By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are expecting a “new star” to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September, and it promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial sight, according to NASA. The expected brightening event, known as a nova, will occur in the Milky Way’s Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown constellation,
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquesne’s return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 47 years is putting a spotlight on the team’s storied past. The small Pittsburgh Catholic school was among the first collegiate programs to heavily recruit Black players like Basketball Hall of Famer Chuck Cooper. The
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Contraceptives will be available without a prescription in New York under an order signed by state health officials. The order signed Tuesday is part of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mission to bolster reproductive rights at a time when its restricted in other parts
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Cyberattacks are hitting water and wastewater systems “throughout the United States” and state governments and water facilities must improve their defenses against the threat, the White House and Environmental Protection Agency warned US governors on Tuesday. “We need your support to ensure that all water systems in your state comprehensively
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cooler with highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Temperatures will be about 10 degrees warmer overnight as we remain in the upper 30s, but tomorrow is cooler in the 50s with sunshine behind a cold front. We’ll see a few
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Kendall Click here for updates on this story FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WRTV) — Richard Allen, who is charged with murder in the deaths of Abigail Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, in Delphi in 2017, was back in court on Monday in Fort Wayne. Two hearings were held in the case at the
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March 19th marks the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This is also known as the spring or vernal equinox. This marks the first day astronomical spring falling 18 days behind meteorological spring. Seasons occur for everyone across the entirety of the earth due to its 23.5 degree tilt on its axis. Depending
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former top military chief Gen. Mark Milley and former head of U.S. Central Command testified before Congress Tuesday on policy failures by the Biden administration to adequately plan for or direct an evacuation in time to avoid the chaotic final days of the U.S. withdrawal from
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who fatally shot four students at a Michigan high school in 2021, allegedly threatened Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald in a jailhouse call with a family member, saying the prosecutor was going to hell soon, she better be
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A body found in the Missouri River in late February has been identified as a Hermann, Missouri, man.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — The Detroit Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a man who was caught on video throwing a brick into the window of a car and then setting it on fire. At 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 3,
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By Tierney Sneed, John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that future presidents could be vulnerable to “de facto blackmail and extortion while in office” if the justices did not accept his sweeping view of immunity against special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion charges. However, the presumptive 2024
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By JESSICA HOLLY, JULIAN QUINTANA Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — Two adults were arrested on Tuesday, accused of fighting a child at a South Florida school. Germikia Denise Freeman, 32, and Charles Nathaniel Webb Jr., 37, were charged with child abuse with no great bodily harm, trespassing on school
Continue ReadingVIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the brother of Michigan congressman has been fatally shot at his home north of Flint. Tim Kildee was the 57-year-old brother of Dan Kildee, a congressman representing the Flint area. Sheriff Chris Swanson said Tim Kildee was shot and killed early Tuesday at his home in Vienna Township
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By Morayo Ogunbayo and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — Rumors surrounding the next James Bond were shaken and stirred after the British tabloid “The Sun” published a story saying 33-year-old British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson had been offered the role of 007. The Sun reported, citing an unnamed source, that “Bond is Aaron’s job, should he wish
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula filled both teams’ vacant chief operating officer positions by hiring Pete Guelli, who returns to his roots after spending the past five years as the New York Giants chief business officer. The 59-year-old Guelli will oversee the business
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A new gene therapy for the fatal genetic disorder metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD, will carry a wholesale price of $4.25 million, its manufacturer announced Wednesday, making it the world’s most expensive medicine. Lenmeldy was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday and is the first therapy for
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — Jeffrey Middleton, el segundo ex agente de la ley de los seis que admitieron haber torturado y abusado de dos hombres negros en enero de 2023, fue condenado a más de 17 años de prisión por un juez federal en la tarde del martes. Otros cuatro ex agentes se
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication. That’s up from 53% in 2020. The Guttmacher Institute is a research group that supports abortion rights, and put out the new research. Its data shows about
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The Chapel of Four Chaplains was full of many American heroes Monday as U.S. military veterans filled the pews, but it was one hero in particular who they came to support: World War II veteran Corporal Benjamin Berry. During Berry’s lifetime, which
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