Click here for updates on this story Omaha (KPTM) — New medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration is giving people who suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that leads to severe respiratory and digestive problems, hope for the future. The medicine is not considered by doctors to be a cure. Instead, it’s designed
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued four tweets on Christmas Eve. Two of them — from his official government handle — focused on Iran and thanked members of the US military. The others came from a new personal account and struck a vastly different tone. In one, he’s playing cards while drinking a bottle of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Saginaw Township (WJRT) — A 29-year-old suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg after his handgun accidentally discharged at Fashion Square Mall. Around 3 p.m., the man was paying for items at the Victoria’s Secret store in the mall and sliding his wallet back into his pocket.
Continue Reading Omaha (KPTM) — New medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration is giving people who suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that leads to severe respiratory and digestive problems, hope for the future. The medicine is not considered by doctors to be a cure. Instead, it’s designed to make a difference in how people
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story West Allis (WDJT) — Residents and city leaders in West Allis took action after a puppy was hurt by debris inside the city’s new dog park. Eight-month-old Stella is doing much better than she was last Friday. Her owner, Benjamin Bush, said her paw was cut by broken
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Winston-Salem (WGHP) — A woman delivered her baby at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after suffering a rare type of heart attack, according to a Wake Forest Baptist Health news release. Brittany Little, 29, of Catawba County, was eight months pregnant with her third child and critically ill.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Norfolk (WTKR) — A federal judge has reversed the decision to forcibly medicate Ashanti Billie’s accused killer. Prosecutors argued being medicated would improve Eric Brian Brown’s competency to stand trial, and originally the judge agreed. However, this week the judge granted a stay on that order after the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans (WGNO) — George Bevan just wanted to add a little holiday cheer to his office, but he ended up with a praying mantis infestation courtesy of his Christmas tree. Bevan set up the tiny tree, which stood about three feet tall, on a counter in his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, NC (WGHP) — A woman delivered her baby at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after suffering a rare type of heart attack, according to a Wake Forest Baptist Health news release. Brittany Little, 29, of Catawba County, was eight months pregnant with her third child and critically
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Here’s a look at Christmas, a popular Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Facts Celebrated December 25th in the United States and other countries. In 2020, December 25th falls on a Friday. Christmas is celebrated on January 7 in some Eastern Orthodox countries, such as Russia. The real date of Jesus’ birth is
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If you thought Baby Yoda was cute, wait until you meet Joy, the rescue cat with an uncanny resemblance to the green “Star Wars” alien. With enormous ears, big, round eyes, and little button nose, Joy is the Baby Yoda we all dream of cuddling every night. The rescue cat was found by a humane
Continue Reading When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover lands on the Red Planet in February 2021, it will touch down in Jezero Crater, the site of a lake that existed 3.5 billion years ago. The next generation rover will build on the goals of previous robotic explorers by collecting the first samples of Mars, which would be returned
Continue Reading When a woman walked up to the counter of a McDonald’s in Lodi, California, the employees likely expected her to order a Big Mac or large fries. Instead, she begged them to help her. The woman told an employee to call 911, gave them her license plate number and asked them to hide her, San
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(CNN) – La hermana de George Michael Melanie Panayiotou fue encontrada muerta el día de Navidad, exactamente tres años después de que el artista británico falleciera, según le confirmó a CNN el abogado de la familia. MIRA: FOTOS | Los famosos que murieron en 2019 “Podemos confirmar que muy trágicamente Melanie falleció de repente”, señaló
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg (WPMT) — The Diocese of Harrisburg has paid $12.7 million to 111 survivors of clergy sexual abuse through its compensation program, according to Mike Barley, a spokesperson for the diocese. FOX43 reached out to the diocese following an Associated Press report that said seven Catholic dioceses in
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Kelly Fraser, an award-winning Inuk singer and songwriter, has died. She was 26. Fraser, known for her advocacy work and blend of traditional Inuit music, was born in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada. Her cause of death hasn’t been announced, according to CNN news partner CBC, which reported on the death. Fraser’s rise to prominence Fraser first
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story North Ogden (KSL) — A Utah lawmaker is looking into whether changes to state laws could help protect consumers from scammers after his wife recently fell victim to a scheme. Machel Andersen said scammers somehow used knowledge about her personal life to scare her into cooperating with them.
Continue Reading Authorities have released a teenager questioned in connection with the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, but authorities could still charge him and another teen, a law enforcement official said Thursday. The 14-year-old had been located and taken to a precinct in Upper Manhattan, Rodney Harrison, the New York Police Department’s chief of
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una mujer de Sacramento fue envenenada por una crema para aclarar la piel, dejándola en estado de coma. El suyo fue el primer caso reportado de envenenamiento por metilmercurio de este tipo relacionado con la crema para la piel en Estados Unidos, informaron los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha (KMTV) — Breathing, it’s not something most of us think twice about. However for Nick Bell, and other patients living with cystic fibrosis, it’s a constant struggle. “It’s just a drain on your energy daily,” Bell said. “You do so many treatments just to keep yourself breathing.”
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Fidel Alejandro Villegas Villegas, the Chief of police for Janos, Chihuahua has been arrested in connection with the massacre of nine women and children, according to Mexican media and Reuters. Janos Mayor Sebastian Efrain Pineda confirmed the arrest of Villegas to local media. Pineda reported Villegas was taken to Mexico City after his detention, as
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has blasted his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell in recent days after he described himself as “not an impartial juror” ahead of President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, but Schumer himself repeatedly expressed similar sentiments in the late 1990s when senators weighed the removal of President Bill Clinton. Schumer’s past comments
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Denver (KMGH) — Dramatic onboard video shows the moment a contract bus driver for RTD’s Access-A-Ride service spotted a toddler in the middle of busy S. Parker Road in Denver. “Oh my God, somebody’s baby is in the street,” Rashida Way-Smith yelled from the driver’s seat. Way-Smith immediately
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Copperas Cove (KXXV) — A Central Texas man is helping our nation’s veterans put their best foot forward, but he needs your help. He is asking for people to donate Christmas trees so he can make canes for veterans like him. 25 News spoke with the owner of
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A new law in the United States that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 is now in effect, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Last week, President Donald Trump signed the new minimum age into law as part of a sweeping spending bill. On Friday, the
Continue Reading (CNN) – Una emergencia médica en pleno vuelo de Delta Airlines terminó con una niña declarada muerta cuando el avión aterrizó en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles en la noche de este jueves, según dijeron las autoridades. El vuelo 2423 de Delta, que se dirigía a Seattle, debió regresar a Los Ángeles por un
Continue Reading An Indiana mother accused of injecting fecal matter into her 15-year-old son’s IV bag has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Tiffany Alberts is set to serve five years of probation following her prison sentence, said Michael Leffler, a spokesman with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. Alberts was convicted of six counts of aggravated
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Spotify will stop selling political ads next year. The company announced Friday it will no longer accept political ads in its ad-supported tier for music streaming and in its original and exclusive podcasts. While Spotify makes the majority of its revenue from its 113 million paying subscribers, about 141 million users listen for free, as
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“The Mandalorian” season 1 finale is out and, boy, does it give viewers of the Disney+ series something to saber until it returns. Whether you’ve consumed “Star Wars” content and lore since childhood or only started watching “The Mandalorian” because you didn’t have it in you to resist the cutie pie powers of “Baby Yoda,”
Continue Reading A federal court has announced that it plans to temporarily block North Carolina’s voter ID requirements that were set to go into effect in 2020. The announcement, which came only as a short note Thursday, indicated that the order explaining the decision would come down next week. The preliminary injunction means that a photo ID
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