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Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway 02/07/2024 08:14am • Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — or worse — until she was completely better. Near the end of the year, the school in Fort Worth, Texas, called her in to t Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here's California's storm by the numbers 02/07/2024 12:41am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slow-moving atmospheric river still battering California on Tuesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. Here is the historic storm by the numbers: ___ DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES In just three days, downtown Los Angeles got soaked by more than Firefighters keep battling each other in Prince George’s County 02/06/2024 11:40pm • For years, tensions have existed between the volunteer firefighters in Prince George’s County and the career firefighters paid by the Maryland county to provide fire and emergency medical system services. It has led to fist fights at fire scenes, arrests, lawsuits and other forms of complaints. Aid package for Israel fails in the House, dealing another setback to GOP leaders 02/06/2024 10:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to provide Israel with more military aid went down to defeat Tuesday in the House, spoiling Speaker Mike Johnson's attempt to separate Israel from other national security priorities, including helping Ukraine defend itself from Russia's military invasion and deterring cros 102-year-old British veteran flies a Spitfire on a delightfully bumpy ride for charity 02/06/2024 09:49pm • LONDON (AP) — A former Royal Air Forces pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old. Jack Hemmings, an ex-squadron leader with Britain's air force, is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly the World War II plane. His 20-minute flight, from an airfield in southern England on Monda Mud and debris are flowing down hillsides across California. What causes the slides? 02/06/2024 09:48pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — When rainstorms like this week’s powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to move. Water rushing down mountains and hills picks up soil and vegetation, as well as boulders, trees and cars that can become battering rams. In the blink of an eye, property is d Los Angeles records 475 mudslides during historic storm that has drenched Southern California 02/06/2024 09:43pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed at least 475 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a season in just two days, and officials warned Tuesday that the threat was not over y The health crisis facing Black moms and their babies in the DC area 02/06/2024 09:21pm • In the D.C. region, Black mothers are more likely than white moms to deliver their babies prematurely. In fact, according to a 2023 report by the March of Dimes, in Maryland, Virginia and D.C., the preterm birthrate was anywhere from 1.4 to 1.8 times higher for Black moms compared to the rate amo Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash. He was 74 02/06/2024 09:18pm • VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile who faced social upheaval followed by a pandemic in his second term, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash. He was 74. Chile Interior Minister Carolina Tohá confirmed the death of the former president. No further Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden's plea for Congress to 'show some spine' 02/06/2024 08:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid suffered a swift and total collapse Tuesday as Republicans withdrew support despite President Joe Biden urging Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump. Just minutes after the Democratic president' As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs' harsh side effects 02/06/2024 08:23pm • For cancer patients, the harsh side effects of powerful drugs have long been the trade-off for living longer. Now, patients and doctors are questioning whether all that suffering is necessary. They’ve ignited a movement to radically change how new cancer drugs are tested, with the U.S. Food and D NTSB says bolts on Boeing jetliner were missing before a panel blew out in midflight last month 02/06/2024 07:38pm • Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to accident investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday a preliminary report on the Jan. 5 incident that the lack of cer How Much a 401(k) Early Withdrawal Costs 02/06/2024 07:00pm • Taking funds out of a 401(k) before age 59 1/2 will often trigger taxes and fees. The costs related to an early 401(k) withdrawal can be both short- and long-term, but there are ways to minimize them. Before you take an early 401(k) withdrawal, consider: -- The 10% early withdrawal penalty.-- The $1 De-dollarization: What Happens if the Dollar Loses Reserve Status? 02/06/2024 07:00pm • One of the more intriguing financial trends that gained steam last year was the de-dollarization movement. This is an effort by a growing number of countries to reduce the role of the U.S. dollar in international trade. Countries like India, China, Brazil, Malaysia and Bolivia, among others, are see Southern Miss coach Jay Ladner hospitalized following 'heart-related medical emergency' 02/06/2024 06:50pm • HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Southern Mississippi coach Jay Ladner was hospitalized Tuesday after suffering what the school described as a “heart-related medical emergency.” School officials said Ladner is expected to make a full recovery, but will step away from the team for now. Associate head