By Quanecia Fraser Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Life has changed for the family of a 14-year-old girl from Soldier, Iowa, in just a matter of weeks. They’re now hoping Katie Hoskins gets a much-needed lung transplant, so she can enjoy the life she has left to the fullest.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States will work to remove Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday. The effort to evict Iran form the 45-member intergovernmental body comes as the Iranian government has tried to suppress nationwide protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos anunció este miércoles un aumento del 0,75% en las tasas de interés por cuarta vez consecutiva, como parte de su agresiva estrategia por reducir la inflación descontrolada que afecta la economía del país. El fuerte incremento deja la tasa de interés de referencia de la
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” painting in a climate protest last week were sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison, with prosecutors saying their action “crossed a line” of acceptable protest. Half of the sentence was suspended by a judge in The Hague,
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Brown Click here for updates on this story APEX, North Carolina (WRAL) — A lawsuit has been filed against WakeMed, claiming the hospital system gave sensitive patient information to Facebook for advertising purposes and financial gain. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a former patient, alleges that WakeMed transmitted nearly 500,000 of its
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s new prime minister has defended her government against criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest. The ban approved Monday was among the first actions of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government. Critics noted that
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Agriculture Department announced more than $223 million in grants and loans Wednesday to help small and mid-sized meat processing plants expand as part of a larger $1 billion effort to help boost competition in the highly concentrated industry. The effort is expected to increase
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany striker Timo Werner went off injured while playing for Leipzig against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. The incident came with three weeks left until Germany’s opening game at the World Cup. Werner reacted with pain after controlling the ball in the 17th minute and quickly gestured to his team
Continue ReadingBy Heather Leah Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the first child to die from the flu statewide for the 2022-2023 flu season. This is the first child to die from flu-related complications in the state since 2020. To
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump and his company settled a lawsuit alleging his security assaulted a group of men protesting Trump’s rhetoric outside of Trump Tower in 2015, averting a public trial. In a two-sentence statement signed by an attorney on behalf of Trump and the men, they said
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Woodrow Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco is becoming more affordable, according to newly released rental data. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Catherine Scott was living in San Francisco. “I lived the tech dream,” said Scott. Scott says she was laid off in March of 2020.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, who serves as ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, put the Department of Justice and FBI on notice Wednesday in letters detailing potential investigations if Republicans reclaim the House majority and he is given the powerful gavel of the Judiciary Committee. In the
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KMBC) — As November begins, the Kansas City area is preparing for Veterans Day. Work is underway at Independence Square to show support for several local heroes. Independence, Missouri firefighter Chad Sappenfield served his country as well as his community. “Chad always had
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — ABC7 News is learning stunning new details about one of the men suspected in a murder-for-hire plot to kill his longtime girlfriend. Last Friday, 73-year-old Nelson Chia died by suicide after being arrested for murder along with 35-year-old Hasheem Bason in
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The stock market started the Biden era with a boom. But it heads into the midterm election looking more like a bust. Entering Monday, the S&P 500 advanced just 13.2% since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. That marks the second-worst performance during a president’s
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A shortage of poll workers has concerned local election officials across the country as the midterm elections approach. Not so in Michigan. Conservative groups and local Republican Party operatives who have pushed false claims about the 2020 presidential election have recruited poll workers by
Continue ReadingCNN By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Iranian police said they would investigate an incident caught on camera showing security forces attacking and shooting a man, as a leading rights group condemned what it called the “crisis of impunity” in the country. The video shows a number of security officers beating a man who lay on the
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk said Wednesday that Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that, a process that will take at least a few weeks. That would mean people banned from
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk said Wednesday that Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that, a process that will take at least a few weeks. That would mean people banned from
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story VICTORVILLE, California (KABC) — A 17-year-old high school football player from Victorville described as a star athlete was killed over the weekend, authorities confirmed. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Richard Reed, a senior at Silverado High School, was found shot in the
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