By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has found that a jury should hear former Republican state legislative candidate Janet Palmtag’s lawsuit accusing her own political party of defamation. The decision Friday reversed a lower court’s ruling in which a judge sided with the Nebraska Republican Party by
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The United States started the new year awash in respiratory illness, with high levels of flu, Covid-19 and RSV across most of the country. The latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that some measures of flu activity dipped in early January, but the
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief has announced he is retiring. Chief Michel Moore made the unexpected announcement Friday. His tenure will end in February. Moore has been chief since 2018. He had been reappointed last year for a second term as chief
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UNION, N.J. (AP) — An investigation into the deaths of two Newark, New Jersey firefighters finds that an initial call for help to battle the deadly fire on a cargo ship in July was canceled. Testimony Friday into the fatal blaze aboard the Grande Costa D’Avorio shows a fire chief
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 35 years after the body of a five-year-old boy was found near his family’s residence in South Carolina, the child’s father and stepmother have been arrested and charged in his killing, officials said. Victor Lee Turner and Megan Lee Turner, who formerly went by the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio Nueva York (CNN) — Quaker Oats amplió su revisión de productos del mes pasado a sus barras de granola, snacks y algunas variedades de sus populares productos de cereales Cap’n Crunch vendidos en Estados Unidos debido a una posible contaminación por salmonella. El fabricante de alimentos envasados dijo el jueves que está llamando
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A Connecticut truck driver will serve at least 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to charges related to a highway crash that killed a New Hampshire state trooper. The crash killed Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill in fall 2021. Jay Medeiros of Ashford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty Friday to negligent homicide
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN Fulton County, GA (CNN) — When Nathan Wade was appointed lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case in 2021 to prosecute former President Donald Trump, some of his closest allies, lawyers in Cobb County where Wade practiced law, universally wondered, “Why him?” Fulton County District
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is back on top. After trailing behind Apple for the majority of the past decade, Microsoft is the world’s most valuable publicly traded company as of market close on Friday. The tech giant’s stock (MSFT) closed at $388.47 a share on Friday, giving it a market
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los arqueólogos que trabajan en las profundidades de la selva amazónica descubrieron una extensa red de ciudades que datan de hace 2.500 años. Los asentamientos prehispánicos, muy estructurados, con calles anchas y caminos largos y rectos, plazas y grupos de plataformas monumentales, fueron hallados en el valle de Upano, en la
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — A Detroit man was arrested in Florida after he allegedly asked Spirit Airlines flight attendants to join the “mile high club,” according to a complaint. James Finnister was on a flight that departed Louisville, Kentucky, at about 8:11 a.m. on Jan. 9.
Continue ReadingCAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont state trooper plunged into a frigid pond and pulled out an 8-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while playing with siblings. The child survived and fully recovered after a brief hospital stay. The girl and her younger sister fell through the thin ice on the pond on
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio Nota del editor: Llamado a la Tierra es una serie editorial de CNN comprometida con reportar los desafíos ambientales que enfrenta nuestro planeta, además de mostrar las soluciones a esos retos. La iniciativa Perpetual Planet de Rolex se ha asociado con CNN para crear conciencia y educación sobre los asuntos de sostenibilidad claves
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — Firefighters in Aurora rescued a dog stuck under a car hood on Thursday morning. Crews from Aurora Station 6 rushed to the vehicle where the little guy was stuck. Firefighters believe the dog wanted to get warm by climbing into in
Continue ReadingKCNC By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — Firefighters in Aurora rescued a dog stuck under a car hood on Thursday morning. Crews from Aurora Station 6 rushed to the vehicle where the little guy was stuck. Firefighters believe the dog wanted to get warm by climbing into
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a fourth person has died nearly two weeks after a driver crashed an SUV packed with gas cans near a crowd of New Year’s concertgoers in western New York. But authorities said Friday they may never know the driver’s motive for what they call an intentional attack. Rochester police
Continue ReadingBy WWJ Staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Detroit man is behind bars and is charged with shooting and killing his 31-year-old son, allegedly stemming from the son calling him a “deadbeat dad.” 71-year-old Solomon Cobb Sr. was charged with 2nd-degree murder but Judge Keneth King reduced the
Continue ReadingBy Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota (WCCO) — Seven days a week in three different parts of the Twin Cities, real-life treasure hunts are underway. Amidst a room full of things people have trashed, they’re looking for treasure. Before the sun’s up, they’re up and waiting to get
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota (WCCO) — One of the coldest mornings of the year so far didn’t stop researchers with the University of Minnesota from performing an involved deer study. They met up at Elm Creek Park Reserve to capture and study deer using a helicopter.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Gimbel Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — He’s the first African lion cub born at the Fort Worth Zoo in nine years. And soon, the adorable little fella named Moja may be reunited with the rest of his pride. Moja was born on Oct. 20, 2023 to
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