ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities say preliminary work has started to build housing for people left homeless by the massive earthquake that hit parts of the country and neighboring Syria, killing tens of thousands. The minister for the environment, urbanization and climate change said on Twitter Friday that excavations were taking place in Gaziantep
Continue ReadingBy Ciara Cummings Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A proposed law dealing with how and when children enter the foster care system in Georgia was passed by a state Senate committee on Thursday. The bill, SB 133, was introduced after a series of months-long Atlanta News First Investigates reports
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Jean Smart is recovering from a heart procedure. “February is American Heart Month — a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent successful heart procedure,” the “Hacks” star revealed on Instagram. “I am fortunate
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Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Operation Fuel, an energy assistance program, has been paused. The program announced on Friday that it had to pause because of significant demand for energy assistance this year. It said the program will be paused for the month of March. The
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — School buses loaded with kids were among the vehicles stranded on Portland metro area roads on Wednesday, and several people aren’t happy with the way Portland Public Schools handled the situation. A PPS special education bus driver is frustrated, saying the
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Mobley Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A dog is getting a second chance at life after rescuers found her nearly frozen to death inside the garage of an abandoned home in Kansas City, Missouri. Jolene, a 3-year-old Pit bull, got frozen to the bottom of a
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A European medical committee recommends rejection of Merck’s COVID-19 treatment, Lagevrio, casting fresh doubt on a pill that also stirs concern among U.S. regulators. A European Medicines Agency committee says marketing authorization for the antiviral pill for use in the European Union should be refused. A statement from the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN A shortage of some fruits and vegetables in the United Kingdom that has prompted rationing at most major supermarkets could last until May, according to one of the country’s biggest groups of food producers. The Lea Valley Growers Association (LVGA) told CNN Friday that UK growers were not harvesting tomatoes, peppers
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Austin Butler has taken some flack for holding onto his Elvis accent long after actually playing Elvis. But the 31-year-old breakout star of Baz Luhrmann’s flamboyant biopic says he’s taken away something much more significant from making “Elvis”: a new relationship with fear. Butler, nominated for the best actor
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El indicador de inflación preferido por la Reserva Federal mostró un aumento interanual inesperado en enero, lo que demuestra la fortaleza de la economía estadounidense y que el aumento de los precios no se detendrá tan fácilmente. El índice de precios de los Gastos de Consumo Personal (PCE, por las siglas
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — State labor officials are investigating an Illinois-based pharmaceutical company’s decision to abruptly close all of its operations, including its out-of-state locations in New Jersey, New York and Switzerland, and to lay off hundreds of workers with almost no warning. The Chicago Tribune reports that Gurnee-based Akorn Operating Co. told its 400 workers
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — State labor officials are investigating an Illinois-based pharmaceutical company’s decision to abruptly close all of its operations, including its out-of-state locations in New Jersey, New York and Switzerland, and to lay off hundreds of workers with almost no warning. The Chicago Tribune reports that Gurnee-based Akorn Operating Co. told its 400 workers
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch parliamentary inquiry has released a damning report into the government’s handling of lucrative natural gas extraction that caused a string of earthquakes in the northern province of Groningen. The report says profits were put before people in the region. The conclusions in the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Pentágono investiga cómo un conjunto de correos electrónicos internos del Comando de Operaciones Especiales de Estados Unidos que, aparentemente, fue expuesto públicamente en línea y filtró datos no clasificados durante casi dos semanas sin el conocimiento de los militares, dijo un portavoz a CNN. El jefe de información del
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury Department on Friday took what it called “one of its most significant sanctions actions to date” to crack down on those aiding Moscow’s war against Ukraine, targeting Russia’s metals and mining sector, its financial institutions, its military supply chain and individuals and companies worldwide that are helping Moscow
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Ellie Goulding says she went through it over a man she never even dated. In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, Goulding talked about being accused of cheating on singer Ed Sheeran with Niall Horan in 2014, despite the fact she was never in a relationship with Sheeran. “It’s
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s struggling banks have decided to suspend their strike for one week, following a request by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. The Association of Banks in Lebanon did not give further details about Friday’s decision to suspend the strike, which had been ongoing since Feb. 7. The
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Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Britzky, CNN US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN that he and his Chinese counterpart have not spoken for a “couple of months,” with Chinese Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe refusing to take a call in the wake of the US shootdown of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon. “The last time
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