Day: May 26, 2023

US research finds 1 in 10 adults get long COVID after omicron

3:13 pm May 26, 2023

A new study from the National Institutes of Health found that one in 10 people are getting long COVID after suffering an omicron infection – a lower estimate than earlier on in the COVID-19 pandemic. The research – which included nearly 10,000 American adults – was published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical […]

Madeleine McCann search in Portugal over, items collected for testing: police

3:12 pm May 26, 2023

Portuguese, German and British authorities have ceased their search for items relating to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann – a British girl who went missing as a toddler from Praia da Luz, Portugal, 16 years ago. Madeleine was abducted from a ground-floor apartment while on a family vacation in Praia da Luz on May 3, […]

64-year-old Chicago woman beaten, has French bulldog stolen during walk in northwestern Chicago

3:10 pm May 26, 2023

A Chicago woman says she was beaten and her French bulldog was stolen at gunpoint as she was taking it for a walk in her northwest side neighborhood. Alicja Pierzchala, 64, told reporters that the attack occurred Wednesday evening in Portage Park. “I just walk with my Peppa,” Pierzchala said. “She was sniffing, walking, all […]

AL denies parole for Judith Ann Neelley who murdered an abducted, sexually assaulted 13-year-old girl

3:09 pm May 26, 2023

Alabama officials swiftly denied parole Thursday for a woman convicted of murder in the 1982 death of a 13-year-old girl who was abducted from a Georgia shopping mall, sexually assaulted and injected with drain cleaner before being fatally shot. The Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole Boards refused to release Judith Ann Neelley, 58. Neelley […]

Alabama lawmakers approve general fund spending bills following tense disagreements over local projects

2:15 pm May 26, 2023

Alabama lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to general fund spending bills after sometimes tense disagreements over local projects and budget projections. Lawmakers worked through the night before giving final passage to the spending bills shortly in the early hours of Friday morning. “This is not the best that there ever has been, but it’s […]