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By Dennis Valera Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A local woman is helping others to embrace their skin through coloring books. Naomi Winston has published a dozen coloring books since 2019 to help children see themselves and learn about others. The first page of Winston’s first coloring book, titled Black
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles says it has downgraded the licenses of more than two dozen commercial drivers in the wake of a bribery scandal. Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers are among six people charged this week in a scheme to allegedly take bribes including a new
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut will cancel roughly $650 million in medical debt for an estimated 250,000 residents this year, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday, saying it is the first state to provide this type of relief. The effort will liberate many residents from “the cloud” over their heads and give them more
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Just three years ago, DNA testing company 23andMe was the golden child of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Today, the firm is at risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq. But 23andMe’s CEO, Anne Wojcicki, tells CNN that Wall Street shouldn’t count her out yet. Despite the
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD LARDNER and AARON KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of new Federal Election Commission filings shows Trump’s political fundraising machine spent more than $76 million on legal fees over the last two years as he faces multiple lawsuits and federal and state criminal charges. The bulk of the payments
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, officials told
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Originally Published: 02 FEB 24 16:13 ET Updated: 02 FEB 24 16:14 ET By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US has begun conducting strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias who have carried
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rose on Friday as investors continued to parse strong tech earnings and a searing jobs report. The Dow rose 135 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.7%. All three major indexes ended the week higher. The US economy
Continue ReadingBy Michael Conte and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US announced a number of measures including sanctions and criminal charges targeting a range of malicious Iranian initiatives, including their cyberwarfare and drone programs, as well as Iran’s alleged illegal oil trafficking to fund foreign terrorist organizations. The actions come as the Biden administration
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech stocks once again carried Wall Street to a record Friday, even though the majority of stocks fell amid worries about the downside of a hot economy. Big gains for Meta Platforms and Amazon helped drive the S&P 500 index up by 1.1% to
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — David Forst and Farhan Zaidi are longtime friends who worked together for years in Oakland, and now executives of each Bay Area team. They made a trade Friday that had been discussed for months, and the Athletics acquired a pair of pitchers to join their
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TORONTO (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league will wait for the judicial process to play out before making any decisions about four players charged in a 2018 sexual assault case in Canada. All four were members of Canada’s world junior team that year. Carter Hart of
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president remains unresolved in the courts. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday vacated the March 4 trial date
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce insisted Friday that he is ready for the circus that comes with the Super Bowl. He’s been through it three times, after all, and has two rings to show for it. It has never been quite like this, though. Kelce’s profile has
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce insisted Friday that he is ready for the circus that comes with the Super Bowl. He’s been through it three times, after all, and has two rings to show for it. It has never been quite like this, though. Kelce’s profile has
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — A first-of-its-kind detox center opened its doors Thursday in Hilo. “It’s about saving lives,” clinical director Lahela Kruse told Island News. Those at Big Island Substance Abuse Council (BISAC) say this new detox clinic in central Hilo has a very practical
Continue ReadingBy Amal Elhelw Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON Oregon (KPTV) — After watching hundreds of trees come crashing down during the January storms, Portland area arborists are warning homeowners not to let fear lead to quick decisions, like hiring a tree removal service. Instead, they are urging folks to truly assess the
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A rescue in Riverwest bring the community together in an unexpected way. The people here in Riverwest rallied together Thursday, Feb. 1, to save a little black cat that was calling out for help. After days of hearing distant “meows,” Krissy Oleson
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Federal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, saying the predators are in no danger of extinction as some states seek to reduce their numbers through hunting. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Federal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, saying the predators are in no danger of extinction as some states seek to reduce their numbers through hunting. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service also said it
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