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Month: December 2024

What’s behind rising autism rates: A broader definition of autism and better screening

AP Medical Writer President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services who has been an anti-vaccine advocate, would look into the

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Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-’til-you-make-it startup culture. In one example, another Ozy executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype Ozy to investment

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Heisman Trophy Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at college football’s Heisman Trophy. December 13, 2025 – Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza is named the Heisman Trophy winner. December 14, 2024 – University of Colorado’s Travis Hunter, a wide receiver and cornerback for the Buffaloes, is named the Heisman Trophy winner. Facts The Heisman Memorial

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US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts

DETROIT (AP) — Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it has finalized the rule. It also requires longer warnings when front seat belts aren’t fastened. Front seat changes

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North Macedonia investigates former top officials for alleged financial misconduct

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Eight former senior officials in North Macedonia, including a former prime minister, are under investigation for alleged financial misconduct regarding gambling licences of a state lottery company approved under the previous government. Authorities did not name the officials but state-run television reported that they include former Dimitar Kovachevski – who

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Judge denies ex-prosecutor’s motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation

Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has denied a former prosecutor’s legal motion to halt her upcoming trial on charges that she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. A senior judge on Monday rejected former District Attorney Jackie Johnson’s argument that the Georgia attorney general’s office should be

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Russian military has begun large-scale withdrawal from Syria, US and Western officials say

By Natasha Bertrand and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, according to two US officials and a western official familiar with the intelligence. The officials characterized the Russian withdrawal as large-scale and significant

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How common are California tornadoes?

By Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story     SCOTTS VALLEY, California (KSBW) — A tornado touching down in Scotts Valley was likely the first time a Californian has heard of one hitting the Golden State. The National Weather Service says California tornadoes are not that uncommon. California averages around 11 tornadoes a year.

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Trump says he’s a ‘believer’ in polio vaccine, and other news conference takeaways

Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump on Monday held a wide-ranging news conference in which he said he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on other vaccines, pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals and expressed doubts that his daughter-in-law might be Florida’s next senator. Trump held forth for over

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Fiscalía de Venezuela dice que excarceló a más de 500 personas tras protestas poselectorales; Foro Penal solo registró 155

Por CNN en Español El Ministerio Público de Venezuela informó este lunes la excarcelación de otras 179 personas detenidas tras las protestas desatadas por el resultado las controvertidas elecciones presidenciales que se suman, según sus registros, a otras 354 anunciadas con anterioridad, lo que da un total de 533 personas relacionadas con estos episodios que

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