regeneron -- and now its stock is surging

President Trump received a high dose of an experimental antibody cocktail from Regeneron as part of his Covid-19 treatment. Now the drugmaker's stock is up sharply -- and questions are swirling about the president's ties to Regeneron's billionaire CEO.

Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis is another market-moving wild card

President Donald Trump's battle with Covid-19, the most serious health threat facing a sitting US president in decades, is yet another market-moving wild card on Wall Street.

As Trump's condition makes headlines, America's pandemic is getting worse

The extraordinary attention generated by President Donald Trump's fight with Covid-19 has obscured an alarming turn in a pandemic that is showing signs of accelerating as colder weather approaches, with 2,000 new America deaths recorded since he was diagnosed.