By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The Walt Disney Co. is making several changes at its domestic theme parks in order to improve the public perception of its business. Among the changes: it will cease charging for overnight self-parking at its Walt Disney World resorts; Walt Disney World annual passholders will be able to visit
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of travelers were stranded at U.S. airports due to an hours-long computer outage. If a flight is canceled, experts say most airlines will rebook you on the next available flight. But if you choose to cancel the trip, airlines must provide you with a full refund. If your
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — El jefe de policía de la escuela de Uvalde, Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, dijo a los investigadores que estaba más preocupado por salvar a los estudiantes en otras aulas que por tratar de detener a un hombre armado que ya había disparado contra niños y dos maestras. Una entrevista
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jerrod Carmichael had a pitch for Tom Cruise and Church of Scientology in one of his Golden Globes jokes. The comedian and host of Tuesday’s ceremony referenced Cruise having returned his Globe statues in 2021 in the midst of controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the
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By Phil DeCastro Click here for updates on this story MANITOWOC, Wisconsin (WLUK) — It’s winter time. The snow has fallen, the ice has formed up. It’s time to get that salt out to try to clear your sidewalk or your driveway, but you need a lot less salt to cover a lot more area
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Betsy Klein, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to stay in her Cabinet role heading into the third year of the administration, a decision she conveyed to President Joe Biden during a December conversation, according to two White House officials. Biden welcomed Yellen’s desire to stay, which comes as the administration
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By Brady Meyer Click here for updates on this story OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (WLUK) — The Oshkosh City Council is giving the go ahead for a county-owned housing facility for sex offenders. Residential housing for sex offenders in Winnebago County has been in the works since early last year. After a meeting in Oshkosh Tuesday night,
Continue ReadingBy HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet If you’re looking for a job or aiming to get a raise this year, a new factor may come into play. It’s called pay transparency, a growing trend for companies to reveal what a job opening or current position pays. While it typically reveals salary ranges — rather than
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Langston Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WKMG) — Orlando Health is asking the public’s assistance identifying a patient currently at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Hospital officials said the patient was struck by a vehicle in a crash on Dec. 31 at 6:20 p.m. in the Colonial and Dorchester area
Continue ReadingMountain roads are in pretty good shape this morning. Carry chains or traction tires and watch for ice, especially black ice. The snow that is coming will be great for the resorts, but will worsen driving conditions. Mt. Bachelor is expecting to receive 4-8″ of fresh snow in the next 24 hours. More snow is
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian authorities say that two Palestinians were killed in separate violent confrontations with Israelis in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry says that the Israeli army killed a 21-year-old Palestinian militant during a pre-dawn military raid in the northern West Bank on Wednesday. The Israeli
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Plan on our Wednesday starting much milder than it will end. We begin the day under partly cloudy skies, with mild temperatures and breezes. Highs will be in the mid 40’s. As the day progresses, we will see clouds build in and deliver late-day showers. Southerly winds will pick up to
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian state-linked news agency says a former senior defense official has been sentenced to death after being convicted of spying for Britain. The judiciary was quoted as saying Ali Reza Akbari, who was deputy defense minister until 2001, was a “key spy” for British intelligence. The report also
Continue ReadingLVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says that the European Union nation has decided to send a company of Leopard tanks to help neighboring Ukraine in the war with invading Russia. But Duda said Wednesday that the move would be possible only as an element of a larger international coalition. Poland’s leaders have
Continue ReadingLVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says that the European Union nation has decided to send a company of Leopard tanks to help neighboring Ukraine in the war with invading Russia. But Duda said Wednesday that the move would be possible only as an element of a larger international coalition. Poland’s leaders have
Continue ReadingLODZ, Poland (AP) — The discovery in central Poland of hundreds of objects that were most likely hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II provided a rare and precious find, officials said Wednesday. Around 400 items, including silver-plated menorahs, hanukkiahs, tableware and daily use items were uncovered in the city of Lodz last
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business executives, politicians and academics are bracing for a gloomy world battered by intersecting crises, as rising volatility and depleted resilience boost the odds of painful simultaneous shocks. In its annual survey of risks published Wednesday, the World Economic Forum found that more than 80% of respondents expected either “persistent crises”
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In public, they present a united front — always. But Prince Harry has a very different story to tell about the British royals and the way they operate. Harry’s explosive memoir, with its damning allegations of a toxic relationship between the monarchy and the press, could accelerate
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — He trabajado de manera constante durante horas ahora, pero siento que ni siquiera he comenzado. Mi atención se desvía de la tarea asignada –escribir esta historia–, por una cantidad de cosas que creo son interrupciones de trabajo necesarias. (OK, un par eran de mi gato, quien también cree firmemente
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Here are the Sunrise Birthdays for Wednesday, January 11. You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/
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