By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has sued federal health officials, accusing them of stalling the state’s plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration at a news conference Wednesday.
Continue Reading PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Several live lizards were wrongly delivered to a residence in a town just north of New York City. Police in Port Chester received the call about the reptiles just after noon on Saturday. They posted a picture Sunday of three dark-colored reptiles held in a large white container. It was
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold as legal challenges work their way through the courts. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on February 28 in two cases concerning the forgiveness program, with
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For as long as Serena Williams remains in the U.S. Open bracket, one overwhelming question hangs over the tournament: Could this be the last chance to watch her play? The second opportunity for spectators to shower Williams with adoration at what is possibly her final
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El actor mexicano Eugenio Derbez fue sometido a una “larga y complicada cirugía” y ya se “está recuperando”, informó este miércoles su esposa, Alessandra Rosaldo, mediante un comunicado publicado en Instagram. Rosaldo dijo en un comunicado publicado este lunes en su perfil verificado de Instagram y en el perfil del actor
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hundreds of supporters, as well as advocates for victims of clergy sexual abuse, attended retired Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland’s funeral, which was marked by an open acknowledgement of his mistakes. Weakland died Aug. 22 at age 95. He led the Milwaukee Archdiocese for 25 years before stepping down after a theology student
Continue ReadingBy Ed Weinstock Click here for updates on this story WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A strike has been averted at BAE Systems in York County. A tentative agreement between the company and United Steelworkers (USW) Local 7687 prevented about 800 workers from walking out at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The five-year deal increases wages,
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s influential state chapter of the NAACP has lost its federal tax-exempt status for failing to file tax returns for three years, according to the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service stripped the civil rights organization’s state chapter of its tax-exempt status May 15 under a process that automatically revokes
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two young children were rescued by police in the aftermath of a Los Angeles shooting that left two people dead, according to police and media reports. A 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were killed in the shooting Tuesday night in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, Officer Tony Im said.
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Las Vegas Raiders star tight end Darren Waller has hired new agents as he hopes to get a new contract before the start of the season. Waller cut ties with Klutch Sports last week after less than a year with that agency and signed Wednesday with Drew Rosenhaus
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Dolly Parton’s latest business venture is going to the dogs. The superstar singer, actress and author has announced the launch of “Doggy Parton” — a line of dog apparel and accessories produced in partnership with SportPet Designs. The line will feature shirts, dresses, squeaky toys and even a blonde wig
Continue ReadingBy Meredith Jorgensen Click here for updates on this story ANNVILLE, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Donald Born was 19 when he left Lancaster County to fight in the Korean War. The private first class in the U.S. Army was listed as MIA in 1950. His family didn’t know what happened until his sister gave her DNA
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos archipelago, amid allegations the endangered animals have been poached for their meat. Hunting the tortoises is illegal under Ecuadorean law, and the Galapagos islands have been protected as a national park since the
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN West Point, the United States Military Academy, has a plaque with the name Ku Klux Klan written out and a hooded figure displayed at the entrance to Bartlett Hall, the science center on the military academy’s campus, according to a new report from the Congressional Naming Commission. The Commission, which was
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick McCaw has three NBA championship rings from the start of his career with Golden State and Toronto. Norris Cole was part of two title-winning teams in Miami. And right now, both have the same plan: Take the USA’s call, while awaiting the NBA’s call.
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — The funeral and burial plans for Mikhail Gorbachev sum up the crosscurrents of his legacy — final farewells are to be said in the same place where his rigid Soviet predecessors also lay, but he will be buried near men who broke the Soviet mold. Gorbachev, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who
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On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency to try and increase energy production and reduce demand. This comes amid a heat wave bearing down across California. The governor’s office added that the emergency proclamation will allow power plants to generate additional electricity. It also permits use of backup generators to reduce the amount
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By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York. Wednesday’s turnabout drew applause and tears from victims’ relatives and plunged limo company boss
Continue Reading LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and hopes to get another chance in football. Gruden spoke publicly about the affair at the Little Rock Touchdown Club for the first time since he resigned as coach of the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Colombia emitió una alerta este miércoles advirtiendo a los estadounidenses sobre un riesgo de detención a lo largo de la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela. La alerta se produce después de que varios estadounidenses fueron detenidos recientemente en Venezuela, al menos uno de
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