Karen Esquivel (CNN Español) — De una niñez entre terrazas de trigo y el campo en su natal Sevilla, provincia de Chimborazo, en el centro de Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio Valencia pasó de ser un hombre sencillo “de abajo” a ser candidato presidencial y reconocido por sus investigaciones periodísticas en casos de corrupción. “Es tiempo de
Continue Reading By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Miners and advocates are pleading with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure a proposed rule to cut the current limit for silica dust exposure has strict enforcement mechanisms. During an emotional, hours-long hearing, miners with black lung spoke about their fear of retaliation for
Continue Reading By Rob Polansky and Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Some cattle that escaped in the Burlington area were euthanized, according to state police. Authorities said the owners of the cattle tried to put the animals down, but more help was needed. The three cattle were shot and
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s top police officer has apologized for what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach, in which the personal information of more than 10,000 officers and staff was released to the public. The breach is particularly sensitive given the delicate security situation in Northern Ireland, which is still trying to
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El Inter Miami, comandado por el astro argentino Lionel Messi, busca seguir su camino triunfal en la Leagues Cup 2023. Esta vez, su rival será nuevamente un equipo estadounidense: el Charlotte FC. El partido entre Inter Miami y Charlotte corresponde a los cuartos de final, por lo que el ganador quedará
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a case alleging one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy nearly 20 years ago, according to the plaintiff’s lawyers. “This latest settlement holds the archdiocese accountable for failing to protect our client
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By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kanasa (KCTV) — Firefighters rushed to help a tractor trailer stranded on the side of an Overland Park highway. The driver pulled to the side of US 69 Highway, just north of 151st Street after the truck stopped working. The tuck carried a
Continue Reading By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story LADUE, Missouri (KMOV) — Max Wolkowitz, 4, is remembering his beloved neighbor nightly. Max’s routines have included building towers, playing baseball, and waving to his neighbor, 77-year-old Bill Baldwin. “Bill is super friendly. I would tend to call him the mayor of our street,” shared
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un manifestante falleció este jueves durante una manifestación que se llevó a cabo en el Obelisco de la capital de Argentina, informó el Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires en un comunicado. Las autoridades aseguran que la persona fallecida sufrió un paro cardíaco, que tenía entre 40 y 45
Continue Reading By Stephanie Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A video of a man being arrested while holding his baby in his arms for a crime he did not commit has the Kenosha community demanding answers. “I think [the family is] still in a state of disbelief, upset, angry, just
Continue Reading WDJT, HAL MUDGE, CNN By Stephanie Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A video of a man being arrested while holding his baby in his arms for a crime he did not commit has the Kenosha community demanding answers. “I think [the family is] still in a state of
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, envió sus condolencias a la familia de Fernando Villavicencio, candidato a la presidencia de Ecuador que fue asesinado este miércoles en Quito, al tiempo que dijo que carecía de información sobre quiénes podrían estar detrás del ataque. El asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio, candidato
Continue Reading By Karli Olson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A homeless facility in the former Wapato Jail building in north Portland is now at risk of closing, unless they can secure funds from the public sector. Leaders of the Bybee Lakes Hope Center are asking Multnomah County Commissioners for a
Continue Reading By DANIEL POLITI and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press Officials in Argentina’s capital say a left-wing political activist who was taking part in a protest days before national primary elections has died of a heart attack suffered while being detained by police. Video from the scene published on social media shows Buenos Aires police pinning the
Continue Reading By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents crowded into a South Florida church for a forum on the state’s new standards for teaching Black history. The standards have drawn harsh criticism for requiring teachers to instruct middle-school students that enslaved people gained skills that “could
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane’s path, airspeed
Continue Reading By Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two teens were shot inside the Bordeaux library and three others were later taken into custody on Thursday afternoon, according to Metro Nashville Police. Police say five teens entered the library. Three later went into the bathroom as two stood outside
Continue Reading By Yukare Nakayama Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Dashja Turner had her initial court date Aug. 8. She’s facing five charges of child neglect. Turner’s bail was increased to $1 million cash. A criminal complaint explains the heartbreaking state the children were found in in a basement July 31. They
