Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es una cálida tarde de sábado, hay amenaza de lluvia y los vecinos no paran de hacer ruido. Un centenar de manifestantes gritan frente a la Casa Blanca, diciéndole al hombre que vive allí que lo admiran, que aprecian lo que ha hecho y que ahora tiene que irse. “¡Hey hey, ho
Continue ReadingBy Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — For some kids, Halloween, with all it’s creepy characters, spooky skeletons, and scream-inducing scare machines, can be a bit daunting. But for Christopher Jimenez, Halloween was one of his favorite times of the year. “Nothing scared him. His laugh was
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the weeks before a deadly E. coli outbreak was detected. Kamberlyn Bowler, of Grand Junction, Colorado, had to be flown 250 miles to a hospital near Denver in mid-October, where
Continue ReadingRESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the release of a cancer-causing chemical from a storage tank and pipe. The Advocate reports the consent agreement between DuPont and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was filed Sept. 25.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rinse and repeat. As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump keeps telling the same lies at event after event – many about immigration, but many others about a variety of additional topics. Here is a fact check of 18 false claims in his Tuesday remarks at his Mar-a-Lago
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Gannett, owner of the nation’s largest newspaper chain, announced that its more than 200 publications, including USA Today, will not publish presidential endorsements in the run-up to the November 5 election. In a statement, Gannett said that while its USA Today Network of publications nationwide will not issue presidential endorsements this year, the outlets may still endorse candidates at the
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — An electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines plane before the pilots made a fiery but safe emergency landing in Las Vegas earlier this month. A preliminary report released Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board report describes the Oct. 5 flight
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. That’s the highest number recorded since the U.N. health agency began keeping track. The agency’s new report was released Tuesday. It also says that TB has likely returned to being the world’s leading infectious disease killer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student. Court records show that Craig Wesley Smith Jr. was charged in September with forcible sodomy and attempted forcible rape. He is accused of forcing a teenage
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Davisson, S.E. Jenkins, Jason Allen Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — The Fort Worth Catholic Diocese announced Monday that a group of nuns at the center of controversy have been dismissed from Catholic religious life. CBS News Texas Reporter Jason Allen first broke this story over a
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer It’s as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October. More than 100 cities across the nation are reporting their driest October so far. In June, less than 12% of the US was in drought. Now it’s nearly half and growing. Meteorologists say the country is
Continue ReadingBy Laurie Perez, Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Local News “It was the best moment of my life,” says 10-year-old Dodger fan who caught Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam losangeles By Laurie Perez, Dean Fioresi Updated on: October 28, 2024 / 3:02 PM PDT / KCAL News
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Guatemala confirmó este martes que detectó el primer caso de gusano barrenador que afecta el ganado, por lo que ha declarado Estado de emergencia de sanidad animal en todo el país. “Tenemos un caso confirmado de gusano barrenador en el Departamento de Izabal”, dijo Maynor Estrada, ministro
Continue ReadingDIVIDE, Colo. (AP) — A human-caused fire has destroyed the house where it started, leading to the evacuation of about 700 other homes as flames burned in a wooded subdivision in the central Colorado mountains. Teller County Sheriff Jason Marksell says some rain fell early Tuesday, helping to slow the blaze in the Highland Lakes
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Comstock Click here for updates on this story HESPERIA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A rescue helicopter used to save the lives of those most in need in the High Desert in Southern California is indefinitely grounded after it was graffitied by vandals over the weekend, drawing the rage of many in the community. Authorities
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — In the critical Southwest battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump run near even in the race for the White House, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The findings come as large numbers of
Continue ReadingAP Hockey Writer Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on which North American markets they’ll consider in a bid to add as many as two franchises for the 2025-26 season. The only certainty is a vision of the timing being right to build on
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — In a sensory gym at the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society’s Weeksville Gardens location, kids spend time developing their social skills with all the fun of a trip to the playground. The organization, born in Brooklyn in 1891, serves working families with children
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Rozner Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A ride-share driver says he escaped serious injury after bricks fell from a building and landed right on his car in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. It happened early Monday afternoon on Gansevoort Street, right across from the Whitney Museum. The victim
Continue ReadingIt’s officially a week before Election Day, and recent arson attacks are raising more concerns about ballot drop box safety. Two ballot boxes were set on fire Monday in Portland and Vancouver, Washington, raising questions for many voters about whether their ballot will be safe.
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