By Laura Ly and Emily Chang, CNN A Rochester, New York, police investigator has been suspended with pay after he was seen on surveillance video pushing a Black EMT and handcuffing her at a hospital early last week, according to Carlos Alvarado, a spokesperson for the police department. Police announced the suspension earlier this week,
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a large tree crashed into a home in Birmingham, Alabama, killing two young children and injuring at least three other people. Birmingham Fire and Rescue says it was called shortly after 5:30 p.m. to the home off Interstate 59/20 in that central Alabama city. Fire Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo
Continue ReadingBy Jason Morris, Preston Fore, Celeste Noraian and Dan Berman, CNN An Atlanta judge says he will ensure a report from the special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia won’t be an “October surprise.” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, in a hearing Thursday,
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has halted water operations for its new amphibious combat vehicles while it investigates why two of the seafaring tanks ran into trouble off Southern California’s coast this week amid high surf. No one was injured when one of the vehicles rolled onto its side in waves Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States has filed its fifth labor complaint about alleged violations of union organizing rights in Mexico. The complaint was filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact, which requires that Mexico enforce a law that says employees are allowed to freely choose the union that represents them. For decades, undemocratic,
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States has filed its fifth labor complaint about alleged violations of union organizing rights in Mexico. The complaint was filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact, which requires that Mexico enforce a law that says employees are allowed to freely choose the union that represents them. For decades, undemocratic,
Continue ReadingKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest has begun in Key West on the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s July 21 birth. This year’s competition attracted 135 portly, bearded men, who are endeavoring to prove their likeness to the famed American author. The contest is a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — American decathlon champion Garrett Scantling is not at the world championships this week in the wake of a ban for missed doping tests. Scantling, who finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics last year, was left off the 151-person American team when it was announced earlier this month; the fourth-place finisher at
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — American decathlon champion Garrett Scantling is not at the world championships this week in the wake of a ban for missed doping tests. Scantling, who finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics last year, was left off the 151-person American team when it was announced earlier this month; the fourth-place finisher at
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Last week, journalists from about 200 countries descended on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene for the World Athletics Championships. Throughout the competition, members of the media have filled up the temporary media center, usually the student tennis center at the school’s campus. “It’s a lot of work for me,
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Bamboo Sushi calls itself the first sustainable sushi restaurant, and has locations in Portland, Seattle, Denver — and in the fall, Bend. It’s going in the former location of the Summit Saloon in the downtown area.
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Many veterans’ benefits are only accessed online. Older vets might not be able to find all the benefits to which they’re entitled. Volunteers can give 10 hours a month to help veterans get those benefits.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Dakin Andone and Amir Vera, CNN More than 85% of Americans are bracing for temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit through the weekend, with millions in the south-central US expected to experience readings in the triple digits. More than 100 million people are under various heat alerts Thursday in more than two dozen
Continue ReadingGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A new arrest warrant has been issued for Colorado’s election-denying clerk Tina Peters. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Thursday that the warrant was issued because authorities say Peters violated the terms of her bail and a protective order forbidding her from contacting election staff at Mesa County. Peters is
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate is on track to move to final passage as soon as next week on a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness. The legislation is aimed at addressing a semiconductor chip shortage and making the US
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The family attorney of a man fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last year says the Chicago Police Board has denied a recommendation to fire the officer. Todd Pugh, an attorney for the family of Anthony Alvarez, says Police Board member Stephan Block reviewed the Civilian Office of Police
Continue ReadingSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors say a South Florida police sergeant who was recorded grabbing a colleague by the neck when she tried to deescalate a situation involving a suspect is facing four criminal charges. The Broward State Attorney’s Office says Sunrise police Sgt. Christopher Pullease was charged Wednesday with battery on a law enforcement
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The National Association of Immigration Judges has asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the system’s chief judge resigned after two years on the job. Thursday’s developments come at a critical time for the Justice
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Dólar blue, dólar paralelo, dólar informal. Si sigues la actualidad económica de Argentina —o si estás planeando un viaje al país sudamericano—, sin lugar a dudas te has cruzado con alguna de estas expresiones. Y todas significan lo mismo: designan al billete verde que se comercia fuera del circuito
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