Continue Reading By KITV Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A jury declared a mistrial in the love triangle murder case against Eric Thompson. Thompson was accused of shooting and killing acupuncturist Jon Tokuhara. The prosecution alleged that Thompson committed the crime after learning that his wife, Joyce, was having an
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge has rejected the state Democratic Party’s lawsuit targeting the new No Labels Party, which many Democrats fear will boost former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House. A Maricopa County judge ruled Monday that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes properly
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Collin Morikawa is pledging $1,000 for every birdie he makes the next three PGA Tour events to help with relief for the deadly fires in Hawaii. For him, it’s personal. Morikawa’s grandparents were born in Lahaina and owned a restaurant there. Lahaina is a historic
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Country singer Morgan Wade has debuted the new music video for “Fall In Love With Me,” which stars Kyle Richards. The song is Wade’s latest release from her upcoming album, “Psychopath,” and it showcases Wade and Richards in various flirty situations, from one spying on the other through window blinds
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Police records show that a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona. Boris Epshteyn pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges in Scottsdale city court after prosecutors dropped
Continue Reading NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The city of New Haven lost more than $6 million in multiple cyberattacks on its public school district earlier this summer and has so far managed to recoup about half of the money, officials announced Thursday. The thefts, which occurred in June and involved hackers impersonating the city’s chief operating
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Essay by Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It had been nearly nine months since November 15 – the day I managed to secure three face-value tickets amid Ticketmaster’s infamous meltdown to Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour concert in Los Angeles – when I finally got to see the show this week. The concert, which was the
Continue Reading On the tail of the discovery of a whale fossil that is the largest animal on record, researchers in Egypt announced the unearthing of one of the smallest early whales known to science. The find is also the oldest fully aquatic whale found in Africa, according to a new study.
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is accepting a letter of interest (LOI) from individuals and/or entities interested in being a receiver for the Island Park Water Company (IPWC)public water systems (PWSs).
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Six Western nations marked the 15th anniversary of Russia’s takeover of 20% of Georgia’s territory by demanding that Moscow return the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions. A joint statement Thursday by the six members of the U.N. Security Council — the United States, United Kingdom,
Continue Reading KTVT By Annie Gimbel Click here for updates on this story FRISCO, Texas (KTVT) — A community is in mourning after Heritage High School student Landon Bourque was struck and killed by a car half a mile away from campus. The 15-year-old was riding his bike to early morning football practice on the first day
Continue Reading By Annie Gimbel Click here for updates on this story FRISCO, Texas (KTVT) — A community is in mourning after Heritage High School student Landon Bourque was struck and killed by a car half a mile away from campus. The 15-year-old was riding his bike to early morning football practice on the first day of
Continue Reading By SAM METZ, COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — An armed Utah man killed by FBI agents after making violent threats against President Joe Biden was described by family and neighbors as a gun enthusiast and devoted churchgoer who became distraught over what he saw as “a corrupt
Continue Reading WBBM By Andrew Ramos Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Hello cats, goodbye rats. At least that’s the hope behind a new plan in one suburb. CBS 2’s Andrew Ramos has the details of a new pilot program in Niles to control an exploding rodent population. Mice. It’s safe to say
Continue Reading By Andrew Ramos Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Hello cats, goodbye rats. At least that’s the hope behind a new plan in one suburb. CBS 2’s Andrew Ramos has the details of a new pilot program in Niles to control an exploding rodent population. Mice. It’s safe to say most
Continue Reading By Brian Fung and Devan Cole, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday defended its communications with social media giants in court, arguing those channels must stay open so that the federal government can help protect the public from threats to election security, Covid-19 misinformation and other dangers. The closely watched court
Continue Reading By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another lawsuit accusing a second company of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations. The lawsuit comes just over a week after the family reached a settlement agreement in a similar case filed in 2021. Lacks was diagnosed with cervical
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The percentage of US adults reporting long COVID symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people say they are still coping with changes to daily life brought on by the condition, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Cuando una estrella de Hollywood como Pedro Pascal visita una pequeña localidad costera inglesa como Margate, debería ser todo un acontecimiento. Sin embargo, el actor nominado al Emmy no recibió el trato de celebridad que cabría esperar el domingo, cuando se presentó en una exposición de arte dedicada a él.
