By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using his outsized sway in foreign affairs to help the authoritarian government of Egypt as well as others. An
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Galveston police sergeant involved in a deadly crash earlier this week has been placed on desk duty while the investigation continues, the department told ABC13 on Friday. “As City of Galveston Police Chief, my deepest sympathy goes out to the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife and business associates Friday, revealed he’s adopting the same defiant stance he took when he faced federal accusations nearly a decade ago. Menendez is a three-term senator who has held office at every
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to free speech when the school’s president canceled a drag show earlier this year. The U.S. district judge argued Thursday that drag shows are “sexualized content” and can be subject to more
Continue ReadingBy Scarlett Conlon, CNN Milan (CNN) — Making your creative director debut when your predecessor was responsible for one of fashion’s most profitable and prolific success stories is a daunting task, let alone having your show venue changed less than 24 hours before your first model was due to step onto the runway. Yet, if
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is recommending a new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “This is another new tool we can use this fall and winter to help protect lives,” said CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, California (KGO) — Here on ABC7, we’ve covered autonomous cars on the roads. But there’s another movement happening with autonomous flying taxis. A new company just opened an office in Fremont, where autonomous aircraft are being built. Supernal is an advanced air mobility company,
Continue ReadingBy Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Founders who are moving to San Francisco are struggling with the idea of having to pay over $3,000 for an apartment. Instead, they are investing that money into their companies and renting a sleeping pod for $700 a month. “The pod
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge peppered Donald Trump’s lawyers with questions Friday — sometimes admonishing them — as they tried to persuade the court to throw out a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general accusing the former president and his
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Ophelia compiled a list of counties which have the highest opioid dispense rates in Oregon using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado judge overseeing the lawsuit attempting to bar former President Donald Trump from The White House using a rare constitutional clause has issued an order prohibiting threats and intimidation regarding the case. District Court Judge Sarah Block Wallace said Friday she was doing so for the
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party, making the city the largest in the U.S. with a GOP mayor. Although mayoral offices in Texas are nonpartisan, the switch is a boost for Texas Republicans who have been losing ground
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of Maryland Medical Center announced on Friday. The groundbreaking surgery was done on September 20 at UMMC by the same transplant team that preformed the first such experimental surgery in 2022.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Bovia Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — The Kent Intermediate School District and First Steps Kent are working to ensure kids impacted by the abrupt closure of the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) have access to the education parents expected. “We share in the sadness and disappointment
Continue ReadingBy Julie Dunmire Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — West Nile Virus has popped up in West Michigan. Thursday, two human cases were confirmed in Ottawa County and one in Kent County. All three people are hospitalized. FOX 17 caught up with a survivor of West Nile Virus, who’s
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) – La tormenta tropical Ophelia se formó este viernes frente a las costas de Carolina del Norte y se espera que toque tierra en ese estado en la mañana de este sábado, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). La tormenta se ubica a
Continue ReadingBy Jason Lamb Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WTVF) — A well-known traveling pastor and his wife are facing charges in connection to child rape. Court documents show that Benjamin Garlick was indicted on five counts of Aggravated Rape of a Child and five counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery of a
Continue ReadingBy WTMJ Staff Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — A 19-year-old Kenosha resident was injured in a shooting in Kenosha Thursday evening, police say. According to a statement from Kenosha police, the shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. near 23rd and 55th. There officers found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds.
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edmond High School educator Dan Kernion is this year’s High Desert Regional Teacher of the Year, as he and everyone at the school learned at a surprise assembly Friday morning.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told a German newspaper on Friday that setting up temporary police checks at border crossings would help Germanyprevent the smuggling and trafficking
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