A snowfall in northern Ohio inspired a cancer patient’s daughter to write a message to her mom in the fresh snow outside her hospital room. Michele Schambach, 65, arrived at the Cleveland Clinic from Guatemala on Wednesday hoping for more advanced treatment for her aggressive brain cancer. This was her second time in the United
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Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Saturday vowed to “always be a champion” for women in the workplace as new details emerged about his alleged previous comments regarding females at the company he co-founded and owns. “I’ve depended on their leadership, their advice and their contributions,” he wrote on Twitter. “As I’ve demonstrated throughout my
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(CNN Español) — Una canoa que transportaba al menos 35 personas naufragó este viernes en el río Inambari, departamento de Puno, al sur de Perú, según el medio estatal, TV Perú. El medio estatal informó que, según reportes de la policía, el incidente deja hasta el momento al menos 21 desaparecidos, seis heridos y una persona
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The death of 6-year-old Faye Swetlik, who vanished outside her home in South Carolina this week, is “linked” to a neighbor whose body was discovered shortly after hers was found, police say. The corpse of Coty Scott Taylor, 30, was found in his residence about 150 feet from the girl’s house, Cayce Department of Public
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Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB ) — The Connecticut Class SS state indoor track meet is being held in New Haven Friday evening, and has garnered some more attention than usual this year. The attention comes after a federal lawsuit was filed, challenging Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender girls
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINDEN, MI (WJRT ) — After a suffering a major medical complication during childbirth, a Linden woman lost all of her memory. Camre Curto doesn’t remember giving birth or even her wedding day. However, her husband is now working to keep those memories alive. A walk in the
Continue Reading Ryan Garcia needed one round and less than two minutes to defend his WBC silver lightweight boxing champion title Friday. One minute, 20 seconds into his match against Francisco Fonseca, Garcia delivered a lightning left hook to Fonseca’s chin. Fonseca dropped backwards to the canvas and lay there with his arms over his head. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RACINE, WI (WDJT ) — The Racine County Sheriff’s Department says legal marijuana in Illinois is part of the reason its deputies are seeing more marijuana cases. Nolan Gurdak, a man from Chicago, is accused of leading deputies on a high-speed chase Thursday on I-94. Police say when
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALPINE, UT (KSL ) — It was a 911 call that officers had never received before: a Utah mother in desperate need of baby formula for her newborn in the middle of the night. “I’ve never not had food for my newborn,” Shannon Bird said about her decision
Continue Reading Denver’s mayor announced he will veto an amendment which would overturn a 30-year ban on pit bulls, saying he reached his decision after receiving “over 900 emails and a couple hundred phone calls.” “We cannot diminish the very real, very traumatic experiences of those who have reached out to me to share their stories,” Mayor
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMSBURG, PA (WNEP ) — “Cats in Bloom” has been on Main Street in Bloomsburg since November. All of the cats at this cafe are available for adoption. So far 55 felines have been adopted. “A number of people just come really to enjoy the companionship, to play
Continue Reading It’s easy to forget how crazy this is. Every week of Donald Trump’s presidency has felt like its own self-contained saga, but even by those dramatic standards, it’s almost incomprehensible that the President’s impeachment acquittal was only nine days ago. The acquittal was built into one of the busiest weeks of the year, on the
Continue Reading For nearly four years, Brexit has masked the fact that the European Union is in trouble. The EU establishment is about to embark on years of deciding how the bloc can reform, refresh and ultimately reunite. One small snag: since Brexit, some Euroskeptic populists within the union have shifted from trying to leave the bloc
Continue Reading Like any institution, monarchies must adapt to remain relevant and in place. For the British royal family, that has meant slimming down to reflect more austere times — as demonstrated by the ever-decreasing numbers appearing on the palace balcony during national celebrations. The Queen’s thinking was that those in the direct line of succession —
Continue Reading A Washington state woman allegedly posed as newborn photographer along with her daughter and drugged a woman in an attempt to steal her baby, police say. The 38-year-old suspect was arrested Friday on multiple felony charges, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Her 16-year-old daughter also was taken into custody. Authorities began investigating after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HIGH POINT, NC (WGHP ) — Just down the street from John Coltrane’s childhood home, a new music program is allowing young High Point students to pick up their first flutes, clarinets and saxophones. High Point University’s AmeriCorps VISTA member Clarice Sigsworth is teaching the 6 through 10-year-olds
