By Gracee Mattiace Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A program in Polk County called Therapeutic Riding of Tryon (TROT) has been providing equine therapy and activities to people with disabilities for 20 years. Students range in age from as young as 4 years old to adults and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As AI moves into medicine, perhaps no one has more to gain or lose than radiologists, the doctors who review medical scans for signs of cancer and other diseases. Powerful new AI tools can improve accuracy, accelerate readings and reduce workloads. But the technology is becoming
Continue ReadingBy Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story SWANNANOA, North Carolina (WLOS) — The views in Swannanoa’s Bee Tree community are breathtaking but in the heart of bear country, one homeowner is battling a nuisance bear that’s taking her breath away. “This is getting bad because it’s starting to damage my property,” said
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Several of Donald Trump’s allies are flocking to the Manhattan criminal courthouse where Trump is on trial to display their support for the former president as explosive testimony unfolds about his alleged sexual encounter with an adult film actress and the hush money payment made to keep it under
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An attack on a prison convoy in northwestern France has left two prison officers dead and three others seriously injured. An inmate escaped. A search is underway. Authorities worked to secure the area and apprehend the assailants. The interior minister says several hundred police officers and gendarmes
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Two decades ago, when the photojournalist Kate Medley was in graduate school in Oxford, Mississippi, she would often frequent a local gas station with an off-menu offering: Tupperware containers full of home-cooked Indian food, made by the owners, for whomever knew to ask. Though it would be years before
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Thousands of women in states with abortion bans and restrictions are receiving abortion pills in the mail from states that have laws protecting prescribers, a new report shows. Tuesday’s release of the #WeCount survey shows about 8,000 women a month in states that severely restrict abortion or
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The time has come to raise a red solo cup. Jason Aldean will pay tribute to the late Toby Keith at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday. Across his career, Toby Keith took home 14 ACM Awards, twice winning the top prize of entertainer of the
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Most abortions in the United States are medication abortions, and telehealth has become an increasingly common way to access abortion pills — especially since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion. In the last few months of 2023, nearly 1 in 5 abortions
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By Sidney Lain Click here for updates on this story BRADLEY, Arkansas (KTBS) — It’s graduation season, and many seniors across the ArkLaTex have had great accomplishments through their time in school, including Charlie Wilkerson, who is graduating from Bradley High School with a 4.0 GPA and is valedictorian. He has also received over $1
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose sharply last month, a sign that stubbornly high inflation may persist after three elevated readings in consumer prices to start the year. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks price changes before they reach consumers —
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The last piece of privately-owned land in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard is up for sale for a cool 300 million euros ($324 million). Spanning 14,830 acres (23.2 square miles), the land has “significant environmental, scientific and economic importance,” according to a listing from agent Knight Frank. The archipelago is
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The media industry is crumbling, and late-night comedy on television has less than half of the audience than it had a decade ago. So what better time to start an online news site devoted to the topic? LateNighter publisher Jed Rosenzweig is looking to buck
Continue ReadingBy Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A Hauula Family is stepping up to help organize a father-daughter prom, benefitting a non profit that helps youth who are recovering from sex trafficking. The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women reports that more than a quarter of surveyed
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — Chronic absenteeism has significantly increased in Hawaii public schools, as fewer students returned to classes after the COVD pandemic. Ke’elikolani Middle School has a rich history. 150 years ago, it was the palace of Princess Ruth Ke’elikolani. But in more recent years,
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By Mohammad Al Sawalhi in Nuseirat, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals in central Gaza have reported that 40 people were killed in two Israeli airstrikes overnight within a few hundred meters of each other. Al Aqsa hospital said it had received 29 bodies from one strike, nine of whom were children,
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans already contending with persistent and stubbornly high inflation just got more unwelcome news on Tuesday: There are more price hikes likely coming down the pike. Wholesale inflation picked up in April to its highest rate in a year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has ruled that filmmaker Roman Polanski did not defame a British actor who accused him of raping her as a teenager. The case stems from a 2019 interview with Paris Match magazine where Polanski called Charlotte Lewis a liar following her accusations. The court’s
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — First, Lamar Jackson. Then, Joe Burrow. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs face a daunting test in opening their season after CBS unveiled Kansas City’s Week 2 opponent as being the Cincinnati Bengals. The Burrow-led Bengals will travel to play at Kansas City in a late-afternoon outing on Sept. 15.
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Marquette University played host Monday night to a legend in the field of land speed racing. Now, “LandSpeed Louise” wants to inspire the next generation of female racers. “It’s something when you’re watching something go 3, 400 miles per hour that starts
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