Month: December 2024

Abi Carter partners with IEHP to advocate for teen and young adults’ mental health

December 9, 2024 10:45 AM Allie Anthony

American Idol winner Abi Carter is partnered with the Inland Empire Health Plan (IHEP) in support of teen and young adults’ mental health. It’s a yearlong collaboration, and IEHP is launching a Hometown Hero-themed video where Abi will “Start the Conversation” surrounding mental health. Abi emphasizes the importance of prioritizing one’s health and well-being, urging individuals to take proactive steps to

Ghana’s ex-leader is declared the presidential election winner and pledges ‘reset’ in a bad economy

December 9, 2024 10:40 AM Associated Press

Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama has been declared the winner of the presidential election. His victory speech on Monday pledged a “a life of limitless opportunity” for citizens after voters vented their anger over the West African nation’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. His win is seen

Mexican soldiers will get a pay raise after elimination of oversight agencies, president says

December 9, 2024 10:34 AM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says much of the money gained by eliminating independent oversight and regulatory agencies will go to the army to fund a rise in soldiers’ pay. The announcement by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday is the latest in a a series of strange funding sources to pay for the country’s

Tiger Woods Fast Facts

December 9, 2024 10:33 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at one of the most successful golfers in history, Tiger Woods. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1975 Birth place: Cypress, California Birth name: Eldrick Tont Woods Father: Earl Woods Mother: Kultilda (Punsawad) Woods Marriage: Elin Nordegren (October 5, 2004-August 23, 2010, divorced) Children: Charlie Axel and Sam

Authors of ‘The Personal Librarian’ celebrate book’s 1 millionth sale and work on new novel

December 9, 2024 10:31 AM Associated Press

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The bestselling author team of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray has a new novel in the works, while celebrating a milestone for its best known publication, “The Personal Librarian.” Benedict and Murray are writing a historical thriller set in 1930s New York, featuring such real-life characters as

$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities

December 9, 2024 10:30 AM Associated Press

AP Sports Writer If Juan Soto replicates his 2024 performance throughout his $765 million, 15-year deal with the Mets, he’ll make roughly $1.2 million for every home run he hits. He’s hardly the only superstar athlete earning outrageous sums for each of his accomplishments. Some NFL quarterbacks make more than $3 million per game. Stephen

Family dogs attack, kill 5-year-old girl in back yard of home in Covina

December 9, 2024 10:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story COVINA, California (KABC) — A 5-year-old girl is dead after she was attacked by her family dogs at her home in Covina on Sunday, authorities say. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in a gated community in the 2500 block of

Family dogs attack, kill 5-year-old girl in back yard of home in Covina

December 9, 2024 10:29 AM CNN

KABC By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story COVINA, California (KABC) — A 5-year-old girl is dead after she was attacked by her family dogs at her home in Covina on Sunday, authorities say. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in a gated community in the 2500 block

Thousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California

December 9, 2024 10:23 AM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds, whose strong gusts could damage electrical equipment and spark wildfires. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for high fire risk

10 new TV shows from 2024 that are worth watching before the new year

December 9, 2024 10:14 AM Associated Press

Associated Press It could be argued that 2024 wasn’t the best year for TV. Highly-anticipated shows like the final season of “Stranger Things,” “The Last of Us,” and “The White Lotus” didn’t even make it on the calendar and will instead return in 2025. Also, streamers and broadcast networks tightened their budgets by saying yes

Family mourns 80-year-old Houston veteran who died from injuries in alleged attack over parking spot

December 9, 2024 10:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston military veteran has died after a brutal attack in northwest Harris County. Family members identified the victim as 80-year-old Earl Hollins after he was allegedly beaten down on Friday outside Food Town on FM 1960. Investigators originally thought

Family mourns 80-year-old Houston veteran who died from injuries in alleged attack over parking spot

December 9, 2024 10:12 AM CNN

KTRK By Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston military veteran has died after a brutal attack in northwest Harris County. Family members identified the victim as 80-year-old Earl Hollins after he was allegedly beaten down on Friday outside Food Town on FM 1960. Investigators originally

Grandmother, son killed in house fire in South Austin: ‘We just lost two pillars in our family’

December 9, 2024 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Tre Ward Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — Two people died after an early Saturday morning house fire on the city’s West Side, officials said. The fire broke out just after midnight near Leamington and Ohio in the South Austin neighborhood. A family’s home for more than five decades

Woman finds pearl in oyster at Morrisville restaurant, feels it’s direct message from universe

December 9, 2024 10:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CARY, North Carolina (WTVD) — A Cary woman is really making the world her oyster. Freda Bryant went to Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville and got an exciting surprise in her food. She and her daughter — coming from a doctor’s appointment — ordered

Woman finds pearl in oyster at Morrisville restaurant, feels it’s direct message from universe

December 9, 2024 10:10 AM CNN

WTVD By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CARY, North Carolina (WTVD) — A Cary woman is really making the world her oyster. Freda Bryant went to Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville and got an exciting surprise in her food. She and her daughter — coming from a doctor’s appointment —

Corpus Christi teen indicted in the June 2023 murder of 15-year old Eriya Ruiz

December 9, 2024 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Flores-Herrera Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A Nueces County grand jury has indicted a Corpus Christi teen accused of killing a 15-year-old girl in front of her home on Pennine Way. On December 5, the grand jury decided there was enough evidence to send Justin Alex

Fostering service for pet owners who enter treatment rebooting

December 9, 2024 10:09 AM Luis Avila

Pets in Recovery is a local free fostering service for pet owners who enter treatment centers. Created by Ken Moses, the idea came to him after losing a friend to an overdose; Moses was in a desperate search to find temporary foster care for his friend’s dogs who had entered detox and treatment. He ended the

Natural gas network dig under the Acropolis stumbles on ancient marble statue

December 9, 2024 10:08 AM Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright in a brick-lined pit. Greece’s Culture Ministry says in a statement that the nude statue resembles ancient representations of messenger of the Greek gods Hermes and

Insurance company won’t cover cemetery’s Jesus statue that was vandalized with spray paint last month

December 9, 2024 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Averie Klonowski Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — On Nov. 4, a statue of Jesus Christ at Leavitt’s Mortuary & Aultorest Memorial Park was spray painted. “Destroying someone’s property is absolutely not the way to spread a message of support for any party and it only just

Watsonville Community Hospital victims of a cyberattack, been offline for days

December 9, 2024 10:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story WATSONVILLE, California (KSBW) — Watsonville Community Hospital says the computer network outage that’s been crippling the hospital since last week was caused by a cyberattack. Right now, the hospital’s network remains offline. The outage forced hospital staff to go back to doing things on paper.

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