By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KCTV) — It’s been nearly a year since a young man in Kansas died by suicide after getting taunting texts telling him to do it. Now, his mom is teaming up with a state lawmaker to criminalize encouraging someone to attempt suicide. Testimony
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Producer Ryan Murphy has developed a habit of diluting his best works by seeking to franchise them. So as with “American Crime Story,” “Feud: Bette and Joan” begets the conceptually strained “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,” a spectacularly cast ode to New York elegance and style of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fueled by the internet, conspiracy theories are having a big moment in America. They’re driving online chat room conversations, influencing our politics and adding to the polarization threatening to undermine our democracy. For one Tennessee woman named Ramona, conspiracy theories also offered explanations and answers during the
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Biogen will stop selling its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm. The drug was once seen as a potential blockbuster but it stumbled after its launch a few years ago. The drugmaker also said Wednesday that it will end a study of the drug needed for full approval from the Food and
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Denmark’s King Frederik X has begun his first trip abroad as monarch with a three-day visit to Poland. Frederik was proclaimed king on Jan. 14 and received a red-carpet welcome on Wednesday at the presidential palace in Warsaw. Denmark’s monarchs traditionally travel to another Scandinavian country
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1946 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Donald John Trump Father: Fred Trump, real estate developer Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump Marriages: Melania (Knauss) Trump (January 22, 2005-present);
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Oregon leaders joined forces to declare a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city’s deadly fentanyl crisis. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler each made an emergency declaration to address the public health and
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to Swifties’ “Wildest Dreams.” After Travis Kelce and his team the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship on Sunday, the tight end could be heard expressing his love for girlfriend Taylor Swift in a clip that’s been making the rounds on social media. “Tay, I’m gonna
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at nightclub fires worldwide including the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, that killed 100 people and injured 200. A list of nightclub fires worldwide This list includes nightclub fires with victims of 50 or more (the list is not exhaustive). April
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sometimes a story is more appealing than the truth. Experts say that’s one of the reasons to explain the popularity of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories have always been around. They’re alternative explanations for world events and they’re often not supported by the facts. Today, they’re playing an
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Budweiser’s Super Bowl ad is bringing back some familiar characters this year. The perennial Super Bowl advertiser is bringing back fan favorites the Clydesdales and a Labrador, in a nod to previous commercials that aired during advertising’s biggest night. Ahead of Super Bowl 58, some
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By Greg Dailey Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A 27-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of her son two months ago. Corrinne O’Connor was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and booked on a $100,000 bond into the Jackson
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Bill Frist, heart and lung transplant surgeon and former Senate majority leader. Personal Birth date: February 22, 1952 Birth place: Nashville, Tennessee Birth name: William Harrison Frist Father: Thomas Frist Sr., physician Mother: Dorothy (Cate) Frist Marriages: Tracy (Roberts) Frist (2015-present); Karyn
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of tennis ace and television analyst John McEnroe. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1959 Birth place: Wiesbaden, West Germany; grew up in Douglaston, New York Birth name: John Patrick McEnroe Jr. Father: John Patrick McEnroe Sr., an attorney Mother: Katherine (Tresham) McEnroe, a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A brutal conflict in Europe was fresh in people’s minds and the race for the White House turned ugly as talk of secret societies and corruption roiled the United States. It was 1800, and conspiracy theories were flourishing across America. Partisan newspapers spread tales of European elites
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of singer, songwriter and painter Joni Mitchell. Personal Birth date: November 7, 1943 Birth place: Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada Birth name: Roberta Joan Anderson Father: William “Bill” Anderson, Air Force officer and grocer Mother: Myrtle (McKee) Anderson, teacher Marriages: Larry Klein, (1982-1994, divorced);
Continue ReadingBy Amyre Makupson Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — “We’re all rooting for our team. We’re so proud. So go lions,” said Kim McNary, a production manager at Rebel Nell. Lions pride is strong in Detroit, but at Rebel Nell, the women are literally wearing it. “You’ve got necklaces, kind of
Continue ReadingBy DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WWJ) — A woman is thanking firefighters for saving her after her car fell into a water-filled ditch over the weekend in Macomb Township. Alison Adams says she was on her way home from her boyfriend’s, traveling on 24 Mile Road near
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers slowed last quarter, a trend that could affect the Federal Reserve’s decision about when to begin cutting interest rates. Compensation as measured by the government’s Employment Cost Index rose 0.9% in the October-December quarter, down from a 1.1% increase in
Continue Readingmarpichel (CNN) — Amelia Earhart desapareció en el Océano Pacífico hace 87 años, pero todas estas décadas no han minado el apetito de los investigadores que siguen buscando su verdadero destino. Este lunes, el último grupo en sumarse a la búsqueda, un equipo de arqueólogos subacuáticos y expertos en robótica marina de Deep Sea Vision,
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