By Dr. Max Gomez Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Try to imagine being a healthy high school student, and out of the blue one day you’re in liver failure so bad you may only have days to live without a transplant. That happened to one teenager, but
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — A statue in Davis that was destroyed by vandals earlier this year is getting a replacement. Officials said the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Central Park will be replaced with a new version of him—seated, rather than standing, to make it
Continue ReadingBy Len Ramirez Click here for updates on this story GILROY, California (KPIX) — After two challenging years, the Gilroy Garlic Festival is making a comeback, but things will look a bit different this time. Volunteers are prepping up the food on Gourmet Alley, and that distinctly garlicky odor is once again wafting through the
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By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces unit known as the Boinas Negras for human rights abuses in the wake of historic protests on the island. President Joe Biden said in a statement that Thursday’s actions were “just the beginning–the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Funcionarios de la administración Biden reconocieron este jueves que la pandemia de covid-19, que parecÃa estar menguando hace un mes, ha entrado en una nueva fase de alarma. El presidente Joe Biden dijo desde la Casa Blanca que los miembros de su equipo de covid estaban examinando el aumento de casos
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business It’s been a turbulent week on Wall Street, starting with a massive selloff over worries about the Delta variant. But by Friday, stocks were back up and each index closed at at record highs. The Dow closed 0.7%, or 238 points, higher, finishing above 35,000 for the first time ever.
Continue Reading Dave Flitman, Builders FirstSource CEO, says the recent uptick in demand for housing will be “sustainable” over the next few years because of millennial and Gen Z clientele.
Continue ReadingBy Allison Ross Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — WMTW is teaming up with the American Red Cross for a blood drive Friday. Rachel Adams is asking everyone who is eligible to step up and donate blood Friday. During the course of her life, Adams has received 300 blood transfusions.
Continue ReadingBy Perris Jones Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Three men have been charged in an animal cruelty case out of Norman. Hundreds of exotic animals, including kangaroos, camels and ostriches, were found severely malnourished – some to the point of eating the bark off trees. In late April, authorities
Continue ReadingBy Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska School Activities Association sanctioned girls wrestling in May, which means girls can hit the mat in their own divisions this winter. Millard Public Schools hosts its first girls wrestling camp Friday, July 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. at
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A chase ended when a suspected burglar rammed their vehicle into a deputy’s patrol vehicle on Highway 68. According to investigators with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a vehicle burglary on Corral De Tierra Road in south Salinas
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Reinwald Click here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WISN) — A GoFundMe has been set up for the Racine County undercover investigator who was hit during a shootout last Tuesday morning. Blurry cell phone video shows the moments after the undercover investigator was involved in the shootout. Officials said it
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HANFORD, California (KFSN) — A Kings County jury has found a Hanford man guilty of the 2013 killing of his wife, Melanie Pate. The jury convicted 58-year-old Todd Pate of first-degree murder on Thursday in his second murder trial. A judge declared a mistrial during
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A motorcyclist has been hospitalized with major injuries after crashing with a van in central Fresno. The Fresno Police Department says it happened just before 7 pm Thursday near Maroa and Shields. Police say the motorcyclist was going north on Maroa
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A blank-check firm backed by Tom Barrack, the billionaire investor who was chairman of Donald Trump’s inaugural committee in 2017 and is a close friend of the former president, has withdrawn plans to take the company public after Barrack was charged with illegal foreign lobbying earlier this week.
Continue Reading Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as an effort to influence the foreign policy positions of both the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and the incoming administration.
Continue ReadingBy Courtis Fuller Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — Christian Henderson, 19, is facing murder charges, accused of turning internet chat into murder. “We’re requesting high bond, your honor. The defendant expressed suicidal thoughts so the high bond is for the community and defendant’s safety,” assistant Hamilton County prosecutor Dave
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Anamely Ramos es curadora de arte, estudiante de AntropologÃa, ex Presa de Conciencia de AmnistÃa Internacional e integrante del Movimiento San Isidro de Cuba. Elina Castillo Jiménez es abogada especialista en derecho internacional público y derechos humanos y encargada de campañas para el Caribe de AmnistÃa Internacional. Las opiniones aquà expresadas
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By Carma Hassan, CNN A man has been arrested after using a car to block an ambulance, ordering the driver out at gunpoint and driving the ambulance away with a 16-year-old hit-and-run victim and a paramedic inside, Houston police say. The teenaged girl had been struck by a vehicle at 2:30 a.m. and suffered non-life-threatening
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By Dr. Tom Frieden I’m hearing from vaccinated people who are frightened about breakthrough cases, the Delta variant and new waves of Covid. But people who are fully vaccinated are not the ones who should be most concerned. As new cases continue to climb almost everywhere, here’s what I expect to happen over the coming
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