By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A unique option for the afterlife is helping give back to the environment. Families are spreading their loved ones’ ashes in Washington County’s St. Croix Valley Forest to be closer to nature. Better Place Forests offers the alternative to a traditional cemetery
Continue ReadingWCCO, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A unique option for the afterlife is helping give back to the environment. Families are spreading their loved ones’ ashes in Washington County’s St. Croix Valley Forest to be closer to nature. Better Place Forests offers the alternative
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A pilot and his dog swam safely to shore after their small plane crashed off the Rancho Palos Verdes coast on Sunday afternoon. The crash was reported at around 5:20 p.m. near Ocean Trails Drive, which runs adjacent to the
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four members of a rural Iowa family have pleaded not guilty in the abduction and abuse of an 18-year-old relative who had allegedly showed up at a hospital so badly beaten that his brain was bleeding and so malnourished that he weighed just 70 pounds
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Stahl and Brad Nau Click here for updates on this story CHERRY HILL, New Jersey (KYW) — April is Autism Acceptance Month, and a South Jersey hospital does that every day by providing people with autism with new opportunities. “We want to try to make them feel happy and make them feel comfortable,”
Continue ReadingBy Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The founder of a charity that’s raised half a million dollars to provide prosthetic legs to fellow amputees will be taking part in Monday’s marathon. Steve Chamberland has made it his life’s mission to serve and provide as many kids and adults
Continue ReadingWBZ, 50 LEGS, CNN By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The founder of a charity that’s raised half a million dollars to provide prosthetic legs to fellow amputees will be taking part in Monday’s marathon. Steve Chamberland has made it his life’s mission to serve and provide as
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring more transparency from youth treatment facilities. The bill supported by the Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality aims to pry open
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida. The baby orangutan was delivered by cesarean section on Saturday, weighing just over three pounds (1.3 kilograms), park officials said. The mother, Luna, is recuperating from surgery and will be reunited with the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on the House to immediately take up the Senate-passed supplemental legislation for Ukraine and Israel funding on Monday as he hosted Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the Oval Office. Biden aimed to highlight the efforts other nations are making to support Ukraine. His comments followed the Czech
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Queen Bey is giving Levi’s brand a lift. Beyoncé’s hit country album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which features the song “Levii’s Jeans” with rapper Post Malone, has lyrics like “denim on denim on denim on denim.” And at the same time, she posted an image on Instagram of her wearing a
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Over a breathless two days in late 2020, Paul McLister, 76, learned the family he’d grown up with had kept a massive secret from him all his life. He also found answers to questions he’d pondered since childhood, and gained a
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It’s common knowledge that exercise is good for your mental health and your heart health — and now a new study suggests that all three are working together. In addition to the physical benefits of exercise, it’s also associated with a reduction in stress signals in the brain, which
Continue ReadingThe temperature and rain was not kind over the weekend, but we will be chilly as we move into the new work week. There will not be much snow added to the base totals this week as the region will be on the dry side. There is still a decent amount of snow at a
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Thomas Wells ran a half-marathon at age 60 and played recreational volleyball until he was 63. At 65 years old, doctors diagnosed him with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive lung cancer linked to asbestos exposure. “I’m in great pain and alls I
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Thomas Wells ran a half-marathon at age 60 and played recreational volleyball until he was 63. At 65 years old, doctors diagnosed him with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive lung cancer linked to asbestos exposure. “I’m in great pain and alls I
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest moments for many of this generation’s Olympic athletes came in front of mostly empty stands. That was three years ago at the COVID-19 Summer Olympics or two years ago at the COVID-19 Winter Olympics. Now that they’re preparing for the Paris Olympics, the
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The rainy weather over the weekend has cleared as the area of low pressure responsible for the rain has pushed well east. The weather feature that is most prominent today, other than the sunshine, is the breezy to windy conditions. The winds will be brisk, but not overwhelming today and tonight, but if you are
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, descartó este lunes riesgos para las elecciones generales de junio próximo, ante el llamado de boicot de madres y padres de los 43 estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Rural de Ayotzinapa desaparecidos hace casi 10 años. En su conferencia de prensa matutina,
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California has filed a lawsuit challenging a voter identification law passed at the polls this year in the city of Huntington Beach. The state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday that the measure is in conflict with state law and could suppress voter participation. The
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