NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed Amtrak train heading from Boston to Washington lost power in New York City and was stuck for almost seven hours. There were no injuries reported among the more than 100 passengers and crew on board Monday. An Amtrak spokesperson said they were offered water and snacks. One passenger said
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TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Monday night and Tuesday morning (February 14-15) at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue Reading TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Monday night and Tuesday morning (February 14-15) at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The vast majority of critical minerals and rare earth elements that help power electric vehicles and wind turbines come from mining operations overseas. But a new initiative spearheaded by the US Department of Energy is looking for ways to extract them from fossil fuel waste. The Energy Department plans to build
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The Bend Planning Commission asked staff questions and heard over an hour of testimony Monday evening from citizens all voicing opposition and raising concerns about proposed development code amendments that would allow more homeless shelters and hardship housing in their neighborhoods.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Local school systems in Virginia would be banned from imposing mask mandates on students, under a bill passed by the state’s House of Delegates. The House vote Monday gives a victory to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin after he unsuccessfully sought to ban mask mandates by
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN Business The stock market gave investors whiplash Monday as Wall Street tried to predict the next events in a rapidly evolving and tumultuous conflict between Russia and Ukraine. US stocks fell on Monday after the United States said it would close the US embassy in Kyiv. US officials are “temporarily relocating”
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (WALA) — University of Alabama Athletic Director Greg Byrne says pending further review of a service fee by the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama athletics will not move forward with planned alcohol sales. The Southeastern Conference lifted a ban on alcohol sales in public
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States is closing the US Embassy in Kyiv and “temporarily relocating” the small number of remaining diplomatic personnel in the country to Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, “due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Tina Burnside, CNN The cause of death of Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of Gabby Petito whose disappearance caused a firestorm late last summer, was revealed Monday. An autopsy report by the Sarasota, Florida, Medical Examiner stated Laundrie died from a gunshot wound to the head. Laundrie’s skeletal remains were found in
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ Abba Kyari, has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a cocaine smuggling cartel, the police said Monday. Kyari and four other police officers were arrested “for…criminal conspiracy, discreditable, unethical, and unprofessional conduct, official corruption and tampering with exhibits in a case of illicit drug trafficking involving a
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The City of Bend is seeking one new volunteer commissioner to serve on the Bend Landmarks Commission, starting in March.
Continue ReadingBy BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Congressman David Schweikert’s campaign committee has been hit with a $125,000 fine by the Federal Elections Commission for misreporting spending and diverting some campaign funds for personal use. The commission action comes nearly two years after Schweikert himself agreed to pay a $50,000 fine and admit
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Daytona 500, the first race of the racing season for NASCAR. February 19, 2023 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins the 65th Annual Daytona 500 in double overtime. It is the longest Daytona 500 ever with a record of 212 laps raced. February 20, 2022 – Austin Cindric
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — The rash of catalytic converter thefts has prompted San Jose police and the San Jose Police Foundation to partner with local businesses to launch a program to mark the devices with identifying information. The department’s Etch and Protect Program will
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years is on hold again after the state’s lawyers told a federal judge Monday they couldn’t possibly satisfy the legal requirements necessary to put Zane Michael Floyd to death before April. Nevada’s Chief Deputy Attorney General Randall
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A pickup-bicycle collision on Friday afternoon in northwest Redmond sent the cyclist to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and an investigation closed Helmholtz Way for a time, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingBy John Shumway Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Egg watch is underway and the anticipation is growing for a second egg from the Hays eagles. Viewership has grown on the Audobon Society’s “Eagle Cam” as the word spread when the momma eagle dropped the first egg on Friday night. The
Continue ReadingTOWSON, Md. (AP) — Towson is hiring Steven Eigenbrot as its athletic director.The school announced the move Monday. Eigenbrot, who is currently deputy athletic director at South Carolina, will start at Towson on March 28. Eigenbrot joined South Carolina in 2010 as the assistant director of major gifts. He was also executive associate athletics director
Continue ReadingBy Elijah Westbrook Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating several antisemitic incidents over the weekend. Police say they are looking for several suspects. As CBS2’s Elijah Westbrook reports, two of them were last seen at a gas station at Nostrand Avenue and
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