By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN US Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock on Friday requested an investigation by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General into the controversial approval of the Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm. In a letter posted on Twitter, Woodcock said an independent review and assessment
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By JOSEPH WENZEL Click here for updates on this story IRON CITY, Tennessee (WSMV) — Crews rescued 22 kayakers who got stuck while on the water in Lawrence County on Friday morning. The group of kayakers were in Shoel Creek when they became lost around 10:30 a.m. Swift Water Rescue Teams from Lawrence worked to
Continue Reading By IYANI HUGHES Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Fiserv and Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 42 NASCAR Clover® Chevrolet, teamed up to present 10 local minority owned small businesses with $10,000 grants. The event took place at Atlanta Motor Speedway and is part of the Fiserv Back2Business program
Continue Reading By ASHLEY RK SMITH, CHRISTIAN COLÓN Click here for updates on this story WEST HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Tropical Storm Elsa tested the land near the West Haven train tracks on Friday. The heavy rain caused land with trees and mud to all slide near the Metro North train tracks. It interrupted train service in
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) ha emitido una nueva política que establece que las mujeres que se sabe que están embarazadas o amamantando no deben ser detenidas, arrestadas o puestas bajo custodia a menos que se prohíba su liberación, según una guía
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cientos de muertos en una ola de calor histórica. Un pueblo canadiense reducido a cenizas. Escasez de agua. Animales compitiendo por la comida. ¿El culpable? Los humanos, según los científicos del cambio climático. La ola de calor sin precedentes que sufrió el noroeste del Pacífico a finales de junio “habría sido
Continue Reading By KAITLYN NAPLES Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Meriden police are urging residents to avoid the downtown part of the city due to flooding. The department posted a series of photos on Facebook that show severe flooding in multiple downtown locations. “At this time the heavy rain has seemed
Continue Reading By MEAGAN CUTHILL Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Hundreds of fire personnel have responded to fight the Jack Fire, which has burned more than 5,000 acres since it began Tuesday evening. As of Friday morning, the fire has grown to 5,477 acres. It is burning east of Roseburg
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A homicide investigation is underway in Clark County, after a man was shot and killed at a home in unincorporated Battle Ground Thursday night. According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded a residence in the area of Northeast
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Who shot and killed 19-year-old Julian Heredia last summer in southeast Portland? The Portland Police Bureau and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are asking for the public’s help in solving his death. On July 10, 2020, shortly after 9 p.m., PPB officers
Continue Reading By Jackson Hicks, Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Authorities have located the body of a man who was running from police and jumped into Brush Creek to escape. Police say the incident began about 2 p.m. Thursday when officers were called at least three times to
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Se han recuperado 14 víctimas adicionales del sitio de Champlain Towers South, lo que eleva el total de muertes confirmadas a 78, informó el viernes la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava. Se han identificado 47 víctimas y se ha notificado a los familiares más cercanos, dijo la alcaldesa,
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By Miguel Marquez, Meridith Edwards and Ray Sanchez, CNN Louie Michael and his wife, Pattie Bunch, were both hospitalized last month with Covid-19 in Springfield, Missouri. An ambulance first had rushed her, with respiratory failure, to an emergency room one day; he was admitted the next night. “You may not make it through the night,”
Continue Reading CNN’s Miguel Marquez meets with recovering Covid-19 patients Louie Michael and Pattie Bunch, who talk about not getting vaccinated and their experience in fighting coronavirus.
Continue Reading By Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN Joe Biden couldn’t have been more blunt. The President laid out a rather ruthless rationale on Thursday for leaving Afghanistan — despite fears that the US exit will inevitably lead to a return to power of the extremist Taliban. Here’s the case he made at the White House.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Usar el hilo dental no solo es importante para mantener contento a tu dentista, sino que también puede protegerte contra el deterioro cognitivo. Los buenos hábitos de salud bucal, como el cepillado y el uso del hilo dental, pueden prevenir el deterioro cognitivo y la demencia, según un nuevo análisis dirigido
Continue Reading By SHELBY MYERS Click here for updates on this story BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile County investigators said Sherri Bryant embezzled more than $200,000 from her employer, Steiner Construction Company Inc. Steiner builds and repairs boats in the bayou. The 51-year-old Bryant is facing a dozen charges, 10 counts of credit card fraud,
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By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden is set to give an anticipated major speech on voting rights Tuesday in Philadelphia, the White House announced Friday. Biden, the White House said, will deliver “remarks on actions to protect the sacred, constitutional right to vote.” It remains unclear how much his administration can accomplish in protecting
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Una manada entera de elefantes de un zoológico británico será liberada en la naturaleza en Kenya, una medida que, según los conservacionistas, no tiene precedentes. Los 13 elefantes viven en el Howletts Wild Animal Park de Kent, en el sur de Inglaterra, y serán trasladados en avión más de 7.000 kilómetros
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN en Español) — Alfonso Zayas, famoso actor y comediante mexicano, murió este jueves 8 de julio. Su familia informó del fallecimiento mediante un comunicado en la página de Instagram del artista. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alfonso Zayas (@alfonsozayas.oficial) La familia Zayas Inclán agregó que se realizará un velorio
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business Trials of a shorter working week in Iceland have been hailed as an “overwhelming success” by researchers. Public sector employees taking part in two large trials between 2015 and 2019 worked 35-36 hours per week, with no reduction in pay. Many participants had previously worked 40 hours a week. The
Continue Reading Public sector employees taking part in two large trials between 2015 and 2019 worked 35-36 hours per week, with no reduction in pay. CNN’s Clare Sebastian spoke with one of the people behind the study.
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Four state attorneys general are examining the fundraising practices of the main online platforms used by the Republican and Democratic parties. The inquiries by the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, Maryland and Minnesota probe the use of pre-checked donation boxes to lock in contributions to candidates and committees on a
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth’s greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the northernmost reaches of our planet. It’s a phenomenon shared by other planets in our solar system, including the largest, Jupiter, which is bathed in spectacular color at its poles. Characterized by
Continue Reading By Christina Carrega, CNN The Federal Bureau of Prisons has agreed to make five recommended changes to their religious services program after the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General found “significant deficiencies” that include high-risk inmates like those convicted on terrorism charges were leading services. “We found that a significant shortage in the number of
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN Hunter Biden’s artistic debut is sparking ethics concerns for the White House as some critics raise eyebrows over the high-priced pieces and whether they pose a conflict of interest. Sources told CNN the White House was involved in forming an agreement between a SoHo New York Gallery owner,
Continue Reading The White House is facing ethics concerns over the sale of paintings by President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty has more.
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN The Justice Department said this week that former President Donald Trump’s delusional claims that he’ll be reinstated to the White House could fuel more political violence from his supporters. Trump and some of his allies on the right-wing fringe have pushed the ridiculous theory that he could be reinstated as president
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Chick Vennera, who starred in “The Golden Girls” and the 1978 comedy “Thank God It’s Friday,” has died at his home in Burbank, CA., a representative for the actor told CNN. He was 74. Vennera, born Francis Vennera in New York, played the recurring role of Enrique on “The Golden Girls,”
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