By Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story MARYLAND (WJZ) — Maryland leaders are moving to revise storm drain regulations following the death of a 13-year-old boy who was swept into an uncovered drainage pipe during heavy flooding last month. Mason Kearns died after being pulled into the drain during a severe rainstorm,
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By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O’Neill will serve as acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said in a letter to CDC staff. O’Neill joined HHS in June after years as a
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By KTBS Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Getting a child to put down a digital device and pick up a book is no easy task. But imagine a child not only reading — but also writing a book. Harmony Lee, a ten-year-old fifth grader at W.T.
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Por Priscilla Alvarez, CNN El Gobierno de Trump está tomando medidas para repatriar a cientos de niños guatemaltecos bajo su custodia que llegaron solos a Estados Unidos, según varias fuentes familiarizadas con el plan, que describieron el alcance de la iniciativa como sin precedentes. Esta es la última de una serie de medidas desde el
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By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story SUSSEX, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The family of Finn Katona, the five-year-old boy who was killed in January when a school bus ran him over, will soon file a lawsuit against his school district and the bus company. It comes a short time after the Waukesha
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By Frankie Jupiter Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, leaving destruction across the Gulf Coast and changing New Orleans forever. Dr. Courtney Jackson, who was 19 at the time, recalled the moment water began rushing into her grandmother’s home after the levees
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By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Thai court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday, ruling that her controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader breached ethics rules, in a move that plunges the kingdom into fresh political turmoil. Paetongtarn, a member of the powerful Shinawatra political family
Continue Reading Por Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN El presidente Donald Trump revocó la protección del Servicio Secreto para Kamala Harris el jueves, según una copia de una carta revisada por CNN. Los expresidentes reciben protección del Servicio Secreto de por vida. Harris, como ex vicepresidenta, recibió seis meses de protección después de dejar el cargo, según la ley
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By David Close, Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — In his heyday within the global spotlight, no one in the sporting world multitasked better than Deion Sanders. A unicorn within the white lines, “Prime Time” dominated opponents and singlehandedly got fans out of their seats with his unmatched athletic ability in both MLB and NFL stadiums.
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Por Karen Esquivel, CNN en Español El nuevo capítulo de la guerra arancelaria del presidente Donald Trump ha pausado el intercambio de envíos postales y paquetería entre México y Estados Unidos. Es otra muestra de cómo las tarifas han trastocado múltiples sectores y están afectando a consumidores y empresas. La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de
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By Svitlana Vlasova, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said the two bridges near the border with Ukraine’s Kharkiv region were being used by the
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By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story ZIRCONIA, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Zirconia man has set a new North Carolina record – and nearly a world record – with a colossal cantaloupe. This marvelous melon, grown by Wayne Morgan of Zirconia, weighs a whopping 72.94 pounds, making it the largest cantaloupe
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By Elijah Skipper Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene ripped apart Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge, officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) say the scale of the rebuild is unlike anything the state has ever attempted. On
Continue Reading WLOS By Elijah Skipper Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene ripped apart Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge, officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) say the scale of the rebuild is unlike anything the state has ever attempted.
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CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life. Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according to federal law. That
Continue Reading Por Jill Martin, CNN Después de la victoria en sets consecutivos de Taylor Townsend contra Jelena Ostapenko, el miércoles en el US Open, se escuchó a las jugadoras intercambiando palabras acaloradas al costado de la cancha. En la discusión, la letona le dijo a la estadounidense que no tenía “clase” ni “educación”. Mientras las reacciones
Continue ReadingHigh pressure will build in over the weekend, chasing out humidity and ushering hotter daytime highs. Dew points will gradually ease through today, with hotter and drier conditions both Saturday and Sunday. If you are traveling this weekend, highs will be above average throughout SoCal, even in the mountains, where highs will approach 80 by
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — When a United Airlines “technology issue” halted several thousand flights a few weeks ago, it added another incident to a cascade of problems the airlines and national aviation system have seen in recent years. Southwest Airlines had one of the most significant technology meltdowns in recent aviation history three
Continue Reading Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Los migrantes que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos envió a la base naval de Guantánamo, en Cuba, enfrentaron “condiciones abusivas e inhumanas de detención” que afectaron seriamente su salud física y mental e incluso derivaron en algunos intentos de suicidio, señala un nuevo informe de la organización no gubernamental
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — When Hurricane Erin explosively intensified in the Atlantic Ocean last week, the alarming part wasn’t solely how dangerous it had become as a Category 5 monster: It was also just how typical such an ultra-rapid rate of intensification – winds accelerating by 85 mph in 24 hours – has
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