SEATTLE (AP) — More than 64,000 customers were without power in Washington state Tuesday morning as strong winds and rain blew through the Northwest. The Seattle Times reports the number of customers without power throughout Washington fluctuated Tuesday afternoon due to multiple large outages. As of 5:15 p.m., 12,024 outages were reported statewide with 167
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — More than 64,000 customers were without power in Washington state Tuesday morning as strong winds and rain blew through the Northwest. The Seattle Times reports the number of customers without power throughout Washington fluctuated Tuesday afternoon due to multiple large outages. As of 5:15 p.m., 12,024 outages were reported statewide with 167
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN The timetable for President Joe Biden’s social spending bill, known as Build Back Better, may have just hit a new snag. The Congressional Budget Office, a federal agency that provides budget and economic information to Congress, said on Tuesday that it cannot give a definitive date for when it will have
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age, garnering an Oscar nomination for “Married to the Mob” and Emmy nominations for “Quantum Leap,” has died. He was 85. Family spokesman Jay Schwartz says Stockwell died of natural causes at
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates has met with Syria’s once widely shunned president in Damascus, sending the strongest signal yet that the Arab world is willing to re-engage with strongman Bashar Assad. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit on
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state’s public nuisance law. It’s the second blow from a court this month to the legal theory, which thousands of governments across
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s authorities have weighed in to back a controversial Independence Day march dominated by the far-right, saying the event will go ahead as a state observance despite having been banned by Polish courts. Poland’s main right-wing ruling party appealed Tuesday to prospective participants to display a “dignified” approach. The annual Nov.
Continue ReadingBy ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/ Report for America FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A new Michigan law could mean a new name for Flint Township, which for years has been trying to show that it’s separate from the city of Flint despite sharing a border and a name. Until recently, townships across the state
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN For the first time in nearly a century, members of the public will be able to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza and lay flowers before the sacred memorial site in Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s the first time in 96 years that visitors have
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN For the first time in nearly a century, members of the public will be able to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza and lay flowers before the sacred memorial site in Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s the first time in 96 years that visitors
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MARCO ISLAND, Florida (WBBH) — The Marco Island Police Department is looking for a man who unleashed an attack on a seagull with a shovel. According to the MIPD, the attack happened on South Beach. Investigators said a group with the man was being unruly
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s telecommunications regulator says thousands of iconic red phone booths will be protected from removal under new rules. The public payphone boxes may appear obsolete relics to many in an age of ubiquitous smart mobile phones, but regulator Ofcom said they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need. The regulator
Continue ReadingBy Malika Dudley Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — “And then there were four”… that’s the caption to one of Kai Lenny’s recent Instagram posts. The man many consider the best waterman in the world, made a big announcement. He’s going to be a dad – to twins! A few
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Two foreign nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested near Seattle and indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and money laundering charges for allegedly smuggling elephant ivory and rhino horns. The Seattle Times reports court documents say Herdade Lokua and his cousin Jospin Mujangi are accused of working
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Two foreign nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested near Seattle and indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and money laundering charges for allegedly smuggling elephant ivory and rhino horns. The Seattle Times reports court documents say Herdade Lokua and his cousin Jospin Mujangi are accused of working
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Days after Democrats conceded control of the Virginia House of Delegates to Republicans, Democrats have walked back that concession since two races appear headed for recounts. As of Tuesday, vote counts show Republicans with 50 seats and holding slight leads in two additional seats that have
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FLUSHING, Queens, New York (WABC) — An off-duty NYPD sergeant is accused of opening fire at a Queens karaoke bar. Raymond Wong, 45, who works at the 94th Precinct in Brooklyn, is facing assault charges. Investigators say he was involved in a dispute at the
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria had 334 COVID-19 patients die in a single day, the country’s highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic. Bulgarian health authorities on Tuesday also reported 5,286 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The country has 8,516 COVID-19 patients who are hospitalized, 723 of them
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The lawyer for an American journalist jailed in Myanmar for more than five months says his client has been served with two new criminal charges, including one that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. One of the new charges filed against Danny Fenster is under
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business If your Tuesday morning started out with internet connectivity problems, it’s not just you. Comcast customers in various areas across the United States, including parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois, reported outages early Tuesday with their Xfinity internet service. Outage tracking service Downdetector recorded more than 52,000 outage reports
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