By Luke Hajdasz Click here for updates on this story SIMSBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Connecticut State Police Motor Unit has been around for 120 years. A lot can happen over the span of 120 years, but in that time the unit has never had a female member until now. Trooper First Class Jillian Leca
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN) — Varios republicanos que se opusieron a la candidatura de Jim Jordan para el cargo de presidente de la Cámara de Representantes informaron que han recibido llamadas violentas, mensajes e incluso amenazas de muerte desde que emitieron sus votos, lo que aumenta la atmósfera ya tensa y caótica en el Partido Republicano
Continue ReadingBy Alex Love Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Pharmacists at Walgreens and CVS are threatening a nationwide walkout at the end of this month, pushing some customers to look locally for their pharmacological needs. Pharmacists at Walgreens and CVS say their heavy workloads are putting their patients at
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow (CNN) — The fallout from the colossal implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto business is still rippling through the digital asset industry nearly a year later. On Thursday, New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against three digital asset firms that were caught up in the collapse of Bankman-Fried’s empire last fall —
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kansas (KCTV) — The Kansas Department for Children and Families has released its case summary in the death of 5-year-old Zoey Felix. DCF said it received a report on Aug. 29, 2023, that there were no utilities in the home and that drug use
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Adults living by themselves may have a higher risk of dying from cancer compared with those who live with others, a new study suggests, and the share of adults in the United States who live alone is on the rise. The research, published Thursday in the journal Cancer, found
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A study says Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic in just 24 hours. Thursday’s study says it’s because of warmer ocean water that acts as fuel. The study says in the last 20
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever wanted to briefly step into Lionel Messi’s boots for a day, ‘The Messi Experience’ might be the closest you will get. Kicking off a world tour in Miami in April 2024, the “immersive adventure” will offer fans a brand-new perspective on the Argentine’s legendary career. Launched
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People ducked under desks and tables in California and other earthquake-prone areas around the world for an annual drill held Thursday to practice ways to stay safe during quakes. Up and down the U.S. West Coast, the ShakeOut drill began at 10:19 a.m. PDT with a test alert from the region’s
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Money from an anonymous donor has been put to good use at a Milwaukee homeless shelter. They are getting dinner from a well-liked restaurant, once a month for five months. “It’s great to give back because someone has given to me
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin state Capitol building is free on a signature bond but can’t come near the governor. Joshua Pleasnick made his initial court appearance Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of openly carrying a gun in a public building. According
Continue ReadingBy KELLY VAUGHEN Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A 4-year-old boy is dead after being mauled by a dog while playing in his grandmother’s backyard in Detroit. The boy’s family is asking for prayers as they continue to seek answers about the attack. “He was full of life, a
Continue ReadingBy KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years. Recent studies show the chemicals may increase the risk of uterine cancer. Hair stylists say Black women have largely moved away from chemical
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in Amsterdam has sentenced a Polish-Canadian national to two months in prison for projecting a message alluding to an antisemitic conspiracy theory onto the Anne Frank House museum. Robert Wilson was charged with insulting a group and inciting discrimination for using a laser
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Jo Shelley, CNN (CNN) — A Hamas spokesman is among more than 60 members of the militant organization detained by Israel in overnight raids across the West Bank, the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory that is increasingly feeling the impact of the fighting in Gaza. Separately, a number of
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As the Biden administration kicks off a years-long negotiation process to divvy up the shrinking water supply of the Colorado River, there are finally some signs of optimism after several bleak years. A record-breaking winter snowpack last year halted a precipitous downward spiral on the river and raised water
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president says she is postponing the appointment of a new Cabinet following last month’s parliamentary election because she cannot accept the nomination of a climate change skeptic as environment minister. Liberal President Zuzana Caputova says Rudolf Huliak, who was nominated by the ultranationalist and pro-Russian Slovak National Party, could not
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia have agreed to further expand defense ties including with joint military exercises. The defense ties come under an upgraded security pact that took effect two months ago amid their mutual concern about increasingly assertive China. The two countries have rapidly developed close defense ties
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to significantly increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by 2030 and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like. The annual
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former federal prosecutor says Sidney Powell’s guilty plea in the case over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia is a “significant win” for the district attorney prosecuting the former president and others. Former U.S. Attorney John Fishwick says Powell “was at ground zero
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