By Sherman Desselle Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The Orleans Parish Coroner identified a woman found in a freezer in the 9th Ward last week as Julia Dardar. According to the coroner, Dardar’s preliminary autopsy showed a cause of death as “blunt force injuries of the head and
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte and Jen Christensen, CNN In a bold move, the World Heart Federation released a policy brief Thursday saying that no amount of alcohol is good for the heart. “At the World Heart Federation, we decided that it was imperative that we speak up about alcohol and the damages to health, as
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A Shawnee woman is still waiting for a life-saving machine after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled millions of the device. One of the largest manufacturers of machines that help people with sleep apnea has been recalled. An FDA investigation
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Australian snowboarder Scotty James has gone to work on new tricks inside a private halfpipe in Switzerland. The location became a place where he was free to experiment without a lot of attention. His latest creation is a triple cork that includes three flips and
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — One person is in critical condition after an industrial accident Wednesday at Darling Ingredients, near 14401 S 5th St. in Bellevue. Authorities say the person was taken to Nebraska Medicine in critical condition. Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office Captain Monty Daganaar told
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Iowa woman has died after her car was hit by an Amtrak passenger train. The crash occurred at the intersection of 165th Street and 695th Avenue about 7 miles northeast of Albia. According to Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Nebraska men’s basketball game at No. 19 Ohio State on Saturday has been postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Cornhuskers’ program. Nebraska said in a statement it would not have the Big Ten minimum of seven scholarship players available. Nebraska and Ohio State will coordinate with the Big
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden is paying a steep price for high inflation. It’s a problem that festered during his first year in office instead of fading away as he suggested it would. Last year’s giant coronavirus relief package drove what will probably be the fastest economic growth since 1984 and pulled
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden is paying a steep price for high inflation. It’s a problem that festered during his first year in office instead of fading away as he suggested it would. Last year’s giant coronavirus relief package drove what will probably be the fastest economic growth since 1984 and pulled
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN If you think you know who Jeff Daniels is, think again. You might be thinking of the Hollywood actor — but there’s now a tarantula-killing worm with a very similar name. The worm — named tarantobelus jeffdanielsi — was discovered by scientists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and is
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Despite the continued challenges of COVID-19, Oregon’s statewide high school graduation rate for the class of 2020-21 was 80.6 percent, the second-highest graduation rate ever recorded, according to data released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education.
Continue ReadingBy Jack Thurston Click here for updates on this story ELMORE, Vermont (WPTZ) — A small Vermont town is rallying to save its post office, which has an uncertain future. The Elmore Store, serving the town of fewer than 1,000, has a post office in the back which is run under a contract with the
Continue ReadingNourhan Elkallawy, CNN For most people, thinking about the Saudi Arabian desert probably conjures up images of sand dunes baked by relentless sunshine. More recently, however, those sands have been covered in snow. Several recent snow and hailstorms in the region have transformed landscapes in and around Saudi Arabia, stirring excitement among locals and causing
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — It was a somber final ride for an Andover K9 diagnosed with aggressive, terminal cancer. Andover police Sgt. Michael Connor drove K9 Grimm around town to say goodbye Wednesday morning. K9 Grimm has been ill for the past several days, and
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election by former President Donald Trump and others has asked for a special grand jury to aid the investigation. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday sent a letter to Fulton County Superior Court
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its investigation. The committee sent a letter Thursday requesting a meeting in early February asking to discuss her father’s actions, including a
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s levying new sanctions against four Ukrainian officials, including two current members of parliament who administration officials say are part of a Russian influence effort to set the pretext for further invasion of Ukraine. According to Treasury, all four have been intimately
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un proyecto de ley respaldado por el gobernador republicano Ron DeSantis que prohibiría que las escuelas públicas y las empresas privadas de Florida hagan que las personas se sientan “incómodas” o “culpables” en función de su raza, sexo u origen, recibió el martes la primera aprobación de la Comisión
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz A federal judge on Thursday denied InfoWars host and right-wing conspiracy theorist Owen Shroyer’s attempt to dismiss the four charges against him in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. Shroyer has been charged with four misdemeanors, including disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He has pleaded not guilty. In December, Shroyer’s lawyer
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story IRWIN, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A longtime employee at a McDonald’s in Westmoreland County has died at the age of 100. Ruthie Shuster worked at the McDonald’s on Route 30 in Irwin for a quarter-century. Coworkers said there was “nobody like her” and she always greeted
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