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By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant. Federal health officials confirmed Thursday that two cases of invasive infections caused by cronobacter sakazakii
Continue ReadingBy MARIE SAAVEDRA, EDIE KASTEN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An animal lover turned her North Side home into a haven for abandoned pets. Paige Bentley has raised thousands of dollars to help them, and she’s only 9 years old. “Cats probably need the most, they probably need love, and
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Joaquín Caballero (CNN Español) — Las decisiones suelen definir a los líderes políticos. Y a sus entornos también. El presidente electo de Argentina, Javier Milei, viajaba rumbo a la Quinta presidencial de Olivos para la cumbre de la transición con el actual presidente, Alberto Fernández, pero antes de llegar decidió hacer una escala previa. Pasó a
Continue Reading Karen Esquivel (CNN Español) – El Ministerio de Infraestructura de Argentina –uno de los ocho que se prevé que integren el gobierno de Javier Milei a partir de asuma la presidencia este 10 de diciembre– estará a cargo del economista Guillermo Ferraro. Quedará integrado por cinco áreas clave: transporte, obras públicas, energía, minería y comunicaciones,
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SAVINI, MICHELE YOUNGERMAN Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Patients, some from the Chicago area, at a residential treatment center in Arkansas claim in a recently filed lawsuit that they were sexually and physically abused when they were children. The facility, called Lord’s Ranch, is now shuttered for unrelated
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Argentina, Javier Milei, confirmó sus intenciones de designar a Mariano Cúneo Libarona como ministro de Justicia, un día después de haber ganado el balotaje con más de 11 puntos porcentuales de diferencia sobre el oficialista Sergio Massa. Al ser consultado sobre cuestiones de la Magistratura durante
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation’s new training center will be built in Triluth, Georgia, about 20 miles from downtown Atlanta and a 30-minute drive from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The USSF announced the specific site Thursday after saying on Sept. 15 it intended to construct a complex in the Atlanta area. Atlanta Falcons
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperation grew Thursday among Palestinians largely cut off from supplies of food and water as Israeli forces engaged in fierce urban battles with Hamas militants. Strikes in the southern Gaza town of Rafah sowed fear in one of the
Continue ReadingBy Margaret Kavanagh Click here for updates on this story CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (WTKR) — The News 3 Investigative Team continues to report on an increase in mail theft both locally and nationally, especially this time of year. The one person you don’t expect to be the problem is the postman himself, but that’s exactly what
Continue ReadingBy Averi Kremposky Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Charles Ivy, who is accused of arson and murder after a mother and 10-month-old baby died in Daytona Beach, has officially been indicted, according to officials. On Tuesday, the Volusia County Grand Jury heard Ivy’s case. He allegedly stabbed Den’Jah
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — Thanks to generative AI technology, you can now listen to a soothing Christmas bedtime story told by the late legendary actor Jimmy Stewart. Stewart, star of “It’s a Wonderful Life” who died in 1997, is the voice behind a new audio story released Tuesday on the sleep and meditation
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A college student of Palestinian descent who was shot and seriously injured in Vermont last month has been released from the hospital. Hisham Awartani will undergo rehabilitation and is the last of the three students shot during their Thanksgiving break. Awartani is paralyzed from the chest down and left the University
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” will get a theatrical release in Japan after all. The Japanese distributor Bitters End said Thursday that it will play in the country’s theaters in 2024. In a statement, Bitters End wrote that the decision was made, “following months of thoughtful dialogue associated with the subject matter and
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A man in custody in central Texas is suspected of fatally shooting his parents near San Antonio this week before traveling to the Austin area and killing four people and injuring three others in an eight-hour span Tuesday, authorities said. The suspect, Shane James, 34, was arrested in Austin
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican presidential primary debates have been scheduled in Iowa and New Hampshire in January, not long before each state’s GOP nominating contest. CNN said Thursday it will host a Jan. 10 debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. That’s five days before the state’s first-in-the-nation
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, state officials announced Thursday, forcing hard choices for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in his final term as he works to build his national profile. The nation’s most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, state officials announced Thursday, forcing hard choices for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in his final term as he works to build his national profile. The nation’s most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit can be released from jail pending trial, an Oregon judge said Thursday. Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ryan made
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit can be released from jail pending trial, an Oregon judge said Thursday. Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ryan made
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Franciotti Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — With his big googly eyes, Mr. Trash Wheel has delighted Baltimoreans for nearly 10 years. Now, his story is the subject of a documentary. Taking the lead is Adam Lindquist, the vice president of Healthy Harbor Initiative at the Waterfront Partnership.
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