Continue Reading By Jon Passantino and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios have agreed to meet on Friday to resume negotiations for the first time since the writers went on strike in a landmark labor action that has crippled the entertainment industry for more than 100 days. In
Continue Reading By Chaz Miller Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For months, a Houston social media influencer known as “The Sassy Trucker” online was stuck in Dubai over an alleged dispute at a car rental agency. ABC13 caught up with Tierra Young Allen, who is an actual truck driver, as well
Continue Reading By Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder as a hate crime over the killing of O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer who was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after dancing to a Beyoncé song. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez did not name
Continue Reading By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has agreed to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City’s troubled jail system away from Mayor Eric Adams. That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next year. The jail complex has been
Continue Reading By Melanie Lawson Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston woman’s “super” accomplishment is making history in the state of Texas. A “centenarian” is the term for someone who’s reached 100 or older. The number of centenarians is growing — nearly doubling since the year 2000. There are now
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Incendios catastróficos arrasan la isla de Maui en Hawai. Gran parte de Lahaina, centro turístico y económico de 9.000 habitantes, quedó destruida y cientos de familias han sido desplazadas. También resultaron afectadas cientos de estructuras, entre ellas varios lugares históricos que datan del siglo XIX. Última hora y noticias en vivo
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The process of moving Lori Vallow-Daybell to face charges in Arizona has started.
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 17-year-old has been indicted on a hate-crime murder charge in a fatal stabbing that followed taunts and confrontation over a group of men dancing shirtless. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Thursday that O’Shae Sibley’s death was motivated by anti-Black and anti-LGBTQ bias. The suspect
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Rust” film armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in relation to the fatal shooting of the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, court documents filed Wednesday and obtained by CNN show. Gutierrez Reed was charged with tampering with evidence in
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama said Thursday that a fourth person has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention. Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department said the 21-year-old woman turned herself in to be arrested. She is the fourth person charged
Continue Reading By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta heard conflicting testimony about the safety and benefit of hormone therapy to treat adolescents struggling with their gender identity. Judge Sarah Geraghty held a hearing Thursday to gather evidence before deciding whether to block a Georgia law that bans most gender-affirming surgeries
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Following a 2-7 season in 2022, the Thunder Ridge Titans are looking to build more success in 2023 under second-year head coach Michael Berger.
Continue Reading Joaquin Doria (CNN Español) –– Sergio Massa es un hombre que, según sus propias palabras, en la actualidad porta dos sombreros: el de ministro de Economía de Argentina y el de candidato presidencial del oficialismo. Hace más de 20 años al peronismo desde la UCeDé, un influyente partido de la derecha de libre mercado, para
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Attorneys for an Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program investing in Black women have vowed to fight back against the lawsuit calling it misguided and frivolous. At a New York news conference the attorneys also announced prominent civil rights lawyers, including Ben Crump, would join
Continue Reading By TY O’NEIL Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A Las Vegas-based video journalist for The Associated Press dispatched to cover devastating wind-fueled wildfires in Hawaii says the scene over Maui was one of the worst he’s seen in more than eight years of covering the disasters. The Lahaina area is normally a vibrant vision
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.N. official says days of fighting in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon displaced several hundred families, destroyed up to 400 houses and left half the camp still off-limits and considered “a hot area.” Dorothee Klaus, Director of the U.N. agency for
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We have a disturbance leaving our region this evening, with some gusty winds. We’ll still have some wind for Friday and Saturday, with increasing temperatures. There’s a slight chance of thunderstorms for Friday, especially for areas near Utah. Mostly clear overnight, with a low temperature in the upper 50’s. West winds at 15 to 20
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Maui have suffered widespread devastation as wildfires ravage the Hawaiian island, along with Hawaii’s Big Island. More than 50 people have been killed, homes and businesses have been wiped out, and nearly 11,000 customers are grappling with power outages. The fires, fanned in part by strong winds
Continue Reading By ROBERT BADENDIECK ISTANBUL (AP) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Turkey, six months after a catastrophic temblor that devastated the region, causing damage to buildings and wounding 23 people, according to Turkish officials. Thursday’s quake was centered in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province and felt in Adiyaman, both provinces hit by the
Continue Reading By Ross Jones Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — Wayne County Jail employees failed to heed multiple red flags involving an inmate now accused of killing his cellmate, including a warning that he suffered from mental illness and may harm others. Claude Lewis III is accused of brutally murdering his cellmate,
