A second grader in Austin, Texas, left school Wednesday with three academic awards and a brand-new baby sister. Carina Soto-Rodriguez and her husband, Andres, were at an awards ceremony at IDEA Bluff Springs because their son Luigiani was being honored for his reading and math, school officials told CNN. At an appointment that day, her…… MORE
It started as a fun pajama party for 10 sixth grade girls who make up Girl Scouts Troop 1980. It quickly evolved into something with much greater purpose and reach: A new book to help child abuse victims in their healing process. The girls in the metro Atlanta troop were tasked with brainstorming a new…… MORE
Before next week’s Super Bowl showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, the NFC and AFC All-Pros will clash in the 2020 NFL Pro Bowl. This year’s game will be coached by the coaching staffs from the AFC’s Baltimore Ravens and the NFC’s Seattle Seahawks, led by Baltimore’s John Harbaugh and Seattle’s…… MORE
A source of inspiration came in 2014. In a historic move at the time, the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs hired Becky Hammon as an assistant coach. Katie Sowers took notice, posting on Twitter a picture of herself, saying, “Coming for the NFL.” Now, Sowers is making history herself, becoming the first woman and openly gay…… MORE
This is a good time to set a ground rule: You’re allowed in the HOV lane if there’s another human being sitting in the passenger seat. Not a mannequin. Not a cutout. Not a body in the back. And as Arizona officers confirmed this week, a skeleton won’t do much good either. A 62-year-old driver…… MORE
Australian authorities have recovered the bodies of three American firefighters who were killed in a plane crash while helping battle wildfires in the country, New South Wales Police said in a statement. Investigators on Saturday also retrieved the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and are analyzing data to determine what caused the crash, the Australian Transport…… MORE
A former Illinois State trooper was killed and two others were injured when a woman opened fire in a cigar lounge before taking her own life, police say. The Friday night shooting, which was captured on surveillance footage, appeared to show several people watching television in a media room when the woman sitting behind the…… MORE
Another case of coronavirus has been confirmed, in Arizona, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total to five cases in the United States. The increase came as a top Chinese health official delivered some worrisome news about efforts to contain the fast-moving virus. Several people have been infected with…… MORE
A US citizen trapped at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China described her fear of living in a city that’s cut off from the rest of the country by transport restrictions. Teacher Diana Adama has been living in Wuhan city for three months of her 15 years in China. Wuhan is the ground…… MORE
A North Carolina man is facing a human trafficking charge after police alleged he kept a person in sexual servitude for five years. Salvador Espinoza Escobar, 48, of Asheboro, was arrested Wednesday when the investigation into the trafficking accusations began, according to a news release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. The National Human Trafficking…… MORE
