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• Actor Steve Buscemi punched in the face in random New York City attack: publicist

  12-05-2024 23:57 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday.The 66-year-old star of “Fargo” and “Boardwalk Empire” was assaulted late Wednesday morning in Manhattan and taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye.“Steve Buscemi was assaulted in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city,” according to a statemen
  
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• Virginia school district restores Confederate names at 2 schools

  12-05-2024 22:51 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A school board in rural Virginia voted to reinstate the names of Confederate generals for two schools four years after the names had been removed, making it the first district in the nation to reverse course after the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. On Friday, the Shenandoah County school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary as Ashby Lee Elementary.The reversal had been expected as many residents
  
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• Homeless woman was living inside Michigan rooftop store sign with computer, coffee maker

  12-05-2024 21:05 via kfor.com
  
  Video above: What does it take to be "middle class" in the United States?(AP) – Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said.“She was homeless,” Officer Brennon Warren of the Midland Police Department said Thursday. “It's a story that makes you scratch your head, just somebody li
  
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• Here's your next chance to see the northern lights in the Midwest

  12-05-2024 18:08 via kfor.com
  
  JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — If you missed the rare opportunity to see the northern lights Friday night (5/10), you may have one more opportunity to witness the phenomenon.The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis are likely to be visible in much of the United States again Sunday night (5/12) and possibly Monday, thanks to a severe geomagnetic storm.According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, geomagnetic storms occur when the s
  
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• Couple says suspected burglar took a shower before taking their stuff

  12-05-2024 17:15 via kfor.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A couple says a suspected burglar took a shower and ate some food before stealing about $400 worth of items from their home in Memphis, Tennessee, last month.Tara Carter and Lucas Healy said the suspect got in through an unlocked door late at night and stayed in the house for nearly an hour.On Tuesday, the Memphis Police Department released surveillance video, seen below, of the suspect walking around the duplex on April 27."They kind of made themselves at home," Ca
  
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• The best days to fly around the Fourth of July this year

  12-05-2024 17:00 via kfor.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - For folks planning July Fourth vacations, prepare for crowds. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened a record number of passengers in 2023, and those records are likely to be broken in 2024. In fact, in the first two months of 2024, travel volumes were roughly 6% higher than the same period in 2023, according to the TSA.With the expected big crowds in mind, are some days better for air travel than others?In 2024, July Fourth falls on a Thursday, which puts a wre
  
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• Deadline to claim $1 billion in tax refunds nears – do you qualify?

  12-05-2024 15:22 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A crucial deadline is coming later this month for some taxpayers who may be owed their share of an estimated $1 billion in refunds, the Internal Revenue Service announced.Taxpayers who did not file their tax year 2020 returns may be eligible to collect a refund if they file by May 17, and there's no penalty for failure to file if a refund is due.
  To get a refund, however, the return must reach the IRS within three years of the due date. The cutoff is later this year because in
  
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• One of Cold Stone Creamery's ice cream flavors is at the center of a legal dispute

  12-05-2024 14:18 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Cold Stone Creamery’s pistachio-flavored ice cream is at the center of a proposed class-action lawsuit which alleges that the flavor’s description is misleading — as it contains no actual pistachio.Cold Stone’s parent company, Kahala, had previously filed a motion to dismiss, though the request was denied by a judge in the Eastern District of New York last week.“[This case] raises a deceptively complex question about the reasonable expectations of
  
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• Kitten season in full swing, animal welfare needs fosters

  12-05-2024 01:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Kitten season is in full swing, especially at the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare. People, with good intentions, are bringing in kittens that likely have a mother wondering where they went."These guys are too little to be here. They shouldn't be without a mom," said Crystal Slocum, the administrative specialist at the OKC Animal Welfare.LOCAL NEWS: City Care’s Night Shelter offers ‘Pet Hotel’ for guests
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• Man found dead in same area Barnsdall man went missing after tornado

  12-05-2024 01:29 via kfor.com
  
  BARNSDALL, Okla. (KFOR) - A man was found dead Saturday in the same area where search and rescue teams have been looking for a missing Barndall man. He has been missing since a tornado hit the area last week.
  The Osage County Sheriff's Office posted the update earlier Saturday afternoon, not identifying the body but did clarify it was a male.| READ MORE > ‘We’re going to see him again’: 81-year-old man missing after EF4 tornado demolishes his Barnsdall home >They said the
  
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• OKC mother seeking justice after sons murder

  12-05-2024 01:12 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City mother is still searching for answers for her son who was shot to death back in February. LOCAL: Police identify victim in NW Oklahoma City homicideIt has been nearly three months since police found 37-year-old Fred Gordon dead on the sidewalk in Northwest Oklahoma City.There still hasn't been an arrest, and Vickie Anderson, Fred's mother, is worried she will never get justice for her son."The last time I saw him we gave each other a hug, said we lov
  
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