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'We appreciate your patience': Here's what to know about FEMA's new COVID-19 funeral assistance hotline

42 seconds ago | WYFF

How quickly will the money come? What documentation is needed? Here's what to know.
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Protest underway for 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Logan Square Park

Protesters gathered in Logan Square Friday night for Adam Toledo, 13, fatally shot by police during chase and "armed confrontation" in Little Village.
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He's an Artist. His Medium? Wings, Tails, Scales, Beaks and Claws

6 minutes ago | NY Times

Our horror columnist looks at three new books, one of which is Polly Hall's shudder-inducing debut, “The Taxidermist's Lover.”
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Helen McCrory, British Star of Stage, Film and TV, Dies at 52

6 minutes ago | NY Times | 2 articles

She was acclaimed for her work on the TV series “Peaky Blinders” and in three Harry Potter movies, but she first gained notice in the London theater.
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Ozaukee County is southeast Wisconsin's most-vaccinated county so far

8 minutes ago | WISN

A little more than 46% of residents have received at least one dose.
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Police accused of injuring elderly woman with dementia during arrest

8 minutes ago | NBC News

Video shows Karen Garner, 73, being slammed to the ground and hog-tied. She suffered a dislocated shoulder and other injuries, her attorney said.
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ABQ murder rate continues to climb in record cases

10 minutes ago | KOAT

Police focus on crime along Montgomery Blvd.
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50% of Californians 16 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

10 minutes ago | ABC

California on Friday reached an encouraging milestone in the pandemic, with officials announcing that half of residents 16 and older have now received at least one dose of a...
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2nd dead worker's body found from capsized lift boat found off Louisiana

12 minutes ago | ABC

Families were informed a second body was found from the lift boat capsized off the coast. "Right now, we're hoping for a miracle," said the brother of missing worker.
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Chicago Police Officer Eric Stillman, who fatally shot Adam Toledo, had 3 misconduct complaints in 5 years with CPD, watchdog group says

12 minutes ago | ABC

"The majority of Chicago police officers have three or four complaints over the course of their entire careers, but Officer Stillman has amassed that amount in a very short...
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Raul Castro resigns, ending era of family communist rule in Cuba

HAVANA - Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the... Read more ...

Lawyer: Video shows Aaron Donald helping nightclub brawl accuser

Two days after Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald was accused of assault stemming from a nightclub brawl in Pittsburgh, PA, his lawyer says video surveillance from the... Read more ...

Grand-jury transcripts of Daniel Prude's cop-related death released

Grand-jury transcripts in the police-involved suffocation death of Daniel Prude were publicly released Friday - an unprecedented move in New York, officials said. The jury... Read more ...

1,962 new COVID-19 cases, 13 additional deaths reported in Mass

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has released the latest COVID-19 case numbers for the state. Read more ...

‘Oath Keeper' agrees to cooperate with feds in Capitol riot plea deal

A heavy-metal guitarist and reputed member of the far-right group the Oath Keepers became the first Capitol rioter Friday to cop a plea deal for the Jan. 6 siege. Jon Ryan... Read more ...

Friday's Royals, Blue Jays game postponed

The teams will play a split doubleheader Saturday Read more ...

WATCH LIVE: Biden speaks with Japan's prime minister at White House

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Shuga to the White House for his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader Friday. It... Read more ...

Officer in Breonna Taylor raid gets book deal, but big publisher pulls out...

A Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on her apartment will be releasing a book, but one of the nation's largest... Read more ...

Baltimore County elementary students to return to classes 4 days a week

Baltimore County Public Schools will return elementary school students to in-person learning for four days a week starting May 10. Read more ...

Flags ordered at half-staff across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana for Indianapolis...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb have ordered flags be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the eight people who were killed... Read more ...