By Eliza Krucynski, Olivia Kalentek, and Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut (WFSB) — Nurses and lawmakers called for change after a visiting nurse was killed, police said, by a patient in Willimantic over the weekend. State leaders, nurses, and the unions planned to rally at the legislative office building
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The Columbia Fire Department has released the final condition reports from an outside firm after reports of possible mold inside Fire Stations 2 and 6 last month.
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CNN By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) – Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell bluntly warned Republican senators in a private meeting not to sign on to a bill from Sen. Josh Hawley aimed at limiting corporate money bankrolling high-powered outside groups, telling them that many of them won their seats thanks to the powerful super PAC
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By Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — An Albuquerque man who practiced acupuncture now faces a jury for a criminal sexual penetration charge from 2018. A law enforcement investigation led to that charge against 74-year-old Megumi Hirayama. It came after a woman accused Hirayama of rape following
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Bossier City is experiencing what’s believed to be a major water outage Wednesday morning. According to Louis Johnson, spokesperson for Bossier City, between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Wednesday, a significant decrease in water pressure was noticed. Crews soon found
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved legislation that would allow asylum-seekers to start working sooner and a plan to stiffen punishment for people who smuggle migrants. The package backed on Wednesday by the Cabinet, which still requires parliamentary approval, is the latest in a series of steps taken
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTA MARÍA ATZOMPA, México (AP) — Ana Martínez is eager to welcome her deceased loved ones back home. Martínez and others in southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state wait with anticipation for Day of the Dead celebrations every Nov. 1, when families place homemade altars to honor their dearly departed and
Continue ReadingBy Yukare Nakayama Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two suspects, charged for the murder of 5-year-old Prince McCree of Milwaukee, appeared in court Tuesday, Oct. 31. It was an emotional day in court. Families of the victim and the 15-year-old defendant, Erik Mendoza, were present. While we aren’t able
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Alec Baldwin is thinking about returning to the small screen in a surprising way. During a conversation on the “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast, Baldwin talked to host Kelly Ripa about the possibility starring in a reality show with his wife, Hillaria. “When I think about you and
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By Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ESPAÑOLA, New Mexico (KOAT) — Malcolm Torres, 29, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 30, to 35 years in prison for the brutal beating of his 5-year-old stepdaughter, Renezmae Calzada. Torres pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on April 10, 2023, four years after Calzada’s death. Calzada
Continue ReadingBy Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Police in Oakland are investigating a homicide after a body was found crammed in a suitcase floating in Lake Merritt late Tuesday morning. The department said police dispatch received a call reporting a body being discovered on the 1900 block of
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story GRANITE BAY, California (KOVR) — A Halloween cold case is back in the spotlight in Placer County as investigators push for answers that have escaped them for 30 years. The body of beloved Granite Bay fifth grade teacher Cherilyn Hawkley was found strangled in her
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two more men have been arrested in the investigation into who cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree, police in England said Wednesday. The men, both in their 30s, were released on bail Tuesday without being charged in the felling of the iconic sycamore that stood for about 150 years next to
Continue ReadingBy Jade Jarvis Click here for updates on this story ROYAL PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Halloween is here and one family in Palm Beach County is making it extra spooky with their walk-through Florida swamp decorations. Beth Townsend is the mastermind behind the spooky Florida swamp creating nearly everything by hand, from the alligator
Continue ReadingBy ED DAVEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — France, England and countries across western Europe braced for what could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán arrived on the English coast Wednesday evening. Heavy rain associated with the storm was pushing ashore at the southwest tip
Continue ReadingBy Tom Wait Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — With fighting still happening in the Middle East, and reports of increased antisemitism occurring in the United States, the local Jewish community is increasingly seeking self defense and firearms training. As the threat of extremist attacks occurring on American
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Huey Lewis, who with his band The News stormed radio in the 1980s with such rock-pop hits as “The Power of Love” and “I Want a New Drug,” is about to take his music to a Broadway stage. Lewis says the jukebox musical “The Heart
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 5 million additional people are recommended to get screened for lung cancer under an updated guideline from the American Cancer Society, which expanded its recommendations to include older adults who smoke or formerly smoked — no matter how long ago they quit smoking. Previously, the American Cancer Society
Continue ReadingBy Gino Vicci Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WWJ) — A nearly 600-page independent investigation report finds that the Oxford High School shooting could have been prevented if proper training and guidelines had been in place. Nicole Beausoleil, the mother of Madisyn Baldwin, one of the four students who was killed
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said, sharing an agreement in principle has been reached on a meeting later this month in San Francisco. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stressed that the White House believes the best way to manage competition is
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