Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin will have access to the first over-the-counter birth control pill starting Tuesday, allowing them to easily receive contraceptive medication with no out-of-pocket costs or doctor’s prescription, Gov. Tony Evers announced. Evers, a Democrat, promised in his State of the State speech in January that Opill wouldContinue Reading

Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits. London-based Unilever said its ice cream business, which also includes Magnum bars, has “distinct characteristics”Continue Reading

Qatari officials were “cautiously optimistic” after talks with Israel’s intelligence chief in Doha aimed at trying to reach a cease-fire, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said Tuesday at a news conference, stressing that an Israeli ground operation in Rafah would set back any talks. Meanwhile, incoming Palestinian Prime MinisterContinue Reading

News 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions about the rules of the roads, helping Central Florida residents become better drivers by being better educated. Trooper Steve on Tuesday was asked, “Are motorcycles allowed to drive between vehicles? I have seen this a lot on I-4 lately.”Continue Reading

U.S. officials stressed Tuesday that newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of American commitment, which comes amid warnings China is actively trying to pry them away from Washington’s sphere of influence. The renewal of funds for theContinue Reading

The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500 as the industry added employees and took a “more cautious approach” to compensation, New York state’s comptroller reported Tuesday. The average bonus for employees in New York City’s securities industry was down 2% from $180,000 in 2022. The slightContinue Reading

Tuesday is Election Day and while much has been made about the Republican Presidential Primary, for many that’s not the only election on the ballot. Former President Donald Trump has gotten enough delegates to be the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, but Republicans in Florida will still have a chance toContinue Reading

Prince William and his wife Catherine have been filmed at a farm shop near their Windsor home, The Sun newspaper reported — the first footage of Kate since she had abdominal surgery for an unspecified condition two months ago. The newspaper published a short clip late Monday that appeared toContinue Reading

Spring officially arrives before midnight Tuesday, but it won’t feel like it in Central Florida! Behind Monday’s strong cold front, highs Tuesday will be held in the mid- to upper 60s, even though sunshine will be dominant. Spring arrives (maxuser/) The gusty winds that accompanied the front overnight will remainContinue Reading

You’re walking past the beverage fridge at the store, and among the regular sodas, seltzers, and juices are drinks that are claimed to improve your health in all sorts of ways. This can mean easing stress, boosting immunity, or getting you energized or super-hydrated. Functional beverages—as the drink industry likesContinue Reading

Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday, with sexual exploitation to blame for three-fourths of the take from a business that deprives migrants of money they can send home, swipes jobs from legal workers,Continue Reading

UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack, but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery. The health care giant said Monday that it is testing software for submitting medical claims. It already has largely restored systems for handling pharmacyContinue Reading

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will underscore Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines on Tuesday, as clashes between Chinese and Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea turn more hostile, the U.S. State Department said. Blinken, the latest high-level official to visit the U.S. treaty ally,Continue Reading

The restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris following a tragic blaze in April 2019 is a story of dedication and recovery. The iconic medieval monument immortalized in history, film and literature has been gradually rebuilt over the past five years, through challenges that have included delays during the pandemicContinue Reading

Hong Kong’s lawmakers met in a special session to resume debate on a proposed national security law Tuesday, paving the way to grant the government more power to quash dissent in the southern Chinese city. The legislation is widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown thatContinue Reading

Spotify paid out $9 billion in streaming royalties last year, the streaming giant said Tuesday in its latest “Loud and Clear” report. Spotify’s fourth annual report, which originally launched in 2021 following criticism over its lack of transparency, noted record accomplishments, including the highest annual payment from any retailer toContinue Reading

For four years, Sivan Shoshani Partush recruited families for Kibbutz Malkiya, a community of around 400 that she calls her “little slice of heaven.” It wasn’t a hard sell: spacious homes, beautiful nature, paths winding through manicured lawns, and a slower pace of life than in Israel’s frantic cities. TheContinue Reading

Republicans are watching a pair of high-profile elections in Ohio on Tuesday that could determine their chances of picking up critical seats this fall and expanding their power in Washington. One is a contentious and expensive Republican primary for the chance to face third-term Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall. TheContinue Reading

Five states will hold presidential primaries on Tuesday as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continue to lock up support around the country after becoming their parties’ presumptive nominees. Trump is expected to easily win GOP primaries in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. Biden is expected toContinue Reading

When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south of the shop. Today, it extends 33 miles (53 kilometers) beyond that, but the ultimate vision is far grander. O’Neil hopes the trail born from easternContinue Reading

In the last recorded moments before the 13-year-old boy’s death, surveillance cameras showed him sitting on a scooter, surrounded by three classmates. An hour later, his phone went dead, kicking off a frantic search by relatives. The following day, police in a village in central China made a sickening discovery:Continue Reading

Hearts are shattered after 16-year-old Kennedy Williams was stabbed to death. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested 15-year-old Anthony Rushing in connection to the case, accusing him of second-degree murder. Williams was found lying on the ground Friday night near an Amscot on South Goldenrod Road, next to Astro SkateContinue Reading

Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities. The ban applies to over 100 athletic facilities in New York City’s Long Island suburbs. Speaking alongside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman atContinue Reading

