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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The warm, damp environments of your showerhead and toothbrush are the perfect breeding ground for microbes, and a new study has identified hundreds of viruses that live there, showing the vast biodiversity to be found in the average home. These viruses, however, are not the kind that will give
Continue ReadingBy Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — As local communities start to come together to rebuild, there is a potential health alert to be aware of after flood waters and debris ravaged Western North Carolina. “The public health ramifications of this crisis, this disaster, are not
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Republican U.S. lawmaker pushed against rumors and conspiracy theories surrounding the government’s Helene response in Western North Carolina. Rep. Chuck Edwards, of North Carolina’s11th Congressional District, has visited communities damaged or destroyed by Helene-caused flooding, landslides, and downed trees.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Ditton Click here for updates on this story CORAL GABLES, Florida (WSVN) — A 19-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly posting a bomb threat on Instagram targeting a building on the University of Miami campus. According to the arrest report, the FBI was alerted by Meta to a post that featured a photograph
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — Air France has opened an investigation into how a jet flying from Paris to Dubai went over Iraq as Iranian missiles fired at Israel crossed the same airspace, the airline said Wednesday. Iran launched dozens of missiles towards Israel on October 1 in what it said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” but questioned whether and how it should be reined in. “It
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. tribunal has ordered a former high-ranking official to repay the United Nations $58.8 million lost in deals he made with a British businessman who showered him with interest-free loans, a Mercedes for his wife and perks for his sons. The three-judge United Nations Dispute Tribunal ruled last
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez is getting real about her life. In a conversation with comedian Nikki Glaser for Interview magazine, Lopez talked about the past year of her life, which included the cancellation of her planned concert tour and the end of her marriage to Ben Affleck. Glaser and Lopez
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state judge. The ruling from a judge in Syracuse on Tuesday provides a win to Republicans who claimed it was a partisan effort by Democrats to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A report says the pilot of a larger plane was looking away from the tail of a smaller plane when the larger plane’s right wing hit the tail at Atlanta’s airport on Sept. 10. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a Delta Air
Continue ReadingHonda Motor Co. is recalling close to 1.7 million vehicles due to a manufacturing issue that could make it difficult to steer the vehicles and lead to crashes. Honda reported the recall last week to government regulators, who issued the recall order on Tuesday. The safety recall order from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — If there’s a diet, Janet McCaskill says, she’s done it. “I’ve tried WeightWatchers. I’ve tried keto. I’ve gone to a nutritionist,” said the 58-year-old grandmother, who lives in Knightdale, North Carolina, outside Raleigh. Some of the eating plans worked, she said – until they didn’t. At the end of
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. The Alpe du Grand Serre ski station in southeastern France’s Isère region will not reopen this year after a
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top economic official is suggesting that his country will actively take the U.S. side in looming trade battles with China. Marcelo Ebrard said that Mexico will use the situation to try to boost domestic content in its exports to the United States. He said at a business forum on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Bijan Hosseini, CNN (CNN) — The chance to win an NBA title doesn’t come around very often. It can take years, sometimes even decades, for all the stars to align for a franchise to build a competitive roster. Even when they do, injury misfortune can instantly derail a team’s title dream.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In my family, I am officially known as “Baby Spice.” No, my grown children are not comparing me to one of the Spice Girls, the pop music group that wowed young fans in the 1990s. I earned that moniker because I am a total wimp when it comes to
Continue ReadingCalMatters Among the blitz of election ads flooding TV, social media and street corners, you won’t see any opposition to a ballot measure proposing to lock in billions of dollars to pay doctors more for treating low-income patients. But opponents of Proposition 35 have a warning even if they don’t have the money to pay
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum celebrate Black style in menswear over the centuries. Williams and Hamilton were on hand Wednesday to help museum officials
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she’ll receive in January “won’t make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses. “Inflation has eaten up my savings,” she said. “I don’t have anything to fall back on — the cushion is
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1983 bombing of a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 US service personnel. Facts On October 23, 1983, 241 US service personnel – including 220 Marines and 21 other service personnel – are killed by a truck bomb at a Marine compound
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