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Month: April 2022

Covid-19 ‘superspreading’ can still happen, but now we have the tools to slow it

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases among officials in Washington, with dozens testing positive after attending the Gridiron Club Dinner, has put the concept of Covid-19 superspreading back in the spotlight. Covid-19 superspreading, which involves the virus spreading at a single event on a larger scale than what is typically expected,

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Prosecutor for Commonwealth’s Attorney says office seeing uptick in domestic violence shootings

By Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — As gun violence continues to surge in the Louisville Metro, the rise in domestic violence-related shootings is coming as no surprise to those within the special victims unit in the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office. “Gun violence, it’s not just happening out on

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Desert Hot Springs man charged with sexually assaulting teen, using her for porn

A felon from Desert Hot Springs accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and using her for child pornography was charged today with 30 felony counts. Cody Michael Hansen, 31, was arrested and booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio Thursday following an investigation by the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. Hansen

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Stabbing reported at middle school

By KMBC News Staff Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a reported stabbing at a Kansas City School District middle school. Emergency crews were called to Northeast Middle School in the 4900 block of Independence Avenue, near Chelsea and Brighton avenues,

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Westinghouse, Framatom to supply fuel to Czech nuclear plant

PRAGUE (AP) — Westinghouse Electric Co. and France’s Framatome have been selected to deliver fuel supplies for the Czech Republic’s Temelin nuclear plant. The move will ease the Czech Republic’s dependence on Russia. State-controlled power company CEZ says Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse and Framatome will deliver the nuclear fuel for some 15 years, starting in 2024. Russia’s

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