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Ya iniciaron las deliberaciones del juicio de salud mental contra Frank Castro quien se declaró culpable de matar de varios balazos a sus abuelitos en su casa de Palm Desert en el 2019. Si el individuo es encontrado mentalmente sano podría ser sentenciado a cadena perpetua, pero si es declarado demente será enviado a un
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he is sticking with the bipartisan spending deal he struck with the other congressional leaders, but offered no clear path for overcoming hard-right opposition within his own party to prevent a partial government shutdown next week. Johnson emerged
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande released her latest single and music video, titled “Yes, And?” on Friday, and we’re getting a distinct message from the Grammy winner. In the Christian Breslauer-directed video, Grande faces a group of jaded critics who sit and watch her perform with her dancers. Prior to the performance,
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El concilio de Palm Springs extendió el contrato con la compañía recolectora de basura por lo que los residentes de dicha ciudad no verán un aumento en el precio del servicio como pretendían hacerlo. Y comentaron que la ampliación del contrato hasta 2033 es necesaria para compensar el costo de los nuevos vehículos, pero sin
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine — a rare Asiatic black bear — arrived at his new home in Scotland on Friday and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon. The 12-year-old Yampil was named for a village in the Donetsk region where
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation has surged in Brazil’s Cerrado region, a vast tropical savanna, up nearly 45% compared to 2022 levels. Full December data released Friday by the National Institute for Space Research show that 7.852 km2 (3.000 mi2) of vegetation were lost in the Cerrado biome between January and December 2023. This
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court filing Friday. Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The New England Patriots are hiring Jerod Mayo as head coach, the team announced on Friday, a day after Bill Belichick announced he was leaving. The Patriots said that Mayo – the organization’s 15th in its history – has been hired and will be formally introduced
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — As hundreds of Kapiolani Medical Center nurses prepare to strike, the already struggling health-care industry is bracing for the worst. “Right now it is particularly acute in terms of our census levels,” said Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon Health & Science University says it is leading national research efforts to determine the role of respectful maternity care as maternal mortality rates in the U.S. continue to rise. “Rates of maternal death and maternal illness in this country are
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A civilian-led response team has been launched to help answer 9-1-1 calls involving those in a mental health crisis. According to the unit, it’s the first time in the region behavioral specialists are being sent out to low-level calls without
Continue ReadingBy Matt Woods Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Two St. Louis-area doctors were indicted on charges accusing them of committing health care fraud and illegally administering ketamine to patients. Dr. Asim Muhammad Ali, 53, and Dr. Mohd Azfar Malik, 70, were indicted on 22 counts related to conspiracies
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court filing Friday. Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he
Continue ReadingBy Blake Keller and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story MONITOR TWP., Michigan (WNEM) — A Monitor Township firefighter is back home after being hit by a truck, thrown several feet, and badly injured while trying to help a stranded driver on US-10. Firefighter Jeff Sargeson said he’s lucky he’s able to
Continue ReadingBy Mark Poulose Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s no secret – the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Miami Dolphins will be dangerously cold. KCTV5′s First Warn 5 meteorologists forecast Saturday’s high to be in the single-digits, with feel-like temperatures below zero degrees for the game’s 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department has added a new addition to their team. Their second therapy dog, Hope, joined the force on Monday. Captain Joe Silberman said that he’s excited about adding Hope to their team, and is looking forward to
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The men’s championship will be decided Sunday when first-time finalist Jannik Sinner takes on Daniil Medvedev, who is into a Grand Slam decider for the sixth time. Sinner ended 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic’s 33-match winning streak at Melbourne Park in a four-set semifinal victory. Djokovic had never lost in
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — MANNA FoodBank is introducing a new Food Finder Tool, an online resource that aims to better connect a network of pantries, meal providers and other nonprofits to people facing hunger in the region. The resource is available on the organization’s
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised in the American South, but his dream of racial equality and social justice reverberated out of his region, into the whole country and around the world. And it wasn’t just his vision that spanned the globe – the man himself embarked
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — A brutal blast of Arctic air will spread through the central US on the heels of a powerful storm, eventually bringing the coldest air of the season as far south as Texas. Iowans headed to the first presidential primary for the 2024 election Monday will have to brave what
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