I’ve been using Disney products my entire life. I go to Disney World nearly every year — a tradition that started when I was three years old. I am even a member of the resorts’ time share program, Disney Vacation Club. Needless to say, I’ve watched countless hours of Disney movies in theaters and on
Continue Reading Some Apple Card customers say the credit card’s issuer, Goldman Sachs, is giving women far lower credit limits, even if they share assets and accounts with their spouse. But it’s impossible to know if the Apple Card — or any other credit card — discriminates against women, because creditworthiness algorithms are notoriously opaque. “It’s such
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President Donald Trump announced plans for what appeared to be a wide-ranging meeting to find solutions for kids and businesses impacted by the “Vaping and E-cigarette dilemma,” in a tweet on Monday. According to Trump, the meeting would be attended by medical professionals, as well as vaping industry and state representatives. “Children’s health & safety,
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If anything was clear from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on Monday evening, it is that Biden has served his country honorably — and that he should not be president of the United States. There were a handful of bright moments for Biden during the town hall, beginning (and perhaps ending) with foreign policy, a
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EL PASO, Texas – As temperatures begin to drop in the borderland, the danger of cold-weather related illnesses begins to increase. The Extreme Weather Task Force held their blanket drive kick-off Tuesday morning. “Our goal is not simply to collect and distribute free blankets, we want to check on people and educate the community on
Continue Reading Google has confirmed it’s collecting health data on millions of Americans through a new partnership with Ascension, one of the country’s largest nonprofit health systems. The tech company and Ascension confirmed they were working together to analyze patient data to give health care providers new insights and care suggestions for patients. The project, codenamed “Project
Continue Reading Hyatt is the latest international hotel brand to ditch travel-sized toiletries from its rooms, following Holiday Inn-owner InterContinental Group and Marriott International. Portable tubes of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel will be replaced with bulk-sized toiletries across Hyatt’s global chain of 220,000 rooms beginning in June 2021. The changes will affect Hyatt’s 900 hotels worldwide,
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Get ready to grab your hankies, Selena fans. “Walking Dead” star Christian Serratos has been cast as the late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla in a new Netflix series. “Selena: The Series” will follow along as “Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena comes of age and realizes her dreams, she and her family make tough choices to hold
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Eliana Fernández has blisters on her feet and her legs ache. She walked for more than two weeks and trekked 230 miles to get here. Her destination: the US Supreme Court, where justices heard arguments Tuesday that could decide her fate and shape the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across the United States.
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Carl Icahn is no stranger to risk-taking. But even the legendary investor is uncomfortable with his exposure to Occidental Petroleum’s giant pile of debt. Icahn has been at war with Occidental’s board and management since the oil driller borrowed heavily this past spring to pay for its controversial acquisition of rival Anadarko Petroleum. The deal,
Continue Reading Dr. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump’s former chief physician and one-time nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary, is seriously considering running for a Texas congressional seat, a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNN. Jackson, a Texas native, is mulling a run for the seat currently held by one-time Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep.
