Months after a mold infection killed a pediatric patient at Seattle Children’s Hospital, its CEO has revealed that five more patients have died from the same infection since 2001. The hospital shuttered its operating rooms twice, first in May and again this month, after it detected the common mold Aspergillus in the air. One patient
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New Gannett is here. The merger between US newspaper giants Gannett and GateHouse closed on Tuesday, ushering in an era of cost-cutting, including layoffs, for the new entity composed of hundreds of local newsrooms. The combined company is retaining the Gannett name. Media advocates have feared the merger’s repercussions to local newsrooms since the deal
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A Justice Department audit on how the FBI manages its confidential sources found security risks in the agency’s handling of communications with, and information from, its sources. The report, released by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General on Tuesday, examined the FBI’s confidential human source validation processes, a program to vet the credibility of
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Syracuse University has increased security amid an investigation into a document “purported to be a white supremacist manifesto” that was sent to cell phones of people at the university’s Bird Library, an alert from the school’s Department of Public Safety said. The actions come a day after university officials announced they were investigating another incident
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Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — A social media post went out Tuesday morning, explaining what will happen next at the site of the Hard Rock hotel collapse. The goal is to secure the cranes that were previously blown up. Once the cranes are secure, demolition of the actual
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The symptoms came on quickly. First it was hard to breathe, then dizzy spells caused by any amount of exertion. “Two months after the onset of the symptoms, I was unable to stand or walk for more than a few minutes at a time without feeling like I was going to pass out,” wrote 43-year-old
Continue Reading As prepared for delivery: Chairman Schiff, Ranking Member Nunes, and Members of the Committee, I appear before you today under subpoena to answer your questions about my time as Senior Director for European Affairs at the White House and the National Security Council (“NSC”), as related to Ukraine and U.S. security sector assistance to that
Continue Reading A Manhattan judge has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to be deposed in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who has accused Trump of sexual assault. Trump’s legal team had argued that a stay is necessary “given the novel and important Constitutional issues involved,” the “special considerations due” their previous
Continue Reading As prepared for delivery: Thank you very much for the opportunity to provide this testimony today. As you know, I was the first person to come forward to testify as part of this Inquiry. I did so voluntarily, and likewise voluntarily provided relevant documentation in my possession, in order to be as cooperative, clear and
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a short-term funding bill in an effort to avert a government shutdown before funds expire later in the week. The vote was 231-192. The stopgap legislation, known as a continuing resolution, will extend funding through December 20, setting up another spending deadline on the eve of the winter
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Boeing finally has found buyers for its troubled 737 Max jets, the first firm orders for its bestselling plane since it was grounded in March. At the Dubai Airshow Tuesday, Boeing announced an order for 20 of the jets from an unidentified airline — 10 of the 737 Max 7 version of the plane, and
Continue Reading Some Disney+ customers are having trouble logging into their accounts, complaining on social media that their accounts have been compromised. Hackers have gained access to thousands of Disney+ user accounts, selling them for between $3 and $11, according to multiple investigations. Some people were complaining that hackers locked them out of their accounts after online
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After a little girl was left behind at Kids Kountry Place in September, ABC-7 examined hundreds of pages worth of state investigations into eight Kids Kountry daycares, separately licensed, but owned by the same family. Some of the most serious allegations: a daycare director giving medication to children without their
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA (KSWB) — “Now is the time. No more kids can die,” said Rider McDowell. It’s been a little more than a year since Rider’s oldest son Errol died of brain cancer. “Errol McDowell was a nonpareil. One of a kind. He died last year
Continue Reading More than four-in-five adults report they will definitely or probably participate in the 2020 Census, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. But there are a few demographic groups — mainly young people and minorities — who are hesitant to take part. In the last year, President Donald Trump and his administration
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The Olympics needs skateboarding more than skateboarding needs the Olympics. That is the message from skateboarding legend Tony Hawk who told CNN Sport’s Patrick Snell, “They need the cool factor.” Hawk cemented his status as an icon in the sport when he became the first skater to complete a 900 degree flip — at the
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Back in September 1522, an 85-ton carrack barely larger than a modern leisure yacht became the first ship to successfully complete a circumnavigation of the globe. The hazardous journey, which began with a fleet and ended with one lone vessel, saw the deaths of at least 50 crew members, including the original captain. Juan Sebastian
Continue Reading Swishy Switzerland ski resort Zermatt may be a bit more appealing this year to savvy skiers. Zermatt has joined the two-year-old Ikon ski pass, making it the first European ski destination on the pass. The Ikon pass — along with competitors Epic and Mountain Collective — gives access to ski and snowboard resort destinations all
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Dogs who have been trained to find and save koalas in the wild are helping to rescue the animals in Australia’s devastating bushfires. Bear, a border collie-koolie cross, is a detection dog who sniffs out live koalas during search and rescue operations in New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region, according to the International Fund for
Continue Reading Just days before Google launched its long-awaited video game service, the company announced it would nearly double the number of titles available to play on day one. But even that last-minute move won’t be enough to guarantee it succeeds in the increasingly competitive gaming market. Stadia, Google’s new cloud gaming service, officially launched on Tuesday,
Continue Reading Iranians are still offline, three days after the government pulled the plug on the internet amid nationwide anti-government protests. Experts say the shutdown is an attempt by the government to stop the flow of information and quash the demonstrations. David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — A Shippensburg man is facing charges after allegedly looking into a residential window while exposing and touching himself. Joshua Nicholson, 31, is facing indecent exposure, loitering, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness, among other related charges. On November 2 at 12:50 a.m., a resident
Continue Reading The state of California is taking aim at GM, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan and other automakers that are aligning with the Trump administration in its battle over emissions rules. California issued a statement late Monday saying that as of January the state would only buy vehicles from automakers that recognize the California Air Resources Board’s authority
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Effective Tuesday, there is no more mounted patrol at Kansas City Police Department. The horses may go back to the people who donated them as soon as this afternoon. The stable that housed the Mounted Patrol is owned by Kansas City Parks and
Continue Reading It’s every traveler’s worst nightmare. You arrive at the airport for your early-morning, multicity flight, knowing you have a very tight connection to make along the way. You look at the departure board and see a blinking red light next your flight number. Delayed. You won’t make that connection and will now need to worry
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — After suffering damage from Hurricane Matthew and Florence, Mark Hall Jr. of Rowland said he plans to use a $200,000 lottery prize to rebuild his home and his dream of going to school, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. “The home I’m living
Continue Reading Swedish authorities are ending their investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the country’s deputy chief prosecutor has announced. Deputy director of public prosecution Eva-Marie Persson made the announcement at a news conference in Stockholm on Tuesday. The investigation into Assange was reopened in May following his dramatic removal from Ecuador’s
Continue Reading Mr. Wonderful is coming to Wall Street. Kevin O’Leary, who is best known for being one of the entrepreneurs fielding investment pitches on the ABC show “Shark Tank,” is also chairman of O’Shares Investments, a firm that runs a family of exchange-traded funds. O’Leary is very bullish about the stock market, telling CNBC in August
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An Asheboro church held a special service to recognize organ donors who helped save other lives and encourage people to sign up to become one. Before the service, two families who’ve never met got the chance to see each other for the first time.
Continue Reading China’s raft of clean air policies saved hundreds of thousands of lives in 2017 alone, according to new research. Fine particle pollution declined rapidly following the implementation of new rules on industrial emissions and the promotion of clean fuels, according to the study, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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