By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to let some adult children add parents as dependents on their insurance plans. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the new law this week. The trend nationally has been to let children linger on their parents’ health insurance plans. But California is now
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By Jennifer Henderson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The Estate of Cornelius Frederick is suing Lakeside Academy, a residential treatment facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and 10 employees for $50 million. The 16-year-old boy was restrained on April 29, 2020, in the facility, went into cardiac arrest and died at a hospital two days later. The facility
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By Brianna Keilar and Ryan Bergeron Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham has spent much of her Army career being a frontrunner. She is only the second African American woman ever to become a three-star General in the Army and as she advanced throughout her career, she has been either the first woman, the first African American, or
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is not asserting executive privilege over a tranche of documents sought by a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. This sets up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who has pledged to
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has extended an order that will prevent state officials from enforcing a law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements until the federal lawsuit challenging the law can be heard. Judge Robert Pratt had earlier issued a temporary restraining order preventing
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has extended an order that will prevent state officials from enforcing a law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements until the federal lawsuit challenging the law can be heard. Judge Robert Pratt had earlier issued a temporary restraining order preventing
Continue Reading By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press The number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccine shots is nearing an average of 1 million per day. That’s a three-month high for the U.S but still far below last spring. The rise in shots comes as more seniors are getting boosters, and employer mandates are pushing workers to take their
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By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Three top Biden officials stressed the importance of the US-Mexico relationship Friday and the importance of the new bilateral security arrangement between the two nations alongside their Mexican counterparts in Mexico City. “We’re here because this high-level security dialogue is vital” to the “most urgent challenges facing our
Continue ReadingBy Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — Fort Collins Police Services is concerned about a new trend they have seen recently: teens fighting in local parks. This outbreak of fisticuffs doesn’t seem to be spontaneous. They are organized events police say play out on social media. “There
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits. It’s the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country. Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson were found guilty Friday
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents have been convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits. It’s the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country. Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson were found guilty Friday
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — The Arlington Police Department says it’s investigating claims that bullying may have motivated 18 year old suspected shooter, Timothy Simpkins, to bring a gun to Timberview High School Wednesday, Oct. 6. Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said others could be charged,
Continue Reading By SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland say two staff members have been fatally shot inside a senior living facility and one suspect is in custody. It happened Friday morning at the National Church Residences Gateway Village in Capitol Heights. Police said both victims were women, one found in
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — One of the victims of last month’s deadly Amtrak crash is speaking out for the first time. The train left Chicago heading for Seattle when it derailed in rural Montana. Three people died and dozens of others were hurt. Chicago lawyers just
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Braintree student is facing potentially significant punishment for allegedly assaulting a teacher. The school district says the incident was inspired by a “slap a teacher” challenge on popular social media app TikTok. It happened Wednesday at East Middle School in
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By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an initial batch of documents related to the January 6 violence at the US Capitol, paving the way for the Archives to share documents with the House committee investigating the attempted insurrection.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Rose Ramos Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Since the start of the pandemic, investigators with the Homeland Security’s Baltimore office have seized hundreds of counterfeit masks, fake COVID treatments and even fraudulent websites claiming to sell COVID vaccines. Now, they’re dealing with a spike of counterfeit vaccination cards,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Qué hacer para presumir cuando ya visitaste el Gran Cañón, la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Serengeti y las Pirámides de Giza? Volver a verlas, claro, pero desde el borde del espacio. La empresa de globos estratosféricos World View acaba de abrir las reservas para viajes épicos de cinco días en
Continue Reading LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) — A soldier based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina is facing a murder charge after the death of his girlfriend. Georgia authorities on Friday announced that Alonzo Dargan Jr. is accused of killing Akeila Ware after her wrecked car was found with bullet holes on a Georgia highway. Sheriff’s officials in
Continue Reading By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million on his Washington, D.C., hotel during his four years in office. That’s according to documents released Friday by a congressional committee investigating his business. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform says the losses came despite
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