By Justin Kent Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — A new University of Michigan program called “My Heart Your Heart” is taking donated pacemakers from funeral homes and repurposing them for use in other countries. The program helps people who can’t afford a pacemaker receive one for free. The Medical
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The City of Madras said Tuesday it’s concerned about “the impact of shopping carts being removed from premises and misused by individuals, leading to various challenges for our community including the well-being and safety of our community members.” It will host an open house on proposed regulations requiring stores to keep them on-site.
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The governing body of the world’s most famous sled dog race has disqualified the 2023 Iditarod rookie of the year from this year’s contest by citing a rule but not the specific infraction. After an emergency meeting Monday, the Iditarod Trail Committee announced Eddie Burke Jr.
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for the estranged husband of an American missing in Spain under suspicious circumstances says his client played no part in her disappearance. Attorney Ken Padowitz said Tuesday that David Knezevich was in his native Serbia on Feb. 2 when his wife Ana disappeared
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La nueva canción de Beyoncé, “Texas Hold ‘Em”, debutó en el primer puesto de la lista Hot Country Songs de Billboard este martes, anunció la publicación. La otra nueva canción country de Beyoncé, “16 Carriages”, ocupa el puesto número 9 en la lista. Beyoncé anuncia un lanzamiento musical en un
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO and STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writers The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff beginning next season will comprise five conference champions and seven at-large selections after the university presidents who oversee the CFP voted unanimously Tuesday to tweak the format. The move to decrease the number of spots reserved for
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story SEATTLE (KPTV) — Madonna fell on Sunday night while performing in Seattle. Performing “Open Your Heart,” the 65-year-old pop icon unintentionally tumbled from a chair on stage. A backup dancer for Madonna started to drag the chair once she started to sing the song.
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Denise Huskins, whose home invasion kidnapping was initially dismissed as a hoax by law enforcement, sat down exclusively with Tamron Hall on Monday. Huskins was kidnapped by a masked intruder who broke into her and her boyfriend’s Vallejo home in 2015.
Continue ReadingBy Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — David Burke is the director of facilities and programming at Serenity Mesa Youth Recover Center. He tells KOAT when it comes to care for youth dealing with substance and alcohol addiction, there aren’t many options to help them. “Five, six
Continue ReadingBy Diana Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Waterford couple just added a new family member, thanks to the help of volunteer firefighters. The couple had their baby in the back of an ambulance, which was not at all what they expected. They have a 2-year-old son, so
Continue ReadingRIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has decided not to indict former NFL player Jerrell Powe after he was arrested on a kidnapping charge in 2023. His attorney told The Associated Press on Monday that he received notification from a district attorney’s office in December that a grand jury had declined to issue
Continue ReadingBy Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY (KMBC) — Part of the ongoing investigation into Wednesday’s mass shooting at the Chiefs Rally at Union Station is focusing on the possibility of charging the parents or guardians of the two juveniles already facing charges in that case. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean
Continue ReadingBy Erin Lowrey Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is taking on a new challenge. Graham announced on Twitter that he would be rowing The Arctic for charity. “The Arctic Challenge” is a 1000-kilometer journey in freezing temperatures. The team, made up of
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Capital One adquirió Discover Financial Services por US$ 35.300 millones en una operación completamente en acciones, lo que dará al banco una ventaja en el competitivo mercado de las tarjetas de crédito. Según los términos del acuerdo anunciado la noche de este lunes, los accionistas de Discover recibirán algo
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not consider a dispute over a lawsuit filed by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life. Mark Mayfield was arrested and accused of providing information to people who snuck into a nursing home and
Continue ReadingBy Victoria Butenko, Andrew Carey and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Maxim Kuzminov, a Russian pilot who dramatically defected to Ukraine by flying his helicopter across the border, is dead, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR). The news comes after the Spanish Civil Guard in Alicante province told CNN that a man had been
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For the second time in less than a week, a 7-Eleven in Bend, this time on Southeast Third Street, has found a credit card skimmer on one of their credit card machines, police confirmed Thursday. And the clerk who found it says she quit after bosses told her to not contact police, but throw it away.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Influential labor groups now say they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nation’s capital to northern Virginia, partially due to the apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects. The Northern Virginia
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un misil balístico norcoreano disparado el mes pasado por el ejército ruso en Ucrania contenía cientos de componentes que se remontan a empresas de Estados Unidos y Europa, según un nuevo informe. Los hallazgos marcan la primera identificación pública de la dependencia de Corea del Norte de la tecnología extranjera para
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — What’s in your wallet? Capital One is making a $35 billion bet that the answer will soon be: more of its credit cards. The bank announced Monday evening it is acquiring Discover Financial Services (DFS) in a $35.3 billion all-stock deal. If approved by regulators and shareholders,
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