A federal judge has paved the way for a facility to open in Philadelphia that would allow and supervise the injection of illegal drugs, an arrangement that would be the first of its kind in the United States. The ruling sparked anger among those where the facility is scheduled to open but support from some
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — A suspected thief is behind bars after at least $100,000 worth of items were stolen from a South County video game store in August. Jason Brassard, the owner of Trade-N-Games on Gravois Road in Fenton, told News 4 someone broke through the
Continue Reading While it’s not possible to go back in time and see if Mars truly was habitable billions of years ago, scientists are investigating the next best possibility: ancient meteorite impact sites on Earth. And there just happens to be a very Mars-like one in southern Germany. Today, Mars is a frozen desert with a thin
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The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against seven towns in Texas that have declared themselves “sanctuary cities for the unborn,” a recent trend among some conservative towns dissatisfied with state abortion policies. The group filed the challenge on behalf of the Texas Equal Access Fund and the Lilith Fund — two
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Senate Democrats have made a request for $8.5 billion to combat the coronavirus, setting up a spending showdown in Congress where lawmakers are grappling with how to help contain the disease. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, formally released a proposal on Wednesday for the emergency funding, saying in a statement
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Losing your spouse or life partner and gaining the designation “widow” or “widower” is one of life’s cruelest blows. Now science believes that widowhood may hasten the development of a type of cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s. Over a three-year period, cognitive abilities declined three times faster in widowed adults with high levels of beta-amyloid
Continue Reading Meghan Wieten-Scott, an Army spouse of 14 years, recounted her family’s posting to Anchorage, Alaska, as one of the best times in her life. Like 70% of military families, they lived off base in a civilian community. She remembered a neighbor offering to watch her son, then a baby, to give her a short reprieve.
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(CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia informó que este miércoles partió desde Corea del Sur a Wuhan, China el vuelo que repatriará a los 15 colombianos, incluidos dos funcionarios de la Cancillería que acompañan la misión. MIRA: Coronavirus hoy: El brote se extiende por Europa y se registra el primer caso en
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The utility company whose gas lines killed one person, injured 22 and displaced some 50,000 Massachusetts residents in a series of fires and explosions in 2018 has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges following an investigation by the US attorney there. “We’re here because this investigation found that Columbia Gas, through a pattern of
Continue Reading Former food company executive Michelle Janavs was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison for paying bribes in the college admissions scam, the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts said. Janavs, whose family invented Hot Pockets, paid the scheme’s mastermind, Rick Singer, $100,000 to cheat on two of her daughters’ ACTs, and agreed to pay $200,000
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Clearview AI, a startup that compiles billions of photos for facial recognition technology, said it lost its entire client list to hackers. The company said it has patched the unspecified flaw that allowed the breach to happen. In a statement, Clearview AI’s attorney Tor Ekeland said that while security is the company’s top priority, “unfortunately,
Continue Reading The body of a Montana teen missing since New Year’s Day was found Monday less than a mile from where she was last seen. Selena Not Afraid, a 16-year-old member of Crow Nation, was returning to her home in Hardin, Montana, from a holiday party in Billings with friends on January 1, when the car
Continue Reading The man most severely injured in a machete attack during a Hanukkah celebration in upstate New York last year is showing progress in his recovery, but whether he’ll ever speak again or regain full consciousness remains unclear, his daughter said Wednesday. “It’s all a guessing game,” Nicky Kohen told CNN. “Maybe, hopefully, he’ll be able
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NEW YORK, NY — The Trump administration can withhold federal money from seven states, as well as New York City, over their cooperation on immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The decision by the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that blocked the Justice Department from withholding a
