By Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — One person is dead, and three people are injured after two crashes within six hours at a Milwaukee intersection. According to Milwaukee police, drivers blowing through red lights caused both crashes. Neighbors living and working around Sherman Boulevard and Villard Avenue said
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Hilyard Click here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WISN) — An emaciated dog mystery is unfolding in Racine County. On Saturday night, just before midnight, a Caledonia police sergeant spotted an extremely skinny 18-month-old dog wandering through traffic near Northwestern Avenue and Rapids Drive. That’s technically in Racine, right on
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Ryan Conwell’s 20 points, the Indiana State Sycamores defeated the Missouri State Bears 75-59 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations against some of its staffers in Gaza. Canada was one of 16 countries that temporarily halted future payments. Israel accused
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — A Florida man has been charged with murder now that the child he severely injured 10 years ago has died. According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to Siesta Lane in Kissimmee in December 2012 for a report
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Melissa Alonso and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado jury has awarded $3.76 million to a grandmother whose house was damaged and ransacked after Denver police relied solely on Apple’s “Find My” app and stormed the wrong home, according to court documents. Ruby Johnson, now 78, still suffers from “severe physical
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The House has approved legislation that would ban TikTok if its Beijing-based parent company doesn’t divest from the popular social media platform, escalating the fight over the hot-button issue. The TikTok legislation, which was included in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel, could become law
Continue ReadingBy Bob Hazen Click here for updates on this story ST. CLOUD, Florida (WESH) — Starting on Tuesday morning, law enforcement swarmed a home in a St. Cloud neighborhood just east of Canoe Creek Road. A man who neighbors say was known as “Santa” was arrested in a Homeland Security raid as part of a
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A floating pier and causeway that will be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take at least one month or possibly as long as two for the US military to build and become fully operational, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said on Friday.
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Wegovy’s not just for weight loss anymore. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s application to add cardiovascular benefits to the medicine’s label, making it the first weight-loss drug to also be cleared to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death in
Continue Reading By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced Friday that its drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called Relyvrio, did not show significant benefit in a large clinical trial and may be withdrawn from the market. New results from a large phase 3 clinical trial, called Phoenix, showed that the drug did not
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Never underestimate the power of music — and definitely don’t underestimate Taylor Swift. That’s the lesson a Kansas City family living in the Northland learned after a Taylor Swift song helped bring a family member back from a week-long coma.
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story March 8, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Get ready to make the most of your Spring Break with METRO! Whether you’re heading to Rodeo Houston or exploring the vibrant attractions Houston has to offer, METRO has you covered with convenient, affordable, and stress-free transportation options.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is urging Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and allow desperately needed aid to reach 25 million people. Ramadan is expected to begin on or around Monday, depending on the sighting of the crescent
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HUMESTON, Iowa (KCCI) — When an electrical fire broke out in the theater department at Mormon Trail school in Humeston last year, costumes, props and more were lost. One student decided to step up ty try to replace what was lost. Mormon Trail seventh-grader Kaylin
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press The status of a federal investigation into a leading Southern Baptist agency’s handling of sexual abuse is unclear. But this much is clear — survivors of abuse and their advocates remain deeply skeptical of leaders’ intentions to address the scandal in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Recent events have deepened
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have already shut down both of the country’s international airports. They were in Haiti for
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rescinded an executive order from 2021 on Friday that established guidelines for allowing college athletes to profit from their fame. The executive order originally came as the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to make money off the use of their name, image and likeness
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious heart problems in patients who are overweight or who have obesity. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a label change that expands the use of the drug in
Continue ReadingBY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The State Department has accused Zimbabwean authorities of harassing and detaining officials from the U.S. development agency USAID before deporting them last month. The State Department said the officials were in Zimbabwe to assess the country’s development and governance situation with the permission of the host
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