Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El representante Kevin McCarthy enfrenta su derrota número 14, luego de fracasar una vez más este viernes en el esfuerzo por elegirse como presidente de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos. Aunque durante la jornada logró una ola de apoyo entre los republicanos de línea dura y se mostró confiado
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE GIMBEL Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH (KTVT) — The Fort Worth City Council will vote next Tuesday on renaming the Hillside Community Center in honor of Atatiana Carr Jefferson “as a tangible legacy and reminder to the life she lived.” Councilmembers Chris Nettles and Elizabeth Beck are proposing the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El hombre acusado de asesinar a cuatro estudiantes de la Universidad de Idaho en noviembre había limpiado a fondo el interior y el exterior de su vehículo y también fue visto utilizando guantes quirúrgicos en múltiples ocasiones antes de ser detenido, según informó una fuente policial a CNN. Bryan Kohberger, de
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS TYE Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services takes in $1.5 billion of Illinois taxpayer money each year. The department is in charge of keeping the most vulnerable kids in Illinois safe – and alive. But in a just-released report, we got
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos Y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA) otorgó la aprobación acelerada el viernes para el medicamento contra la enfermedad de Alzheimer, lecanemab, uno de los primeros medicamentos experimentales para la demencia que aparentemente ralentiza la progresión del deterioro cognitivo. “La enfermedad de Alzheimer incapacita inmensamente la vida
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Wahlburgers is facing a lawsuit from a fellow Massachusetts company over the pickles it sells in stores. Grillo’s Pickles says the burger chain falsely claims their pickles are “fresh” and “all natural.” But they say lab tests show Wahlburgers brand pickles have
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By Alaa Elassar, Paradise Afshar and Ed Lavandera, CNN Federal, state and local officials in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are investigating a fifth shooting that may be connected to a string of shootings involving the homes and offices of local Democratic elected leaders as targets. The New Mexico Attorney General, two state senators, a current county
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Katie Hunt, CNN The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. But how did their construction materials help keep colossal buildings like the Pantheon (which has the world’s largest unreinforced dome) and the Colosseum standing for more than
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was sent home Friday and will not practice after he made critical comments about the team. The Browns will play their season finale Sunday in Pittsburgh, and Clowney will not make the trip. Coach Kevin Stefanski said ‘nothing comes
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By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Orthodox Christians packed churches on Friday evening for Christmas Eve services, a holiday darkened for many by the conflict raging between Orthodox neighbors Russia and Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, the world’s largest Orthodox denomination, led elaborate services at Moscow’s Christ the Savior
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL owners have approved a resolution that could lead to a neutral site for the AFC championship in response to the cancellation of Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. NFL teams held a special meeting to consider the recommendation of Commissioner
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The top state courts in conservative Idaho and South Carolina have gone in opposite directions on challenges to abortion bans. The contradictory decisions Thursday are part of a patchwork of policies that have sprung up since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is erupting again and providing a spectacle that includes bursting lava fountains and lava “waves,” but no Big Island communities are in danger. Kilauea began erupting Thursday inside its summit crater, the U.S. Geological
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease, albeit with potential safety risks that patients and their doctors will have to carefully weigh. The drug, Leqembi, is the first that’s been convincingly shown to slow the decline
Continue Reading By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn had his Twitter account reinstated on Friday as the United States marked the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Twitter hsuspended the account of the retired Army lieutenant general two days after the violent assault on the capitol.
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By David Close, CNN The NFL owners have approved an unprecedented postseason plan following the cancellation of Monday night’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game, which would allow the title game for the American Football Conference to be held at a neutral site. The league held a special virtual meeting with all 32 team owners or their
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California athletics department official who accepted bribes from the ringleader of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal to help get often unqualified students into the school as sports recruits has been sentenced to six months in prison. Donna Heinel was also sentenced Friday in Boston to two
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California athletics department official who accepted bribes from the ringleader of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal to help get often unqualified students into the school as sports recruits has been sentenced to six months in prison. Donna Heinel was also sentenced Friday in Boston to two
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox have signed infielder Justin Turner to a one-year contract, adding a player they hope can help make up for the loss of All-Star infielder Xander Bogaerts in free agency. The addition of the 38-year-old Turner comes on the heels of Boston agreeing to
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By Rikki Klaus and Nicole Chavez, CNN After community members searched for Wanbli Vigil in knee-deep snow and brush in Denver, authorities activated a statewide alert system on Tuesday to help find the missing 27-year-old Lakota man. Vigil’s disappearance is the first case to activate Colorado’s new Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA). The system was
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