By Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A viral disease that can cause squirrels to break out in unsightly skin lesions has been reported by an animal rehabilitation centre in Ontario. Known as squirrelpox, experts say the highly-contagious disease does not affect humans, pets or most other animals.
Continue Reading
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Homebuilder confidence surged in January as mortgage rates continued to trend lower, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released Wednesday. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes surpassed market expectations, climbing seven points to 44 on the index.
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top of American military strikes in the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop the militants’ attacks on global shipping. Officials
Continue ReadingBy NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. A large soccer stadium in the capital city has been converted
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — People close to Gov. Andy Beshear formed an advocacy group Wednesday to promote the Democrat’s agenda in Kentucky, as his allies try to build on his reelection victory and bolster his resume by turning more of his proposals into enacted policies in the Republican-leaning Bluegrass State.
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA HOLLY, NICOLE LINSALATA, JULIAN QUINTANA Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A female mixed breed canine is getting some much-needed care after it was found abandoned and tied up to a fence by its owners. Fortunately, some animal lovers came to the rescue. The dog was found
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man accused of using a golf club to fatally impale a Minneapolis grocery store employee has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial on a murder charge. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Judicial Officer Danielle Mercurio on Tuesday ruled on the mental competency evaluation of Taylor Justin Schulz. Schulz was
Continue ReadingBy Leondra Head Click here for updates on this story CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (WTKR) — Cayden Addison is a seven-year-old Chesapeake boy who’s battling leukemia. When Addison recently lost his promised bone marrow donor, more than 100 people showed up to an event at Norfolk’s Scope Arena to see if they could step in to be
Continue ReadingBy Chris Davis Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — If you’ve ever been out to sled at Nashville’s Sevier Park, you know that the people watching could be worth charging admission. That’s especially true when it comes to all of the creative, eccentric but not so effective ways to sled,
Continue ReadingBy Pheben Kassahun Click here for updates on this story BLASDELL, New York (WKBW) — A young boy in the southtowns made use of his skills to take a bit of excess burden off of his neighbors. 7 News’ Pheben Kassahun caught up with the 14-year-old “snow angel”, who was trucking along in his town
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) — The 45-year-old Brooklyn man fatally shot on a subway train Sunday night is believed to have been killed after intervening in a dispute over loud music, fellow passengers told detectives. Officials say Richard Henderson was shot in the back and
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Johnson Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Monday marks 15 years since what has come to be called the Miracle on the Hudson. A flock of birds took out the engine of a U.S. Airways plane – leaving Captain Sully Sullenberger little choice but to make an
Continue Reading
By Ben Morse and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic was tested on the court in a tough second-round Australian Open win over home favorite Alexei Popyrin, but the Serb was also riled by at least one member of the crowd. During his 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 victory, Djokovic confronted a heckling spectator and
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean and Curt Devine, CNN Washington (CNN) — Investigators probing why part of a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew open mid-flight earlier this month have not yet determined if bolts were installed on that piece of the aircraft. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy told reporters after a closed-door briefing
Continue ReadingBy Micaela Marshall Click here for updates on this story ELOY, Arizona (KPHO) — A Michigan mom is in agony after learning her son died in a hot air balloon crash in Eloy. She told Arizona’s Family she caught the first flight to Arizona. “I’m staying here until I can take my son home. I
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO) — Animal advocates came together with an Arizona lawmaker on Tuesday to introduce a new bill to better define animal cruelty in the state. The Arizona Humane Society and state Sen. T.J Shope announced SB1047 amid a growing number of animal abuse
Continue Reading
CNN By Laura He and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China reported a record low birth rate in 2023 as its population shrank for the second year in a row. The trend marked the deepening of a demographic challenge set to have significant implications on the world’s second largest economy. The country recorded
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and the Princess of Wales are both dealing with medical issues that will force them to delay previously planned public engagements over the coming weeks. Charles will undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate next week, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. The palace
Continue ReadingSCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state police say five women from New York were killed when a tractor-trailer struck a crashed minivan and people standing outside the vehicle on snowy Interstate 81. Police say the minivan was carrying four women when it became disabled in the left lane in Lackawanna County on Tuesday evening. Two
Continue Reading
By Max Foster, Sharon Braithwaite, David Wilkinson and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks recovering in hospital after successfully undergoing abdominal surgery. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned abdominal surgery,” Kensington Palace said in a
Continue Reading