5 injured after fleeing driver crashes into JCPenney at Texas mall; suspect fatally shot: police A man drove into a Texas mall after a 19-mile police pursuit, striking four people before he was fatally shot by responding law enforcement officers, officials said. 12/21/2024 - 4:05 pm | View Link
Killeen Mall shooting: Multiple people injured after vehicle crashes into JC Penney store after refusing to stop for police A chaotic scene unfolded at a Texas mall, when a suspect being chased by police crashed into a JC Penny store, running several people over. DPS Sgt. Bryan Washko said that authorities attempted to ... 12/21/2024 - 12:52 pm | View Link
His daughter died in a Louisiana police chase. Could this new system help stop others? Jason Gill, father of Caroline Gill, said the project has been a way for him to honor his daughter's memory and possibly save the lives of innocent drivers on the road during police pursuits. 12/20/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
Driver crashes into parked vehicles following police chase Police have been conducting random stop-checks for Operation Limit, the national campaign to tackle drink and drug driving, this December. 12/19/2024 - 6:44 pm | View Link
Rialto High-Speed Chase Ends in Fatality After Driver Crashes into Wall A driver in a white Camaro died after crashing into a wall during a high-speed police chase in Rialto, California. 12/19/2024 - 9:55 am | View Link
By Erica Sandberg, Bankrate.com
Vacationing has been on the rise for decades and is undoubtedly here to stay. A 2024 USA Today travel survey reported that the average American takes 2.5 vacations per year. Additionally, 53% of Americans have used or plan to use their travel credit cards or travel rewards points to help pay for these vacations.
By Elin McCoy, Bloomberg News
I know. There’s a lot out there to make price-sensitive wine lovers shiver, not least of all inflation and the Trump administration’s looming threat of tariffs.
Yet, when I thumbed through my tasting books for 2024, I was once again surprised by how many wines are still relative bargains: succulent, savory reds; crisp, elegant whites; juicy rosés; and even sophisticated sparklers are among the 4,223 wines from 20 countries I sampled this year.
Any time of the year is good to enjoy brunch in South Florida, but it’s particularly fun during the holiday season when friends and family are in town.
You can head out on a Saturday or Sunday to savor a traditional spread of yum offerings like eggs Benedict, pancakes, waffles, french toast and omelets.
Martin Philip understands what it’s like to be a beginner bread baker.
The former opera singer made a pair of career changes in the early 2000s that led him to the King Arthur Baking Company, where he’s now a lead baking ambassador and award-winning cookbook author.
But when he first started in 2006, he was terrified.
By JALAL BWAITEL, Associated Press
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza.
The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas were nowhere to be found: The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, and as were the throngs of foreign tourists that usually fill the square.
Palestinian scouts marched silently through the streets, a departure from their usual raucous brass marching band.
A new treatment protocol for the most common form of childhood cancer has “instantly” changed how doctors treat pediatric leukemia — and provided a first-in-decades boost for the long-term survival and health of young patients.
“This happens once in several generations,” said Dr. Lia Gore of Children’s Hospital Colorado. Gore co-authored a paper published earlier this month describing the effects of the treatment.
“We’ve now moved this outcome so that the vast majority of children with this type of leukemia will have a 96% cure rate,” she said.
The breakthrough, described in a New England Journal of Medicine paper and presented at a conference in mid-December, is called blinatumomab, an immunotherapy drug delivered to patients over a 28-day IV drip.