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By Alexis Scott Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — After the Coastal Bend experienced freezing temperatures for the first time this winter, they were not the only ones impacted by the weather. Our wildlife also felt the effects. On Wednesday, more than 30 cold stunned sea turtles were rescued
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean and Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — On Thursday, Spelman College announced a “historic” $100 million donation from a billionaire businesswoman and school trustee. The gift is the largest single donation ever given to a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) school. It also comes
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A former professional basketball player whose ex-girlfriend was sentenced to prison last year for fraud is now facing his own federal indictment, accusing him of falsifying applications for pandemic relief loans. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the indictment of 40-year-old Lorenzo Gordon comes three months after his former girlfriend, Brittish
Continue ReadingBy Cole Johnson Click here for updates on this story CULLEOKA, Tennessee (WTVF) — This is your chance to follow your hallmark movie dreams. A special property is for sale near Lewisburg that will let you experience the Christmas season year round. The property is more than 30 acres and is surrounded by nature. A
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Susskind Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — Students in Martin County will get a little more sleep next year. The district is pushing start times back as part of an effort to comply with a new state law. How much of a difference does 10 minutes make?
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden supporters would rather he win Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New Hampshire. State Democratic leaders want that too. But the trick for everyone involved has been figuring out how to make that happen since the president’s name doesn’t appear on the ballot. That’s left the state’s Democratic establishment trying to
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A panel of Nevada Supreme Court justices won’t reconsider former “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to dismiss a sprawling indictment that accuses him of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls. “Rehearing denied,” two of three justices
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Birkenstock sandals might be as pricey as ever, and the folksy footwear are as popular with shoppers as ever, too. But despite all that, the company says it still expects smaller profits in the next year. The German shoemaker, which became a publicly-traded company in October, reported
Continue ReadingBy Bryna Zumer Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE COUNTY, Maryland (WMAR) — Baltimore County is piloting a new mobile crisis team focused on fighting overdoses, thanks to a $12.7 million federal grant. The “Quick Response Team” will initially operate two days a week. It will deploy specially-trained EMS staff and peer recovery
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A Colorado father, driven by grief, is pushing to make Colorado among the first states in the country to regulate the sale of sodium nitrite. The preservative, used to cure meat, is deadly in its concentrated form, which is widely available online
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure. The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. In this case, the pig liver
Continue ReadingBy Bella Line Click here for updates on this story NAPLES, Florida (WFTX) — The United Soccer League (USL) is bringing a soccer team to Naples at its new $150 million stadium at the Paradise Sports Complex. USL 1 has teams all over the country, in cities like Charleston and Knoxville for the southeast, but
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — A man is in jail after he allegedly killed someone by beating him repeatedly with firewood. According to a police affidavit, it happened around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 13. When police arrived, there was a man laying in the front
Continue ReadingBy DIANA KRUZMAN Religion News Service BOKONBAYEVO, Kyrgyzstan (RNS) — On a crisp afternoon in November, Bakyt Choitonbaev picked his way along a narrow trail, pushing through spiky shrubs of ephedra before stopping at a small pool of bright green water and pointing out well-worn patches of dirt where visitors kneel to pray. Pilgrims, Choitonbaev
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000. The state health department said Wednesday that Jeanette Breen knowingly gave children the pellets and falsified their immunization records. Health officials say the children’s vaccine records have
Continue ReadingBy Larissa Scott Click here for updates on this story HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — Colorectal cancer rates are rising among younger adults. “There has been a significant increase in the number of new cases in people with colon cancer under the age of 55,” said Dr. David Berger, certified pediatrician at Wholistic Pediatrics &
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Selena Gomez and David Henrie are bringing some magic back to the Disney Channel. The former “Wizards of Waverly Place” costars are reuniting to executive produce and appear in a new pilot episode serving as a sequel to the flagship series, Disney Branded Television announced on Thursday. “We’re back,”
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By Jenna Schnuer, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Early human settlements in what is now Alaska tracked closely with the movements of a female woolly mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago, according to a new
Continue ReadingBy Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN BEACH, California (KCAL) — Koa the police K-9 retired this week from his job with the Manhattan Beach Police Department after 7 years of service with the city and the South Bay community. The department announced the German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois mix’s “well
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a block on the enforcement of a Texas law requiring vendors to evaluate and rate the sexual content of books they sell or have sold to schools. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans says opponents of
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