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Florida girl, 9, struck by car brought ‘back to life’ by bus driver who performed CPR, mom says
Read full article: Florida girl, 9, struck by car brought ‘back to life’ by bus driver who performed CPR, mom saysA 9-year-old is in a Gainesville hospital recovering after she was hit by a car in Lake City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Thomas Tuchel hired as England head coach ahead of 2026 World Cup and targets 'second star'
Read full article: Thomas Tuchel hired as England head coach ahead of 2026 World Cup and targets 'second star'Thomas Tuchel has been hired as England coach and will take on the challenge of ending the national team’s decades-long wait for a trophy.
Alyssa Thomas helps the Connecticut Sun eliminate Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever from playoffs
Read full article: Alyssa Thomas helps the Connecticut Sun eliminate Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever from playoffsAlyssa Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists to help the Connecticut Sun sweep Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever out of the playoffs with an 87-81 win Wednesday night.
'We're not robots:' Son Heung-min is the latest top soccer player to raise concerns over schedule
Read full article: 'We're not robots:' Son Heung-min is the latest top soccer player to raise concerns over scheduleTottenham forward Son Heung-min is the latest soccer star to publicly raise concerns over the number of games players are being asked to play.
U.S. Track has dramatic night in 4x100 relay, Khelif gets her gold
Read full article: U.S. Track has dramatic night in 4x100 relay, Khelif gets her goldIt was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex.
Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He's watched it happen twice
Read full article: Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He's watched it happen twiceJordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only player on the PGA Tour to twice play alongside someone who shot 59.
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women's races
Read full article: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women's racesTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas has failed in her challenge against World Aquatics rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races.
👨💼 Free social worker services offered at these Central Florida libraries, no card required
Read full article: 👨💼 Free social worker services offered at these Central Florida libraries, no card requiredThey’re resources that go beyond the books on its shelves. Did you know that the Orange County Library System offers free social worker services? No library card required!
College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
Read full article: College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policiesFormer Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.
Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam
Read full article: Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beamKayla DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup on Saturday.
Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail funds
Read full article: Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail fundsFor years, churches and nonprofits have banded together money to bail out people from jail, often in time for Mother's Day or Father's Day.
A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself
Read full article: A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herselfA Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints says that she also experienced discrimination from district officials.
Brevard woman arrested after rampage at convenience store
Read full article: Brevard woman arrested after rampage at convenience storeSurveillance footage showed Thomas yelling at a couple in the store before throwing a container of mac-and-cheese and some of the store’s potato wedges on the ground, police said.
🧳'Her feet were almost in my lap!’ Bizarre, downright disrespectful travel stories told by Floridians
Read full article: 🧳'Her feet were almost in my lap!’ Bizarre, downright disrespectful travel stories told by FloridiansFrom unruly children to bare feet on the headrest, News 6 Insiders are sounding off, sharing their most bizarre, rude and downright disrespectful experiences while traveling. Most told their stories as passengers on a flight.
Tentative deal is close with Las Vegas hotel workers union amid strike threat, says MGM's CEO
Read full article: Tentative deal is close with Las Vegas hotel workers union amid strike threat, says MGM's CEOThe CEO of MGM Resorts International said in an earnings call that he believed contract negotiations underway Wednesday would lead to a tentative agreement with the Culinary Workers Union.
Breanna Stewart edges Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight race
Read full article: Breanna Stewart edges Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight raceBreanna Stewart won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race.
Gabby Thomas holds off Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championships
Read full article: Gabby Thomas holds off Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 200 at the US track and field championshipsGabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships.
Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Elena Delle Donne headline WNBA All-Star reserves
Read full article: Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Elena Delle Donne headline WNBA All-Star reservesWNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the league’s coaches.
Oklahoma women win second straight NCAA gymnastics title
Read full article: Oklahoma women win second straight NCAA gymnastics titleTrinity Thomas of Florida tied the record with her 28th career perfect 10 and Oklahoma won its second consecutive team title at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships.
‘You’re not invisible, we’ll find you’: FHP warns Florida street racers of consequences
Read full article: ‘You’re not invisible, we’ll find you’: FHP warns Florida street racers of consequencesResidents across Central Florida are complaining about reckless drivers in their communities — and troopers are warning street racers to mind the road.
18-year-old accidentally shoots teen at possible Cocoa house party, police say
Read full article: 18-year-old accidentally shoots teen at possible Cocoa house party, police sayAn 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police said he accidentally shot a woman, also 18, dancing with him at a possible Cocoa house party nearly a month ago.
Pup or treat: News 6 viewers help pick anchor Amanda Castro baby’s 1st Halloween costume
Read full article: Pup or treat: News 6 viewers help pick anchor Amanda Castro baby’s 1st Halloween costumeNews 6 weekend anchor Amanda Castro needed your help to decide which Halloween costume her newborn Thomas should wear for his first Halloween.
Stewart, debuting Thomas help US beat Belgium in WCup opener
Read full article: Stewart, debuting Thomas help US beat Belgium in WCup openerBreanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in her debut for the United States, which beat Belgium 87-72 in its World Cup opener.
Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in WNBA semifinals series
Read full article: Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in WNBA semifinals seriesDeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoffs semifinal series.
One of the first female Clinical Education Specialist at Health First in Brevard County shares her story
Read full article: One of the first female Clinical Education Specialist at Health First in Brevard County shares her storyKaren Thomas was one of the first female Clinical Education Specialists at Health First.
Penn's Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAAs
Read full article: Penn's Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAAsLia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship.
Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVID
Read full article: Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVIDThe surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients.
