CNN, WTGS, WCSC By Eric Levenson, CNN For 87 years, the Murdaugh family name came to represent a legal dynasty in coastal South Carolina, where three successive generations controlled the local prosecutor’s office. But in recent years, the family has been closely connected to bloody tragedy. There was a fatal boating crash in 2019, the
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An issue that has sharply divided Redmond city council – whether to devote federal relief dollars to local homeless programs – was front and center at a public hearing Tuesday night. Despite presentations from the Bethlehem Inn and Oasis Village, the majority of council members voted to table the vote on funding decisions, as they
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Pinch-hitter Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 to keep pace in the competitive AL wild-card race. Schwarber, out of the lineup in favor of Alex Verdugo, entered against reliever Drew Steckenrider with
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Nada se interpone entre una madre araña ferozmente protectora y sus crías. La resina que goteaba de los árboles atrapó a la araña hembra adulta y sus arañitas hace unos 99 millones de años, mostrando para siempre el cuidado materno de estos artrópodos, según una nueva investigación. Una araña lagonomegopide hembra
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Businesses at Malaysia’s prime holiday destination are gearing up to welcome the return of tourists this week, as the country takes an early step towards recovery from a devastating coronavirus crisis. Langkawi, a cluster of 99 islands in the Straits of Malacca, will reopen from September 16 to fully vaccinated travelers as part
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — Nine Hong Kong activists and ex-lawmakers have been handed jail sentences of up to 10 months over their roles in last year’s banned Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil. They are part of a group of 12 defendants who pleaded guilty earlier this month to participating in the vigil that was the only
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Associated Press has declared that Gov. Gavin Newsom had survived a recall effort, with a majority of voters choosing not to oust the Democratic governor with just over a year remaining in his first term. But it did not name a victor Tuesday night for
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Britney Spears borró su Instagram el martes por la tarde. Esto se produce solo dos días después de que anunció su compromiso con su novio de hace años, Sam Asghari. CNN se ha puesto en contacto con representantes de Spears para pedir comentarios. Una fuente cercana a la cantante dice que
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China is imposing lockdowns and ordering mass testing in cities along its east coast amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. Checks have been set up in toll stations around the city of Putian in Fujian province, with a dozen of them closed entirely. The nearby cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou have
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have clinched a postseason berth by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 for their fifth straight win. The Dodgers got home runs by Max Muncy, Trea Turner and Will Smith. Their victory, combined with losses by Cincinnati and San Diego, secured the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Localizaron a 38 personas que fueron secuestradas de un hotel en San Luis Potosí, México, incluidos tres menores de edad y una mujer embarazada, informó la noche de este martes el fiscal del estado, Federico Arturo Garza Herrera. Entre las personas secuestradas la madrugada del martes en el hotel Sol
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston and Gregory Krieg, CNN California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has defeated the effort to remove him from office, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk, capping off a recall effort that was born in partisan anger over his pandemic response but ended with a vote of confidence in his strategy
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey homered in the first inning and scored the go-ahead run on an error in the third, and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 for their ninth straight victory a day after becoming the first team in the big leagues
Continue ReadingBy AMY DiPIERRO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — As a new semester begins amid a resurgence of the coronavirus, 26 of the 50 largest public university campuses in the U.S. are not mandating that students be vaccinated, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Approaches on enforcement vary widely even
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bands of heavy rain have been pummeling parts of the Alabama Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle. It’s the result of moisture pulled up from the Gulf of Mexico by slow-moving Tropical Depression Nicholas. The National Weather Service says Nicholas is expected to
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El gobernador demócrata de California, Gavin Newsom, sobrevivió a un intento por destituirlo de su cargo, según una proyección de CNN Decision Desk. Newsom ahora terminará el resto de su mandato. Newsom se vio reforzado por una sólida participación entre los demócratas, que superan en número a los republicanos en casi 2
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You might call Brad Henry the chief number-cruncher for Bend-La Pine Schools. But after the upheaval that COVID-19 has brought to just about everything, including school attendance figures, he’s not about to claim he can say why this fall’s enrollment is down about 1,100 students from two years ago.
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rarely seen Tennessee Williams short story confirms his longtime passion for Italy and reveals concerns about how Italians felt about Americans. “The Summer Woman” appears this week in the fall issue of the literary quarterly The Strand Magazine. Williams wrote the story in the
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is asking a federal court in Texas to issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction against a new state law that bans most abortions in Texas. The emergency motion filed Tuesday night says a court can issue such an order
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State police say a prominent South Carolina lawyer tried to arrange his own death this month so his son would get $10 million in life insurance. But authorities say the planned fatal shot only grazed Alex Murdaugh’s head on Sept. 4. The State Law Enforcement Division
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