• New report sought by state PSC in Paden City water case

    The PSC is looking into whether Paden City is a distressed or failing utility.

  • Central Illinois performer Isaiah Case to make national debut with 'American Idol' audition Sunday

    Isaiah Case is a performer from central Illinois, and his national debut will be on "American Idol" this Sunday.

    • CP24

    6 suspected overdose deaths reported in Toronto over 4 days as new potent drugs found in unregulated supply

    Toronto Public Health (TPH) is alerting the public after paramedics recently responded to six suspected opioid overdose-related deaths. The health unit said that the number of people who died of a drug overdose between March 14 and 17 is triple the current average seen over a four-day period in the past 12 weeks. The deaths occured troughout the city, public health said. 1/4: #DrugAlertTO: there has been an increase in suspected opioid overdose-related deaths attended by @torontomedics,...

  • Hallie Jackson is the new Sunday anchor for 'NBC Nightly News'

    Hallie Jackson is taking over the anchor chair on the Sunday edition of "NBC Nightly News." NBC News announced Wednesday that Jackson would take over the anchor chair on April 7. She succeeds Kate Snow, who remains at the network as a senior correspondent and as an anchor for NBC News Now. “Hallie is an exceptional journalist and an extraordinary broadcaster, representing the very best of NBC News," Janelle Rodriguez, executive vice president of programming for NBC News, said in a statement....

  • NY Times Reporter Carl Hulse Lards His 'News' Report with 'Ultraright' Labels

    There was some impressively dense anti-Republican labeling in the lead of veteran congressional reporter Carl Hulse’s Sunday New York Times story. The online headline certainly delivered the flavor – not just “right,” but “far right,” not just “conservative,” but “ultraconservative”! "Revenge” isn’t exactly neutral either. The Far Right Lost Badly and Wants Its Revenge Bipartisan spending legislation approved by Congress represented a major defeat for ultraconservatives, who immediately...

  • NY Times Reporter Carl Hulse Lards His 'News' Report with 'Ultraright' Labels

    There was some impressively dense anti-Republican labeling in the lead of veteran congressional reporter Carl Hulse’s Sunday New York Times story. The online headline certainly delivered the flavor – not just “right,” but “far right,” not just “conservative,” but “ultraconservative”! "Revenge” isn’t exactly neutral either. The Far Right Lost Badly and Wants Its Revenge Bipartisan spending legislation approved by Congress represented a major defeat for ultraconservatives, who immediately...

  • Measles cases reported so far in 2024 already surpassed those reported in all of 2023, according to CDC data

    Fewer than three months into 2024, there have already been more measles cases reported in the U.S. than were reported during all of 2023, according to data posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC indicates that as of March 21, there had been 64 measles cases reported, compared to just 58 reported in all of 2023. "As of March 21, 2024, a total of 64 measles cases were reported by 17 jurisdictions: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana,...

    • WDTN

    Measles case reported from Fairfield Commons

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- A Montgomery County resident with measles recently traveled to a local mall. Greene County Public Health confirms an individual visited Round1 Bowling and Amusement inside of The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Saturday, March 16. Individuals that were also inside on Saturday between 4 and 7 p.m. might have been exposed []

  • Death of the handbrake: Hardly any new cars have them

    Choice of new models with manual handbrakes declines by 61% since 2019. Car part to be killed off soon as brands switch to electronic parking brakes. Electronic parking brakes are far more expensive to repair - here's the difference

    • KFDI

    Inmate death reported at El Dorado prison

    Kansas corrections officials are investigating the death of an inmate at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. Officials said 39-year-old John Lewis Wardrup was found unresponsive in his cell on Monday, and medical treatment was unable to revive

  • New Report Released On Alzheimer's Facts & Figures

    A new report estimates 6.9 million older Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease in 2024.

  • New Report: The Safest Car Models for 2024

    When it comes to cars, safety should be the top priority. No matter how nice or fast a vehicle is, if it’s not safe, it’s not good. A recent report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows which vehicles are the safest on the road. In the organization’s 2024 Top Safety Picks report, […]