By Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story BELLVILLE, Texas (KTRK) — The process of transferring a patient out of a rural hospital may have taken minutes before the pandemic. Now, it’s taking days, according to hospital officials. Dan Bonk, the CEO of the Bellville Medical Center, said not having the space to
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Flash floods have swept cars down streets in a seaside town in northeastern Spain as other parts of the country were hit by overnight storms. A downpour Wednesday quickly overwhelmed the Catalan town of Alcanar. Neighbors watched as waters swept up cars and carried them down streets toward the Mediterranean. Most
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ lawyer wants Jamie Spears to resign as the conservator of his daughter’s estate, without the multimillion dollar payout that he is requesting. In a new court filing obtained by CNN on Tuesday, Mathew Rosengart states that although Spears’ father said in a filing last month that he would eventually
Continue ReadingEntergy said Wednesday that it is slowly adding power back to New Orleans, and the pace of that work will determine how quickly the region’s important oil refineries can restart operations that were shut down by Hurricane Ida. The company said an unspecified number of customers in eastern New Orleans had power turned back on.
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge says he won’t allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery to use evidence of the slain Black man’s troubled past when they stand trial for murder. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley said in a written order that the victim’s character
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business Julie Pace, the political reporter turned Washington bureau chief at The Associated Press, is the news agency’s new executive editor. Pace, 39, is succeeding Sally Buzbee, who departed the AP last spring for The Washington Post. She is starting in the new role immediately. “We have great opportunities ahead to
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The Bundesbank said Wednesday that individuals and banks have handed in notes that were soaked in the floods and often
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The Bundesbank said Wednesday that individuals and banks have handed in notes that were soaked in the floods and often
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys, Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — Death by overdose numbers across the US are continuing to add up. It happened to Terry Hanley’s 27-year-old son, Zachary in 2013. “It’s happening. It may not have to you or someone you know, but it will. Because unfortunately
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Good morning, Central Oregon! Happy ‘Hump Day’ and first day of September. Most of the region woke up to frost and haze as temperatures this morning were close to freezing in some areas. Widespread haze is sticking with us until around 2 p.m. this afternoon, but expect a sunny and mostly clear day once the
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki, Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — For the past year and a half, Melissa Chevalier worked overtime, trying to keep her family safe from Covid. “You know my heart was just kind of a little crushed, I was really hoping to avoid having the virus
Continue ReadingBy Rachel McCrary, Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A local ear, nose and throat specialist is receiving hate mail for what he believes is related to his stance regarding coronavirus vaccines. “Somehow they think that this is an intrusion of the American way of life by somebody
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has struck down a Trump-era rule that eliminated federal protections for some wetlands and streams. The ruling Monday is giving hope to opponents of a proposed mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge in southeast Georgia. The rule tossed out by a federal judge
Continue ReadingBy Leslie Aguilar Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s been a roller coaster for public schools the last year and half due to the pandemic and many parents have had enough. Kansas City area private schools are seeing increased interest in enrollment from former public school families. “We
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly half of the money being spent on a Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election is earmarked for data analysis related to voting machines. That’s according to a contract released Wednesday to The Associated Press under Wisconsin’s open records law. It spells out how the
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Overland Park Police Officer Freddie Castro, 23, has passed away following a battle with COVID-19. The diagnosis for Castro was not good, but officers and his family held out hope of a miracle recovery. Castro joined the police department at
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON, RAHIM FAIEZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says the United Nations’ stockpiles of food could run out this month in Afghanistan. That is threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the country’s new Taliban rulers as they try to restore stability after
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The City of St. Louis will keep its front row seat in the lawsuit against the Los Angeles Rams and the National Football League. A judge threw out an attempt to move the trial out of the city on Tuesday. The
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Las autoridades de Louisiana están investigando un supuesto ataque mortal de un caimán a un hombre de 71 años que caminaba en las aguas de una inundación tras el huracán Ida. El hombre fue atacado por el animal y aparentemente murió el lunes frente a su casa en Slidell, según informó su
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two human rights groups have accused both sides in the Yemen conflict of using starvation as a weapon of war. The Yemen-based Mwatana Organization for Human Rights and another group, Global Rights Compliance, say they documented airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition that hit farms, water facilities and
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