By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sleeping in a room exposed to outdoor artificial light at night may increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a study of nearly 100,000 Chinese adults. People who lived in areas of China with high light pollution at night were about 28% more likely to develop diabetes than people who
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents believe a recent spate of threats and false reports of shooters at high schools and colleges across the U.S. may be coming from outside of the country. An FBI official says Monday that officials do not believe the threats to be racially motivated. So far,
Continue Reading MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The mayor of the small town where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Sunday said the event was senseless and a reminder that acts of violence can occur anywhere. Mayor Art Bettge released the written statement on Monday. Police found the students dead in a home near the
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated almost $2 billion to more than 300 organizations in the last seven months, she said in a Medium post Monday. This followed an announcement from her ex-husband and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that he will donate the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in Arizona’s most populous county have aggressively batted down rumors and slanted and false claims as vote counting has come under intense scrutiny in the battleground state. The accusations have come in all types and at all hours from former President Trump and his supporters, Republican
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) –– Tres jugadores de fútbol americano de la Universidad de Virginia (UVA, por sus siglas en inglés) murieron en un tiroteo este domingo cuando un autobús regresaba al campus principal en Charlottesville después de una excursión, informaron las autoridades de la institución. El presidente de la Universidad de Virginia, Jim Ryan, identificó
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By Pete Muntean, CNN The FBI and the FAA are investigating an incident involving an “unruly passenger” on board a commercial flight that sent two passengers and one flight attendant to the hospital. United Airlines says a “disruptive customer” on board flight 476 from San Francisco was “removed by law enforcement” after the flight landed
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Theresa Waldrop, Dakin Andone and Holly Yan, CNN The 22-year-old University of Virginia student suspected of killing three football players and wounding two other people was facing school disciplinary action after UVA officials learned he failed to disclose his conviction last year on a misdemeanor concealed weapons charge, a school spokesperson says.
Continue Reading By ISABEL DeBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Minister says the United States government has started an investigation into the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Israel is condemning the probe as a “grave mistake” and vowing not to cooperate. Defense Minister Benny Gantz made the statement on Twitter Monday,
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and lawyers for Donald Trump are at odds over whether the former president can assert executive privilege over documents seized from his Florida estate to shield them from investigators and over whether he can treat the records as his own personal belongings. Dueling legal
Continue Reading By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A fired Vermont sheriff’s deputy who was charged with simple assault for kicking a shackled prisoner has been elected sheriff of the county he served in. The Vermont secretary of state’s office says John Grismore, of Fairfax, won the race to become Franklin County sheriff. Grismore was the only candidate
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two Nevada voting rights groups have filed the latest lawsuit seeking to shut down a controversial hand-count of all paper ballots in rural Nye County. They argue that the interim county clerk invented an an unauthorized hand-counting practice that has not been legally vetted.
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Security video from a Georgia jail shows a detainee being repeatedly punched in the head and neck after guards storm into his cell and push him against a wall. The video was made public Monday by civil rights attorney Harry Daniels, who says 41-year-old Jarrett Hobbs
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un convoy de la embajada de Estados Unidos fue atacado en Haití este lunes, dijo un alto funcionario estadounidense a CNN. Ninguno de los miembros del personal de la embajada sufrió lesiones, pero el conductor haitiano resultó levemente herido, agregó la fuente. “Individuos armados dispararon contra los vehículos de la Policía Nacional
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By Kate Bennett, CNN Michelle Obama addressed in a new book the deep hurt and disappointment she felt when Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. “It shook me profoundly to hear the man who replaced my husband as president openly and unapologetically using ethnic slurs, making selfishness and hate somehow acceptable, refusing to condemn
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Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Ward 3 Councilman Scott Spencer announced in a press release Monday that he will seek reelection for his City Council seat. Spencer is seeking a second term. Jefferson City’s municipal elections will be held April 4, 2023. The filing period for those interested in running in the election begins
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic has beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas for the ninth straight time by 6-4, 7-6 in the players’ opening match at the ATP Finals in Turin. Djokovic has beaten Tsitsipas in his third straight tournament following wins in Astana, Kazakhstan, and at the Paris Masters. Andrey Rublev won a 37-shot rally on
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN Charlie Baker, the moderate Republican governor of Massachusetts, said former President Donald Trump‘s influence hurt their party in this year’s midterm elections as voters demonstrated they “aren’t interested in extremism.” In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Baker said Trump “hurt the party’s chances on Election Day, not just here in
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another railroad union has rejected its agreement with the nation’s freight railroads. That increases the chances that Congress may be called upon to settle the dispute and block a strike. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union Monday voted down the contract even though it includes
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A University of Virginia student and former member of the school’s football team fatally shot three current players as they returned from a field trip, authorities said, setting off panic and a 12-hour lockdown of the campus until the suspect was captured Monday. Students who were
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