By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former ABC News anchor Charles Gibson has essentially disappeared from public view since his 2009 retirement. But he’s back now, prodded by his daughter Kate. The two are doing a podcast together on books and writing called “The Book Case.” The debut episode released Monday
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Several cases of a rare-yet-severe children’s liver illness have been reported in the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Last week, the Center for Disease control issued an alert after a cluster of hepatitis and adenovirus cases were detected
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials have announced that California’s population shrank in 2021 for the second year in a row. The drops mark the first time ever that the population of the nation’s most populous state has declined. That’s according to a new estimate from the California Department of Finance.
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials have announced that California’s population shrank in 2021 for the second year in a row. The drops mark the first time ever that the population of the nation’s most populous state has declined. That’s according to a new estimate from the California Department of Finance.
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Finland and Sweden will ban from their national ice hockey teams any of their players who appear in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League from next season. Both ice hockey federations announced their decisions on Monday, two days after the KHL season ended. The statement followed public and media criticism of players in their
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has gone on trial in the latest corruption case filed against her. She is charged with accepting $550,000 in bribes from a construction magnate. She is facing two counts under the country’s Anti-Corruption Act and each is punishable by up
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Coronavirus cases are again edging upward in parts of Idaho, prompting some health care officials to urge renewed caution for big gatherings. “The data in the last 10 days is quite striking,” said Dr. David Peterman, the CEO of Primary Health Medical Group, which includes 22
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The grassroots labor union that made history last month when it formed the first union at an Amazon warehouse in the United States has lost a union election at a much smaller facility just across the street. The election, held last week at the Staten Island sorting facility known
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday met with the parents of detained American journalist Austin Tice, less than a week after another American imprisoned abroad was returned to the United States through a prisoner swap with Russia. Tice, a freelance journalist, was detained at a checkpoint near Damascus in
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The cost of living continues to go up, and renters across the country are facing major price hikes. “I try to save, I have an IRA, those things are important to me, and taking a 25% increase on my rent, a lot
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It’s been three years now since Phyllis and Scott Eckstein of Bend had the worst day of their lives, losing their two sons in a tragic crash while they were on the way to work. Now, they want to create a lasting legacy for the sons they cherished by starting a scholarship fund, to help other young Central Oregon men and women train for similar jobs.
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A professor was forcibly ejected from the Los Angeles mayoral debate Sunday night just prior to the beginning of the event. Melina Abdullah, a professor at California State University, Los Angeles — where the debate was held — was forcibly
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative on Monday for COVID-19, six days after she tested positive for the virus, and has been cleared to return to the White House on Tuesday. Harris press secretary Kirsten Allen said Harris, who was prescribed the antiviral treatment Paxlovid last week,
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN meteorologist May and June mark the peak of tornadic weather in the US. It is also the peak of wildfire season in the Southwest. And it’s all connected. Storm systems deliver moisture and instability in the Plains to create tornado-producing storms, and at the same time provide dry air and gusty
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG (AP) — Flooding has forced evacuations in some parts of Manitoba after heavy rains caused rivers to swell. The Manitoba government said some regions in the province’s south received four to six times the normal amount of precipitation in April, much of it in the form of snow that was melting at the same
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The premier of the British Virgin Islands is demanding his immediate release from U.S. custody, arguing he is immune from prosecution on cocaine-smuggling charges because he is the elected, constitutional head of government of the British overseas territory. Andrew Fahie was arrested last week during a U.S.
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had lunch Monday with former President Bill Clinton, as Democrats are facing long odds to retain their congressional majorities in November’s midterm elections. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Clinton was dining with Biden. The Washington Post first reported on the meeting. Biden
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Automaker Stellantis says it will invest $3.6 billion Canadian dollars, about $2.8 billion, to upgrade two Canadian assembly plants and expand a research center as it accelerates its long-term electrification strategy. Combined with a March announcement of a joint venture battery plant with LG Energy Solution, the investment gives the company
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — High-profile surrogates for Republicans running in Ohio’s hotly contested Senate primary are fanning out across the state ahead of Tuesday’s election. Sens. Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, along with Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, were among the conservative emissaries making final
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Los seguidores de “Friends” no necesitan seguir buscando: ahora pueden pasar sus días y noches en esta réplica del apartamento de Monica Geller. Una casa en Dayton, Ohio, diseñada para imitar el icónico departamento de la ciudad de Nueva York, está a la venta. Tiene paredes pintadas de morado y azul pintadas
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