EPA upholds Trump-era decision not to regulate contaminant
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will…
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Hostage survivor testifies in trial of ISIS member accused in deaths of several Americans
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A hostage taken by the ISIS terror cell known as the “Beatles” testified Thursday in a trial against one of the…
Continue ReadingTennessee wildfire near Gatlinburg prompts evacuations of 11,000 homes, mayor says
By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN A wildfire burning near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee, has grown to…
Continue ReadingEx-minor leaguer ran major league sports betting operation
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former minor league pitcher was the ringleader of an illegal sports…
Continue ReadingEx-minor leaguer ran major league sports betting operation
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former minor league pitcher was the ringleader of an illegal sports…
Continue ReadingNew housing community in Stockton, CA, aims to get veterans off the streets
By Adrienne Moore Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — In the city of Stockton, on any…
Continue ReadingWWF report says online wildlife trade on rise in Myanmar
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A report by the World Wildlife Fund shows illegal trading in wildlife online is growing in…
Continue ReadingNo jail for LA building owner over explosion that hurt 12
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial…
Continue ReadingKnox uses 4-birdie run for a one-stroke lead at Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under 65 for a one-shot lead after the opening round…
Continue ReadingUkrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A child’s doll lies curb side, covered in dirt and debris, in the…
Continue ReadingBruins honor retired goalie Rask after injury ended career
By TALIA GOODMAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins honored Tuukka Rask before their game against the New Jersey Devils. The longtime…
Continue ReadingWashington governor signs $64.1 billion supplemental budget
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed $64.1 billion supplemental state budget that spends…
Continue ReadingPolice: Officers shoot, kill man in Scappoose, Oregon
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed by two police officers in Scappoose, Oregon.  Columbia County officials…
Continue ReadingRe-freeze leads to pileup involving more than a dozen vehicles on I-94 in Maplewood, Minnesota
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota (WCCO) — It doesn’t take much to create…
Continue ReadingArizona governor won’t say transgender people exist
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to say if he thinks transgender people actually exist. At a…
Continue ReadingArizona governor won’t say transgender people exist
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to say if he thinks transgender people actually exist. At a…
Continue ReadingOscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith…
Continue ReadingDemocrats grow worried about Biden immigration move as midterms loom
By Lauren Fox and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A number of Democratic senators are growing increasingly wary of the administration’s plan to repeal…
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NW Redmond ditch burn gets away when winds pick up; crews stop 3-acre grass fire
A legal ditch burn in northwest Redmond got away when winds picked up Thursday afternoon, causing a grass fire that raced across three acres of…
Continue ReadingAfter vaccinating thousands against Covid-19, this CNN Hero is fighting inequity in the medical system
By Kathleen Toner, CNN As Covid-19 infection rates and restrictions are waning in some places and a variant is surging in others, it’s…
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