A teen who tried to save his father’s life is being recognized for his actions by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Jeffrey McKenzie suffered a medical emergency during a father-son fishing trip on Lake Blackshear, WALB-TV reported. His son jumped into the water immediately to try and rescue him. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app […]
Where will the most snow fall in Massachusetts this weekend?
Gas up the snowblower and dust off your shovels because the Boston 25 Weather team is tracking a weekend nor’easter that could drop more than a half foot of snow across much of Massachusetts. “The best chance for the heavy snow is going to be to the west of 128 and 95. The best chance […]
From suffering with anxiety to world champion in five years
When Luke Humphries suffered an anxiety attack midway through a tournament in 2019, he could not have thought five years later he would become world champion. Humphries was playing in the German Open when he was suddenly immobilised at 5-2 up against James Wade and went on to lose 6-5. It was his darkest moment […]
What parents need to know
Maybe your family has a dog, or you visit friends and relatives who do. But even if you aren’t pet owners or around animals on a regular basis, your child is bound to cross paths with a dog — leashed, unleashed, service animals and so on — while out on a walk, at the park […]
APA to Buy US Shale Oil Driller Callon Petroleum for $4.5 Billion
(Bloomberg) — APA Corp. agreed to acquire shale explorer Callon Petroleum Co. for $2.6 billion, the latest in a wave of deals reshaping the US oil landscape. Most Read from Bloomberg The all-stock transaction equates to $38.31 per share for Callon and has been unanimously approved by both boards of directors, the companies said in […]
Homeless Lafayette man charged with Dec. 27 attempted murder in stabbing
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Prosecutors charged 32-year-old Milton Peggs with attempted murder, accusing him of being the man who stabbed Nicholas Swope on Dec. 27. Police found Swope lying in the middle of Seventh Street at Union Street about 9:30 a.m. Dec. 27. He had a stab wound to the chest. Police later learned that the […]
Vatican says no heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after pushback by some bishops
ROME (AP) — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow blessings for same-sex couples, insisting there is nothing “heretical” involved. In a five-page statement, the Holy See’s office to safeguard doctrinal orthodoxy expressed understanding that some bishops’ conferences need […]
Lilly launches website, home delivery option for weight-loss drugs
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly and Co on Thursday launched a website to help people with obesity get prescriptions through telehealth providers and provide home delivery of its weight-loss medicines. The service, called LillyDirect, comes on the back of the launch of its obesity drug Zebound last month, making the company the latest entrant to a market […]
Leaving Liverpool for Asian Cup in current form is hard – midfielder Wataru Endo
Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo admitted it was difficult to leave Merseyside for the Asian Cup just when he had started to really find his form. The Japan captain, a £16million signing from Stuttgart, started the last six matches as he deputised for the injured Alexis Mac Allister and that regular rhythm undoubtedly helped the 30-year-old […]
S&P 500: Analysts Agree These 8 Cathie Wood Stock Picks Will Soar In 2024
Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) isn’t afraid to go against Wall Street and the S&P 500. But in some cases, the consensus agrees with the famed ETF manager. X Analysts think eight stocks in ARK Innovation, including Verve Therapeutics (VERV), 2U (TWOU) and Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), will jump 50% or more in the next […]
Newly renovated Wheeler refuge Visitors Center attracting hundreds per day
Jan. 4—The deafening sound of thousands of sandhill cranes could be heard Wednesday as they flocked around Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and the newly renovated Visitors Center, which has hosted hundreds of people per day since it opened a few weeks ago. “We did a soft opening of the Visitors Center on Dec. 20 and […]
Biden campaign previews Jan. 6-focused speech with new TV ad
As President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his first major re-election speech of 2024, marking the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, his warning about the fragility of America’s democracy will be front and center in the campaign’s first ad to hit the airwaves this year. The Biden campaign says the […]