By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the last decade of the 1990s to the one from 2010 through 2019, according to a federal report Wednesday. The amounts spilled and dumped in wastewater from drilling rigs and production
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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the last decade of the 1990s to the one from 2010 through 2019, according to a federal report Wednesday. The amounts spilled and dumped in wastewater from drilling rigs and production
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Chicago Med” star Marlyne Barrett is opening up about her battle with uterine and ovarian cancer. The actress received the diagnosis in July, telling People it was a shock. “The initial experience was a shock, a shock to my womanhood,” she said. “I didn’t believe them, but when they showed me
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The Excessive Heat Warning for the Valley has been extended until 8 p.m. today as highs once again breach 105. Because the heat and combined humidity, some mountain and high desert thunderstorms have popped up in the early afternoon with enough heavy rain to prompt two Flash Flood Warnings for areas in and around Twnetynine
Continue ReadingBy Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Finding a safe space when gunfire erupts. That’s the reality for some people living on Minneapolis’ north side. One woman has taken what some might think a pretty extreme measure, but it’s what she did to feel safe as she lays
Continue ReadingBy Mike Darnay, Bryant Reed Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Multiple Pittsburgh Police cruisers were destroyed overnight after being set on fire. The incident occurred just after 2:30 a.m. at the Pittsburgh Police training facility along North Lincoln Avenue on the city’s North Side. Firefighters arrived at the scene and
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Tom Hanks is releasing a novel. The Oscar winner’s debut novel, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” will be up for sale in bookstores next May. The story centers around the opening of a movie that is a “colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film” and involves a timeline from the
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Usery Click here for updates on this story GLEN CARBON, Illinois (KMOV) — Two Glen Carbon police officers who helped to deliver a healthy baby boy were honored Tuesday night. Officer Zachary Walters and Sergeant Jeffrey Blind were in the area of Lucinda Drive when a 911 call came in for a woman
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austria says it will start checks at its border crossings with Slovakia following a similar decision by the Czech Republic. The government said Wednesday the new measure becomes effective at midnight. The Austrian Interior Ministry says the border controls are intended to prevent migrant-smugglers from using Austria
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — A soccer game at Mill Valley High School in Shawnee Tuesday night came with a message about the epidemic of fentanyl poisoning deaths. It was in honor of Cooper Davis, a Shawnee teen who died after taking what he thought was
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Florida residents to heed precautions and listen to officials as the “incredibly dangerous” Hurricane Ian barrels toward the Sunshine State. “This storm is incredibly dangerous, to state the obvious. It’s life-threatening. You should obey all warnings and directions from emergency officials. Don’t
Continue Reading By KIM COOK Associated Press Chances are if you’ve been to a great restaurant, bar or hotel, you’ve snagged a coaster, matchbook, napkin or card key. Mementoes like these help us remember a fun experience. You may hesitate before you pocket one, wondering if that’s OK. But don’t worry. Hospitality and branding industry folks say
Continue Reading By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer One member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of others left over resentment with the synagogue’s rules for combating COVID-19. But Wolpe remains steadfast in his resolve to avoid politics when he preaches at Sinai Temple in Los
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By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer One member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of others left over resentment with the synagogue’s rules for combating COVID-19. But Wolpe remains steadfast in his resolve to avoid politics when he preaches at Sinai Temple in Los
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Los médicos en Estados Unidos deben prepararse para un posible aumento de pacientes jóvenes con enterovirus D68, advirtieron los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) este martes, algo que puede estar relacionado con mayores casos de la extraña condición paralizante mielitis flácida aguda.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — México buscará en el Mundial de Qatar 2022 lo que no ha logrado hasta el momento: avanzar más allá de los cuartos de final. A pesar de ser uno de los habituales participantes de los Mundiales, México nunca ha disputado las semifinales. No obstante, tras el empate sin goles
Continue Reading BY ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials said they had begun to restore some power Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island while devastating some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it hit the island’s western tip as a major storm. At least two people were
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union officials say the 27-nation bloc should impose “biting sanctions” on Russian trade and hit officials responsible for “sham referendums” held in parts of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the Kremlin orchestrated referendums on joining Russia “are an illegal attempt to grab
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Kruczynski, Olivia Kalentek, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut (WFSB) — Some people continued to make their escape to Connecticut as Hurricane Ian, now a category 4 storm, barreled toward Florida on Wednesday morning. Travelers from Tampa flew into Bradley International Airport in Windsor
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Landfall is within hours. What once looked like a possible Friday landfall for Hurricane Ian is now expected in the early afternoon Wednesday. Ian’s eyewall, the most dangerous part of the storm with the strongest wind, heaviest rain and worst storm surge, is only about 40 miles from the coastline
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