By Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Effective Dec. 6, gay and bisexual men are now allowed to donate blood under new Food and Drug Administration guidelines. Bloodworks Northwest has updated its processes to align with new FDA guidance easing restrictions on donations by men who have sex
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Ancient plant fossils that puzzled scientists have turned out not to be plants after all, new research has revealed. Instead, the small round shapes bearing a leaflike pattern were once the shells of baby turtles that lived during the time of dinosaurs. Scientists have nicknamed the turtle species “Turtwig,”
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The family of a 40-year-old man found dead in a rain-flooded Portland creek say he cared for those around him and loved his son and family more than anything. Sean Struckman’s body was found Monday in Johnson Creek during the atmospheric
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La Secretaría General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) expresó que ante la “urgencia y gravedad” sobre lo que consideró una “postura agresiva del régimen de Maduro” hacia Guyana, en el caso de la disputa por el Esequibo, reafirma y respalda la solicitud de una reunión del Consejo Permanente del
Continue ReadingBy Justin Andrews Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Dawn Chapman lives near the West Lake Landfill and is now furious her efforts to secure funding for families potentially exposed to nuclear radiation has failed. “This was the wrong decision and I watched you all be champions for your
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — More St. Louis City employees are coming forward with allegations of discrimination and unfair wages. This comes after a First Alert 4 report regarding a federal lawsuit filed by nine sanitation workers against the city. Forestry department tree trimmers and
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves. Bannings continued to soar in the U.S., the Middle East war impacted everything from authors events to the National Book Awards and numerous authors took legal action in
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Adele dice que hay una razón por la que solo ha lanzado cuatro álbumes, y no es lo que piensas. Al aceptar el Premio al Liderazgo Sherry Lansing el jueves en el evento Women in Entertainment de Hollywood Reporter, Adele admitió en el escenario que se siente “un poco fuera de
Continue ReadingBy Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — An Independence pastor admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with two young girls, according to court documents. Prosecutors charged Virgil L. Marsh with one count of first-degree statutory sodomy and two counts of first-degree child molestation involving two girls under the
Continue ReadingBy Jill Macyshon, Noushin Ziafati Click here for updates on this story WINNIPEG, TORONTO (CTV Network) — For eight years, Tareq Abuznaid has called Canada his home. His parents work here. His siblings go to school. But now, he fears he’ll become a statistic. The 19-year-old said he and his family who, except for his
Continue ReadingSIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa helicopter pilot is back in the air, two weeks after a waterfowl smashed through the windshield of his chopper and knocked him for a loop. Pilot Troy McCormick told KCAU-TV that he’s lucky he wasn’t hurt worse on Nov. 23 when what he believed was a duck came
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Dollar General is joining the growing list of retail chains reversing course on self-checkout technology. “We had started to rely too much this year on self-checkout in our stores,” Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said Thursday on an earnings call. “We should be using self-checkout as a
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Kansas (KCTV) — It’s not as famous as Alcatraz, but the Kansas State Penitentiary has a more interesting history than some might realize, and the Lansing Historical Society plans to share about it. The original prison, known in modern days as the Lansing Correctional
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the next president. Kevin Guskiewicz was voted in Friday morning. He’s been the chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the past four years. He will take over a university that is now
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville Buncombe Christian Community Ministry, which for years has provided housing for the homeless, has announced major plans to expand with a possible 250 more beds in the next two years for Asheville-area men, women and children with no place
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The decision removes the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine. It confirms moves the IOC started one year ago to reintegrate Russia and
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Bradley Cooper puede añadir “sandwichero” a su currículum. La estrella de la película “Maestro” les dio a algunos neoyorquinos un auténtico regalo con algunos philly cheesesteaks y, por supuesto, con él mismo, mientras trabajaba en una “foodtruck” o gastroneta de comida en West Village este miércoles. Cooper preparó y sirvió sándwiches
Continue ReadingBy Joe Roetz, WSVN News Staff Click here for updates on this story DAVIE, Florida (WSVN) — Shiloh Messam, a resilient baby born in a South Florida hospital with premature lungs, celebrated his first birthday after spending a challenging 365 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite facing chronic lung injury and a hole
Continue ReadingCNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease Friday, including the first therapy that uses the gene-editing technique CRISPR, opening a new era of treatments for genetic conditions. The medicines, called Casgevy and Lyfgenia, are potential cures for people with sickle cell,
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. Dismissing last-minute defense pleas that Crumbley’s life is salvageable, Oakland County Circuit Court
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