Author: WNKY Staff

Virtual reality eases cancer care

(WOWT) A new virtual reality simulator is introducing young cancer patients to the sights and sounds they’ll experience during treatment without actually stepping into an MRI or radiation room. Darin Neben, 13, is one of the first kids trying out the virtual reality simulation at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. “This is his third time having cancer,” Kristina Neben, his mother,…

Trump denies return to family separations

(NBC News) President Trump said Tuesday his administration will not return to the controversial policy of separating migrant families at the southern border. “We’re not looking to do that now,” Mr. Trump said. Still, he praised the policy as effective. “Once you don’t have it, that’s why you see many more people coming – they’re coming like it’s a picnic,…

Congress examines white nationalism & social media

(NBC News) Hate speech and vitriol were under the microscope on Capitol Hill Tuesday, at the center of a House Judiciary hearing on white nationalism and the internet. Analysts say white nationalism is on the rise across the country and around the world. “Hate has become a bit of a virus lately, and it’s spreading across boarders and in some…

Measles outbreaks worsen

(NBC News) Hundreds of cases of the measles have prompted a public health emergency in New York City. “We cannot allow this dangerous disease to make a comeback here in New York City. We have to stop it now,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. City officials are requiring unvaccinated people living in certain areas of Brooklyn to get the…

Cold Case Arrest: Murder charges 17 years later

(WFLA/NBC News) Florida police have arrested a suspect in the 2001 murder of a New Port Richey man. Police found Simon Clarke dead near a home construction site, beaten to death with a baseball bat. He’d gone there to help a friend check on some financial irregularities. Police back then focused on Randy Petersilge, but they didn’t have enough evidence…