By TW Starr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Many have watched in recent days the monumental changes that have been happening in Syria. One local doctor has an enormous interest in what’s happening in Syria right now because that’s his homeland. Dr. Basel Kasabali is a cardiologist at Willis
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, Jean Casarez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, was charged with the murder of a seventh victim in a new superseding indictment released on Tuesday in Suffolk County court. Heuermann was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Valerie Mack, whose partial
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, John Fritze and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Joseph Corcoran, who was convicted of a quadruple homicide in 1997, was executed in Indiana early Wednesday, state prison officials announced, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years. Corcoran, 49, was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m., the Indiana Department of Corrections said in
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The steps you take each day could lead you to a reduction in depression symptoms, according to a new study. A study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open found that a higher daily step count is associated with fewer depressive symptoms. “Our study provides further evidence that
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Canadian hockey player Matthew Petgrave has begun crowdfunding to help cover his legal fees in connection with the death of fellow hockey player Adam Johnson. Johnson, who played for the Nottingham Panthers in England, died last October after sustaining a cut to the neck in a collision with another
Continue ReadingBy Crystal Webb Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Students in Caddo, Bossier, DeSoto and Webster parishes are getting a little extra Christmas cheer thanks to Geaux 4 Kids. More than 200 teens will be getting a gift card for Christmas, delivered by their school resource officer. It is part
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People worried they’ll never get a scarce human transplant want to know when they might get a pig kidney instead. They call and email NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital. Researchers are gearing up as two companies, United Therapeutics and eGenesis, aim to begin the world’s first
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. Pantos is short for pantomimes. They are stage musicals that play at theaters big and small across the U.K. each winter. They mix a fairy-tale plot with topical references, slapstick, song, dance and double
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — “Bluey” is heading to the big screen. The Walt Disney Co. and BBC Studios announced Tuesday that a film based on the hit Australian animated series will arrive in theaters in 2027. The movie will be written and directed by series creator Joe Brumm, with a voice cast led by the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “White Lotus” is returning and it’s bringing the heat. HBO released the trailer for the third season of the popular series, which returns with a new all-star cast. Past seasons of the show have been set in Hawaii and Italy, while next season the action takes place in
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the Taliban in Afghanistan as a terrorist group. Under the bill, the official terrorist designation of an organization could be suspended by a court. The legislation still needs to be
Continue ReadingPor Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Jamie Dimon, jefe del banco más grande de Estados Unidos, JPMorgan Chase, y comúnmente conocido como el ‘presidente de Wall Street’, pasó gran parte de este año advirtiendo que hay un riesgo elevado de que EE.UU. experimente una estanflación similar a la de la década de 1970. La estanflación es cuando
Continue ReadingPor Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz y Hanna Park, CNN La Policía está investigando por qué una adolescente llevó una pistola a una pequeña escuela cristiana en Madison, Wisconsin, y abrió fuego, matando a tiros a un estudiante y a una maestra e hiriendo a varios otros, lo que sumió a la comunidad religiosa
Continue ReadingCNN Español El Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones denunció este lunes la muerte de Osgual Alexander González Pérez, quien, según la organización, fue detenido durante las protestas registradas tras las controvertidas elecciones presidenciales de julio. Según la entidad, González es la tercera persona que muere bajo custodia de las autoridades venezolanas, en medio de denuncias de
Continue ReadingPor Clare Sebastian La explosión que mató al teniente general ruso Igor Kirillov este martes parece haber sido el ataque selectivo más ambicioso de la guerra hasta el momento en suelo ruso, llevado a cabo por los servicios de seguridad ucranianos (como afirmó una fuente familiarizada con la operación) y que afectó no solo al
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawai’i (KITV) — To protect native birds, Hawaiian Electric is installing what is called “bird diverters” on power lines to help stop them from flying into the lines. The installation is a part of a settlement between Hawaiian Electric and conservation group Earthjustice. “HECO
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Who are the top reggaeton musicians in the world? Or throughout history? Does Bad Bunny come to mind? Daddy Yankee? For years, urbano music has been defined solely by its male superstars. But that’s not the case, and certainly not in recent history. A crop of newer talent
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the Champions League. The Unify League is the latest incarnation of a proposed elite competition for the biggest soccer clubs in Europe. It comes after the launch of a Super League in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Some Milwaukee Public Schools parents are reeling Monday night after their kids got high school acceptance letters in error. Parents say the letters were confusing. In one instance, the initial paragraph welcomes the student to Reagan High School for fall of 2025,
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A company that sells replacement winter tires is recalling more than 541,000 of them in the U.S. because they don’t have enough snow traction to meet North American standards. Prinx Chengshan Tire North America is recalling certain Fortune Tormenta and Prinx Hicountry tires with three-peak mountain snowflake symbols on the sidewalls. The
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