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Las autoridades sanitarias de Paraguay anunciaron este miércoles que el país está en “alerta máxima” tras la confirmación de un caso de coronavirus en Brasil. El director de Vigilancia Sanitaria, Guillermo Sequera, dijo que es cuestión de días, semanas o meses para que ingrese el virus; que aunque intentan evitarlo, su presencia
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BTS totally rocked Tuesday night’s episode of of James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke.” The K-pop stars sang some of their own hits like “Mic Drop” and their latest single “Black Swan.” But they also hit every note of Post Malone’s “Circles” and Bruno Mars’ “Finesse.” This isn’t the first time the group has appeared on Corden’s
Continue Reading (CNN) — La propagación del nuevo coronavirus tiene nerviosos a los viajeros de todo el mundo. Aún se desconoce mucho sobre el brote, pero las autoridades de salud están pidiendo precaución. Los viajeros que cruzan el mundo deben estar al tanto del virus, mantenerse alejados de las áreas fuertemente impactadas y ejercer los mismos tipos
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST POINT, GA (WGCL) — Police said they are still searching for the person who committed a triple shooting, killing two teens. Officers said a third teen will survive with non-life threatening injuries. East Point police said the triple shooting occurred after a fight broke out between two
Continue Reading The 10th Democratic debate — this one in Charleston, South Carolina — is in the books. It was an incredibly contentious affair, with candidates shouting at (and over) one another as they scrambled to draw contrasts with each other in advance of the critical South Carolina primary on Saturday. Below, the best and worst from
Continue Reading The shock from the novel coronavirus is roiling global markets for yet another trading session. US shares moved higher by midday Wednesday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.4% and the Dow gaining nearly 70 points, or 0.3%. But European markets finished mixed, as corporate profit warnings added to fears about the economic impact of the
Continue Reading The longest economic expansion in American history has survived an unprecedented trade war, a catastrophic tsunami in Japan and a severe crash in oil prices. The fast-moving coronavirus poses yet another grave test. The emerging health crisis threatens to dim the brightest part of the United States, if not the world, economy: American wallets. Resilient
Continue Reading Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak, who ruled his country with an iron fist for nearly three decades, has died, his son said on Tuesday. He was 91. “Indeed, to ‘Allah we belong and to Allah we shall return.’ My father, Hosni Mubarak, passed away this morning,” Alaa Mubarak posted on Twitter, using a common Muslim
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Brasil dio a conocer que aparte del caso confirmado de coronavirus, actualmente hay 20 casos sospechosos que monitorean en el país. 11 de los casos sospechosos están en Sao Paulo, 1 en Paraíba, 1 en Pernambuco, 1 en Espíritu Santo, 2 en Minas Gerais, 2 en Río
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Advocates for a bill that would provide high school girls with feminine hygiene supplies voiced their support for the measure on Wednesday. Students joined state Sens. Alex Bergstein, Mary Abrams and Marilyn Moore and state Rep. Jeff Currey for a news conference in Hartford.
Continue Reading Kevin Bacon is letting one crazy fan get one degree too close. Washed up actor Randy Beslow, played by “Veep” actor Matt Walsh, is the main character in a new Spotify podcast, “The Last Degree of Kevin Bacon.” He was supposed to be a star. He should have landed the lead role in “Footloose.” He
Continue Reading Public health officials warned Wednesday that the spread of the novel coronavirus is inching closer toward meeting the definition of a global pandemic, as the number of cases outside mainland China continues to grow, including in South Korea where a US soldier has tested positive for the virus. Brazil announced its first case of coronavirus
Continue Reading ABC News said on Wednesday that it had suspended a veteran correspondent after the journalist was secretly recorded on video by a right-wing activist group leveling criticism against the network and making disparaging comments about President Donald Trump. “Any action that damages our reputation for fairness and impartiality or gives the appearance of compromising it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMFIELD, CT (WFSB) — Police body camera footage was released on Tuesday following the arrest of a Bloomfield kennel owner. Police said they seized 15 dogs from the Star Mountain Kennel in January. Their body camera footage shows dogs in cages stacked on top of one another. Despite
Continue Reading Iran’s novel coronavirus death toll has climbed to 19, with 139 confirmed cases of the sickness. Despite the spread of the virus, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that authorities won’t quarantine any Iranian cities. He also warned about the virus becoming “a weapon at the hands of our enemies,” as part of “propaganda” against
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