By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The attention of the figure skating world rests squarely on the Eastern Hemisphere this week. The Russian national championships should reveal Olympic favorites for the women’s competition. With four of the top five skaters in the current world rankings, led by record-setting Kamila Valiyeva, there’s a chance the Russians
Continue ReadingBy TREVOR SOCHOCKI, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan nurse who has been battling COVID-19 for months says the virus is making her job much worse than before. Burnout and staffing shortages are pushing many to look for traveling nurses – healthcare workers who move around the
Continue ReadingBy BRIANNA OWCZARZAK Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — The Saginaw Housing Commission is going to receive more than $76,000 to help families find employment and achieve financial independence. The $76,538 federal grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Family Self-Sufficiency program to help coordinate
Continue ReadingBy JOYLYN BUKOVAC Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Murfreesboro family started a movement that’s catching on nationwide. They created a Facebook page called Tipping in the Boro. It’s dedicated to tipping servers hundreds of dollars. Tyler, the creator of Tipping in the Boro, said this act of kindness
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s 2nd congressional district has the dubious distinction of having the second-most structurally deficient bridges in the country. So, it struck some Iowans as strange when the district’s Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted against a bill that would pour more than $100 million in federal money to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The official seal of the City of Atlanta shows a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Civil War. What it doesn’t show is that Atlanta was rebuilt with slavery’s successor: unpaid convict labor, working in horrific conditions to break granite at the Bellwood Quarry and burn
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE.UU. autorizó este jueves el uso de emergencia de la píldora contra el covid-19 de Merck, molnupiravir, “para el tratamiento de la enfermedad por coronavirus de leve a moderada (covid-19) en adultos con resultados positivos en las pruebas virales directas de SARS-CoV-2,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has signaled her efforts to appeal to moderate Republican and GOP-leaning independent voters whose support is necessary for her to win a tough reelection race in Kansas next year. A recent example was her signing Republican legislation aimed at helping Kansas
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINE HECKER Click here for updates on this story FESTUS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Festus community came together Wednesday night to remember a young boy killed in a tragic school bus accident. Friends and a GoFundMe account identify the boy is Damon Rice, 6, of Festus. He was a first grader at Plattin Primary
Continue ReadingBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Wrkiter WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new single-family homes rose 12.4% in November, the fastest pace in seven months, with low mortgage rates continuing to fuel heightened demand. The November increase pushed the seasonally adjusted annual sales pace to 744,000 last month, the best showing since reaching 796,000 in April.
Continue ReadingBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Wrkiter WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new single-family homes rose 12.4% in November, the fastest pace in seven months, with low mortgage rates continuing to fuel heightened demand. The November increase pushed the seasonally adjusted annual sales pace to 744,000 last month, the best showing since reaching 796,000 in April.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Atlanta Falcons will look for their first true home win of the season when they play the Detroit Lions. The Lions are 0-5 in Atlanta while the Lions are 0-6-1 on the road. At 6-8 overall, the Falcons are trying to protect their slim playoff hopes. The Lions may be
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The 2018 killing of 12-year-old Derrick Lee Jr., of Asheville, was back in the spotlight Wednesday as one man works to keep the boy’s memory alive. Jack Logan, who founded the nonprofit Put the Guns Down Young People advocated to
Continue ReadingBy BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy has made increasing progress as it nears the end of its first year. The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that 100 children, mostly from Central America, are
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Continue ReadingBy Star Connor, Jordan Honeycutt Click here for updates on this story Pitt County, GREENVILLE (WLOS) — People who live on Brookville Drive in Greenville said they are shocked to hear that someone was spotted stealing packages off their doorsteps. “It’s a shame how people are going around taking stuff off peoples’ porches,” Antwan Thomas
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex shared the first photo of their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana, as part of their 2021 holiday card, released six months after she was born. Meghan is seen happily holding Lilibet in the air, while Harry balances their son Archie on his
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Coldplay’s Chris Martin has a major announcement. The frontman of the Grammy-winning band told BBC Radio 2 this week that there’s an end in sight when it comes to new music from the group. “Well I know I can tell you, our last proper record will come out in 2025 and
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed a bill into law requiring doctors to try to preserve life in the rare case that a baby is born alive following an attempted abortion — or face criminal penalties. Senate Bill 157 also requires doctors to report cases of babies born alive
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have authorized a second pill against COVID-19, an antiviral drug from Merck that may help blunt the wave of infections driven by the omicron variant. The Food and Drug Administration granted the drug emergency use Thursday for adults with early COVID-19 who face the
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