Texas officials move forward on requesting posthumous pardon for George Floyd
Local officials in Texas unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for a posthumous pardon for George Floyd on a drug charge from more than…
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Biden signs cybersecurity executive order, though rules wouldn’t have applied to Colonial Pipeline
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to better protect the nation from cyberattacks, but even as he signed it, the White…
Continue ReadingMixing Covid-19 vaccines tied to more side effects, early UK data suggests
People who got mixed doses of coronavirus vaccines — receiving a different vaccine type as a second dose than the first dose — appear to…
Continue Reading Abbott schedules July special runoff election for Texas’ 6th District
The special runoff election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District will take place on July 27, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a proclamation…
Continue Reading Sen. Joe Manchin won’t support For the People Act, says path forward is John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Sen. Joe Manchin will not back the For the People Act, the sweeping elections and campaign finance overhaul sought by Democrats to blunt Republican…
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Anti-police graffiti found on homes of Eugene City Council members
City officials say the homes of three Eugene city councilors were defaced with anti-police graffiti that called for defunding the police.…
Continue Reading Larry Summers sends inflation warning to White House: Dominant risk to economy is ‘overheating’
A leading Democratic economist on Wednesday urged the White House to shift course after the government reported higher-than-expected inflation last…
Continue ReadingRep. Ayanna Pressley adds support for push to end death penalty but no sign Biden admin is on board
Rep. Ayanna Pressley knew that abolishing the death penalty would not be an easy task. In fact, Pressley is aware that urging President Joe Biden to…
Continue ReadingUsed cars, travel and furniture are just some of many things that are getting more expensive
Just about everything is getting more expensive in the United States as the stimulus-fueled economy rebounds and Americans are again spending on…
Continue ReadingLyft driver speaks after being shot, paralyzed on West Side
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver just doing his job was shot when he was sent…
Continue ReadingMan looking for ‘guardian angels’ who pulled him out of burning car
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A car burst into flames, trapping a disabled man and his dog…
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Mosaic Medical offering free COVID-19 vaccines to anyone 12 and older, sets community clinic
Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health center serving Central Oregon, said Wednesday it is now offering free COVID-19 vaccines to all community…
Continue Reading Fact check: Republicans continue to push false narratives about January 6
During Wednesday’s hearing about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, House Republicans spent much of their time repeating a number of false…
Continue ReadingA tiger seen roaming a Houston yard is nowhere to be found 3 days later. A ‘Tiger King’ star says she’s extremely worried
A Bengal tiger named India hasn’t been located three days after it was spotted in a Houston neighborhood and taken away by a man accused of…
Continue ReadingWednesday PM Snow Report
No new snow, but we have a slight chances for showers along the Cascades in the extended…
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Sunny and warm for several says, then a slight chance for showers
Our skies will stay mostly clear Wednesday night, with lows in the mid 30s to low…
Continue ReadingNorth Texan experiencing ‘sleepless nights’ over parents in India during Covid-19 surge
Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — More disturbing news out of India Tuesday, May 11 about the…
Continue ReadingTexas farmer finds 5 migrant girls, 1 unclothed, hungry, crying abandoned at border
Click here for updates on this story QUEMEDO, Texas (KTVT) — A Texas onion farmer was making his morning rounds, when…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 9 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 in Central Oregon; 616 new cases
There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including three from Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,558, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingGas stations in the Southeast run out of gas as people panic buy fuel
Gas stations in the southeastern United States faced significant outages Wednesday as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown stretched into a sixth day,…
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