AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The baby in Gaza who was recently paralyzed by polio was infected with a mutated strain of the virus that vaccinated people shed in their waste, according to scientists who say the case is the result of “an unqualified failure” of public health policy. The infection, which marked the
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police say a strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica earlier this week off Norway’s coast that killed a U.S. citizen, describing it as a “tragic accident” that did not constitute a criminal matter. The wooden replica, called Naddodd, was crossing the North Atlantic from
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The Boone County Deputy Medical Examiner has ruled the cause of death of the Boone County Assistant Fire Chief who died in July as drowning.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El español Daniel Sancho, condenado por la justicia tailandesa a cadena perpetua por el asesinato premeditado del cirujano colombiano Edwin Arrieta Arteaga en 2023, tiene por delante dos oportunidades de recurrir esta sentencia: la primera ante el Tribunal Provincial y la segunda, ante el Tribunal Supremo tailandés, según marca
Continue ReadingBy Sara Machi Click here for updates on this story PARK RIDGE, Illinois (WBBM) — Headed home after 300 days in the hospital, Nathan Zarate weighed less than a pound when he was born more than three months premature, but on Wednesday, he graduated from the NICU. With smiles and a song, Advocate Children’s Hospital
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom. The Hong Kong government insists there aren’t restrictions on such freedoms when journalists simply stick to the facts. Stand News former
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By Stacy Friedman, Hector Carrion Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A former cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual assault lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed her suit in 2021, claiming drunken fans and alumni groped her at school events in 2018 and 2019. She has claimed that she was
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) de México informó el miércoles sobre el fallecimiento en Ucrania de un ciudadano mexicano identificado como Carlos Jesús González Mendoza. “La SRE expresa sus condolencias ante el lamentable fallecimiento de Carlos Jesús González Mendoza y envía el más sentido pésame a su familia”, dice
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By Dana Karni, Abeer Salman and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said Thursday it killed five Palestinian militants, including an Islamic Jihad commander, during an exchange of fire “within and near a mosque” in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. The firefight came after Israel on Wednesday launched one of the largest
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By Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville homeowner is sharing his story after being charged more than 18 times his average water bill. Robert Ahern feels he is being treated so unfairly by the Water Resources Department, he has hired an attorney. I was shocked.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election alongside choices for president and other top offices. The ballot questions will give voters a chance to directly decide some consequential issues, instead
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Plenty of tennis players at the U.S. Open agree that there are benefits to taking a nap before a match, especially if they are due on court at night. Some catch extra Zs at their hotels. Others opt for the beds in the “Player Quiet Room” down the
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not even a presidential election is likely to slow the wave of fantasy novels that has been building the past few years. This fall’s most anticipated releases include Brandon Sanderson’s “Wind and Truth,” Jeff VanderMeer’s “Absolution,” Alan Moore’s “The Great When,” Cecy Robson’s “Bloodguard” and Kerri Maniscalco’s “Throne
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The CIA and other US intelligence agencies provided intelligence to Austrian law enforcement that allowed them to disrupt an ISIS-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert earlier this month, CIA deputy director David Cohen confirmed on Wednesday. CNN and others had previously reported the role of US
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say one person was injured when a vehicle hit a small plane that had made an emergency landing on a highway near an airport. Greensboro police say Piedmont Triad International Airport communications received a distress call around 8 p.m. Wednesday from a small, single-engine plane experiencing mechanical
Continue ReadingBy TRACY GLADNEY Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced on Friday that soon $250,000 will be available for organizations to install more Safe Haven Baby Boxes for receiving abandoned babies. Arkansas law allows the delivery of a child 30 days or younger
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El verano comenzó de manera turbulenta cuando aparecieron acusaciones de abuso sexual infantil en un blog dedicado a historias de sobrevivientes cristianos. Esta vez, el hombre involucrado esaba liderando una de las megaiglesias más grandes de Estados Unidos. Robert Morris, quien fundó y dirigió Gateway Church durante casi 25 años en
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMZI) The University of Missouri is adjusting parking for students, faculty an staff ahead of Mizzou football home opener Thursday night. The university told students, faculty and staff who park on campus and will be there until 3 p.m. that they may be asked to park in locations other than their normally designated
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital has entered a seventh day, with the operation hampered by strong undercurrent flows and worries about soil instability after a second sinkhole emerged nearby. Vijaya Lakshmi Gali was walking along a road in Kuala Lumpur
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019. Local media reported the verdict Thursday in the city’s first case involving a United Nations anti-terrorism law. A panel of nine jurors convicted Lai Chun-pong of conspiring to cause
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