By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Norm Macdonald, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer and “Weekend Update” host, has died. His death Tuesday was confirmed by his management team, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, who said Macdonald, 61, had cancer for nine years but kept it private. Macdonald was on
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Duddridge Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Brooklyn community leaders called on the city to crack down on reckless drivers Monday after an infant was killed and her parents were badly hurt over the weekend. Police said the family of three was hit in a crash caused by
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Patrick Cantlay is the model of concentration over every shot. He can be so focused there are times he doesn’t remember what he’s doing — like sticking out his tongue. Cantlay says it’s as though he’s seeing it for the first time when he watches a highlight. He says
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Patrick Cantlay is the model of concentration over every shot. He can be so focused there are times he doesn’t remember what he’s doing — like sticking out his tongue. Cantlay says it’s as though he’s seeing it for the first time when he watches a highlight. He says
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Layton and Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Long Island couple is fighting for their adult son with special needs. They say New York state is trying to remove him from the only group home that’s ever helped him, putting his safety at risk and
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The nation’s poverty rate rose to 11.4% last year, but the first two rounds of federal stimulus payments helped keep 11.7 million Americans out of poverty, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. The payments, a key part of the unprecedented federal response to the economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus
Continue ReadingBy Peter D’Oench Click here for updates on this story OPA-LOCKA, Florida (WFOR) — An 8-year-old Opa-locka boy who was wounded in a crossfire between two people on Saturday afternoon is speaking out, saying he is recovering and hopes the criminals will be caught. Mauri Robinson was playing with friends near his apartment at 220
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Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple unveiled four new iPhones, a new Apple Watch and new iPads on Tuesday during a virtual media event held from California. The new smartphones — the iPhone 13 mini, the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max — don’t include any
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega, CNN The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced a statewide investigation into prisons in Georgia, focusing on prisoner-on-prisoner violence and sexual abuse of gay, lesbian and transgender prisoners by prisoners and staff. Kristen Clarke, who leads the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, said the investigation will look into possible civil rights violations. Clarke
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN A vaccine mandate for US air travel is an idea that Dr. Anthony Fauci supports, but the travel industry is not on board. “I would support that — if you want to get on a plane and travel with other people that you should be vaccinated,”
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega and Peter Nickeas, CNN Federal law enforcement officers will be banned from using neck restraints during arrests and using no-knock entries while executing warrants except in rare cases, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Both the neck restraints and no-knock warrants have resulted in high-profile in-custody deaths in recent years that have spurred
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Sundae compiled a list of what the housing market looks like at 5 different price points in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA.
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Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1980s in Oregon using data from the Social Security Administration.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating a Vermont judge who played a critical role in paving the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage to become the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal circuit court. The White House announced Thursday that Biden has tapped Beth
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offer twice the maximum and other modest upgrades to last year’s editions that proved to be a big hit among consumers devouring the latest technology during the pandemic. The pre-recorded video event streamed Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offer twice the maximum and other modest upgrades to last year’s editions that proved to be a big hit among consumers devouring the latest technology during the pandemic. The pre-recorded video event streamed Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN The “Hawkeye” trailer is here to get you in the holiday spirit. The Marvel series is coming to Disney+ right before Thanksgiving and here’s what you need to know. It stars Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld and it’s the fourth live-action Marvel Studios show to hit the streaming service. Previous series
Continue ReadingMARVEL STUDIOS, DISNEY+, IRON MAIDEN LLP, CNN By Chloe Melas, CNN The “Hawkeye” trailer is here to get you in the holiday spirit. The Marvel series is coming to Disney+ right before Thanksgiving and here’s what you need to know. It stars Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld and it’s the fourth live-action Marvel Studios show
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump’s top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, single-handedly took secret action to limit Trump from potentially ordering a dangerous military strike or launching nuclear weapons, according to “Peril,” a new
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