By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — The smell of dead fish rotting in the St. Louis summer heat has overcome several neighborhoods in University City for months. Now, something is being done about it. The source of the dead fish is a condemned supermarket called Seafood
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Mount Juliet man said he went to the movies with his wife at a local theater. The next morning, they woke up with dozens of bed bug bites, now Michal Steplowski said Regal Cinemas refused to cover their losses. It
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey and Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — An invasive hornet that was recently spotted in Georgia poses a threat to the state’s honey production and native pollinators, which play a vital role in Georgia’s agriculture industry. On Wednesday, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, in coordination
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Mixed martial artist Angela Lee has written about trying to take her own life six years ago in a personal essay for The Players’ Tribune, while confirming that her sister Victoria died by suicide last year. “My car crash in November 2017 was not an accident. It was a
Continue ReadingBy MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of crossed logs in Zambia may be the oldest evidence of early humans building with wood. That’s according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The simple construction is almost half a million years old. Wood usually rots away quickly, so we
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. Wednesday’s vote came just days after the anniversary of the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una mujer de Utah acusada de matar a su marido con fentanilo dijo que una carta en la que habría animando a su hermano a dar falso testimonio es parte de un libro de ficción que estaba escribiendo, según muestran documentos judiciales. Kouri Richins se enfrenta a cargos de asesinato
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts announced that a man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue. The Norfolk County district attorney’s office said in a statement Monday that
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — United Nations Secretary General António Guterres issued a stark warning as he gathered world leaders for a high-level summit on the climate crisis: “Humanity has opened the gates to hell.” “Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects. Distraught farmers watching crops carried away by floods. Sweltering temperatures spawning disease,” he
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday. Andrew Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting of Ralph
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By Leah Dolan and Nicole Mowbray, CNN London (CNN) — London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday in the glow of a sweltering UK heatwave, and concluded on Tuesday after biblical showers and thunderstorms. The energy across the style set throughout the five day schedule was equally split, as anticipation for blockbuster shows from Burberry,
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon is launching a new outreach campaign to help LGBTQ service members who feel they “suffered an error or injustice” before the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy to correct their military records. “For decades, our LGBTQ+ service members were forced to hide or were prevented
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that open discussions about the country’s monarchy should be allowed, in a rejection of a harsh royal anti-defamation law. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse posted
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, calling for more research on what would have been the first alternative to injections using devices such as an EpiPen. The agency told ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc. of San Diego that the company
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental activists are praising President Joe Biden’s New Deal-style American Climate Corps. After being thwarted by Congress, the Democratic president is using his executive authority to create the climate corps, which will serve as a major green jobs training program. The White House said Wednesday the program
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president accused Russia of waging “a criminal and unprovoked aggression” that undermines all norms of war and the U.N. charter Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Volodomyr Zelenskyy also urged world leaders to strip Russia of its veto
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new competitive grants totaling $4.6 billion that states, cities and tribes can apply for to reduce the planet-warming pollution that is fueling the climate crisis. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, which will be managed through the Environmental Protection Agency, is a second
Continue ReadingMAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Police in suburban Chicago are checking on the authenticity of Instagram videos that appear to show missing former NFL player Sergio Brown discussing the recent death of his mother, who died following an assault. Brown, 35, is still considered a missing person, Maywood police spokesperson Carmen Rivera said in an email
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By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Britain will delay a series of key climate targets, its beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday at a hastily organized press conference, in a move that angered businesses and political allies and intensified the government’s assault on green policies. Sunak told reporters on Wednesday he will push
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La operadora ferroviaria mexicana Ferromex anunció en la mañana de este miércoles la suspensión del servicio de 60 trenes en rutas hacia el norte con destino a ciudades fronterizas con Estados Unidos. Horas después, la compañía empezó a mover algunas de las formaciones que no tuvieran migrantes en ellos, dijo a
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