By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former chief financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority has filed a whistleblower lawsuit. Zach DeGregorio alleges he was forced to resign after raising concerns about financial malfeasance. DeGregorio also claims top officials committed securities fraud by refinancing spaceport gross receipts tax bonds
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Officials with Portland Public Schools are tightening mask and vaccination requirements for after-school sports competitions, practices and performances amid a surge of COVID-19 cases around the state driven by the omicron variant.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — An investigation by Seattle’s police watchdog group shows Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during 2020 racial justice protests. The Seattle Times reports the radio chatter on June 8, 2020, about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — An investigation by Seattle’s police watchdog group shows Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during 2020 racial justice protests. The Seattle Times reports the radio chatter on June 8, 2020, about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — An investigation by Seattle’s police watchdog group shows Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during 2020 racial justice protests. The Seattle Times reports the radio chatter on June 8, 2020, about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — An investigation by Seattle’s police watchdog group shows Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during 2020 racial justice protests. The Seattle Times reports the radio chatter on June 8, 2020, about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Adams Click here for updates on this story NEW ALBANY, Indiana (WLKY) — Tuesday marks eight years since arson claimed the lives of three young children in southern Indiana. Four people were charged and convicted in the case. Every Jan. 4 since the fire has brought balloons and flowers to Marie Hughes’ home.
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, Katie Bo Lillis and Whitney Wild, CNN In the days ahead of the anniversary of the January 6 US Capitol attack, federal officials have seen an increase in unspecified calls for violence, the targeting of politicians and calls for rebellion on domestic violent extremist forums, according to a federal law enforcement official.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rockin’ Ryan Seacrest is still the king of New Year’s Eve television, no matter what Andy Cohen might say. Seacrest’s ABC show, celebrating its 50th anniversary, reached just under 20 million viewers for the hour surrounding the ball’s drop in New York City’s Times Square.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rockin’ Ryan Seacrest is still the king of New Year’s Eve television, no matter what Andy Cohen might say. Seacrest’s ABC show, celebrating its 50th anniversary, reached just under 20 million viewers for the hour surrounding the ball’s drop in New York City’s Times Square.
Continue ReadingBy KOAT Staff Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — It’s a nightmare for any parent. “We don’t always think of these predators being able to get into our children’s bedrooms, but they can every day because they use phones and computers,” said New Mexico’s Attorney General Hector Balderas. Predators
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will renew his push for federal voting rights legislation in a speech next week in Georgia. Georgia is among states with new laws limiting how and when people can vote. Biden will be joined Tuesday in Atlanta by Vice President
Continue ReadingBy Derek Van Dam It feels like the aspirin just wore off from this week’s travel headaches and the last thing you’ll likely want to read about is another impactful winter storm potentially snarling transportation across the nation. Unfortunately, this is once again the reality many are facing from the Tennessee River Valley through the
Continue ReadingBy ZOE BROWN Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Clay County deputies found drugs, and stolen credit cards and checks when they pulled over a car for having plates that weren’t registered to it the other night. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped the car on
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was an early leader in recognizing women’s rights and equality after Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959. Women were put in positions of power and responsibility, and the government legalized abortion and created day care centers, steps that allowed women to join the workforce alongside men. Yet
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was an early leader in recognizing women’s rights and equality after Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959. Women were put in positions of power and responsibility, and the government legalized abortion and created day care centers, steps that allowed women to join the workforce alongside men. Yet
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Davante Adams was a rookie with the Green Bay Packers in 2014 when Jordy Nelson set the franchise’s single-season record for yards receiving. Adams appears on the verge of shattering his former teammate’s record. Adams heads into the Packers’ final regular-season game with 1,498 yards receiving. He needs just
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este miércoles estallaron disturbios en ciudades de todo Kazajstán, mientras miles de personas protestaban por una fuerte subida del precio del combustible que terminó con la dimisión del gobierno del país centroasiático. Los medios de comunicación locales informaron que los manifestantes irrumpieron en el aeropuerto de la mayor ciudad del país,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — El piloto de un avión de combate F-35A de Corea del Sur realizó un “aterrizaje de vpanza” de emergencia en una base aérea este martes después de que su tren de aterrizaje funcionara mal debido a problemas electrónicos, dijo un portavoz de la Fuerza Aérea de Corea
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Two weeks before becoming president, Joe Biden watched the January 6 attack on television from his home in Delaware, horrified as the unspeakable images of the insurrection unfolded and aghast at the sitting President’s unwillingness to condemn it. A year later, he marked that day with a speech
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