By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The stars of HGTV’s “Home Town” appeared at the Mississippi Capitol with others from their community to support a possible increase in a local tourism tax. Some money would go to a museum showcasing Black history and culture in Laurel, Mississippi. Ben and Erin Napier
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — The theft of car keys outside a doctor’s office lead to an intrusion at a Studio City home Monday morning. “Two individuals in masks, hoodies, broke into our house,” said the homeowner who wished to have his name withheld.” The
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams has officially qualified to run again for governor in Georgia. The 48-year-old Abrams said Tuesday that she’s “trying again to do what’s right for Georgia” after losing narrowly to Republican Brian Kemp in 2018. Abrams announced her run in December and does not yet
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A high-profile Oklahoma attorney is asking the state Supreme Court to stop the special election for Oklahoma’s open U.S. Senate seat. Enid attorney Stephen Jones filed his lawsuit on Monday. In it, he argues the U.S. Constitution does not allow a special election to fill
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD (KCAL) — An 18-year-old shot and wounded his brother in Hollywood Monday night, authorities say. The shooting occurred at about 9:50 p.m. on the corner of Yucca Street and Wilcox Avenue, according to Los Angeles police. An 18-year-old man shot and wounded his 30-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian airstrikes killed 21 people, including two children, the night before, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian officials confirmed that an evacuation corridor allowing residents out of the city opened on Tuesday morning, following
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Lululemon unveiled a new product Tuesday that speaks to the upscale brand’s ambition to expand into new categories. The athleisure company, known for its leggings and yoga pants, introduced a running shoe for women called Blissfeel. The shoe marks Lululemon first-ever foray into footwear. The move sets Lululemon Athletica up
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County Fire Chiefs, is offering private landowners the opportunity to apply for funding in an effort to minimize fire danger as outlined in the Jefferson County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Former senior national security officials, including two ex-CIA directors and a past NSA director, are backing Apple’s app store practices as the iPhone maker fights a critical antitrust case. The nearly two-dozen security experts and former US officials argued Thursday in a court filing that proposals to force
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Continue ReadingBy DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Top Michigan Republicans are denouncing a legislative candidate over his comments about rape. Republican Robert “RJ” Regan made the remarks in a livestream hosted by a conservative group during an exchange about decertifying the 2020 presidential election. He said he tells his three daughters to “lie
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A court has ruled that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency can designate the Alternative for Germany party as a suspected case of extremism. It rejected a suit by the far-right opposition party. The administrative court in Cologne delivered its ruling Tuesday in a long-running dispute between Alternative for Germany, or AfD, and the
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Masseny Kaba scored a career-high 23 points, Brittney Smith had her sixth career double-double and UCF celebrated its first Top 25 ranking with an 69-54 win over Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The top-seeded Knights, who moved into the AP rankings at 25 on Monday,
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thomas Jefferson University coach Herb Magee has retired after a Hall of Fame career. Magee turns 81 in June. He went 1,144-450 in 54 seasons at the Philadelphia school. He led the Rams to the NCAA Tournament 31 times, winning records over his final 24 seasons,
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers just can’t get it together, and now they’re nearly out of time. Practically nothing has gone as planned for the franchise that assembled a veteran-laden roster last fall to chase another ring. The Lakers are 28-36 and in ninth place in
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have finally landed a worthy successor to Peyton Manning. Six years and a day after Manning retired, Broncos general manager George Paton agreed to send a massive haul of players and draft picks to the Seattle Seahawks for nine-time Pro Bowl
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US intelligence community believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin views the conflict in Ukraine as a “war he cannot afford to lose,” suggesting he is likely to escalate the conflict without any concern for the number of civilians killed, the US’s top intelligence chiefs told Congress.
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In recognition of female achievement for International Women’s Day, two Central Oregon women share their role the leadership role they’ve taken on.
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says his administration is cancelling a proposed debt restructuring deal for the island’s public power company, calling it unfeasible. The deal had been in the works for several years and was delayed by the pandemic, with many expecting it might have
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. We’re devoting this newsletter to redistricting — the once-a-decade process of redrawing the lines for congressional districts to reflect population shifts after the US Census.
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