Continue Reading By Julie Dunmire Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, Michigan (WXMI) — A 14-year-old boy from Greenville is dead, and his two friends are in the hospital after Michigan State Police say a Volkswagen Jetta ran into the trio and kept driving. Neighbors tell FOX 17 that the tire marks below are from
Continue Reading By Nico Pennisi Click here for updates on this story JAMESTOWN (WRTV) — Unsafe driving is a top concern for Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy Marc Mitalski. He starts his days before sunrise, patrolling the streets, to keep your children out of harms way. “We are out following buses from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and
Continue Reading By Penny Kmitt , Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Virginia (WTKR) — Police are searching for Tashawnda Nicole Drayton after they said a shooting in Franklin left a child dead on Wednesday. Since then, the child’s parents have identified their son to News 3 as the boy who was fatally
Continue Reading By Joel Lopez Click here for updates on this story LOXAHATCHEE, Florida (WPTV) — Residents in Loxahatchee are asking for help after they said a long stretch of rain and disruption to water flow has left their properties flooded. “We don’t have designated swales and pipes like a neighborhood would, but it’s drained for 25
Continue Reading By Julia Marshall Click here for updates on this story SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — The Sheboygan Fire Department is investigating a chimney fire that left seven people displaced overnight. The fire department said it responded to 25th and Leon around 12:22 a.m. Upon arrival, fire crews found heavy fire coming from the back of the
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake had set up camp in her toilet. “I’d been gone for four days and was looking forward to using my own restroom in peace. I lifted up the lid and he
Continue Reading By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press LA UNION, El Salvador (AP) — A new ferry line for commerce moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras. The Blue Wave Harmony sailed out of La Union, El Salvador headed for Caldera, Costa Rica, a
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man has been cited for animal neglect after his dog died from heat-related issues while on a hike in north Phoenix. Phoenix police didn’t immediately release the name of the 29-year-old man, but say he was “issued a citation in lieu of detention” for neglect of animals. They say
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has announced its army-run airline will start up in September, but flight attendants won’t be soldiers. The administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has also put trains, tourism and infrastructure projects under the army’s command. That includes one tourist ferry line serving the Isla Marias islands that is manned
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Allusions to book burning and mobster movies arose during a federal court hearing in New Orleans as judges heard arguments on whether the Biden administration engages in unconstitutional censorship in communications with social media platforms. The administration is fighting a sweeping July 4 order from a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, emitió una declaración federal de catástrofe por los “devastadores” incendios forestales que arden en Hawai en varias zonas de la Isla Grande y Maui. En esa línea, prometió enviar todo lo necesario para ayudar a la recuperación. Los incendios causaron la muerte de al
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two dozen Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a couple exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. The footage is heavily redacted and doesn’t provide a view into the home or identify the
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The new National Archives leader’s nomination was swept up into the partisan furor over the criminal documents-hoarding case against ex-President Donald Trump. Now, she’s preparing the Archives for a coming flood of digital records. Colleen Shogan sees the spotlight on the Archives as a sign that
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials are investigating a multistate Listeria outbreak that may be connected with Soft Serve On The Go ice cream cups, the FDA said Thursday. Two people have gotten sick, and both were
Continue Reading By ALI SWENSON The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election. Advocates say the move would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation. The FEC’s unanimous procedural vote on Thursday advances a petition asking it to regulate ads that
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A 2022 incident where a United Airlines flight came within 748 feet of crashing into the Pacific Ocean was caused by pilot error, federal investigators say. In a just-published final report, the National Transportation Safety Board pins the cause of United Airlines flight 1722’s dive on “the flight crew’s
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, Jillian Martin and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Phil Mickelson considered a $400,000 bet on the 2012 Ryder Cup – in which he was participating – according to a book that will be released later this month by professional gambler Billy Walters. An excerpt was published Thursday by Fire Pit Collective and
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teacher is trying to reverse her firing after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class. Katie Rinderle got into trouble in March for reading the picture book “My Shadow Is Purple” at a school in suburban
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft. The launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25
Continue Reading CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A woman in suburban Detroit said she got a scare when she discovered a life frog in a container of spinach she had just bought at a grocery store. Amber Worrick of Southfield said she bought the sealed Earthbound Farm spinach package earlier this week from a Meijer store, WJBK-TV reported. When
