By Kandra Kent Click here for updates on this story RIDGEFIELD, Washington (KPTV) — A Ridgefield teenager fighting cancer is inspiring people to donate blood, as supplies in blood banks continue to be critically low in the Pacific Northwest and across the nation. Joshua Bell, 16, has a rare form of bone cancer called Osteosarcoma,
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By RAF CASERT, KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a rough choice: is it worth a recession to choke off oil and gas money to Russia while it fights a war in Ukraine? While the U.S. and British bans on Russian oil increase the pressure on Europe, the continent’s
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By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A convicted killer accused of gunning down a woman in Birmingham last month was found hiding in Mobile, literally. Alton Portlock is accused of killing Felicia Ford three weeks ago in a Birmingham housing community. After doing some digging, FOX 10
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected to announce her reelection campaign at a rally in Des Moines. It has long been assumed the Republican governor would seek a second full term but she will make her plans official at the Wednesday night event at the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Charles Entenmann, who helped to turn his family’s bakery into a baked goods behemoth, died recently, according to published reports. He was 92. The name Entenmann is instantly recognizable to grocery shoppers around the country for its signature white and blue boxes filled with sugary confections such as cakes, muffins,
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey is in the lead of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Seavey was the first musher to leave the checkpoint in the ghost town of Ophir, about a third of the way into this year’s race. He left at 3:49 a.m. Wednesday with 12
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Homeowners saw massive increases in wealth over the past decade, but most of the gains went to the wealthiest US households. As home prices soared, housing wealth increased by $8.2 trillion over a decade, rising to $24.1 trillion in 2020 from $15.9 trillion in 2010, according to a new report
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Federal officials say Chevron Phillips Chemical Co, will pay $118 million for upgrades and compliance measures at three Texas petrochemical plants over allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act. The company will also pay a $3.4 million civil penalty under a proposed settlement announced Wednesday by the Justice Department and the
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Sarpy County Board has approved a measure to name a street in southwest Omaha for a fallen Marine from Nebraska. Television station WOWT reports that the board on Tuesday unanimously approved naming a segment of Gertrude Street south of the Millard community for Marine Cpl. Daegan Page, who was one
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By Jackson Hicks Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A man will spend four years in prison after an accidental shooting at the Kansas City Zoo in 2020 left one person dead. Anthony Meneses, 29, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for being a felon in possession of a
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By Olivia Kalentek and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WETHERSFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The body of a woman who was reported missing from North Branford was found in Wethersfield, according to police. North Branford police said the body of 81-year-old Mary Herbert was located on Wednesday. No foul play is suspected.
Continue Reading Leicester striker Jamie Vardy will be sidelined for several weeks because of a knee injury. Manager Brendan Rodgers says Vardy sustained the knee problem in Leicester’s 1-0 win over Leeds on Saturday. The 35-year-old Vardy had only recently returned from a hamstring injury. Rodgers says, “Hopefully in the next three to four weeks it responds
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By Sarah Dean and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Russian military conscripts have been involved in the invasion of Ukraine and that some were taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces, just a day after President Vladimir Putin insisted conscripts were not part of the assault. The ministry admitted that conscripts were
Continue Reading By Sarah Dean and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Russian military conscripts have been involved in the invasion of Ukraine and that some were taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces, just a day after President Vladimir Putin insisted conscripts were not part of the assault. The ministry admitted that conscripts were
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By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Not since 9/11 have so many people been buying flags in such short order. That’s the take from a local flag maker now flooded with orders for Ukrainian flags. All Nations Flag Company in the River Market has no complex
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Amazon and its senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other laws in testimony on its competition practices. The bipartisan battle against the world’s biggest online
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By Tim Lister, Laura Smith-Spark and Olga Voitovych, CNN An injured woman, heavily pregnant, is carried on a stretcher past the smoldering wreckage of Mariupol’s maternity and children’s hospital. Her face is pale, one hand cradles her belly in a protective gesture. Every window on that side of the building appears to be blown out;
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TONIGHT Highs will top out in the mid to upper 40’s this afternoon with plenty of sunshine to help get us there. Increasing clouds tonight will help keep things mild tonight, allowing temperatures to bottom out around 30 degrees. THURSDAY Snow flakes will start to fly early Thursday, with moisture working in ahead of our
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Kent State’s strong season in the Mid-American Conference has been rewarded with junior guard Sincere Carry being named the league’s top player and Rob Senderoff winning coach of the year honors. The Golden Flashes got a third award as forward Justyn Hamilton was named the best sixth man. Carry averaged 18.7 points,
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Brandon Schneider signed a new four-year contract with Kansas on Wednesday that will pay the Big 12 coach of the year $400,000 annually along with numerous benefits and incentives through the 2025-26 season. Schneider led the Jayhawks (20-8) to a fifth-place finish in the Big
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