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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The updated Covid-19 boosters are cutting the risk that a person will get sick from the coronavirus by about half, even against infections caused by the rapidly spreading XBB.1.5 subvariant. New studies, conducted by researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are among the first looks at how
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN Bones thought to belong to soldiers killed at the Battle of Waterloo have been discovered in an attic in Belgium. Scientists are now analyzing the human remains to try to learn more about the identity of those who died. The battle was fought near Waterloo village, south of Brussels, on June
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico privatized its electricity production on Wednesday. The government chose Genera PR to take over the operation and maintenance of state power generation units in the U.S. territory as part of an initial $22.5 million annual contract. Genera is a subsidiary of New
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By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A program that’s diverted dozens of mentally-ill people away from Hawaii’s prison system has been largely successful. And now lawmakers want to expand that program to include those who commit non-violent misdemeanors. Act 26 started in 2020, redirecting people with serious mental
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Rocket Lab, a prolific launch company that routinely blasts its towering Electron rockets out of New Zealand, conducted its first liftoff from US soil on Tuesday. The mission, nicknamed “Virginia is for Launch Lovers,” took off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s northern coast at 6 p.m. ET. The launch
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — Pasadena suffered extensive storm damage after severe weather moved through southeast Texas on Tuesday. Just before 3 p.m., the National Weather Service said a “large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado” was on the ground near Pasadena and headed toward Baytown.
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El juez federal Brian Cogan, que está a cargo del juicio por narcotráfico contra el exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México Genaro García Luna, decidió excluir parte del testimonio de Tirso Martínez alias “El Futbolista”. Al responder a un pedido de la defensa, el magistrado falló que los testimonios van desde 1993
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story ST. GEORGE, Utah (KSL) — A former Washington County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and accused of impersonating an officer — for the second time. Jason Ryan Little, 47, was arrested Monday and charged Tuesday in 5th District Court with impersonation of an officer, a
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York Stock Exchange officials said Wednesday that a “manual error” was responsible for the massive price swings and trading halt of hundreds of company stocks that punctuated Tuesday’s market open. The root cause of the error, which the exchange said has been resolved, was an error tied to the company’s
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer It’s been 25 years since both NFL conference championship games were this evenly matched from an oddsmakers standpoint. The San Francisco 49ers are 2 1/2-point underdogs against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in the NFC championship game, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. In the AFC title game, the Cincinnati
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors will charge a farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingBy Joe Vigil Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — FOX5 has learned Mesquite Police Department Detective Gustavo Garcia is no longer an employee with the City of Mesquite. “Upon completion of the internal investigation, Garcia was terminated on Monday, January 9,” read a statement to FOX5 from Mesquite Police Sergeant
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The Palm Springs quadruple murder retrial is one step closer to wrapping up as a defense expert completed his testimony Wednesday. Larin Garcia is accused of murdering four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. For two weeks, the trial centered on defense crime scene re-constructionist Randolph Beasley.
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is weakening Wednesday on worries about corporate profits following a mixed set of earnings reports and forecasts from Microsoft and others. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading after falling as much as 1.7% in the morning. It’s on pace for
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is weakening Wednesday on worries about corporate profits following a mixed set of earnings reports and forecasts from Microsoft and others. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading after falling as much as 1.7% in the morning. It’s on pace for
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La rotación del núcleo interno de la Tierra podría haberse detenido e incluso podría invertirse, según sugiere un nuevo estudio. La Tierra está formada por la corteza, el manto y los núcleos interno y externo. El núcleo interno sólido está situado a unos 5.000 kilómetros por debajo de la corteza terrestre
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian officials say two Palestinians have been killed in new fighting with Israeli forces. Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the occupied West Bank. And in east Jerusalem, a 17-year-old boy was killed after waving what Israeli police say turned out to be
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First there were four, then they became three and finally just one. Now it’s time to say a final farewell to art pop-rock Panic! at the Disco. Brendon Urie, the only musician left from the original group, announced on the band’s Instagram page Tuesday that
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police, “may take some time.” Speaking during a news conference, U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is forecasting that global economic growth will fall significantly to 1.9% this year. That’s due to factors including the food and energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, persistently high inflation and the climate emergency.
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