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By Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A newly released report by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs could lead to big changes in the funeral home industry. The report details nearly 30 cases involving everything mislabeled and unlabeled remains to bodies abandoned, unrefrigerated or improperly embalmed. Some of
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Thorns have been acquired by the Bhathal family, investors in the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, the National Women’s Soccer League team announced Wednesday. RAJ Sports purchased the team for $63 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scores of sellers who once peddled cheap souvenirs to tourists atop the Brooklyn Bridge were evicted Wednesday under a new city rule that prohibits vending on the famed crossing. The ban is aimed at easing congestion on the bridge’s heavily-trafficked pedestrian walkway, which has seen a
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scores of sellers who once peddled cheap souvenirs to tourists atop the Brooklyn Bridge were evicted Wednesday under a new city rule that prohibits vending on the famed crossing. The ban is aimed at easing congestion on the bridge’s heavily-trafficked pedestrian walkway, which has seen a
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CNNEE (CNN) — Owen Monroe tenía 18 días cuando hizo historia al convertirse en la primera persona en el mundo en recibir un trasplante parcial de corazón. Su innovadora cirugía, realizada en 2022, incluso captó la atención de los guionistas de Hollywood, quienes entrelazaron su historia en un episodio reciente del drama médico de larga
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax. The threats follow a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials during their December policy meeting broached the subject of reducing interest rates, minutes from that meeting released Wednesday showed. Officials’ latest economic projections released in December showed that they expect to cut rates this year for the first time since kicking off a historic inflation-busting campaign in March 2022.
Continue ReadingMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters were battling a blaze at the home of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The house, which is located in Southwest Ranches in South Florida, was shown on local station WSVN 7 News with a large amount of smoke coming out of the roof as firefighters doused
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By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japan Airlines flight 516 touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport carrying hundreds of people on Tuesday it erupted into a terrifying fireball. The Airbus A350 passenger plane had collided with a coast guard aircraft on the runway – killing five people – and the crew had just
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The Coachella Valley experienced a fast-moving rainstorm on Wednesday morning. Despite the cool weather and rain, foot traffic in Downtown Palm Springs remained lively. Some businesses say the rain has a minimal impact on them. Other businesses, like restaurants, feel the impact of rain and cool weather. Restaurants and cafes with large outdoor seating areas
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press Michigan state Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet has announced that she will seek a U.S. House seat in Michigan being left vacant after U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee’s retirement this year. McDonald Rivet becomes the fifth candidate, and third Democrat, to enter the competitive race. Democrats are hoping to defend the seat
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — A fire that raced through a two-family home in northern Connecticut on Tuesday night killed four children and several animals as firefighters struggled with rescue efforts because of clutter, authorities said. The four children who died in the Somers blaze were ages 5, 6, 8 and
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping Wednesday as Wall Street’s slow start to 2024 carries into a second day. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% in afternoon trading, though still within 2% of its record set exactly two years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 115
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Authorities in western Michigan are looking into missing persons cases and unsolved homicides after interviewing a convicted murderer and long-haul truck driver with terminal cancer who died last week in a prison hospital. Kent County sheriff’s detectives questioned Garry Artman on three occasions before his death Thursday at a state
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With trembling hands and labored breath, Serhii Slobodiannyk meticulously searched his fire-damaged apartment, seeking to salvage any of his family’s treasured belongings following a Russian missile attack on Kyiv. “Everything I had worked for over 30 years was destroyed in less than a second,” says Slobodiannyk,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Xerox is slashing 15% of its workforce, amounting to roughly 3,000 jobs, in a “reinvention” plan that encompasses a new organizational structure and operating model. The company, best known for manufacturing office equipment like printers and copiers, announced the changes on Wednesday. Xerox has about 20,500 global
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will push for schools to reemphasize phonics in literacy education programs, a potential overhaul that comes as many states are revamping curriculums amid low reading scores. Hochul, a Democrat, debuted the proposal on Wednesday. If approved by the state
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired Bryan Hudson from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Justin Chambers on Wednesday in an exchange of left-handed pitchers. Los Angeles also will receive either cash or a player to be named. Hudson, 26, went 0-0 with a 7.27 ERA in six appearances for the Dodgers last season with
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Cuando el vuelo 516 de Japanese Airlines aterrizó en el aeropuerto Haneda de Tokio con cientos de personas este martes, estalló en una aterradora bola de fuego. El avión de pasajeros Airbus A350 había chocado con un avión de socorro en el terremoto en la pista, matando a cinco personas, y
Continue ReadingKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The body of a woman who went missing 12 years ago appears to have been found in a minivan submerged in a central Florida retention pond near Walt Disney World, according to family members and volunteer divers who discovered the remains last week. The family of Sandra Lemire told local media
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