Luke Thornhill and his mother, Nancy Richardson, in an undated photo. Nancy Richardson hide caption toggle caption Nancy Richardson Luke Thornhill is scheduled to be released from an Oregon prison in four years. He’s terrified he might die before then. He has family waiting for him in Idaho, “And I’m scared I’m never gonna see
Month: September 2024
Millions of older Americans receive a monthly Social Security benefit. And for many, that income is essential to covering their ongoing costs. The good news is that each year, Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment that’s tied to inflation. And if you’re someone who relies on your monthly benefits heavily, you may
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Grueling shifts, abuse from the public and subpar security are nothing new to medical workers in India, where a ghastly killing has put a spotlight on their plight.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of… DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory
CHICAGO – Helping put an end to senseless gun violence is at the top of many people’s agendas this Labor Day. On Saturday, the Black and Brown Unity Prayer Walk was held and featured faith leaders, residents and community organizers fed up with senseless violence. They met at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Division
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A handful of state laws passed in 2023 go into effect on Monday, with more still to come in 2025. Victims of dating violence will now be able to access family violence centers under Senate Bill 1841. Dating violence itself is newly defined with the law, and is noted as an act
UPDATE: A ground stop was issued at 6:15 a.m. for departures to O’Hare International Airport due to thunderstorms, the FAA said. The ground stop is expected to end at 7:30 a.m. Friday was off to a wet and stormy start for some parts of the Chicago area, with scattered rain showers, thunder and lightning expected
An Illinois State Police trooper was hit by a car while working the scene of a crash on Interstate 94 near Pullman on Saturday morning, police said. The trooper was in a marked squad car with its lights on when an Audi crashed into the back of the squad car, according to a release from
The U.N. health agency and partners are launching a campaign starting Sunday to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian children in Gaza against polio, an ambitious effort amid a devastating war that has destroyed the territory’s health care system.
NASA has announced that astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be launching on the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Tuesday, September 24, 2024. This update comes after changes to the mission’s crew composition. Originally, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were also part of
For the first time, scientists have successfully detected and measured an invisible electric field enveloping Earth. This field, known as the ambipolar field, was first theorised over 60 years ago and its discovery marks a significant advancement in our understanding of Earth’s atmospheric dynamics. Glyn Collinson, an astronomer at NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center, and
The economy could have crashed had the government not found savings by cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners, a minister has said. Lucy Powell told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that the loss of the benefit, which will now be means tested, was necessary because of a “£22bn blackhole” left behind by the Conservatives. Politics
DEAR ABBY: I am not, and never will be, an attractive female. I accept this, and I’m OK with the fact that men don’t find me attractive. My issue is, my friends want to have hot-single-girl events. They are all very attractive. When they try to introduce a man to me, the man obviously has
Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change. Other … Click to Continue »
Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies have begun a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.