By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has given key approval to a bill allowing liquor stores to open for a few hours on Sunday if their local governments allow it. Supporters say it is time to get rid of another antiquated rule based on religion that designated Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Lynn Chaya Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As the federal government negotiates a pharmacare deal to address medication coverage, a new survey reveals that some Canadians are resorting to cost-cutting means to save on critical prescriptions. A Leger poll, commissioned by Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Cancer
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration eased some of the restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals. The news sent Wells Fargo’s stock up sharply Thursday as investors speculated that the bank, which has been kept
Continue ReadingBy Breana Ross Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — When we think of the Civil Rights Movement, many think of landmarks in Atlanta and across the south. But a little rowhome on Eutaw Place in Baltimore played a big role in Civil Rights history. Lillie Carroll Jackson was born in
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home from school. But Walter said a recent request from his daughter’s teacher caught him off guard. Earlier this month, Walter was among the parents at Coral Way K-8 Center, a Miami-Dade County public
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian coast guard retrieved the bodies of nine people who died after their boat sank on Thursday, marking another tragedy as migrants continue to attempt to traverse the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The coast guard also retrieved 45 people from the boat
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press A woman who died in the mass shooting after a parade for the Kansas City Chiefs and their Super Bowl victory DJed around the area and was a music lover who hosted an hourlong Tejano music radio show. Friends said Lisa Lopez-Galvan went to the parade with her husband and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A truck’s fuel tank exploded early Thursday in a neighborhood south of downtown Los Angeles, sending a fireball into the air and injuring nine of the 10 firefighters responding to the blaze, including two critically, fire officials said. All nine Los Angeles firefighters were rushed to
Continue ReadingBy Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, Maryland (WBAL) — Police are investigating several instances of students being robbed while walking to school in Howard County Monday morning. Three robberies and one attempted robbery occurred while students were walking to school or waiting at the bus stop. According to police, all
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four Roman Catholic bishops met with Mexican drug cartel bosses in a bid to negotiate a possible peace accord, one of the bishops said, and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday he approves of such talks. The revelation by Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, José de Jesús
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lyme disease cases in the United States jumped nearly 70% in 2022. Health officials say it’s due to a change in reporting requirements of the tick-borne illness, and not an explosion of new infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says reported cases surpassed
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new government study suggests smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the study Thursday. It calls it the largest to look at how Americans took the drugs
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A hearing that could derail the election subversion case against Donald Trump and others in Georgia is underway as a judge considers whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified. The two-day evidentiary hearing is a pivotal moment for the
Continue ReadingBy Karin Johnson Click here for updates on this story BLUE ASH, Ohio (WLWT) — A Northern Kentucky woman who said she was raped by a man she met on a dating app came face to face with him again. Brian Karr, 34, of Blue Ash is charged with two counts of rape, two counts
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Hirschheimer Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — A man who was studying to be a priest was arrested on child pornography charges at a Cincinnati seminary Friday. New video released by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office shows 28-year-old Broderick Witt being taken into the Hamilton County Justice Center
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Diseases spread by ticks and other insects are becoming more common in the United States, but a new methodology for tracking Lyme disease may overestimate the significant spike in cases seen in 2022. There were more than 62,000 cases of Lyme disease reported to the US Centers for Disease
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The White House says that U.S. President Joe Biden will host Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk for a meeting in Washington on March 12, which is the 25th anniversary of Poland’s joining the NATO Alliance. A statement Thursday from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the leaders will
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing it of assisting coup plotters and terrorist groups. Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil announced the decision at a news conference
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it plans to update temporary trail closures within the trails network west of Bend due to operations to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest resiliency in the wildland-urban interface. Beginning Monday, February 19, the following trail segment will be closed: COD – Closed Monday through
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Months after leaving the White House, former President Donald Trump began plotting his return to Wall Street. That return, delayed by years of regulatory and legal hurdles, is now on the verge of becoming a reality — and it could make Trump a fortune. US regulators have
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