Getty Images - STOCK(LONDON) Days of torrential rain have triggered widespread flooding across parts of Kenya, turning roads into raging rivers and claiming dozens of lives.Half of Kenya s 47 counties have been affected by the flooding, which has killed at least 32 people and displaced more than 40,000 others from their homes, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which cited the Kenya Red Cross Society.The ongoing El Nino, a warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean that increases wind shear over the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, has brought higher-than-average seasonal rainfall to East Africa. The heavy rain began in Kenya in March during the start of the country s so-called long rains season and worsened over the past week, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department.The Kenya Red Cross said its staff have rescued at least 188 people since the onset of the long rains, which typically last from March through May. Near
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Public health officials are continuing to monitor as an outbreak of avian flu, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across the country.The strain, known as H5N1, has sickened several mammals this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).Several dairy cows have been infected, resulting in milk samples showing inactive remnants of the virus, and one human case has been confirmed.Health officials say the food supply is safe and the risk to the general public is currently low.Here s the latest to know on the outbreak:What is bird flu?Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infectious viral disease that primarily spreads among birds and is caused by infection with Influenza A viruses.These viruses typically spread among wild aquatic birds but can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal species, acco
In this Nov. 24, 2023, file photo, a Walmart store is shown on Black Friday, in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) In an exclusive and far-reaching interview with ABC News, John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., talked about the retail giant’s push to hire more non-college degree workers for high-paying corporate jobs at the company.Currently, 75% of Walmart’s salaried managers began as hourly associates. High-performing Walmart managers at the store’s Supercenters now have the ability to earn more than $400,000 a year, which includes a new stock grant rewards program. Some of those managers have college degrees, while others do not it is not required for the job.“While college is great for some, it’s not exactly the right answer for everyone,” Furner told ABC News.This year, Walmart says it has doubled the number of skills certificates it offers to help people move into higher-paying careers within the company, such as software engine
Poll Results - WKJC is a radio station located in Tawas City, MI. U.S.A. The station broadcasts on 104.7, and is popularly known as WKJC 104.7. The station is owned by Carroll Broadcasting Inc. and offers a country format, playing mostly Today s Country HIts. Carroll Broadcasting also owns WIOS AM 1480, WQLB FM 103.3 & WKJZ FM 94.9, all in Northeastern Michigan.
Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images(ATLANTA) Former President Donald Trump, in a court filing Wednesday, asked the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to dismiss two more counts against him.Trump s filing urges the judge to dismiss counts 15 and 27 of the indictment, which charge him with conspiracy to commit filing of false documents as well as the filing of false documents.The first charge relates to the so-called alternate elector plot, and accuses Trump and other defendants of mailing false documents related to that effort to the chief judge of U.S. district court in Georgia, as an alleged "substantial step."The second charge accuses Trump and attorney John Eastman of filing a document that included "materially false statements" in a federal lawsuit.Trump s attorneys claim those charges must be dismissed because the state "lacks the authority" to punish conduct that is related to the federal government. They claim the statue used in th