By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of deadly amoeba to nasal rinsing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Hilyard Click here for updates on this story WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Milwaukee boy charged with killing his mother over a virtual reality headset is fighting to get out of adult court. The young boy was 10 years old when police said he shot his mom, Quiana Mann, inside their Milwaukee home
Continue ReadingBy GAETANE LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype. The mini totes are offered in four colors — blue, red, green, and yellow — and they are all
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CNN By Tierney Sneed, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The presiding judge in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump and his allies has thrown out some of the charges against the former president and several of his co-defendants. The partial dismissal by Georgia Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee leaves most of the sprawling racketeering indictment intact.
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Robinson Click here for updates on this story HOMESTEAD, Florida (WESH) — A man has been hospitalized after being attacked by a crocodile in Everglades National Park. According to the National Park Service, rangers were called to the Flamingo Marina in Everglades National Park just before 5 p.m. on Sunday. Officials said a
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Demolition of the old Columbia Health Care Facility at 1801 Towne Drive started Wednesday morning to make way for the new Beacon of Light Community Center.
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CNN By Matt Stiles, CNN The US House on Wednesday approved legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States over concerns about the video sharing platform’s Chinese ownership. The bill, which passed on a bipartisan 352-65 vote, would require the app to part ways with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, within 180 days or face a
Continue ReadingOpinion by Noah Berlatsky (CNN) — The biggest threat to queer kids is too often their own homophobic parents. Both pop culture and political discourse acknowledge this and at the same time, nervously avoid it. It’s treated as a shameful open secret, not unlike the closet itself. Rose Glass’ “Love Lies Bleeding” wrestles with issues of queerness and parental cruelty with unusual and admirable
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study calculates that U.S. oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks. Wednesday’s study estimates it’s causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage. It’s just a few really bad polluters called
Continue ReadingMERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer was suspended for five days and arrested on assault charges after punching a motorist during a confrontation while off duty in December. Dashcam video made public following a freedom of information request shows Meriden Police Cpl. Allen Ganter punching the motorist, Thomas Brocuglio, in the face through
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A landslide reduced a Los Angeles house under renovation to a jumble of lumber, pulled the pool and deck away from a second home, and left the pool at a third residence on the edge of a huge fissure early Wednesday. The slide occurred just before
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Veteran golfer Bernhard Langer was due to play at The Masters for the final time this year, but a pickleball injury derailed his hopes of competing at next month’s tournament. The 66-year-old Langer, who won the green jacket in 1985 and 1993, would have been making his 41st appearance
Continue ReadingBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao and Democrat Rudy Salas will face each other in November in California’s competitive 22nd congressional district. The pairing offers a rematch of the contest in 2022. Valadao beat Salas by less than 4,000 votes. The district runs through California’s Central Valley farm belt and includes part
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Like most kids, Victor Levin was raised on fairy tales — and still resents it. Those stories in books, movies and TV that inevitably ended up with everyone happily ever after seemed dishonest. Levin is ready to prove his point with the powerful new six-part
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As she prepared for a risky spine operation around 18 months after sustaining injuries in a horrific 2011 car accident that left her in constant pain, Pamela Holt made a promise to herself. Not only would she be able to travel again within six months, she would make it
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his 1977 album “Exodus” while leading up to a
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re a TikTok fanatic worried about how you’re going to stay connected to the world after a bill that could ban the app passed the House of Representatives Wednesday … don’t panic just yet. For those just catching up: US lawmakers have renewed efforts to crack
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By Matt Stiles, CNN The US House on Wednesday approved legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States over concerns about the video sharing platform’s Chinese ownership. The bill, which passed on a bipartisan 352-65 vote, would require the app to part ways with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, within 180 days or face a ban
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A powerful storm is poised to deliver nearly every weather hazard possible to the central US beginning Wednesday. An extreme wildfire risk – the highest risk level possible – encompasses parts of Texas and Oklahoma, while feet of snow bury the Rockies and severe thunderstorms erupt in the
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say the International Monetary Fund will hold a crucial round of talks with Pakistan’s new government starting this week. The talks are aimed at determining whether Pakistan has met all the requirements to receive the final $1.1 billion tranche of last year’s $3 billion bailout. Officials
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