By Justin Steffen Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The Milwaukee Medical Examiners Office says an 84-year-old man is dead after the power went out in his apartment causing his electric home oxygen unit to fail. Alton Smith was found at his home near Silver Spring and Lovers Lane Road shortly
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some Republican presidential candidates haven’t yet met polling and fundraising thresholds for the first debate of the 2024 cycle, and now the qualifications for making it to the second one will be even higher. To get to the second debate, scheduled for Sept. 27 at the
Continue Reading
OLBG assembled a ranking of the top ten highest-priced items in sports collecting history.
Continue Reading
For unhoused people, dangerous air isn’t just a threat during an air quality crisis — it’s an everyday occurrence, Grist reporting reveals.
Continue Reading
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In atmospheric ink paintings on silk, featuring striking portraits of women and exquisite flora and fauna, the artist Kiyohara Yukinobu struck out on a path in the late 17th century that few women in Japan had navigated. She became an accomplished artist in the Kanō school — the country’s
Continue Reading
By Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story DURANGO, Colorado (KOAT) — In Durango, Colorado, the relationship between a mail carrier and a 90-year-old woman saved her life. It’s a daily routine for Seana Green; she has been a mail carrier for 15 years. “I substituted this out back then. But I didn’t
Continue Reading
By Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are considering a draconian new bill on hijab-wearing that experts say would enshrine unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law. The 70-article draft law sets out a
Continue ReadingBARCEL0NA, Spain (AP) — Spain says it received 37.5 million international tourists in the first half of the year. The Spanish government said Wednesday the figure is 24% higher than the same period for last year. The figure is still lower than for the same period in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, when
Continue ReadingBy MARIO LOBÃO A group of girls and young women gathered early Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro’s working-class Manguinhos neighborhood to watch the Brazilian team compete in the Women’s World Cup and pray for a win in the make-or-break match. Instead, the 0-0 draw against Jamaica knocked Brazil out of the tournament in the group
Continue ReadingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University officials plan to cancel classes on the first anniversary of a mass shooting on campus. WJBK-TV reports that the university announced Tuesday that classes will be canceled on Feb. 13. Interim President Teresa Woodruff says the university will remain open that day and a remembrance event will
Continue Reading
By Abbie Petersen Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The search is still on for an elusive mountain lion. We first reported it last Monday after a Ring camera caught video of the big cat. The cougar was spotted near 115th Circle, not far from 114th and “Q”. That homeowner
Continue Reading
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Mexican city of Chihuahua have moved to ban performances of songs that “promote violence against women,” citing high levels of domestic violence. The city council unanimously approved the measure on July 26, according to Mayor Marco Bonilla, who said fines for non-compliance would range from 674,000
Continue ReadingManuela Castro (CNN) –– Patricia Bullrich es la candidata presidencial opositora que ganó la elección primaria de la coalición Juntos por el Cambio en agosto, tras imponerse ante Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, actual jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Elecciones en Argentina 2023, en vivo: resultados, noticias, votaciones y más Para las elecciones
Continue Reading
By Kerry Brookes Click here for updates on this story SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) — Two southern Maine police departments have some new tools to help them respond to emergency situations. It’s not a new pair of handcuffs, or a taser — it’s a stuffed animal. Dozens of Ramble Bears were donated to the Scarborough and
Continue ReadingBy Addison Kliewer Click here for updates on this story VINITA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Officials said they have located an inmate who walked away from a correctional facility in Vinita on Saturday night. Devon Conway, 33, unlawfully walked away from the Northeastern Oklahoma Community Corrections Center at around 8:45 p.m., according to the Oklahoma Department
Continue ReadingBy MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales. Researchers described the species — named Perucetus colossus, or “the
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — With less than a month until the first Republican primary debate, several presidential candidates are scrambling to meet participation requirements set by the Republican National Committee. In order to qualify for the Aug. 23 debate, candidates have to meet polling
Continue Reading
By Macie Goldfarb and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In the ongoing battle between Walt Disney World and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Disney’s governing district – whose current board was hand-picked by DeSantis and took control of the district in February – abolished all of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the district said in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El papa Francisco envió desde Portugal un mensaje a Occidente al preguntarse “¿qué rumbo llevan?” en referencia a guerra de Rusia contra Ucrania. El papa se encuentra en Lisboa como parte de una visita de cinco días durante la cual se unirá a las celebraciones para conmemorar la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud,
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Democrat trying to unseat Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is pushing hard to tie the Republican incumbent to a welfare misspending scandal that developed while Reeves was lieutenant governor, but the Reeves campaign says challenger Brandon Presley is engaging in false and “nonsensical” attacks. Both
Continue Reading