Feds propose steep fines when airlines damage wheelchairs
By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Airlines damaged or lost more than 11,000 passenger wheelchairs last year – and a new federal proposal seeks…
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Two police officers, 1 court employee injured in Independence
By KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — Two Independence police officers…
Continue ReadingHow to help Texas wildfire victims
By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) —The largest wildfire in Texas history has burned over a million acres and left scores homeless. At least five separate…
Continue ReadingA sure sign of spring: The iconic cherry trees in the nation’s capital will soon begin to bloom
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s cherry blossom season again, and officials in the nation’s capital are predicting…
Continue ReadingNorovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here’s what you need to know
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for…
Continue ReadingAlabama Sen. Katie Britt will deliver GOP response to State of the Union address
By Kristin Wilson and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel wants to know if potential jurors in classified documents case believe 2020 election was stolen
By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Prosecutors want to ask potential jurors in the…
Continue Reading‘They need to be shut down:’ Oregon Dept. of Human Services confirms investigation into Juniper Canyon Living
The Oregon Department of Human Services, through its Office of Aging and People with Disabilities, confirmed to NewsChannel 21 that it is…
Continue ReadingExcessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 deaths per day during the pandemic, CDC says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — While dry January and damp lifestyles have taken off on TikTok, the United States has already experienced a…
Continue ReadingSome doorbell cameras sold on Amazon and other online sites have major security flaws, report says
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Consumer Reports says some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have…
Continue ReadingAn NYC subway conductor was slashed in the neck. Transit workers want better protections on rails
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City are searching for a man who slashed a subway conductor in the neck. The union representing transit workers…
Continue ReadingFormer career US diplomat to admit working for decades as a Cuban intelligence agent
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat told a federal judge Thursday he will plead guilty to…
Continue ReadingMichigan cop’s mistake leads to $320,000 deal with Japanese man wrongly accused of drunken driving
By ED WHITE Associated Press A Michigan village has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunken driving.…
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84-year-old Bend woman celebrates her ’21st birthday’ this leap day
It’s a very special birthday Thursday for one Bend woman. Annie Barlow just turned 84, but this is only her 21st official birthday celebration.…
Continue ReadingA frog in India has a mushroom sprouting out of it. Researchers have never seen anything like it
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When observing a hoard of golden-backed frogs at a roadside pond in Karnataka, India, a group of naturalists…
Continue ReadingMigrant children in open-air desert camps are suffering from hunger and hypothermia, court documents say
By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN (CNN) — The young girl from Colombia hid in a porta potty to shield herself from the biting wind and…
Continue ReadingUn juez federal bloquea la aplicación de la controvertida ley de inmigración de Texas
SofÃa Benavides (CNN) — Un juez federal en Austin, Texas, ordenó este jueves al gobierno estatal suspender la aplicación de una…
Continue ReadingNevada county election official in charge of controversial 2022 hand-count plan resigns
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top elections official in a rural Nevada county roiled by false claims of…
Continue ReadingJudge rules Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones must take paternity test
By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — A judge has ruled Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry…
Continue ReadingCarnage at Gaza food aid site amid Israeli gunfire. Here’s what we know
By Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — Calls are growing for an investigation into one of the worst…
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