WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities. The vote Wednesday is a feat for hotel heiress Paris Hilton who has spent years lobbying lawmakers to regulate the industry. The bill gained overwhelming bipartisan support in the House after passing the Senate last week. It will now
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The Texas Tribune After a yearslong legal battle, federal officials are asking Texas schools that used a Medicaid reimbursement program for special education services to return $16 million that they say were billed incorrectly. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General sent an email this month to 572 school
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A 57-year-old Daytona Beach woman has been missing for months and her daughter told WESH 2 the police department left her in the cold about the case. “He did call me today to apologize.” Noel Foraker said Tuesday. Sharon Marie
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CNN en Español El Servicio de Impuestos Internos de Estados Unidos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) tiene definidos los nuevos rangos fiscales del impuesto sobre la renta ajustados a la inflación, así como los importes de la deducción estándar que entrarán en vigor para el año tributario 2025. Se trata de los números que
Continue Reading By Dave McDaniel Click here for updates on this story SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An anonymous donor is helping pay fees at Seminole County Animal Services to make it easier for families to give pets forever homes. “An animal can really absorb a lot of the negativity in our lives, for us that brings
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has unveiled a bilingual “hymn” to Mexican migrants living in the United States, even as migrants from other countries continue to suffer abuses, delays and hostility in Mexico. President Claudia Sheinbaum used her morning news briefing on Wednesday to unveil the song “Migrant Hymn.” The lyrics include
Continue Reading By Rachel Whelan Click here for updates on this story ESTERO, Florida (WBBH) — A man was arrested for allegedly threatening a woman with a machete after a road rage incident. Around 5 p.m. Monday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect was tailgating the victim on U.S. 41 for a couple of blocks.
Continue Reading By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville woman has been charged with manslaughter after a 1-year-old child died from drugs. Louisville Metro Police Department arrested 19-year-old Saniya Frazier on Tuesday. Court records said that back in August, Frazier found a child unresponsive and called for help.
Continue Reading By Esha Mitra and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 people have died after a crash between a passenger ferry and a navy speedboat threw dozens into the sea near a popular tourist destination in Mumbai, India, according to a local official. Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra state, told reporters Wednesday the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s third interest rate cut of the year will likely have consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses. But with inflation pressures still elevated and with concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could fuel inflation, the Fed indicated
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Ivy League has announced its football programs will compete in the FCS playoffs beginning next season. The league said Wednesday the decision to compete in the playoffs followed a year-long process initiated by its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Mason Shipp is a senior football player at Yale who
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown. Instead, he’s telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Trump’s sudden decision Wednesday to make new demands sent Congress spiraling as lawmakers
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Continue Reading By Norman Seawright Click here for updates on this story CHARLESTOWN, Indiana (WLKY) — When Melissa Stewart, the Radio/TV teacher at Charlestown High School, had to step away for cancer treatment, her students rose to the occasion to ensure WPMQ, the school’s station, continued to operate smoothly in her absence. Melissa Stewart completed chemotherapy in
Continue Reading Por Bryan Mena, CNN La Reserva Federal recortó este miércoles las tasas de interés en un cuarto de punto, en el que es el tercer recorte de tasas desde que comenzó la reducción de los costos de los préstamos en septiembre. En un movimiento que no fue unánime, el banco central de Estados Unidos está
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. Chen Jinping, 60, entered the guilty plea on a single count of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government in Brooklyn federal court
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is a man of many talents, as he holds titles including body builder, politician and movie star. With his latest movie role, however, the former governor of California can now add becoming Santa Claus to his list, as he embodies the Christmas gift-giver in an upcoming holiday
Continue Reading CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Garry Clark had 19 points in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s 117-63 victory over Southwestern Adventist on Wednesday. Clark also contributed seven rebounds for the Islanders (7-5). Jordan Roberts scored 18 points while shooting 7 for 12, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc and added five assists. Stephen Faramade shot
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), international soccer’s governing body and organizer of global tournaments including the World Cup. Other Facts When FIFA was founded in 1904, there were seven member countries: France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. There are 211 member
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Christmas holiday will look different this year for a family of three in Canutillo after a fire left their home unlivable. The fire happened on Friday, Dec. 13. on Isaias Ave. According to fire officials, the blaze started in the garage and worked its way to the roof of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick. Personal Birth date: June 26, 1980 Birth place: Newport News, Virginia Birth name: Michael Dwayne Vick Father: Michael Boddie Mother: Brenda (Vick) Boddie Marriage: Kijafa (Frink) Vick (June 30, 2012-present) Children: with Kijafa (Frink) Vick: Jada and
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state and director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1963 Birth place: Orange, California Birth name: Michael Richard Pompeo Father: Wayne Pompeo, machinist Mother: Dorothy (Mercer) Pompeo Marriages: Susan (Mostrous) Pompeo (date unavailable publicly-present); Leslie
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small has been indicted on a witness tampering charge for allegedly asking his teenage daughter to recant claims she made to law enforcement officials that he abused her. Tuesday’s indictment asserts that Small asked her to do him a favor in September and change
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday.
Continue Reading WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge has declined to throw out statements made by a man charged with a mass shooting at a parade in suburban Chicago in 2022. Seven people were killed and more were wounded at the Independence Day event in Highland Park. Attorneys for Robert Crimo III claimed he was denied his
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider South Carolina’s move to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the latest abortion-related case since the justices overturned Roe v. Wade. The court agreed to take up the state’s appeal of a lower-court ruling focused on whether Medicaid patients can sue
Continue Reading Associated Press Police in a Salt Lake City suburb say they have no motive yet to explain why a man apparently killed his wife and three children before killing himself. Police said Wednesday the shooting apparently happened last weekend. A relative who hadn’t heard from the family prompted police to find the bodies Tuesday. A
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday. Sotheby’s said the 155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was acquired by an anonymous buyer who plans to donate it to an Israeli institution. The New York-based auction house said the final
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LA LUZ, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police are investigating a homicide in La Luz. Just before 9 PM December 14, dispatchers received a call about a person breaking into a house. Dispatchers received information that the homeowner had fired a shot. Investigators say the 39-year-old homeowner, his 38-year-old wife, and their three
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During the transition period between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, there has been at least some coordination on West Wing affairs. But there hasn’t been any word yet on the fate of Biden’s Gender Policy Council, which has worked to defend reproductive health care in the face of
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