While the mountains may see a bit by way of some snow showers, accumulations are not expected to be significant. With mixed showers at the pass levels, drivers should be aware of slick roads and reduced visibility.
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Continue ReadingA blind man has had his vision partially restored using optogenetic therapy and engineered goggles — the first successful case of such therapy in humans. Researchers treated a 58-year-old man who for 40 years had been suffering from retinitis pigmentosa — a neurodegenerative eye disease where loss of photoreceptors can lead to complete blindness. Retinitis
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday condemned recent attacks toward the Jewish community after several Jewish people were targeted in cities across the US and abroad as tensions flare over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior
Continue ReadingArchaeologists have recovered the bodies of victims of former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco who were executed and buried at a cemetery in central Spain. The team of forensic archaeologists and anthropologists are working to find, exhume and identify those who were killed by the Franco regime at the cemetery in the town of Almagro
Continue ReadingLawyers for the White nationalist who killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, will make their case Tuesday that his conviction and death sentence can’t stand because he was too “disconnected from reality” to represent himself. That’s the chief contention laid out in a sprawling 321-page motion filed last year
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HAMMOND, Indiana (KCTV, KSMO) — A 12-year-old boy from Kansas City who went missing on a trip with his family in Indiana has been found dead. Kyrin Carter, who has autism, was last seen May 15 at the Best Western Hotel in Hammond, Indiana. A volunteer kayaker involved
Continue ReadingNearly 50 years after a Massachusetts teenager was murdered, officials announced Monday that a Catholic priest close to the family was responsible for the crime. On Friday, officials were obtaining an arrest warrant for Richard R. Lavigne, but he died that evening in the hospital, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s office said in a statement
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EDGERTON, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — Authorities are requesting the public’s help in identifying those responsible for two separate incidents totaling nearly $100,000 in property damage in southern Johnson County. The first incident occurred on April 11 after signs were stolen from a construction project in Edgerton. Additionally, five
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Some vendors fined by the City of Mobile for selling goods during the Tardy Gras celebrations were refunded on Monday. City revenue workers were at booths on Friday night issuing fines to booths that did not have the “special events” license to do business.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Forget the cicadas infiltrating the Northeast, the Port City is seeing its annual invasion of termites. It is swarming season and they are being reported all over, from Midtown to West Mobile. Mobile is termite territory, just ask Michael and Kathy Halunen. “We were
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Monday announced his administration would invest $1 billion in extreme weather preparation ahead of hurricane season. “We’re going to spare no expense, no effort, to keep Americans safe and respond to crises when they arise, and they certainly will,” Biden said during a visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CEDARBURG, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Masks will continue to be required in Cedarburg schools, despite a big push by some parents. The Cedarburg School Board voted Monday night, May 24, to leave things exactly the way they are, with masks required indoors and optional for outside activities. This is
Continue ReadingThe most severe symptoms that come with MIS-C, the rare but serious Covid-19 related condition, seem to resolve within six months after hospitalization, according to a new small study of patients at one hospital in London. The study published Monday in the journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health looked at half a year’s worth
Continue ReadingChris Hemsworth may be Thor, the God of Thunder, but his son worships another superhero. The actor revealed in a funny Instagram post on Tuesday that one of his twin sons, seen from the back and wearing a red cape, really wants to be Superman. Hemsworth wrote: “Holding my little man’s hand and asking him
Continue ReadingA year ago, George Floyd’s chilling last words, “I can’t breathe,” sent shock waves around the world. A guilty verdict came down April 20, but Black Americans had no time to celebrate the rare occurrence of a White police officer being convicted of the murder of a Black man. The next day, Andrew Brown Jr.
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a swipe at Big Tech on Monday as he signed a hot-button state bill targeting how digital platforms moderate online content. The legislation marks one of the biggest steps yet by a Republican governor to act on allegations of online censorship at the hands of companies such as Facebook, Google
Continue ReadingThe United States will make “significant contributions” to rebuilding Gaza following the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jerusalem on the first day of his first official visit to the region. Blinken, speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the US would “work to ensure that
Continue ReadingThe first face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to take place next month in Switzerland, two US officials told CNN, as the White House and the Kremlin move closer this week to finalizing arrangements for the summit. The officials said Geneva has emerged as the final contender as
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — While most children who contract COVID-19 are asymptomatic, those with a multi-system inflammatory response may have more severe reactions to the virus, a new study shows. Multi-system inflammatory response (MIS-C) is a condition that affects one in 1,000 children and occurs when different
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