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Fire crews have contained roughly 85% of a brush fire in an Austin, Texas, suburb that has been burning for two days and destroyed one apartment building, damaged others and prompted evacuation orders, officials said Thursday. The blaze started Tuesday in Cedar Park, a city of about 77,000 people
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Los fiscales federales que presentaron el caso penal contra Donald Trump por interferencia en las elecciones de 2020 buscan que el juicio comience el 2 de enero de 2024, apenas días antes del aniversario del ataque al Capitolio de EE.UU. y las asambleas partidarias de Iowa. ANÁLISIS | El drama legal
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The disastrous wildfires in Maui have ransacked virtually every aspect of life, killing at least three dozen people while scorching or imperiling buildings important to Hawaiian history, as well as a majestic tree known as a symbol of the island’s culture. Much of the western Maui community of Lahaina,
Continue Reading CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — It was once filled with bright green leaves and sweeping branches that covered its visitors with shade. Now, Lahaina’s historic 150-year-old banyan tree has been charred by the wildfires and is dull in color – but still alive. “Banyan Tree in Lahaina smoldering at the base, but still
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but
Continue Reading By Pepper Purpura Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ankeny mother is pushing lawmakers to resolve a shortage of her daughter’s life-saving cancer medication after struggling to access the essential drug to her daughter’s treatment plan. Natalie Duff is a typical toddler, emotional, giggly, interested in exploring everything she
Continue Reading By Jenyne Donaldson Click here for updates on this story PIKESVILLE, Maryland (WBAL) — Some Maryland residents are without homes after severe storms caused widespread damage across Maryland Monday night. In Pikesville, two trees toppled onto homes, taking power lines with them. Some neighbors were out checking the damage for the first time Tuesday morning.
Continue Reading By Lynne Keenum Click here for updates on this story HARVEST, Alabama (WVTM) — A man who admitted to the murders of five people in the Birmingham area died in prison Monday according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. After a plea deal, Martez Seay, 39, was serving a sentence of life without parole in
Continue Reading By A.J. Davis Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, South Carolina (WYFF) — An Asheville couple has been charged after being accused of taking their kids away from a foster home, according to Lexington County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Joyce Ann Branch, 47, of Asheville, and David Eugene Ritchey, 48, of Asheville, took
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of US adults reporting long Covid symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people say they are still coping with changes to daily life brought on by the condition, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The
Continue Reading CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of US adults reporting long Covid symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people say they are still coping with changes to daily life brought on by the condition, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue Reading By Kara Peters Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A school community is devastated after the death of beloved teacher Stephanie Schneggenburger. Dr. Kelsey Greer, who served as principal at Wallburg Elementary during the 2022-23 academic school year, shared her memories with the first-grade teacher. “It was wonderful
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US intelligence community is ramping up its focus on the dizzying and complex array of amorphous challenges that respect no global borders: Supply chain disruptions, pandemics, extreme weather events fueled by climate change and narcotics trafficking, among others. In a national intelligence strategy document released on Thursday,
Continue Reading By Beccah Hendrickson Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — A group of friends who met playing pickleball in South Jersey is going above and beyond for one of their own. Debbie Manfre is one of the founding members of the group that plays the growing sport every day
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Many people are looking for ways to help the response to the deadly wildfires that swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui even as emergency operations continue on Thursday. Philanthropy experts recommend giving to experienced organizations that are well-situated to respond to a specific disaster. Major disaster response organizations like
Continue Reading SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers chief executive Jed York is being sued over accusations of insider trading related to his role on the board of an online educational company. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that two shareholder lawsuits have been filed against York and other directors of Santa Clara-based Chegg Inc. The
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By Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an “unprecedented” arrangement that would ultimately offer the Sackler family broad protection from opioid-related civil claims. In agreeing to pause the settlement, the court also
Continue Reading TWITTER, @ANDREBERNAL26, AFPTV, ECUAVISA, FACEBOOK, FERNANDO VILLAVICENCIO VIA AFP, VIS A VIS CON JANET HINOSTROZA, INSTAGRAM, FERNANDOVILLAVICENCIOEC, ECUADOR TV, CNN, Twitter/@andrebernal26, Facebook/Fernando Villavicencio via AFP, Instagram/ fernandovillavicencioec By Jonny Hallam, Ana Maria Canizares, Karol Suarez, Helen Regan, Ivana Kottasová and David Shortell, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting a Black man in the mouth. The suit alleges the deputy is also responsible for the death of another Black man in 2021. Rankin
Continue Reading CNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for their
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Portable mobile hotspots have arrived in Maui to help bring internet service to the thousands of people who may have been unable to call for help since the wildfires started to rage out of control on the island. Verizon told CNN on Thursday its teams are
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