The San Antonio Missions Baseball Club announced today the release of the 2024 promotional schedule. The promotional calendar includes 14 giveaways, three theme nights, postgame fireworks, bark in the park, and more. The Missions will be doing four baseball jersey giveaways throughout the 2024 season courtesy of McCombs Ford West.Continue Reading

The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space, the U.S. ambassador announced Monday. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a U.N. Security Council meeting that “any placement of nuclear weapons into orbit around the Earth wouldContinue Reading

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company’s plan to buy an iconicContinue Reading

The busiest airport in Florida is about to get even busier. More than 60 million passengers are expected to pass through the gates at Orlando International Airport in 2024 – a 10% jump from last year’s record 57.7 million passengers, according to Greater Orlando Aviation Authority CEO Kevin Thibault. “JustContinue Reading

Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel” and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders. Trump, in an interview, had been asked about Democrats’ growing criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over hisContinue Reading

Gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital early Monday in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas. Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police. The neighborhoodsContinue Reading

An attorney charged with illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election acknowledged in a court filing Monday that she disseminated numerous confidential emails from a voting machine company in a separate case. In a filing in federal court in Washington, D.C., attorney Stefanie Lambert acknowledged passing on theContinue Reading

The three people killed when several tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries, authorities announced Monday. Darla Williams, 70, and Marilyn Snapp, 81, both lived in the Geiger Mobile Home Park in Lakeview, while Neal Longfellow, 69, lived in nearby Orchard Island. The two communities wereContinue Reading

The infamous “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking permission will not be shown to jurors at the former president’s hush-money criminal trial, a New York judge ruled Monday. Judge Juan M. Merchan said prosecutors can still question witnesses about the tape, whichContinue Reading

Round One Matchups and Times Announced for 2024 Postseason WNIT The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s basketball team has been selected as an automatic qualifier to compete in the 2024 Postseason WNIT, sponsored by Triple Crown. The WNIT announced Monday that the Spartans will play their first-round game on the roadContinue Reading

The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. The one-page order signed by Justice Samuel Alito did not setContinue Reading

House Republicans on Monday demanded answers on what led to a Justice Department order that a union of immigration judges get supervisor approval before speaking publicly about the heavily backlogged courts. Rep., Jim Jordan, Judiciary Committee chair, and Rep. Tom McClintock, who leads an immigration subcommittee, seek records related toContinue Reading

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is due to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for refusingContinue Reading

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia’s election interference case filed court papers Monday seeking to appeal a judge’s ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution or dismiss the charges. The resignation of the special prosecutor with whom Willis had a romanticContinue Reading

Former President Donald Trump issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district Monday, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin over a rival Republican whom Trump’s closest ally in the state has described as “a rock-solid conservative.” Trump’s decision came about 18 hours before polls were set toContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Icemen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the AHL’s Rochester Americans announced the following roster transactions today: The Icemen have acquired forward Brandon Puricelli (pictured above) in a trade with the Cincinnati Cyclones, to complete the future considerations terms of a November 21st trade when the Icemen sent forward NickContinue Reading

Two Black men who were tortured by six Mississippi law enforcement officers called on a federal judge Monday to impose the harshest possible penalties against the disgraced former lawmen. The former law officers admitted in August to subjecting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker to numerous acts of raciallyContinue Reading

Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president’s legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch. Trump’s lawyers wroteContinue Reading

Negotiators from Congress and the White House scrambled Monday to complete work on the remaining government funding bills for the fiscal year and avoid a partial shutdown for key departments that would begin this weekend without legislative action. Six months into the fiscal year, Congress is about halfway home inContinue Reading

R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B; superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including children, for decades. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, seekingContinue Reading

Upwards of a thousand spring breakers have been taking over New Smyrna Beach for several days and police said they are cracking down on unruly behavior. News 6 rode along with police Chief Eric Feldman to see firsthand how they are tackling the crowds this year. “We’re applying constant pressure toContinue Reading

Eatonville will start on Monday its West Water Tower restoration project. This city said the project will ensure “the longevity and reliability of its water supply for the community.” According to a press release from the Town of Eatonville, the project’s scope includes several key components. The project will kickContinue Reading

Some Seminole County veterans now have extra money in their pockets thanks to Seminole County Veterans’ Services. According to the county’s Veterans’ Services office, it was able to obtain $5 million in backpay for veterans in 2023 from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. That does not include the monthly paymentsContinue Reading

Honor Flight Central Florida held its biggest fundraiser, “Hot Rods for Heroes,” on Saturday. The nonprofit volunteer organization raises money to give our veterans the experience of a lifetime, an honor flight trip to visit our nation’s military memorials. Kaye Dunham, Honor Flight Central Florida co-chair, said she gets emotionalContinue Reading

To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. The three days of balloting, in which Putin faced three token contenders but none offering voters any realContinue Reading

James Burton, John Anderson and Toby Keith on Monday became the newest members to join the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association announced the 2024 inductees in Nashville, Tennessee, with Burton, a guitarist who was Elvis Presley’s band leader, entering in the recording/touring musician category. Meanwhile, Keith,Continue Reading