The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is imposing sanctions on 18 individuals and entities — including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife and some of her immediate relatives, the commander of the Syrian military intelligence, the Central Bank of Syria and close advisers to Assad — in an effort to hurt Assad economically and draw
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Deputies in Orange County are going beyond the call of duty to give back to the community just in time for the holidays. There’s a room filled with Christmas presents on the second floor at the Orange County sheriff’s headquarters. Every single one
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Oregon House Republican Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, on Tuesday accused Democratic House leaders of an “unprecedented silencing of ideas” during Monday’s third special session of the year.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — A Springfield man is under arrest after allegedly dragging an officer with his car during a traffic stop. Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that members of the C3 North End unit conducted a traffic stop along the 2600 block of Main Street around
Continue Reading Just weeks after a federal court ordered that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals be restored, a judge in Texas heard arguments in a case challenging the legality of the program, which shields hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children from deportation. The case before Judge Andrew Hanen on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contact anyone who was on board a diverted flight from Orlando to Los Angeles after the death of a passenger who had Covid-19. On Monday, a man on board United Airlines Flight 591 had a medical emergency, and the flight was diverted
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Oregonians with a vehicle registration, permit or driver license expiring between Nov. 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, have up to three months after their expiration date without being cited by law enforcement for an expired license or tags, Oregon DMV said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOLYOKE, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — Christmas is just days away, many local towns and cities typically come together to get in the holiday spirit. For decades, the city of Holyoke has kept the tree lighting tradition alive. Crowds would gather around the tree at city hall spreading the holiday
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France and the UK moved closer to a deal on Tuesday that would allow some personal travel and thousands of stalled freight trucks to resume movement between both countries. A communique by French Prime Minister Jean Castex’s office on Tuesday said French citizens could return to France from the UK starting Wednesday, if they can
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One person was killed Tuesday after a forklift incident at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Weaverville. Officials say at approximately 11:45 a.m. the Buncombe County Communications Center received an emergency call from Thermo Fisher Scientific located on Aiken Road in Weaverville, for the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEAVERVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Weaverville residents will hear a new sound on Christmas Eve, something not heard for several decades. Weaverville United Methodist Church (WUMC) announced on Monday that the church’s bell will be rung for the first time in at least 60 years on Dec. 24
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The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday it’s pleased Congress has passed an extension of federal benefit programs, including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation — but warned of a possible gap in benefits.
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Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, is deeply worried about a divided and profoundly unequal America as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take power. Dalio is warning that leaders must urgently address the toxic brew of worsening inequality, political polarization and mounting debt. “There will have to be a resolution
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday “a wide range of investments that will benefit Oregon” in the fiscal year 2021 package of spending bills that passed the Senate late Monday and headed to the president, to be signed into law.
Continue ReadingExecutives from United and American Airlines announced plans Tuesday to bring back thousands of their furloughed workers in response to Congress passing its latest Covid-19 relief bill. The new law includes an extension of the airline industry’s Payroll Support Program, which sets aside $15 billion in assistance to bring back more than 32,000 United and
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered remarks ahead of Christmas in Wilmington, Delaware. “This has been a — one of the toughest years we’ve ever faced as a nation. And the pandemic, the economic crisis, calls for racial justice, historic and punishing wildfires and storms,” Biden said. The President-elect continued, “So this season of reflection
Continue Reading Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. While in Afghanistan, Miller met with President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul “to discuss the ongoing US military support to the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces amidst a historic opportunity to achieve peace in the
Continue Reading The massive legislation package passed by Congress Monday night also greenlights the establishment of two long-awaited Smithsonian museums in the nation’s capital: one focused on American Latinos and another dedicated to American women’s history. Though the museums could take years to conceptualize, curate and build, Congress’ approval is a victory for the museums’ advocates whose
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden will deliver remarks ahead of Christmas in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday afternoon. Biden is expected to address the coronavirus pandemic, vaccine distribution, the economic stimulus bill passed by Congress on Monday and the recent cyberattack against the United States. The remarks are expected to take 10 minutes or less, aides say, and
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Gov. Jay Inslee has announced new travel restrictions for people arriving from the United Kingdom and South Africa where a new and seemingly more contagious strain of the coronavirus is circulating.
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