By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Four US gymnastics stars will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday during a hearing about the FBI’s handling of the sex abuse investigation of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Testimony from the elite gymnasts — Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman — follows a scathing
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened local governments with $5,000 fines per violation for requiring their employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus that has overrun hospitals across the state. DeSantis said Monday that local municipalities potentially face millions of dollars in fines for implementing a
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The center-left bloc in Norway seems to have won Monday’s general election. Official projections based on a preliminary count of nearly all votes indicate the governing Conservatives led by Prime Minister Erna Solberg will lose power after a campaign dominated by climate change and the
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months after the channel launched in the United Kingdom with a pledge to take on “woke warriors.” Neil, a former BBC journalist with more than four decades of experience, will also abandon his prime time show, though he’ll
Continue ReadingBy Liam Martin Click here for updates on this story ROCKLAND, FL (WBZ) — Terri Hafner Riley has become a local internet sensation from her living room. The 53-year-old grandmother is a veteran and a teaching assistant in the Quincy school system, but her secret dream – since childhood – has been to sing professionally.
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of Pakistani journalists have rallied outside parliament to reject a proposed law that critics say would further curtail media freedom if passed. The protest in the capital of Islamabad, also attended by senior opposition leaders and civil society members, asked the government to refrain from passing the “black law.” The legislation
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — For two decades, some Maryland families who lost loved ones on 9/11 have been fighting for answers. They want access to currently secret U.S. government documents that they believe will provide a link between the hijackers and the Saudi Arabian government,
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Karen Olick, the chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced Monday that she’s resigning to move on to another undisclosed opportunity, a DHS official confirmed to CNN. The post will be temporarily filled by Jennifer Higgins, who serves as associate director of refugee, asylum and international operations at
Continue ReadingBy KGO Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco officials told Millennium Tower management on Friday to not resume construction repairs until the city reviews an updated construction approach. Last month, work was paused after the skyscraper sank another inch. The city’s request comes after a report found
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business An Indian electric scooter startup says its newest factory will be run entirely by women. Ola Electric’s “FutureFactory,” in Tamil Nadu, India, will eventually employ 10,000 women, the company’s co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal said in a blog post Monday. The first group of women started working at the factory this week,
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Brown Click here for updates on this story APEX, North Carolina (WRAL) — A 1,500 pound draft horse slid down an embankment into a muddy area of a pond in Apex on Sunday afternoon. The horse, Tilley, had just been released from the North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine on Friday
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Millones de estadounidenses todavía necesitan vacunarse para frenar o detener la propagación de covid-19. Y lograr que la pandemia esté bajo control podría requerir “muchos, muchos” mandatos de vacunación más, dijo el Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas, dijo que si no se persuade
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group says the first tanker carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon has arrived in a Syrian port and the diesel will be shipped to Lebanon by tanker trucks later this week. The arrival of the tanker on Sunday comes nearly a month after Hezbollah’s leader said the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Grossarth, Nate Eaton Click here for updates on this story BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — One man is dead and four students were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus and pickup truck. It happened at the intersection of 15th East and 65th North in Bonneville County around 8:09
Continue ReadingBy Rett Nelson Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS (eastidahonews.com) — Getting lost in the pages of a good book is one of Amanda Poitevin’s favorite pastimes. The former Taylorview Middle School Teacher took over The Book Shelf in January, a used bookstore her husband, Michael Barber, opened about 10 years ago.
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A Mississippi abortion clinic filed the latest salvo over the future of abortion rights Monday, urging the Supreme Court to reject a bid to “jettison a half-century of settled precedent” and block a law that bars most abortions in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy. “The
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Havana (AP) — Cuba has issued its most detailed report to date by local scientists criticizing allegations that U.S. and Canadian diplomats were subject to mysterious attacks while posted on the island. The report by Cuba’s Academy of Sciences questioned whether the variety of reported symptoms could even be referred
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As debate over a proposed city-managed homeless camp ramps up, a group of Bear Creek Elementary School parents are staging a protest.
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NASA recently tested new spacesuits designed for a return to the moon and future Mars exploration at a number of natural sites in special spots around Central Oregon and nearby.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana coach Tom Allen is sticking to the game plan. The Hoosiers rebounded from an embarrassing season-opening loss at No. 18 Iowa with a resounding victory over Idaho. Allen doesn’t want to change a thing. Instead, he expects players to embrace the power of consistency. Indiana faces No. 8
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