Eli Lilly is spending another $3 billion to bulk up manufacturing as the drugmaker seeks to stoke production of some blockbuster drugs and future products. Lilly said Thursday it will expand a Kenosha County, Wisconsin, factory it bought early this year. The investment will help meet growing demand for injectable products like its diabetes and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in the El Paso and Laredo Sectors arrested three sexual predators. Over the holiday weekend, USBP agents in El Paso & Laredo sectors took action to protect our communities, arresting 3 sexual predators.One of these offenders was recently deported on 11/11/24 for aggravated sexual assault of a
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Environmentalists are heading to court to try to stop a plan to drill for oil in the watershed of a vulnerable north Florida river. The challenge brought by the conservation group Apalachicola Riverkeeper against the state’s environmental protection agency comes as the department has faced a wave
Continue Reading Associated Press A search for a convicted murderer in a California town has put residents on edge, with schools closing and Christmas events being postponed. Officials say Cesar Hernandez escaped Monday morning after arriving at the Kern County courthouse in Delano, a city of around 50,000 in central California. He was set to appear in
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Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — As bitcoin reached historic highs, surpassing $100,000 for the first tim e, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele was triumphant on Thursday about his big bet on the cryptocurrency. The adoption of bitcoin — which has been legal tender in the Central American nation since 2021 — never
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By Hunter Geisel Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A man who was charged with kidnapping a Lyft driver in North Texas at gunpoint and forcing him to drive them more than 1,300 miles to South Florida over the summer has pleaded guilty to the crime. Miguel Alejandro Pastran Hernandez, 24,
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Por Laura Paddison, CNN El año pasado fue el más caluroso registrado, los océanos hirvieron, los glaciares se derritieron a un ritmo alarmante y los científicos se esforzaron por comprender exactamente por qué había ocurrido. Saben que el calor extraordinario fue alimentado por una serie de factores, principalmente la contaminación que calienta el planeta debido
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thirteen children under the age of 14 have died at hospitals in central Mexico, and authorities suspect contaminated IV feeding bags. The federal Health Department ordered doctors across the country not to use IV nutrition bags made by the company Productos Hospitalarios. The outbreak of the drug-resistant bacteria was detected starting
Continue Reading Associated Press A U.S. Justice Department investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the Black residents of the majority-Black city in Tennessee. The Memphis case is one of 12 similar investigations of state and local law enforcement
Continue Reading By Paula Ebben Click here for updates on this story MARBLEHEAD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Massachusetts is known for its revolutionary history and in Marblehead, the Joe Frogger cookie can be traced back to colonial times. The molasses cookies were created by Lucretia Brown with some help from her husband Joseph. The couple are so cherished
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Clouds will increase along with rain chances and cooler temps. Highs will be in the 50’s for highs with some easterly winds making it feel just a bit cooler. Rainfall is not expected to be heavy or amount to any great amounts. Gusty winds are expected Sunday through Tuesday, with gusts around 30-35 mph. Our
Continue Reading Por Jackie Wattles y Kristin Fisher, CNN en Español El programa Artemis de la NASA, que pretende devolver astronautas a la Luna esta década en medio de un renovado impulso internacional por la exploración lunar, se enfrenta a más retrasos. La agencia comunicó el jueves que una misión prevista para alunizar en 2026 no tendrá
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has hired Jeremiah Donati of TCU as its athletic diretor. The university’s board of trustees approved the hiring where Donati, who spent the past seven years leading the Horned Frogs athletic department, will start Jan. 2 with his contract running through June 30, 2031. Donati will
Continue Reading Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the Memphis Police Department committed a host of civil rights violations, including using excessive force, making illegal traffic stops and disproportionately targeting Black people in the majority Black city. The 17-month investigation was launched after officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols after
Continue Reading AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. His weekslong journey would take him from Tehran, through rural Iranian villages, on foot across a mountainous borderland and ultimately to Hamburg, Germany. As arduous and dangerous as the trip was, Rasoulof’s
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Macaulay Culkin’s three-year-old son is having what sounds like an utterly adorable identity crisis. Culkin’s son Dakota, whom he shares with fiancée Brenda Song, has not only seen his dad’s beloved ‘90s holiday classic “Home Alone,” but he thinks he in fact is Culkin’s signature character Kevin McCallister. “He
Continue Reading AP Health Writer One of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said in a statement that its decision to backpedal resulted from “significant
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka and center Alperen Sengun for their actions that led to ejections in a 120-111 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, and forward Tari Eason for an interaction with a fan following the game. The league announced Thursday that Udoka was fined
Continue Reading The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that lawmakers in the state Senate would move to ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in Texas. Patrick, who presides over the Senate and largely controls the flow of legislation in the chamber, said the THC ban would be designated as Senate Bill 3
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — Colorado two-way standout Travis Hunter was named the Big 12 defensive player of the year, and Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders was picked as the top offensive player in a vote of the league’s coaches released Thursday. Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, the 34-year-old in the second season at his alma mater, was
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A father has been charged with fatally shooting his adult son with Down syndrome at a home in East Texas after claiming he had mistaken him for an intruder and then later burning his body in what authorities on Thursday described as a “bizarre crime.” Michael C. Howard, 68, who
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever discovered will be on view in New York starting this weekend, American Museum of Natural History officials announced Wednesday. The giant stegosaurus fossil, dubbed “Apex,” is 11 feet (3.3 meters) tall and 27 feet (8.2 meters) nose to tail. The display will start in a
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest leaks of classified information in history, was among a group of activists arrested Thursday outside of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office after taking part in a protest advocating for transgender rights. The protest took place outside of
Continue Reading The Texas Tribune As school districts struggle to control the spread of cyberbullying, sexual abuse images and online exploitation among their students, Texas lawmakers could consider banning social media from minors, among other sweeping measures, in the upcoming legislative session. Over the last decade, Texas lawmakers have attempted to slow the spread of social media’s
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Chi-Chi’s is making a comeback. The Mexican chain said this week that it plans to open some new restaurants next year. The locations would be the first since Chi-Chi’s filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003. Michael McDermott, the son of Chi-Chi’s founder, said he struck an agreement with Hormel Foods to open
Continue Reading By WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Click here for updates on this story AUGUSTA COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — An Amber Alert has been issued for three kids who were kidnapped while waiting for the school bus on Thursday morning. The siblings, Jai’Marcus Lewis, 10, Ja’Miyah Lewis, 8, and Ja’Liyah Lewis, 6, were last seen at
Continue Reading Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh has banned the publication of any speeches by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India after being ousted in August after mass protests. The decision came a day after Hasina made her first public speech in a virtual address to
Continue Reading Por Jack Guy, CNN Pantone eligió a un “marrón suave evocador” como su color del año 2025, continuando una tradición que ya tiene más de un cuarto de siglo. “Sofisticado y exuberante, pero al mismo tiempo un clásico sin pretensiones, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse amplía nuestra percepción de los marrones, desde lo humilde y lo
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Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along a stretch of the West Coast — from Northern California to Oregon — before being canceled. The National Weather Service says most tsunamis happen when there is a
Continue Reading By Catherine Ross Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND (WEWS) — The Department of Justice says a reign of terror by one of Cleveland’s most significant gang threats could be over. Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office from the Northern District of Ohio announced 18 arrests and charges connected to a group known as
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