By Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story GENESSEE CO., Michigan (WNEM) — Three people have been charged for concealing the death of an 86-year-old and allegedly cashing in the deceased person’s Social Security checks, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said. Jodi and Gregory Baer, who are sister and brother, and Jodi’s boyfriend,
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Nashville Fire paramedics treated several students after reports of an overdose at a Nashville school on Thursday morning. According to NFD, crews responded to the Nashville School of Arts on Foster Avenue for an overdose call involving students. NFD reported the
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LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds striker Patrick Bamford says caretaker manager Michael Skubala has “taken the pressure away” following the firing of Jesse Marsch. Skubala has overseen a draw and loss — both against Manchester United — since Marsch was fired on Feb. 6 with Leeds hovering just above the relegation zone. Bamford tells BBC
Continue ReadingBy Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Missouri Senate is still tackling a bill that would ban transgender medical care such as puberty blockers for minors. This comes right when Washington University’s Pediatric Transgender Center is under investigation after a whistleblower claimed the center harmed vulnerable
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La administración del presidente Joe Biden dijo que está desplegando expertos médicos federales para ayudar a evaluar qué peligros persisten en un pueblo de Ohio donde un tren que transportaba materiales peligrosos se descarriló este mes. También se evaluará un aumento del apoyo federal a pedido del gobernador de Ohio
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story FORT VALLEY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — In recognition of Black History Month, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman and USDA Farm Service Agency Georgia State Executive Director Arthur Tripp co-hosted a roundtable discussion at Fort Valley State University directly engaging with underserved
Continue ReadingBy Crystal Carr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — An attorney for the officer accused of shooting and killing Alonzo Bagley is coming to his client’s defense. Officer Alexander Tyler was charged with negligent homicide after shooting Bagley at the Villa Norte Apartments on February 3rd. He was responding to
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters in Iran have marched through the streets of multiple cities overnight in the most widespread demonstrations in weeks amid the monthslong unrest that’s gripped the Islamic Republic. That’s according to what online videos purported to show Friday. The demonstrations marked 40 days since
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is poised to extend its slide Friday, one day after U.S. markets suffered their biggest drop in a month on an inflation reading that came in hotter than expected. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slid 0.5% and the S&P 500 dipped 0.7%. Oil
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A former security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for putting U.K. diplomats at “maximum risk” by selling secret information to Russia. David Ballantyne Smith admitted spying but claimed he was driven by depression and a desire to “teach the embassy
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Air traffic controllers and an approaching flight couldn’t identify “two white lights … moving in a circular pattern” that were reported over Yellowknife late at night on Jan. 29. “Good evening, just wondering, do you got two planes
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Research has shown more women worldwide are affected by dementia than men, and a broad new study suggests gender-based social and economic disadvantages may be to blame. According to a meta-analysis of 21 international studies involving 29,850 people
Continue Reading By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the newest members of the House Intelligence Committee was herself once an officer running spies for the CIA. Abigail Spanberger spent almost a decade as a CIA operations officer. Now, she’s a third-term Democratic congresswoman from Virginia who was just named to one of two
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers are making their first court appearance Friday on murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and their lawyers are expected to appear before
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Julia Buckley, CNN For many, 2022 was the year that the ever-clearer climate crisis spurred people to fly less. For Rick Turner and his husband Adam Longbottom, their decision to ditch airplanes for a three-month trip around Europe and across to South America was down to something else: 2022’s notorious aviation chaos. “Everyone’s luggage was
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Economists say cash-strapped Pakistan’s latest plan for economic recovery is likely to take a painful toll on its poor. The impoverished country this week hiked the prices of gas, petrol and electricity. On Friday, the Parliament began a discussion on a bill to impose new taxes in
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — China declaró una “victoria importante y decisiva” en su manejo del brote de coronavirus que barrió el país en los últimos meses tras una abrupta relajación de su política de “cero-covid” a finales del año pasado. El máximo órgano decisorio del gobernante Partido Comunista hizo esta valoración durante
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have condemned the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Games. EU legislators say allowing them to compete under a neutral flag “runs counter to those countries’ multifaceted isolation and will be used by both regimes
Continue Reading LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police say an explosion at a fireworks company in central Slovenia has killed at least one person and seriously injured two. A local civil protection organization said the blast happened at the Hamex company compound in the town of Vrhinika. Videos from the scene showed huge amounts of smoke billowing from
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — TikTok said Friday that it’s planning two more European data centers, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its users in the West. TikTok has been under fire from European and American authorities over concerns that it could scoop up masses of user
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