The Biden-led Environmental Protection Agency says Trump administration political officials “compromised” an assessment of chemical dangers and has replaced it with a new one they say “upholds the tenants of scientific integrity.” “The assessment posted today fixes the errors in the version issued earlier this year, was developed by EPA career scientists, and upholds the
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ALBANY, Ore. (KPTV) — When police officers were seen at Albany public schools Monday as students returned to classrooms, reactions were mixed, with some in the community expressing perspectives against the presence of law enforcement. According to Greater Albany Public Schools Superintendent Melissa Goff, GAPS has a long-standing tradition of having members of the Albany
Continue ReadingGeorge Sherman may still be the CEO of meme stock poster child GameStop. But it looks like Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen is really running the show. GameStop said Thursday that it planned to nominate Cohen, whose investment firm RC Ventures owns a nearly 13% stake in the company, to be its next chairman following GameStop’s
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — A Hillsboro man recently won $3.9 million playing Oregon’s Game Megabucks and decided to split the prize winnings with his son. The Oregon Lottery says Melvin Date matched all six numbers for the April 3 Megabucks drawing to win the jackpot. The long-time player
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — A man from Texas just finished a run between both Disney parks on either side of the country. Don Muchow, 59, is the first person to run from Disneyland in California to Disney World in Florida. The Ironman athlete from Texas is finishing up
Continue ReadingWall Street is once again betting on infrastructure. And after four years of dashed hopes, investors have reason to believe Washington will finally get something done to repair highways, and spend more on telecom networks. President Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan has the market excited. The iShares U.S. Infrastructure exchange-traded fund and Global X
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Every time America suffers a mass shooting, I wonder how James Madison would have reacted. Despite the grinding familiarity of gun massacres, today’s America seems to have developed strategies of denial. Many on the right would arm everyone except “felons” and “the mentally ill,” and the left teaches a version of the same dichotomy: The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — A swarm of bees stung three people at a Phoenix hotel Wednesday afternoon and one man is critically hurt. It happened at the Quality Inn near 47th Street and Thomas Road. When crews from the Phoenix Fire Department got there, they found three victims in
Continue Reading“Them” inadvertently serves as a reminder of how deftly Jordan Peele threaded the needle of social commentary and horror with “Get Out,” and how elusive that target can be. Comparisons are inevitable to Peele’s films and HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” but this 10-part Amazon anthology series proves provocative and bingeable while taking some questionable detours en
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning musician Willie Nelson. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1933 Birth place: Abbott, Texas Birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson Father: Ira Nelson Mother: Myrle (Greenhaw) Harvey Marriages: Ann Marie D’Angelo (1991-present); Connie Koepke (1971-1988, divorced); Shirley Collie (1963-1971, divorced); Martha Matthews (1952-1962, divorced) Children: with Ann Marie
Continue ReadingMore than three years after the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah was drastically shrunk in size, tribal leaders and activists are hopeful that Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland would soon recommend its restoration. Haaland is visiting the Utah monument on her first trip as the new interior secretary this week. She arrived on Wednesday
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CLIVE, Iowa (KCCI) — Here’s proof that good people are all around us. The Clive Police Department posted a picture of a diamond ring that someone found on a trail and turned in. “Today, two kind-hearted souls were walking on the Greenbelt Trail between NW 100th Street and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Louisiana (WDSU) — An associate athletic director at LSU says her supervisors retaliated against her when she brought sexual harassment and mistreatment allegations against former football coach Les Miles to their attention. Lawyers for Sharon Lewis said Monday they intend to file a federal lawsuit that seeks $50
Continue Reading The US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating allegations of abuse at a site sheltering unaccompanied minors in Texas, the White House said Thursday, after Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott alleged the state had received tips that children inside the facility were being abused and called for it to be shut down. “The
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Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people — including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren — at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday. Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A former Northeastern University track and field coach who worked at several universities is accused of tricking female student-athletes into sending him nude photos and cyberstalking at least one student-athlete. Steve Waithe, 28, of Chicago, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of cyberstalking
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Saying it’s the first new mainline U.S. air carrier in nearly 15 years, Avelo Airlines debuted Thursday with flights from Burbank to 11 destinations — including Redmond’s Roberts Field — and introductory fares starting at $19 on all routes.
Continue ReadingThe campaign arm of House Republicans is using an aggressive tactic to push online donors toward committing to monthly contributions, telling them that opting out of having the same amount automatically charged to their credit card or withdrawn from their bank each month is an act of disloyalty toward former President Donald Trump. With a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska Humane Society gets a lot of calls about abandoned pets, but the one it received last Friday stood out. “People don’t abandoned their pets at a groomer,” Kisha Witherspoon said. Witherspoon, an animal control officer at the humane society, responded to the
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Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people — including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren — at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday. Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city
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