By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule to regulate medical tests that have long escaped oversight. The rule was announced Monday. It is designed to improve the accuracy and reliability of tests developed at large laboratories, including hospitals and universities. The FDA has warned
Continue ReadingBy Alex Gaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A group working to increase Black representation in the St. Louis improv scene. The group is named Some Black People, in what members say is a nod to the frank and direct nature of their style of improv. Brandon Bowers
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s interior ministry says five people have been killed in a bomb attack in the remote north of the country near the border with Somalia. Five other people were wounded. There is no immediate claim of responsibility, but Somalia-based al-Shabab militants affiliated with al-Qaida have carried
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — More Americans are identifying as “preppers,” and they’re not just disaster-obsessed people. Cory Hubbard and his team at Defcon Underground have been building underground survival bunkers for the past seven years. “A lot of people just have this feeling that
Continue ReadingRAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The last two members of a trio who carjacked and kidnapped an FBI employee in South Dakota in 2022 have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. The Rapid City Journal reports that Deyvin Morales was sentenced Friday to 47 years in prison. At the same hearing, Karla Lopez-Gutierrez was sentenced
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police have removed dozens of students from the Sorbonne university after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the main courtyard of the elite institution in Paris. About 50 protesters set up tents at midday Monday at the elite university’s courtyard in support of the Palestinians echoing
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair is temporarily suspending flights to Estonia’s second largest city for a month after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu last week because of GPS disruptions. The cause of the GPS interference that forced the two flights to return to Helsinki last Thursday was
Continue ReadingBy WLOS staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — For the second year, a young girl organized a youth mental health rally in Franklin — and this year, the she attracted the likes of the state’s top health official as the keynote speaker. Gracie Parker, age 11, led the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Alberga Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Norovirus is spreading at a “higher frequency” than expected in Canada, specifically, in Ontario and Alberta, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Norovirus is a common, highly contagious virus that causes nausea, vomiting, abdominal pains, cramps and diarrhea.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Apple’s iPad will face heightened regulation in the European Union after officials labeled its operating system Monday as a key gatekeeper technology under EU competition law. The European Commission’s formal designation of iPadOS subjects it to tough rules applied to only a handful of other digital platforms controlled by
Continue ReadingBy Dan Bertrand and Ian Campbell Click here for updates on this story SUDBURY, ONTARIO (CTV Network) — A northern Ontario beekeeper is sounding the alarm after discovering most of her bees had died earlier this year. Janice Mitchell is a veterinarian by trade and so she decided to send some of the deceased bees
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, marking a détente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos. That’s according to three people familiar with the discussion. The meeting, which lasted three
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — It is crystal clear to many people that we are living in a time of climate crisis caused in large part by the burning of fossil fuels , which lead to the emission of greenhouse gasses that trap the sun’s heat, raising temperatures and leading to a cascade of unintended and
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart but better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea. A growing number of public health experts say if you choose to drink alcohol, you should drink as little as possible. Guidelines vary from country to
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two people were arrested as part of a task force drug bust in Manchester. Police said they arrested Joseph Vasquez, 41, and Latoya Betts, 37 on April 26. They said a drug task force, along with members from the DEA and
Continue ReadingBy DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The United Nations has urged South Sudan to remove newly imposed taxes and charges that led to the suspension of U.N. food airdrops for thousands of people who depend on outside aid. The U.N Humanitarian Affairs Agency said Monday that the pausing of airdrops in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some social media posts that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place lower-court rulings against
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million.
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story FOREST GROVE Oregon (KPTV) — A Cornelius woman was arrested after two hit-and-run crashes and a high-speed police chase out of Forest Grove on Sunday evening, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. At about 5:30 p.m., police responded to the first crash in
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer John Krasinski doesn’t usually worry about reviews. But for his new film “IF,” he is “genuinely terrified” of the response from two people: His daughters. “IF,” about a young girl (Cailey Fleming) and her neighbor (Ryan Reynolds) who can see everyone’s imaginary friends including those that have gotten left
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