WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a roughly $6 billion legal settlement to go forward that will cancel student loans for hundreds of thousands of borrowers who say they were misled by their schools. The justices didn’t comment in rejecting an emergency plea from Everglades College, Lincoln Educational Services Corp. and American National
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The governor’s office said in a statement late Thursday that he had signed the legislation. The ban gives DeSantis a key political victory
Continue ReadingBy WILSON RING Associated Press Police say a 25-year-old man seen in a video with a gun in front of a New Hampshire high school threatening a shooting has been arrested. On Thursday, Portsmouth Police Department identified the suspect as Kyle Hendrickson and said he is facing charges. Police did not list a hometown, but
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Brian Todd and Sara Smart, CNN The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot his first-grade teacher in a classroom in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this year turned herself in Thursday on charges of child neglect and recklessly leaving a firearm so as to endanger a child, her attorney said. Deja Taylor
Continue ReadingBy KJRH Staff Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — ATF Special Agents, along with FBI and Tulsa PD Bomb Squad responded to an address on Admiral Street for a report of found suspicious devices. Agents and Bomb Squad personnel discovered several explosive devices which were rendered safe by the TPD
Continue ReadingBy Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Misouri (KMBC) — A company with seven regional hospitals is experiencing long wait times in emergency rooms and a bed shortage. John Morris brought his wife Vickie to Lee’s Summit Medical Center Tuesday morning due to breathing problems. John said Vickie is a
Continue ReadingBy Shea Smith Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — April is Parkinson’s awareness month. According to parkinson.org, nearly one million people in the U.S. are living with the disease, and that number is expected to rise. 2 News Oklahoma spoke to two men who say working out keeps their Parkinson’s
Continue ReadingBy Kyla Russell, CNN Almost 90% of mpox-related deaths in the United States were among Black men, and nearly all had weakened immune systems, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From May 2022 to March 2023, 30,235 people in the US were diagnosed with mpox, previously known
Continue ReadingBy Tom Garris Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A worker was taken to the hospital after falling from the 26th floor to the 24th floor at a downtown construction site Wednesday morning, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said. The incident happened just after 8:30 a.m. at the First National Bank tower
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story PICKENS COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina family on vacation in Florida got a disturbing message from a neighbor over the weekend about what turned out to be an explosion at their home that was caught on camera. The neighbor wanted to know
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Officials say a former Nickelodeon star has been found safe after being reported missing in Central Florida. Thursday morning, police in Daytona Beach said Jared Drake Bell was considered missing and in danger after being last spotted in the area
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — El próximo domingo 22 de octubre tendrán lugar en Argentina las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas de 2023. Aquellas personas de nacionalidad argentina que residan en el extranjero tendrán la posibilidad de elegir si desean participar de los comicios: podrán emitir su voto de manera optativa para los cargos de
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal officials say they have asked the FBI to consider criminal charges against more than 250 unruly airline passengers since late 2021. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that 17 of those cases have been referred to the FBI in the first three months of this year. That’s a
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The city of Bend on Thursday outlined a new program that streamlines the process to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), which aims to speed up the review process and potentially help property owners cut some costs.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A rally on Wall Street lifted stocks to their highest level in almost two months following the latest sign that inflation continues to cool. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% Thursday after a report showed inflation at the wholesale level slowed last month by more than expected. The Dow was also up, while
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Patrick Mahomes has already had an eventful 2023. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback helped lead the organization to his third Super Bowl appearance in January and was named MVP for the second time in his career in February, days before
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Delta Air Lines Inc., down 37 cents to $33.37. The airline reported weak first-quarter earnings. Fastenal Co., down 22 cents to $52.34. The distributor of bolts and nails reported weak first-quarter revenue. International Business Machines Corp., down 64 cents to $127.90.
Continue ReadingBy DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After going unbeaten against four teams with losing records, the Tampa Bay Rays headed to Toronto to try setting Major League Baseball’s post-1900 record for consecutive wins at a season’s start. “We’re a small-market team and people around the league not all the time have
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Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios and Marlon Sorto, CNN A hippo descended from the private menagerie of druglord Pablo Escobar has died in Colombia after being hit by a car, according to a statement from Colombian officials. The hippo died on the spot, while the person in the car received medical attention from first responders, following the
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