SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to plan the phasing out of gasoline-powered leaf blowers for city departments and contractors by 2025 and businesses and residents by 2027, “or later, if necessary.” The resolution passed Tuesday asks city departments to develop plans and design a public-education strategy around the transition, The
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin O’Kane Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — James Warren was walking in his Denver neighborhood when something gave him pause. “A woman was waiting for the bus, sitting in the dirt. And I was like, ‘Oh man, that sucks.’ That’s not dignified at all. We need to be
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Two sisters who survived the Holocaust, and fulfilled their fathers dream to make it to America, died days apart from each other in Alabama, according to the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. Ruth Scheuer Siegler, 95, died on September 3 and her sister, Ilse Scheuer Nathan, 98, died
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav, Jessica Dean and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that he intends to hold a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage into federal law “in the coming weeks,” and hopes there will be enough Republican support to pass it. Schumer also said he would prefer
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state TV says a building has collapsed in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 11 people, including three children. The report said the illegally built, five-story building in the southern neighborhood of Fardous collapsed on Wednesday evening. The TV said seven women, three children and an elderly man
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Adam Pourahmadi, Mostafa Salem and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal have again hit a snag as US officials charge that Tehran’s latest response signals that it is not ready to return to an agreement in the immediate future as it has failed to cooperate on a probe
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA MOORE Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Officials are making things right in the art world. Dozens of artifacts stolen overseas are going back home. CBS2’s Jessica Moore has more on what was taken and how the pieces are being returned. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is the
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nearly 750 migrants have died at the southern border this fiscal year, a record that surpasses last year’s total by more than 200 people, according to Department of Homeland Security figures shared with CNN. Migrants often face treacherous terrain when crossing the border — including oppressive desert heat, dangerous waters and
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Republicans are pouring money into next week’s GOP Senate primary in New Hampshire, fearing that the leading candidate could jeopardize their chances of unseating first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. The prospect that Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2020, could win Tuesday’s contest
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to rely more heavily on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages while Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration moves toward ending the use of oil and gas. The heat wave
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to rely more heavily on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages while Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration moves toward ending the use of oil and gas. The heat wave
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The US military is racking up deals with commercial rocket companies to explore the idea of using rockets typically tasked with launching satellites or astronauts to shuttle military cargo around the world at record speeds. The companies so far tapped to join the military in exploring ways to bring that
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Nick Watt and Chuck Johnston, CNN An arrest has been made in the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, police say. And his newspaper said the suspect is a public official who has been the subject of German’s investigative reporting. Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested
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Bend police have arrested a California man in the recent theft of four catalytic converters and are asking the public for help in identifying the victims so the devices can be returned.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The last time Melissa Stark was regularly on the sidelines, Tom Brady was a one-time Super Bowl champion, and Matthew Stafford was a freshman in high school. As Stark returns to sideline duty for the first time since 2002 after starting a family, Brady has added six more rings
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob deGrom threw seven dominant innings and the New York Mets routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 to complete a doubleheader sweep. New York moved back into sole possession of first place in the NL East by a half-game after briefly falling into a tie with Atlanta.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story OCEAN CITY, New Jersey (WJZ) — For the second straight day a boat ended up beached in Ocean City. A powerboat got stuck at North Street Beach on Tuesday. Officials say the boat was traveling from Avalon to Atlantic City for a boat show on
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford will miss his national team’s final games before the World Cup. Everton says Pickford sustained a thigh injury in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool on Saturday and is not expected to return to action until after the upcoming international break. England plays Italy and Germany in Nations
Continue ReadingCNN By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Pentagon is preparing detailed analysis and working out how to support Ukraine’s military in the medium and long term, including after the war with Russia has ended, according to three defense officials. The efforts are being led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark
Continue ReadingNOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Make it 22. The closing of the summer transfer window last week hasn’t stopped big-spending Nottingham Forest from adding to its squad, with Ivory Coast captain Serge Aurier joining on a free transfer. Aurier became Forest’s 22nd signing since the team sealed a return to the Premier League after an absence
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