NASCAR driver Ryan Newman was released from the hospital Wednesday, just two days after his terrifying crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing tweeted a photo of Newman walking out of the hospital with his two daughters. Earlier in the day, the racing team posted a photo of Newman and
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials were mostly optimistic about the U.S. and global economies last month, though they noted the risk posed by China’s viral outbreak and said they were ready to keep their benchmark interest rate at its current low level in the coming months. Fed policymakers observed at their Jan. 28-29 meeting
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Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — The Harrisburg Diocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court documents. The filing is expected to be announced at a press conference the diocese scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. But the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has listed a filing by the Roman
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, PA (WNEP) — Residents upset over the so-called “rain tax” came out to a meeting to make their voices heard. The Luzerne County Legislative Committee wanted to hear public comment on how to do away with the tax, which all feel is unfair. The voices may have
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TikTok is giving parents more control over how their teens are using the app. On Wednesday, the short-form video platform rolled out a new feature called Family Safety Mode, which lets parents manage their kid’s activity and time spent on the platform. It’s available in certain European countries for now. The company did not immediately
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling giving Florida ex-felons the right to vote regardless of fines and fees associated with their convictions. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming a district court’s previous decision, said a Republican-led effort to require ex-felons to pay up before they can vote — a requirement that
Continue Reading The Facebook page “North Carolina Breaking News” contained some posts touting good deeds by police officers in the city of Winston-Salem. But the officers named in the posts didn’t exist. The acts of kindness actually had happened — but years earlier and in other states, when real law enforcement professionals helped an injured dog and
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KOAT) — Attention Selena fans, a tribute concert is officially in the works celebrating the late Tejano icon. Selena XXV-Veinticinco Años has been announced by Q Productions. The one day concert will be held May 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. There will be performances by Pitbull, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, A.B. Quintanilla
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Glen Davis was arguably the best-known driver in all of Grand Meadow, Minnesota. For 55 years, residents of his small town of 1,170 trusted him to bus their children to and from school. He was proud to say he’d never once gotten in an accident. He was a school bus driver from 1949 to 2005.
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Family members of six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela are accusing Nicolas Maduro’s government of “forced disappearance” after the men were inexplicably missing for the scheduled start of their trial on Wednesday. Veronica Vadell said that lawyers for her father, Tomeu Vadell, and the five other executives from Houston-based Citgo had
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Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf has installed a new leader at US Citizenship and Immigration Services, a move that appears to signal the latest efforts by the White House to shake up the department leadership. The appointment of Joseph Edlow come at the request of the White House and Wolf, who oversees
Continue Reading Bob Nill helped students safely cross the street outside of their school in Kansas City, Kansas, every morning for the past five years. The kids loved him. But on Tuesday, Nill was struck and killed by a speeding black sedan. In his last moments, Nill, 88, saved the lives of two young boys who could
Continue Reading HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky teen appears to have died from an animal attack, police said. The body of the 13-year-old boy was found Tuesday on a mountainside behind a residence in rural Knott County, Kentucky State Police said in a statement. First responders said the boy appeared to have been fatally wounded. Knott
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bay City, MI (WNEM) — A Special Olympics basketball player displayed his skills on the basketball court at Bay City Western. Jimmy Hays shot layups during halftime to raise money for a Kitchen-Aid mixer for the Bay Arenac ISD Transition Program. Hays is attending the program next year.
Continue Reading Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will make his first appearance on a 2020 debate stage Wednesday night in Las Vegas. For Bloomberg, the debate comes at a critical moment — he is surging in national and Super Tuesday (March 3) polls amid massive personal spending on ads (and everything else). He is likely
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It’s been a tough few weeks for families separated by the coronavirus. But a Wisconsin couple and their two little girls are finally back together in the United States. It was a long time coming — first on lockdown in Wuhan for Daisy Roth and her daughters, Abigail, 5, and Adalynn, 10 months, then evacuation
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EL PASO, Texas－Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders was holding four weekend rallies in Texas, one of those in El Paso, ahead of Super Tuesday primary voting in the Lone Star state. The El Paso rally took place Saturday afternoon along Civic Center Plaza at the Abraham Chavez Theatre, which police said hit maximum capacity. Officers
Continue Reading Among greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is the most significant contributor to global warming and therefore, public enemy No. 1 when it comes to stopping the climate crisis. But methane — the main component in natural gas and an even more effective heat-trapping gas — is a close second. Scientists say that atmospheric methane is now
Continue Reading A woman’s body found in central Georgia has been identified as a college student last seen on Valentine’s Day, authorities said Wednesday. The Fort Valley Department of Public Safety said it received confirmation from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab that the body recovered Tuesday was that of Anitra Gunn. The family of Gunn,
Continue Reading Jaguar Land Rover is flying auto parts made in China to its European factories instead of relying on slow-moving cargo ships, as the coronavirus outbreak puts a dent in its supply chain. But its CEO says it’s too soon to say whether that will be enough to keep those assembly lines open and building cars.
Continue Reading Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the network announced Wednesday. “I’m excited to join @CNN to help shed light on the election and the candidates’ experiences,” Yang wrote in a tweet following the announcement. “Learned a lot these past months and am glad to contribute to the public
Continue Reading First lady Melania Trump received a Palm Beach society award on Wednesday at a luncheon held at The Breakers, a local luxury resort. For the past 28 years, the Woman of Distinction Award from Palm Beach Atlantic University, a small Christian college in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been bestowed on two women with ties
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(CNN) — El gobierno de El Salvador incorporó este martes a 1.400 soldados al plan de seguridad denominado control territorial. Nuevamente, el presidente Nayib Bukele arremetió contra los diputados por la falta de acuerdo para autorizar al Ejecutivo un préstamo por US$ 109 millones para financiar la fase III del Plan de seguridad. “No podemos
Continue Reading The death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 2,000 on Wednesday, marking a grim milestone in the battle to contain the deadly outbreak, as countries across Asia registered an uptick in confirmed cases. More than 74,000 people have now been infected by the virus in mainland China, with more than 1,000 other cases detected in
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor wants more shelters and forced treatment of mentally ill to ease state’s growing homeless problem.
Continue Reading The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will return to the UK later this month to carry out their final official engagements before they step down as senior members of the royal family, a spokesperson for the couple said Wednesday. In a guidance statement, the spokesperson confirmed that Harry and Meghan’s office at Buckingham Palace would
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Ja’Net DuBois, an actress who left her stamp on television playing beloved neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and the voice behind the theme song to “The Jeffersons,” has died, according to Kesha Fields, DuBois’ youngest daughter. She was 74. DuBois died peacefully in her sleep Monday at her home in Glendale, California, Fields said.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La pequeña Fátima fue abusada sexualmente y recibió golpes, así lo confirmó la fiscal General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México, Ernestina Godoy Ramos, este martes en conferencia de prensa sobre los adelantos en la investigación del caso. Esta confirmación la hizo Godoy Ramos al final de la conferencia cuando un
Continue Reading President Donald Trump on Tuesday granted clemency to 11 individuals, using his presidential pardon power to political advantage in many highly politically sensitive cases. The wave of seven pardons and four commutations, some of which Trump has been considering for years, came amid a post-impeachment flurry of presidential prerogative, from ridding his team of aides
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