S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearing
Read full article: S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearingA bill in South Carolina that would greatly expand voting through no-excuse absentee ballots and eliminating witnesses for votes cast by mail got a hearing in the Republican dominated Legislature.
‘Incarceration status’ leaves single mom without unemployment benefits for 7 weeks
Read full article: ‘Incarceration status’ leaves single mom without unemployment benefits for 7 weeksVictoria Thomas is the first to admit she was driving on a suspended driver license in 2018 but she cannot explain why that event prompted the Department of Economic Opportunity to suspend her state unemployment benefits.
This NASA scientist changed the way we see satellite images of Earth
Read full article: This NASA scientist changed the way we see satellite images of EarthShe noticed the mechanical parts inside the box and always wondered how they produced images on the screen. Thomas started her work on Landsat in 1970 and the Landsat Satellite launched two years later in 1972. Ad“Scientists were initially sent the images printed on photo paper and then they requested digital versions of the images to do more extensive research. They were referred to me when they had questions about the format of the Landsat images on the tapes,” said Thomas. After a life-long career, Thomas retired from NASA in 1995, but she kept busy even after retirement.
Which Orlando-area ZIP codes are hit hardest by coronavirus evictions?
Read full article: Which Orlando-area ZIP codes are hit hardest by coronavirus evictions?In Orange County, there were 1,911 pending evictions – some of them filed as long ago as July 2020. News 6 examined all the open evictions filed since last June in Orange County and found their ZIP code has among the highest numbers with 207 cases still pending. AdThe Orange County ZIP code with the highest number was 32839 with 239 evictions still open in the courts. The 32804 ZIP code had 11 pending evictions. AdThe Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association is offering housing clinics via telephone.
Sarah Thomas to be 1st female to officiate at Super Bowl
Read full article: Sarah Thomas to be 1st female to officiate at Super BowlSarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)NEW YORK – Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. “Sarah Thomas has made history again as the first female Super Bowl official,” said Troy Vincent, Sr., the NFL's executive vice resident of football operations. "Her elite performance and commitment to excellence has earned her the right to officiate the Super Bowl. AdThis will be the first Super Bowl for Coleman as well as Thomas and second for Cheffers, Bryan, Baynes, Hall and Paganelli.
Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care
Read full article: Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing carePrimary Health will turn three more facilities into COVID-19 clinics by Dec. 30 and has plans to change over more if needed. “I'm not at the hospitals,” said Dr. David Peterman, a pediatrician and CEO of Primary Health Medical Group. Health care workers would have to choose who gets treatment and who doesn’t. Nickolas Orr was one of two soldiers meeting patients in their cars outside the Primary Health clinic. Meanwhile, inside the Primary Health clinic, Thomas, the physician assistant, put on sterilized protective equipment as workers sanitized an exam room before the next patient.
Bach issues gentle plea for Olympians to get vaccinated
Read full article: Bach issues gentle plea for Olympians to get vaccinatedIOC President Thomas Bach wearing a protective mask talks to journalists during a visit to Olympic and Paralympic Village in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Nicolas Datiche/Pool Photo via AP)TOKYO – As he toured the Athletes Village on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach issued a gentle plea to all competitors to get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics — if a vaccine is available. In a more private setting, Bach has spoken directly about Olympic athletes’ responsibility to consider the vaccine. In an on-line session last month with the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission, Bach was asked — among other things — if athletes would be “forced” to be vaccinated. As well as the 11,000 Olympic athletes, there could be tens of thousands of officials, judges, VIPs, and media and broadcasters traveling to Japan for the games.
The Latest: Thailand withdraws from Thomas and Uber Cups
Read full article: The Latest: Thailand withdraws from Thomas and Uber CupsThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Thai badminton federation says it has withdrawn from the Thomas and Uber Cups after high-profile players pulled out because of concerns regarding COVID-19. The federation says the absences of former world champion Ratchanok Intanon, No. 3-ranked mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai and others meant the country couldnt field a team in the Oct. 3-11 world teams event in Denmark. Thailand badminton federation president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul says player safety and health has always been our priority concern. We respect the players decision.The Badminton World Federation said last month the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals would go ahead in Aarhus, Denmark, despite an overhaul of the tournament calendar following the shuttering of international competition during the coronavirus pandemic.
Orlando churches, school plan food distribution Thursday
Read full article: Orlando churches, school plan food distribution ThursdayMeridian Christian Academy, Carter Tabernacle CME Church and Mt. Olive Church will be distributing 1,000 bags of food Thursday, July 2. Tameka Thomas, Founder of Meridian Christian Academy says volunteers from all three organizations will be on hand to distribute fruit, vegetables and an assortment of other food in a drive through setting. "We're in the middle of a food desert," Thomas said. "Kids are out of school and for many of them the meal they would get there is the best they'll get."
A force trained to safeguard peaceful protests turns on them
Read full article: A force trained to safeguard peaceful protests turns on themDemocratic lawmakers want answers about the clubbing, punching and other force deployed by some Park Police in routing protesters from the front of the White House on Monday. Bernhardt in the letter took responsibility for asking for the National Guard deployment at federal monuments in the Washington protests. White House officials and others in the administration had pinned the decision on Barr. The White House and the Park Police have emphatically denied that tear gas was used to clear the demonstrators Monday. Theres millions of people who come to the White House every year, Thomas said of the protest space.
Mother pleads for public’s help to find her son’s killer
Read full article: Mother pleads for public’s help to find her son’s killerAt a press conference Wednesday, the mother of Jonte Thomas, 37, is expected to speak about her son's death and ask the community for information that will help find the person or people responsible.