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Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman who two months ago launched a longshot primary challenge to President Donald Trump, suspended his candidacy Tuesday. “I am suspending my race for the Presidency because impeachment has made my goal of making the debt, deficit and spending issue a part of this presidential debate impossible
Continue Reading Operating rooms and other areas at Seattle Children’s Hospital were shut down for the second time this year due to mold problems, according to the hospital. In a statement, the hospital said routine air tests revealed Aspergillus contamination Sunday “in three of our operating rooms and two procedural areas.” Aspergillus is a common mold that
Continue Reading(CNN) — Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman who two months ago launched a longshot primary challenge to President Donald Trump, suspended his candidacy Tuesday, his spokesperson Sarah Allred confirmed. Sanford — who emerged as a vocal Republican critic of the President before losing his congressional seat in a GOP primary contest
Continue Reading Nine University of Southern California students have died since the start of the semester, the school said Tuesday — an unusually high rate that moved university officials to send students a letter about the issue over the weekend. Three of the nine deaths have been announced since Friday. No foul play is suspected in any
Continue Reading Synchrony, the nation’s largest issuer of retail credit cards, is branching out from its retail roots into businesses that didn’t exist when it originated, back when it was a GE creation in 1932. In March, Synchrony made a bet on the booming pet industry by acquiring insurance provider Pets Best. It marked Synchrony’s first foray
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Click here for updates on this story LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL (WPTV) — A dog who miraculously survived after being trapped underneath debris for weeks after Hurricane Dorian tore through the Bahamas in September met his new family Tuesday who will give him a forever home. Miracle the dog spent weeks recovering and rehabilitating at Big
Continue Reading Although hiccups seem a nuisance, scientists have discovered they may play a crucial role in our development — by helping babies to regulate their breathing. In a study led by University College London (UCL), researchers monitoring 13 newborn babies found that hiccupping triggered a large wave of brain signals which could aid their development. Lorenzo
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL (WPTV) — There’s a lot of laughing and smiling in the Chesson home. Two-year-old Colton needed a kidney transplant. His parents’ prayers were answered. His mother Lisa Chesson said, “It has changed our whole life as a family and we get to see our
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Formula One has announced a new 10-year plan to “change the face of the sport” and become carbon neutral by 2030. The sport has faced increasing criticism over its current yearly output of 255,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide given the climate emergency. Only 0.7% of F1’s emissions come from the cars on track, with the
Continue Reading Richard Branson apologized Tuesday morning after tweeting out a photo full of white people to announce the grand opening of his new Centre of Entrepreneurship in South Africa. “The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship is for all South Africans, but yesterday’s choice of a photo to go with my tweet clearly lacked diversity. Apologies,” Branson tweeted
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (WDAF) — Local car enthusiasts will line up in the funeral procession for a Missouri teen who lost his fight with cancer last week. Rides for Hope Kansas City is organizing the local effort to honor Alec Ingram, who battled osteosarcoma, a type of bone
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, KS (WDAF) — Lenexa Police were called on Veteran’s Day to investigate the theft of a trailer loaded with enough food to feed approximately 70,000 veterans. The theft occurred outside the W. 108th Street office of Friends in Service of Heroes (FISH) sometime between 6:30 p.m. Saturday
Continue Reading Ahead of his public appearance before the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump, Ambassador Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, penned an op-ed in a Ukrainian news magazine this week emphasizing the United States’ “committed partnership and support” to the country. The op-ed appeared in “Novoye Vremya” Sunday, according to a post from
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“The Mandalorian” arrives with a lot of weight on its armored shoulders, not only representing the first live-action “Star Wars” series but easily providing the biggest original draw to help launch Disney+. Happily, the show’s brisk, handsomely produced 39-minute premiere is a great deal of fun, giving fans reason to have a good feeling about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLATTE CITY, MO (WDAF) — A letter steeped in hate was sent to hundreds in Platte County. Nina Mathews says her 15-year-old daughter, a sophomore at Platte County High School, was traumatized after receiving a Google document, sent to her school email address, with a lengthy, hateful message
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What has bigger eyes, fewer teeth, and more of what you may remember from your childhood? Sonic, the beloved ’90s video game icon, got the facelift that fans have been clamoring for following the horrified backlash that the original “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie trailer received. Fans came down hard on the original design when the
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You’d be forgiven for thinking it was a scene from a futuristic sci-fi movie — a giant, flaming lion leaping across the roof of a football ground in front of thousands of spectators. But for Argentine side Estudiantes, the spectacular big cat hologram marked the reopening of the club’s new stadium. The lion leaps out
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Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney no longer plans to sue in federal court over his House subpoena in the impeachment probe. Instead, his attorneys told a federal judge Tuesday morning he’s planning to obey the White House and Justice Department’s direction for him not to testify. Mulvaney’s move on Tuesday ends a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PATTERSON, CA (KTXL) — Nearly eight months after disappearing, a 3-year-old dog is finally back with his Stanislaus County family. Charlie, a playful and energetic chihuahua mix, had stolen the Delgados’ hearts. “My cousin, it’s actually her dog, she was like sad about it and she thought it
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