Continue Reading The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine sent 364 letters of acceptance in error Thursday to students looking for admission. “Soon after the emails were sent, a technical error was discovered and the letters of acceptance were withdrawn by email,” according to a statement on the Minnesota-based school’s website. About three hours after the admissions
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – A Florida city shut down a section of a lake Thursday after receiving reports of swarming snakes. Turns out, the slithery creatures were just celebrating Valentine’s Day a little early. The Lakeland Parks & Recreation department wrote on its Facebook page that a group of non-venomous water snakes congregated to mate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WITI ) — The bitter cold turned deadly yet again on Friday, Feb. 14. Near 91st and Wilbur Avenue, a 73-year-old woman was found dead in her unheated home. It’s the second death this week — a Glendale man was found frozen to death on Tuesday,
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As the clash between Justice Department leaders and career prosecutors in the case of President Donald Trump’s longtime friend Roger Stone spilled into public earlier this week, the leaders of the public-corruption unit in the Manhattan US attorney’s office sat on a courtroom bench, watching with unease as the news flashed across their cell phone
Continue Reading A Texas man has been arrested for killing a puppy. Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested Claudio Gomez on Wednesday after a video surfaced on Facebook where he filmed himself hanging a small puppy from a tree resulting in the canine’s death. The 21-year-old man has admitted to the crime, according to the sheriff’s office, adding
Continue Reading The US government is preparing to evacuate Americans who have been quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan for over a week, after dozens of people on board tested positive for the novel coronavirus earlier this month. The US embassy in Tokyo on Saturday sent an email to Americans on board the Diamond Princess cruise
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Amanda Bynes is getting married and has a hefty ring to show for it. The former Nickelodeon star made the announcement on Instagram on the most romantic of days. Yes, Valentine’s Day. “Engaged to tha love of my life,” the 33-year-old former actress wrote Friday, while showing off her massive emerald-cut engagement ring. Although a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — A local industrial designer is heading to New York, presenting his newest invention at Toy Fair, one of the largest toy trade shows in the world. Jeff Lawber says this is the first time he’ll be heading to Toy Fair to show off
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination has been bombarded with criticism of one of his signature policies as mayor of New York City: “stop and frisk,” the controversial police practice of temporarily detaining, questioning and searching residents who were overwhelmingly black or Latino. Since November, the month he launched his campaign, Bloomberg has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS ) — While world health officials track the numbers and spread of the coronavirus, a young teacher here in the mountains has kept an eye on the situation overseas. Ellis Robinson came home to Asheville to visit his parents during school break. While back in
Continue Reading Three children 8 to 12 years old were accidentally shot in Chicago in two incidents, police said Saturday. In the first case, a 7-year-old girl was handling a firearm in a residence on the city’s West Side when it discharged shortly before 8 p.m. Friday, police said. A bullet from the gun struck a boy,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El jueves (13 de febrero) parte del gabinete del presidente Martín Vizcarra fue renovado y 4 nuevos ministros fueron incorporados en las carteras de Energía y Minas, Justicia, Educación y Transportes. El cambio ocurre luego de que se hiciera pública, a través de los medios de comunicación locales una reunión entre funcionarios
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The Bachelor Live on Stage! is coming to El Paso February 25 at the Abraham Chavez Theater. The bachelor is relatively new to El Paso, his name is Andrew Ure. Andrew is an active guy who loves to play sports. He’s looking for a partner who can join him on some international adventures. Bachelor Live
Continue Reading A pitbull named Nipsey fell victim to his appetite when he ate a bag of crack cocaine that was thrown into his owner’s backyard, Detroit police said. Officers were executing a search warrant at a neighboring property on Wednesday when one of the suspects listed in the warrant threw a bag of crack cocaine over
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