AP Medical Writer People with HIV can safely receive donated kidneys from deceased donors with the virus, according to a large study that comes as the U.S. government moves to expand the practice. That could shorten the wait for organs for all, regardless of HIV status. The new study, published Wednesday in the New England
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — An immunotherapy approach to treating advanced Hodgkin lymphoma may drastically increase patients’ chances of survival, including those as young as 12, according to a new clinical trial. The regimen, which involves the immunotherapy drug nivolumab along with three different chemotherapies, was found to result in a two-year progression-free survival
Continue ReadingBy Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story October 16, 2024 (LAPost.com) — Efrain Zarazua was at work in West Hollywood on September 14, when he heard a commotion coming from outside. When he went to assess the situation, a shirtless man shoved him to the ground. The assailant, having allegedly assaulted three
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Un gran maestro de ajedrez rumano fue expulsado de una competición nacional tras ser acusado de utilizar un teléfono móvil durante las partidas, anunciaron el lunes los organizadores. Kirill Shevchenko, actualmente en el puesto 69 de la clasificación mundial de ajedrez, competía en el Campeonato de España por Equipos en el enclave
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters. That would put them in the company of storms like Katrina, Sandy and Harvey.
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, CNN By Chelsea Bailey, Amanda Musa and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez on Wednesday made impassioned pleas for their release from prison after more than 30 years as the Los Angeles County district attorney weighs new evidence in the murder of their parents. More than two dozen family members announced
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — One Jontay Porter was one too many for the NBA when it comes to sports betting. The NBA has led the way for American professional sports leagues’ foray into the once-forbidden territory while trying to balance betting and the integrity of the game. The NBA has established guidelines
Continue ReadingWINDER, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors say the father of a teenager accused of a deadly high school shooting in Georgia was aware that his son was obsessed with school shooters. The prosecutors said at a Wednesday court hearing that Colt Gray had a shrine for the gunman in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie guard Caitlin Clark added another accolade to her outstanding first season, earning All-WNBA honors Wednesday. The Indiana Fever guard became the first rookie to make the team since Candace Parker did it in 2008. She’s the fifth rookie ever to have that honor, joining Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has brought her campaign to a place many Democrats have long considered enemy territory — Fox News Channel. She’s being interviewed Wednesday by Fox News anchor Bret Baier to air on his program at 6 p.m. Eastern. Whether to appear on a network well-stocked
Continue ReadingCNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of a missing Broadway dancer whose credits include “Hamilton” and “MJ The Musical” is expanding its search beyond the South Carolina hiking trailhead where authorities found his car earlier this month. Zelig Williams, 28, was last seen on October 3 at his home in Columbia, according to
Continue ReadingBy Megan Lee Click here for updates on this story PORT WASHINGTON, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — There was a tornado siren malfunction in Port Washington on Tuesday. Residents reported hearing the alarming sound at least two separate times. “It sounded like a horror movie,” Rickey Tartaglia said. Tartaglia heard the sirens shortly after 2:00 Tuesday afternoon
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press/Report For America BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge is halting an Alabama program that made thousands of legal voters inactive ahead of the November elections. Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen launched the program in August, saying it would begin a process of removing non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls. Testimony
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The contents of a time capsule that was entombed for a century in one of the nation’s preeminent World War I memorials have been revealed. There was a letter from President Calvin Coolidge, praising the spirit of the Kansas City community. The Egyptian Revival-style monument was erected in a burst of postwar patriotism.
Continue ReadingIvonne Valdés (CNN Español) — Cinco personas presuntamente vinculadas a la organización criminal transnacional Tren de Aragua, que supuestamente participaron en un ataque con granada en septiembre, fueron capturadas en Bogotá, anunció el alcalde de la capital colombiana, Carlos Galán, este miércoles. “Hoy queremos reportar un resultado muy importante en la lucha contra la extorsión en
Continue ReadingBRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) — A veteran detective with a county prosecutor’s office in New Jersey was fatally shot during an apparent home invasion. State police say Bridgeton police found Sgt. Monica Mosley about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday while responding to a report of several people attempting to kick in the front door of a home. She
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The annual college football bowl game held in Alabama’s capital is changing its name to the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl. The game has been known as the Camellia Bowl since it was formed in 2014. Al.com reports organizers announced Tuesday that Integrated Solutions for Systems, a Huntsville-based engineering and electronics
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Despite the rain showers and cooler weather today, debris burning is still closed throughout Central Oregon, a Bend Fire & Rescue official said Wednesday, while the US Bureau of Land Management extended campfire restrictions on several Central Oregon rivers and lakes. “Central Oregon fire agencies are closely monitoring the weather to
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to drug charges and causing bodily harm in connection with a toddler’s fatal opioid overdose at a New York City daycare has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Judge Jed S. Rakoff sentenced Felix Herrera-Garcia in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. Prosecutors had sought a
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — With the Menendez murder case again making headlines as it goes under review by Los Angeles prosecutors, several family members are expected to speak out during a news conference in Los Angeles. Nearly two dozen family members are expected to
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