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Social Distancing: The New Normal

(NBC News) Safe social distancing may be about saving us physically, but it’s taking a toll psychologically. Experts say the new normal of no hugs and no handshakes are likely to linger long after the coronavirus is conquered. “The handshake, I think, is going to be doomed to history and maybe that is just as well,” says Rice University psychology…

Criminal probe launched in Los Angeles explosion

(NBC News) Authorities have launched a criminal probe into a Saturday explosion and fire in downtown Los Angeles. The blast sent 11 firefighters to the hospital. It began as a routine fire call, but as firefighters were beginning to enter the building a massive explosion erupted. “As firefighters were cutting the doors to get inside other firefighters were going on…

Sneak Peek: “The Voice” Season Finale

(NBC) Five finalists take the stage tonight to give it their all in the first half of the two-part season finale of “The Voice.” A lot has happened since the blind auditions, especially for Thunderstorm Artis. “I started off this competition as a single, young bachelor. I’m a married man now,” he says. That means extra support for tonight’s finale…

“Justice Will Be Served” – Officers charged in violent arrest

(KSHB) It’s been a tough year for Brianna Hill’s family. “We miss Brianna, we really do,” says Rena Childs, Hill’s aunt. They still are grieving the loss of Hill, a transgender woman, after her death in an October 2019 shooting. On Saturday, they reflected on another incident months prior that was captured on video. On May 24, 2019, Kansas City,…

Two wounded in Nashville machete attack

Police say husband and wife were brutally attacked inside self-storage facility office by man upset over COVID-19 restrictions. WSMV's Joshua Cole reports.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/NBC News) — A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a brutal machete attack inside a Nashville self-storage facility. Police say they were notified of the attack at around 2:47 p.m. Sunday. At that time, 35-year-old Kelvin Edwards walked into the office of Public Storage and attacked Kevin Craft, 55, and his wife,…

Caught On Camera: Delivery Driver Held Against His Will

Delivery driver streams frightening encounter to Facebook Live as he's held against his will by an HOA president inside a gated Oklahoma City neighborhood. KFOR's Peyton Yager reports.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (NBC News) — An Oklahoma City appliance and furniture delivery driver says he was detained while doing his job simply because of the color of his skin. Travis Miller, the delivery driver and father of two, was stopped and held against his will during the last stop of the day in the gated community of Ashford Hills…

Arizona Homeowner Kills Naked Intruder

Investigators say the man was found in a child's bedroom, and rushed the homeowner while swinging a large chunk of wood. KPNX's Mitch Carr reports.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (KPNX/NBC News) — Police in Scottsdale, Arizona are investigating a string of attempted break-ins that ended Thursday night when a homeowner shot and killed a naked intruder in his home. Investigators say a man was working in an outbuilding on his property when he was alerted to something by the family dog. The man began to check the…

Bars open hours after Wisconsin ruling

Wisconsin court ruling striking down governor's stay-at-home orders paved the way for an almost immediate return to business. WTMJ's Ben Jordan reports.

WEST ALLIS, Wisc. (WTMJ/NBC News) — Several West Allis, Wisconsin bars immediately reopened for business Wednesday night, just hours after the state’s Supreme Court overturned the statewide Safer at Home order. More than a dozen customers were welcomed inside Limanski’s Pub. Owner Kathy Goedde said she reopened right after she learned the state Supreme Court struck down the stay-at-home order….

Early Evidence: Coronavirus carries increased heart risk

New evidence shows the COVID-19 can have a serious impact of the health of those who contract the virus after their initial recovery. KPRC's Haley Hernandez reports.

(KPRC/NBC News) — New evidence shows the COVID-19 can have a serious impact of the health of those who contract the virus after their initial recovery. “There’s a whole range of cardiac symptoms that can occur due to COVID and we are just beginning to understand this,” said Dr. Barry Trachtenberg, of Houston Methodist Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology. Doctors…