KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three Kansas City police officers who were shot while serving a search warrant have been released from the hospital. The officers were shot Tuesday at a home where they served a federal warrant as part of a drug task force investigation. Kansas City police said Friday the officers were medically
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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded. Oakland County Circuit Judge Mary Ellen Brennan also dismissed Oxford Community Schools from civil lawsuits related to
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a bus carrying 40 elementary school students home from a trip to the French Alps plunged down a wooded slope into a creek Saturday. The mayor of Corps, where the incident happened, says the driver and his partner were hospitalized with serious injuries, and 19 others were treated for
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, starts Saturday with a fan-friendly ceremonial run through the streets of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. The real race starts Sunday in Willow, about 70 miles north of Anchorage. Brent Sass is the defending champion and the odds-on
Continue Reading By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s leader is urging French President Emmanuel Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda. But the French leader said Saturday during a stop in the Congolese capital that he’s awaiting the outcome of peace negotiation efforts before considering such a step. Congo accuses neighboring Rwanda of backing
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Bempedoic acid may be an alternative for people who need to lower their cholesterol but can’t or won’t take statins, according to a large study published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Statins are the most commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs that help lower what’s known as the “bad” cholesterol,
Continue Reading WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday. Five people were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was shaken by turbulence late Friday afternoon while traveling from
Continue Reading WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday. Five people were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was shaken by turbulence late Friday afternoon while traveling from
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Bempedoic acid may be an alternative for people who need to lower their cholesterol but can’t or won’t take statins, according to a large study published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Statins are the most commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs that help lower what’s known as the “bad” cholesterol,
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Drugs known as statins are the first-choice treatment for high cholesterol but millions of people who can’t or won’t take those pills because of side effects may have another option. In a major study, a different kind of cholesterol-lowering drug named Nexletol reduced the risk of heart attacks and
Continue Reading By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA Associated Press CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) — To the chant of Buddhist prayers, friends and family of one of the soccer boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand in 2018 bid farewell to their teammate who died in the U.K. last month. The shrine for Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep was decorated
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos es en la actualidad el país con más personas con obesidad del mundo, de acuerdo con datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). La información previa a la pandemia aportada por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Después de pedir la ayuda del público para encontrar a Elvis Francois, un marinero que sobrevivió semanas perdido en el mar gracias al kétchup y otros condimentos, el gigante de la salsa de tomate Heinz finalmente lo localizó y planea regalarle un nuevo barco. El 14 de febrero, la empresa publicó
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer The 100-minute matches that became routine at the World Cup in Qatar are set to become routine in club soccer. FIFA’s rule-making panel known as IFAB met Saturday. It stresses the need for accurate calculation of time added on for stoppages in play because of injuries, substitutions, time-wasting and
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Chris Rock finally addressed the Oscars slap and made Netflix history on Saturday, with the platform’s first live global streaming event. “I’m going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. I’m going to try my best, because you never know who might get triggered,” Rock said as he
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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN A Pennsylvania woman who disappeared more than 30 years ago and was believed to be dead by her family was recently found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico, her family and police said at a news conference Thursday. Patricia Kopta, 83, was last seen in Pittsburgh
Continue ReadingBy Joey Chini Click here for updates on this story Calgary, Alberta (CTV Network) — Canada is opening a new visa application processing centre within its embassy in the Philippines in an effort to boost immigration. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser said the new centre is meant to bolster application processing as
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Tres niños fueron encontrados muertos en una casa de Texas y otros dos fueron llevados a hospitales el viernes por la tarde, dijo la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Ellis. Los cinco eran hermanos, confirmaron los Servicios de Protección Infantil (CPS, por sus siglas en inglés) a WFAA, afiliada de
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Getting regular, uninterrupted sleep might help those who are trying to lose weight, according to a new, small-scale study. The preliminary research was presented this week at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions
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By Shania Shelton, CNN Author Marianne Williamson formally announced Saturday that she’s running for president in 2024, her second bid for the White House following an unsuccessful campaign in 2020. Her announcement likely sets up the first — albeit long-shot — Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden, who has long said he intends to
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