Skip to Content
By Jen Christensen, CNN Sending kids back to school rather than isolating and resting may be a better way to help them recover faster from a concussion, a new study finds. The study, published in JAMA Network Open on Friday, finds that an earlier return to school was associated with better outcomes for some children.
Continue Reading
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An investigation into a private investment firm in Jamaica where $12.7 million belonging to sprinter Usain Bolt has gone missing has sparked criticism over how the government has handled the case. One top official has been forced to resign in the wake of one
Continue Reading
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who also leads its parent company Alphabet, informed staff
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who also leads its parent company Alphabet, informed staff
Continue Reading
Yucca Valley is head and shoulders the best girls basketball team in the Desert Valley League this season. The Lady Trojans are unbeaten and unbothered, having won every league game by double-digits. Senior star Malia Ulery is averaging 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists a game. But it’s the play of their junior standout
Continue Reading
The City of Palm Springs announced Scott C. Stiles as its new city manager on Friday saying he will likely begin his new job on Monday, March 6. “We are excited to welcome Scott Stiles to Palm Springs,” said Mayor Grace Garner in a statement issued by the city. “With decades of experience in city administration, he
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Dior mania descended on Paris Fashion Week menswear Friday as over a thousand screaming fans thronged the magnificent Place de la Concorde for a glimpse of their favorite stars, with some almost risking their lives in snarled traffic. The minders of the show’s VIP guests, including
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials say a European legal team has wrapped up the first round of questioning of Lebanese bankers and current and former Central Bank officials in Beirut. The questioning is part of a probe on money laundering linked to Lebanon’s Central Bank governor. Lebanon is grappling with
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Regina King has paid tribute to her late son, Ian Alexander Jr., nearly one year after his death. King on Instagram Thursday shared video of a lantern glowing in the sky on what would have been Alexander’s 27th birthday. “January 19th is Ian’s Worthday,” she captioned the video. “As we still
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Pete Muntean, CNN The Transportation Security Administration said it was investigating a “potential cybersecurity incident” after a hacker claimed to access an older version of the agency’s no-fly list of known or suspected terrorists. “TSA is aware of a potential cybersecurity incident, and we are investigating in coordination with our federal
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Marine who said he was waiting for “Civil war 2” and two other active-duty members of the military have been charged with participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said in newly filed court papers. Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested this
Continue ReadingBy John Bonifield and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration declined to grant accelerated approval to an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, and requested additional data from Eli Lilly and Company, the drug maker. The company, which announced the development on Thursday, plans to file Phase 3 clinical trial data later this year
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Thorne Click here for updates on this story YAPHANK, Long Island (WABC) — A family from Long Island is suing Meta for “harming” their teenage daughter through her use of Instagram. Alexis Spence, now 20, of Yaphank, started using Instagram on her phone when she was 11 years old. Spence said she created
Continue ReadingBy CeFaan Kim Click here for updates on this story LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A high school cheer team in Manhattan has qualified for Nationals in Florida, but they’re looking for help in their fundraising efforts to get there. When high school freshman Arianna Alois lost her older sister in October, she felt
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Rugby Australia and NSW Waratahs have suspended Kurtley Beale after he was arrested and charged over sexual assault allegations on Friday in Kingsford, Australia, the union announced in a statement. CNN has not been able to reach Beale or his representative for comment. Beale was arrested in connection with an incident
Continue Reading ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — A man charged in the Christmas Day beating death of a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl has been returned to the state. Ivon Adams III, 36, was booked into the county jail Thursday night, the Caddo County Sheriff’s Office said on its website. Adams was arrested last week in Arizona on murder and
Continue Reading
ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — A man charged in the Christmas Day beating death of a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl has been returned to the state. Ivon Adams III, 36, was booked into the county jail Thursday night, the Caddo County Sheriff’s Office said on its website. Adams was arrested last week in Arizona on murder and
Continue Reading
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, has been named the world’s oldest living dog by Guinness World Records (GWR). Born in November 1999, Spike achieved canine bragging rights on December 7, 2022, with a certificate proving he was “at least 23 years and 7 days old” at the date of
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Highly touted high school quarterback Jaden Rashada is moving on from Florida, a breakup that was weeks in the making and cost the Gators one of their most prized recruits. Florida officially granted Rashada a release from his National Letter of Intent on Friday, three
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN What do you get when you take a movie about a group of octogenarians who are hardcore Tom Brady fans and a song written by Diane Warren sung by Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry? You get the single “Gonna Be You,” which debuted Friday
Continue Reading