By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, according to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was reported Friday. It’s the highest number of whooping
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CNN By Tamara Qiblawi, Charbel Mallo, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Christian Edwards, Jeremy Diamond and Tim Lister, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A deadly Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut on Friday has left at least 31 people dead including a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, a major to a blow for a group already reeling from
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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee has been arrested on suspicion he started five brush fires in Northern California in recent weeks. Cal Fire said Robert Hernandez was arrested Friday at the Howard Forest Fire Station in Healdsburg, California, on suspicion of arson to forest land.
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court will decide if counties have to accept provisional ballots cast on election day at polling places by voters whose mail-in ballots lacked secrecy envelopes or were rejected for other flaws. The justices said Friday they will take the case that could determine the fate of thousands
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Lebanese and Belgian citizen labeled a “global terrorist” by the United States in 2018 has pleaded guilty to conspiring to cause a U.S. individual to unlawfully transact with him. Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi entered the plea Friday in Brooklyn federal court. Federal authorities had described him as a key Hezbollah financier
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Reuters, CNN’s Chris Isidore (Reuters) — Boeing said on Friday that Ted Colbert, president and CEO of its defense, space and security unit will be leaving the company effective immediately. The planemaker said Steve Parker, the unit’s chief operating officer, will take over Colbert’s responsibilities until a replacement is named at a later date. “I’d like
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By Brian Roche and Lori Burkholder Click here for updates on this story GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Members of the swim team at Gettysburg College are accused of scratching a racial slur onto another student’s body with a plastic or ceramic tool. The college said in a statement, “This is a serious report, which is
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Julia Hernández Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. La gente inspecciona el lugar de un ataque israelí en los suburbios del sur de Beirut, Líbano, el 20 de septiembre. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters) The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading By Kenny Beck Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — The American Red Cross is awarding a Salute to Heroes award to a man who took life-saving actions to help a friend and neighbor during a medical emergency near the Lexington/Thomasville city line in the spring of 2023. Jason
Continue Reading By Maddie Augustine Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert proclaimed this week as National Co-Responder Week, and with call volume on the rise for people experiencing a mental health crisis, the Omaha Police Department’s Co-Responder team is more beneficial than ever. Co-responders are not duty-sworn officers.
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk over his failure to appear for testimony in an investigation related to his takeover of Twitter, now called X, the regulator said in a court filing Friday. Earlier this year, a federal judge ordered Musk
Continue Reading By Matt Reed and David Bienick Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — One Massachusetts correction officer was stabbed 12 times in the back, another was stabbed in the head, and three others were injured on Wednesday while trying to stop the attack, according to details provided by their union. The
Continue Reading By Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Nothing stops true love, but massive traffic backups on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Thursday did cause it to be delayed. Just before 2:30 p.m., a box truck rolled over in a construction zone in Westborough on the westbound side of the
Continue Reading By Kayla Morton Click here for updates on this story TRAPPE, Maryland (WBAL) — A man is in shock trauma after being shot by a coworker when both traveled to a gas station along Ocean Gateway on Tuesday, Maryland State Police said. His condition is not currently known. Police said Aigner Smith, 29, and Antonio
Continue Reading By Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story MACOMB, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A mother is searching for answers after her daughter died after falling out of a truck driving along a Pottawatomie County road. Officials said Trinity Russell, 23, died after falling out of the truck Tuesday evening, and now her mother is
Continue Reading By Audrey Goodson Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Members of the University of Oklahoma Air Force ROTC are running on Friday to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action. The 12-hour run around OU’s South Oval started at 7 a.m., and ROTC members are carrying the American
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A dozen Tufts University men’s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury following a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout the team conducted. A university spokesperson said Friday that five of the players who were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis remained hospitalized. The workout on Monday was led by a graduate of the school who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP is collaborating with the DOD and the NSA to support semiconductor research and training. “We are deepening our relationship with the nation’s premier cybersecurity agency,” said UTEP President Heather Wilson. “In both computer science and electrical and computer engineering, UTEP conducts exceptional research and develops talented students. We will
Continue Reading by Andi Babineau, CNN Boulder, Colorado (CNN) — The fate of a gunman now rests in the hands of a 12-person jury, who are tasked with determining not if he committed the heinous act, but whether he was legally insane when he drove to a Boulder, Colorado grocery store and opened fire, killing 10 people
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs has been revived by a federal appeals court. Congress created the program as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The first 10 drugs targeted for negotiations were announced last year.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A dumptruck is on fire on the exit ramp from I-10 East to US-54 and Juarez. Courtesy: TXDOT The lanes are currently closed. Find an alternate route here. Courtesy: TXDOT
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police on Friday arrested a 15-year old boy on charges related to threats on social media that prompted an increased police presence at multiple schools in the nation’s capital. The Instagram post showing a firearm and a list of D.C. schools prompted police to station officers at several different schools
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father operate one of the country’s largest and most dangerous narcotics trafficking organizations. A federal jury in Washington, D.C., deliberated for several hours over two days before convicting Rubén Oseguera
Continue Reading Reuters (Reuters) — A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary filed for bankruptcy for a third time on Friday as the healthcare giant seeks to advance an approximately $8 billion proposed settlement that would end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products caused cancer. J&J’s Red River Talc unit
Continue Reading AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Google has opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government. Testimony Friday afternoon from a Google executive came after the government rested its
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Zoo Atlanta’s last four giant pandas will be moved to China next month, as its 25-year agreement with the country comes to an end. The zoo’s president and CEO says the city will miss the animals and that it’s been the zoo’s privilege to be able to share the pandas with all
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Happy Friday! We continue to run above average today with El Paso expecting a high of 98 degrees and Las Cruces reaching 95 degrees. Breezy conditions are expected this afternoon, and there’s a slight chance of showers tonight. Cooler weather is on the way for the weekend, with highs dipping
Continue Reading Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney has vetoed a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware. Carney said in his veto letter Friday that he is “fundamentally and morally opposed” to people killing themselves under the guidance of state law. He also noted that the legislation cleared both the House and Senate
Continue Reading OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A former north Florida deputy has been fired after telling investigators he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend. Authorities reported Friday that Marion County Deputy Leslie Boileau said the shooting occurred while he and his girlfriend were cleaning guns. Ocala police found a woman at Boileau’s home late Thursday with a
Continue Reading By Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is calling for increased penalties for drug dealers who intentionally bring drugs into the main jail. “Drug dealers are the scum of the earth. They’re ruthless. They don’t care. You also have addicts. This is
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