Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Tom Parker, miembro de la banda británica The Wanted, murió menos de dos años después de anunciar su diagnóstico de tumor cerebral inoperable. Tenía 33 años. La esposa de Parker, Kelsey Hardwick, y sus compañeros de banda, confirmaron su muerte en publicaciones de Instagram compartidas este miércoles. El cantante “falleció
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia. The condition causes loss of the ability to understand or express speech. Willis’ family announced the news in a statement Wednesday on Willis’ Instagram page. The 67-year-old actor’s family said Willis was recently
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Prichard police officer charged with assaulting his girlfriend pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three domestic violence charges and one count of interfering with an emergency call. Markell Anthony Carter’s attorney, Scott Hawk, also asked a judge to hold the alleged
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors told a federal jury that a British national on trial for terrorist acts that resulted in the gruesome deaths of four American hostages had a reputation for outsize brutality. The jury in Alexandria, Virginia, heard opening statements Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh.
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Tonight, a wounded K9 is recovering in Mobile after being shot in the chest in Moss Point. Officer Buddy was rushed to a local clinic in very serious condition, fighting for his life. Whether your serve on two legs or four,
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG, JASON DEAREN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to people familiar with the plans. The decision, while not yet final,
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG, JASON DEAREN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to people familiar with the plans. The decision, while not yet final,
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas wants a 58-year-old man brought to court next Monday “by any means necessary” to face a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of an off-duty Seattle-area police officer on the Las Vegas Strip. Court officials said Wednesday that Freddy Allen refused to be brought to court
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Tom Parker, a member of the British boy band The Wanted, has died less than two years after he announced his diagnosis of inoperable brain tumor. He was 33. Parker’s wife, Kelsey Hardwick, and his bandmates confirmed his death in Instagram posts shared on Wednesday. The singer “passed away peacefully at
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several hundred workers at a Kellogg’s plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract that delivers more than 15% wage increases over three years after 1,400 workers at the company’s cereal plants went on strike for nearly three months last fall. The union that represents
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Cruise travel no longer carries a CDC Covid-19 risk warning. While the move doesn’t mean there is no risk of Covid-19 transmission on cruises, “travelers will make their own risk assessment when choosing to travel on a cruise ship, much like they do in all other travel settings,” the US Centers
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A doctor died because of a heart issue while working at a World Cup qualifying game in Nigeria. FIFA says Joseph Kabungo was the official FIFA doctor overseeing doping controls of players at the Nigeria-Ghana playoff game in Abuja on Tuesday. Kabungo became ill soon after the game, which was marred
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Kentucky lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a sweeping abortion bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, restrict access to medication abortion and make it more difficult for a minor to obtain an abortion in the state. The state’s Republican-controlled House on Tuesday passed House Bill
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — An MTA hero is being recognized for helping to reunite an elderly man with his family. Bus driver Nicholas Ramirez was driving his bus back to Ulmer Park Depot in Brooklyn earlier this month when he spotted a senior citizen
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — Police released shocking video of a woman wanted for smashing the window of a yellow taxi with a cinder block before making off with an iPhone and cash in New York City. Footage shows an unidentified woman wearing an orange
Continue ReadingBy Stacey Sager Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Cancer patients deal with their struggle in so many different ways, some more private than others. But at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, a program called “Visible Ink” has been putting cancer journeys out to the public, front and center, as an art
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG, JASON DEAREN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is considering ending as early as May 23 the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to people familiar with the plans. The decision would halt use
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG, JASON DEAREN and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is considering ending as early as May 23 the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to people familiar with the plans. The decision would halt use
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A woman visiting the “Ninth Island” started her week by hitting a massive jackpot in downtown Las Vegas. According to a news release from Boyd Gaming, the lucky winner, identified as Michelle M. from Hawaii, hit a jackpot totaling $1,316,725
Continue ReadingBy Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — On Tuesday, Superintendent of Clark County Schools, Jesus Jara, joined a group of community leaders including Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson to outline their latest approach for mitigating burgeoning campus violence. Now, CCSD school staff are telling FOX5 about the
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