AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Police has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small number of countries. The recent polio infection in an unvaccinated baby in Gaza is the first time the disease has been reported in the territory in more than 25
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — As long as Travis Kelce keeps making his girlfriend Taylor Swift laugh, Adam Sandler and his family will keep cheering them on. Sandler gushed about his family’s love for the popstar on Wednesday’s episode of Kelce’s podcast “New Heights,” telling the football star that Swift not only “means so
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By Pamela Comme Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A New Smyrna Beach couple is headed to Washington, D.C., this week to receive a Medal of Courage at the Ukrainian Embassy for their son, who died last year. This award recognizes military personnel who fought for Ukraine, like
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CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Namibia is planning to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to the people struggling with food insecurity as the country grapples with its worst drought in 100 years. The animals set to be culled include 83 elephants, 30 hippos,
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hall of Fame pro wrestler Bill Goldberg isn’t just another celebrity that Colorado coach Deion Sanders has walking along the sideline. He’s not just another big name brought in for motivational speeches. Goldberg’s got a vested interest in the program because his son is a freshman walk-on linebacker
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A failed vote means the plan to bring volunteer chaplains into Osceola County Public Schools won’t be moving forward for now. The room was packed Tuesday night as the board voted against the proposal. For 90 minutes, the board listened…
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — On Tuesday, AT&T wireless service went down for some customers, affecting their ability to contact 911 in the event of an emergency. It was fixed in a few hours, with the company blaming a software issue, but it’s just one of many problems the telecommunications company has
Continue ReadingCROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana men have been charged in the deaths of nine dogs that succumbed to heat-related illnesses last year after being transported in the back of an uncooled box truck during hot weather. Michael McHenry and Jessee Urbaszewski both face 18 misdemeanor counts of neglect of a vertebrate animal. The
Continue ReadingBy Kennedi Cooper Click here for updates on this story BRANDON, Mississippi (WAPT) — People in the city of Brandon are clinging together after losing a community favorite. The Dark Zone haunted house burned down Saturday after going up in flames. According to Jerry King, division chief of training, the Brandon Fire Department received a
Continue ReadingBy Curadhan Powell Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville school called police Wednesday morning after a decapitated chicken was found outside. A little before 9 a.m., LMPD Fifth Division responded to St. Raphael The Archangel Catholic School on Lancashire Avenue. That’s off of Bardstown Road in the Gardiner
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from eating Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month. Five new deaths were reported in five states: Florida, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee and New York. Federal health officials announced those deaths on Wednesday. They had previously
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Oakland Athletics outfielder Miguel Andujar will have season-ending, manager Mark Kotsay said Wednesday. “We are going to miss him,” Kotsay said. “He was a big contributor and a big part of this club’s success over the past few months. Hopefully the surgery will go well. We’ll definitely look forward to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting when she was underage and then trying to stage the death as a suicide after she told him she was pregnant. Matthew Farwell, 38, entered the plea during an
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El programa impulsado por el Gobierno de Joe Biden “Keeping Families Together”, que beneficia a cónyuges e hijastros indocumentados de ciudadanos estadounidenses, quedó temporalmente bloqueado por decisión de un juez federal de Texas, luego de que 16 estados presentaran una demanda contra la medida. Aquí, la respuesta a 4
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — They were the self-styled political “commandos” with aspirations of bringing down the authoritarian government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Now, the opposition says, hundreds of its activists and electoral witnesses are fleeing the country amid the fallout from last month’s contested presidential election. CNN spoke to about half a dozen Venezuelans
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews used
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador dijo en la conferencia matutina de este miércoles que la relación con Estados Unidos y Canadá continúa, y recalcó que su “pausa” es en las relaciones con los embajadores de dichos países en México. “La relación con los gobiernos continúa,
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, is drawing attention to the problem of cyberbullying in tennis, particularly by people who bet on matches. Garcia wrote on social media on Wednesday after her first-round loss at the Grand Slam tournament that harassing messages hurt players and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say a 33-year-old man accused in an arson attack on a synagogue last weekend said he wanted to defend Palestinians and change Israel’s policy in Gaza. A police officer was injured after the suspect set multiple fires around the Beth Yaacov synagogue Saturday in the Mediterranean resort town of La
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A public agency and private health insurance provider are teaming up to build a system of street doctors and clinics that will provide medical care to Los Angeles’ homeless population, including routine preventive medicine, officials announced Wednesday. The goal is for homeless residents to see primary care physicians long
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