Vanessa Romo
Stories
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On Red Cup Day, thousands of Starbucks workers go on strike
Hardcore Starbucks fans eagerly await the day the coffee company gives out limited-edition holiday cups. The union organizing Starbucks workers hope those same customers will help support their cause.
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21 more unmarked graves are discovered in the Tulsa Race Massacre investigation
Historians say up to 300 Black people were killed in the 1921 attack and the days that followed. Nearly all are believed to have been buried in mass graves approved by white authorities of the time.
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Egypt calls for the return of the Rosetta Stone and other ancient artifacts
People calling for the repatriation of the ancient tablet and other items say the continued display of the objects in European institutions ignores a history of colonialist looting and exploitation.
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What's it take to go from mechanic to physician at 51? Patience, an Ohio doctor says
Talk about a late bloomer. Carl Allamby, who ran an auto repair shop for more than 20 years, was recently hired as an attending physician at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital at age 51.
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An Oakland school shooting that injured 6 was gang-related, police say
Officials said at least two gunmen were targeting a specific person and that they are still working to determine what touched off the shooting. It comes amid a surge in violence across the city.
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DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids
The defendants carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a federal nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."
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A teen ordered to pay $150,000 to the family of her rapist is flooded with donations
A GoFundMe account set up by Pieper Lewis' former math teacher has surpassed the amount of the court-ordered restitution — and people are still giving.
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A 12-year-old boy is learning about business, and life, slinging snow cones in Florida
The Central Florida 7th grader, Dreyton McDonald, has been in the snow cone-selling business going on three years and hopes to expand his empire.
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A hacker bought a voting machine on eBay. Michigan officials are now investigating
Harri Hursti bought the Dominion machine to uncover its vulnerabilities, something he often does for state election officials. But authorities are trying to find out how the machine ended up online.
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Pregnant woman who claimed her fetus was an HOV lane passenger gets another ticket
Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again.