By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nomination for the next labor secretary, Julie Su, has advanced through a Senate committee. But a handful of Democrats are withholding support, creating uncertainty ahead of a vote in the full chamber. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced Su’s nomination on
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The remains of a U.S. Army corporal killed during the Korean War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor have been identified, 73 years after he went missing. U.S. and South Korean officials said Wednesday that the remains of Luther H. Story of Buena Vista, Georgia have
Continue ReadingBy Christinna Bautista Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — Right now many across the country are taking a hard look at the well-being of our children – for Child Abuse Prevention Month. That includes right here in the Treasure Valley. It’s a fact that many across the country continue to
Continue ReadingBy Les Krifaton Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A milestone birthday for one Henderson girl who lived through a cancer ordeal. Jillian Moore was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma a childhood cancer that generally afflicts children between one and 5 years old. Jillian was
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a beautiful day across the High Desert yesterday, we will only improve on it for today! We wake up to mostly clear skies this morning, and it looks as though they will stay that way through the day. Highs will be in the low to mid 70’s and winds will
Continue ReadingBy LAÍS MARTINS Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has given testimony at the Federal Police headquarters on Wednesday about his actions before the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in capital Brasilia. One week after his leftist successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office, Bolsonaro’s supporters raided and
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Khalafi Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Violence in Sudan is hitting close to home for a couple in Pahrump, whose son is stuck in Sudan with his wife and 12-year-old daughter. Eric Fritts Jr. and his wife are both teachers in Sudan, who’ve seen frightening changes
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A writer has told a jury that Donald Trump raped her after she accompanied him into a luxury department store fitting room in 1996. E. Jean Carroll began testifying Wednesday in the trial of her federal lawsuit. Trump denies Carroll’s allegations. He
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, habló este miércoles con su par de China, Xi Jinping, el socio diplomático más importante de Moscú, en la primera llamada telefónica entre los dos líderes desde el comienzo de la invasión de Rusia. “Tuve una larga y significativa llamada telefónica con el presidente
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A pickup truck slammed into a mother and daughter walking to school in a crosswalk in the Mid-Wilshire district Tuesday morning, killing the woman and severely injuring the 6-year-old girl, police say. The Nissan truck was driving fast at the time
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN In March, Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, made a stunning announcement. For pennies on the dollar, the congregation had bought up $3.3 million of medical debt belonging to 3,355 local families. With bells ringing and confetti flying, the church held a “debt burning” ceremony marking the full forgiveness of
Continue ReadingBy Emily Ashcraft Click here for updates on this story RIVERTON, Utah (KSL) — Tariq Staton’s first reaction when he heard a bang on his garage door was to check on his little girl. He quickly discovered 3-year-old Jazarah was not in her bed. He checked her window and heard a moaning from outside —
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN A new federal bill unveiled Wednesday would establish a national minimum age for social media use and require tech companies to get parents’ consent before creating accounts for teens, reflecting a growing trend at all levels of government to restrict how Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms engage with young users.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Heading into the NFL Draft, there’s always one prospect coming out of college who everyone becomes infatuated with, despite not being the finished article. Sometimes, it’s down to physical traits shown at the Combine; sometimes, it’s down to their personality; or sometimes, it’s down to their display at their particular pro
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN The judge overseeing a civil battery and defamation trial for columnist E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump warned the former president’s counsel on Wednesday about comments their client made on social media about the case. Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, outside the presence of the jury, flagged to federal District Judge
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer There is a growing phenomenon at historically Black colleges and universities. HBCUs are adding sports outside the more typical offerings of football, basketball, and track and field. Black athletes are participating more at the NCAA level in sports such as women’s gymnastics and men’s volleyball. HBCUs are catching up
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer There is a growing phenomenon at historically Black colleges and universities. HBCUs are adding sports outside the more typical offerings of football, basketball, and track and field. Black athletes are participating more at the NCAA level in sports such as women’s gymnastics and men’s volleyball. HBCUs are catching up
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee, one of the organization’s top pitching prospects, has been called up by the Cleveland Guardians to start in his major league debut Wednesday. Bibee, a 24-year-old right-hander, is the third starting pitcher to make his debut for the Guardians this season, following Logan Allen and Peyton Battenfield. Rookie Hunter Gaddis
Continue ReadingBy Greg Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is establishing an independent safety review team following several near-collisions of commercial aircraft at US airports in recent months. The FAA National Airspace System Safety Review Team will be tasked with examining the air traffic system and delivering recommendations on how to enhance safety,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Madison Richardson, CNN Thunderstorms can bring dangerous lightning, heavy rain, strong winds and sometimes ice stones falling from the sky — known, of course, as hail. Hail generally ranges from pea- to softball-sized and can damage property and injure people. Hail forms when warming at the Earth’s surface causes
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