By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. While many experts say this season likely won’t prove to be as deadly as some other recent winters, it
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Your health resolutions for the new year may need to include getting checked for hearing aids. Wearing hearing aids if you need them may help protect you from early death, according to a new study published Wednesday in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal. “What we found was that there
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The runway fire in Tokyo is providing a key test of the safety of carbon-composite material on planes. Composite materials reinforced with carbon fibers make planes lighter, which helps them save fuel — a major cost consideration for airlines. But safety experts say there has always been concern about
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Numerous issues involving dogs on a La Pine property have led to an investigation, the seizure of 37 dogs, many in “very poor condition,” and 45 animal neglect, abandonment and other charges against a 48-year-old La Pine woman, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and 12 allies issued what amounted to a final warning to Houthi rebels on Wednesday to cease their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or face potential targeted military action. The Yemen-based militants have carried out at least 23 attacks
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Education policy adviser appointed by the Biden administration quit Wednesday to protest the administration’s crucial military support of Israel’s war in Gaza and its handling of the conflict’s repercussions at home and abroad. Tariq Habash, a Biden administration appointee who had
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With just over two weeks to go before the federal government partially shuts down if Congress doesn’t act, the House and Senate remain divided over how to fund federal agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year. House and Senate leaders are working to bridge the gap, but disagreements
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother and American uncle of a U.S. service member were safe outside of Gaza after being rescued from the fighting in a secret operation coordinated by the U.S., Israel, Egypt and others, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It is
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new law that would allow police in the state to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally. The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Texas of violating the U.S. government’s authority over immigration enforcement. Under the
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization. Alexis Goulette runs a private IVF support group on Facebook. She said Wednesday that a lot of the women
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature has returned to the Capitol in Lincoln to kick off the 2024 legislative session. If actions taken on the session’s first day Wednesday are any indication, it could end up as contentious as last year’s historically combative session. Conservative Omaha state Sen.
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican prosecutors have accused Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering following allegations that the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a minor whose mother also faces the same charges. Prosecutors on Wednesday requested that a judge hold Franco
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump formally asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado state Supreme Court ruling disqualifying him from the state’s 2024 ballot under the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban.” The high court is facing growing pressure to settle the question of whether the Republican front-runner can be disqualified from
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to determine whether former President Donald Trump can keep running for the White House. Trump on Wednesday appealed a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that he’s ineligible for the presidency because he violated a rarely used constitutional prohibition on those
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La aeronave de la Guardia Costera de Japón que colisionó con un avión de pasajeros en el aeropuerto internacional de Haneda, en Tokio, solo tenía instrucciones de “rodar hasta el punto de espera” y no había recibido autorización para despegar, según sugiere una transcripción oficial de las comunicaciones del control de tráfico
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El mes pasado, tres directivas de universidades en Estados Unidos causaron una intensa reacción por sus testimonios sobre el antisemitismo en los campus durante una audiencia en el Congreso. Hoy en día solo una ha mantenido esa posición. Cuando la representante Elise Stefanik (republicana por Nueva York) preguntó en diciembre si
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown over whether a constitutional provision prohibiting those who “engaged in insurrection” will end his political career. Trump appealed a 4-3 ruling
Continue ReadingCNN, WPEC, WBNS, KRQE By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — NASA has grand visions for the year ahead, including a mission to send astronauts deeper into the solar system than anyone has ventured in more than 50 years. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.
Continue ReadingNOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A March 21 trial date has been set for an Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border last year. The Arizona Republic reports that George Alan Kelly rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors Wednesday that would have reduced charges to one count
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — They’re colorful, small and fun to squish. But water beads pose major health risks to children, safety experts say, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has made it a priority in the new year to fully regulate water bead marketing toward young consumers. Water beads are tiny
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