By Todd Feurer, Brad Edwards Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Aldermen are poised to approve a $5 million settlement with the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer in 2019, after running away from a car that crashed during a police chase.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s gubernatorial election hung on a knife’s edge Wednesday, with the race too early to call in a state that has voted in Democratic governors since 1986. Democrat Tina Kotek was slightly ahead of Republican Christine Drazan, according to partial results from the secretary of state’s
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, Missouri (KCTV) — A Chiefs fan known for his massive murals in Riverside is displaying his latest addition. A new, 10-foot, larger-than-life Patrick Mahomes mural now sits off Gateway Avenue next to murals that already feature Andy Reid and Travis Kelce. “Everybody asks, ‘Why
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The Deschutes and Ochoco national forests are selling permits to cut Christmas trees from local national forest lands.
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The economy was top of mind for voters in the midterm elections, exit polls showed, adding even more weight to a highly anticipated inflation report due out on Thursday. The Consumer Price Index for October, which measures the change in price of everything from pork chops to plane tickets, will
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House or Senate as of early Friday. Republicans are inching closer to seizing the House but aren’t there yet. Control of the Senate hangs on two races in Nevada and Georgia. Democrats would need to
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After Joe Biden eked out victory in Pennsylvania in 2020, Democrats in races for governor and U.S. Senate scored blowout wins by comparison in Tuesday’s election. They ran up the score again in leftward-shifting suburbs and cut losses in rural and exurban stretches where former President
Continue ReadingBy Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — Police are looking for a woman who hung rope nooses near campaign materials promoting a Black Congressional candidate Tuesday night. On Election Night in Cape May Court House, the woman was seen on surveillance video exiting a dark-colored sedan
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky has permanently banned a white former student accused of physically assaulting a Black student worker while repeatedly using racial slurs. University President Eli Capilouto said in a message to the UK community Wednesday that Sophia Rosing is no longer a student following the incident Sunday and will
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats held onto a string of competitive governors’ seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states. The wins by Democrats in more than half a dozen states came despite
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis and Justin Gamble, CNN As lottery players across the nation accept that they didn’t win the historic $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot this week, experts are pointing to the flaws of a lottery system they say unfairly targets poor Black and brown communities. Lottery officials say the lone winning ticket holder of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden adoptó un tono empático y conciliador este miércoles durante su conferencia de prensa tras las elecciones intermedias en EE.UU., mientras el control del Congreso sigue en juego. Biden se ríe de Trump en conferencia de prensa tras las elecciones en EE.UU. 0:34 En ese sentido, el mandatario
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A firefighter is doing okay after he fell through the floor of a northeast Portland home while battling a fire Wednesday morning. Just before 8:30 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded to a house fire in the 4800 block
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A school resource officer in Swain County stopped a high-speed chase Wednesday morning, Nov. 9. It happened near West Elementary School. Swain County deputies responded after getting calls about a person driving a pickup truck erratically on Highway 74.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department is investigating several reports of stolen packages across the city. Police say this type of crime often picks up as the holidays draw near. “The first time I was like, sad. I went through a real
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s gubernatorial election hung on a knife’s edge Wednesday, with the race too early to call in a state that has voted in Democratic governors since 1986. Democrat Tina Kotek was slightly ahead of Republican Christine Drazan, according to partial results from the secretary of state’s
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Fredreka Schouten, Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN In many ways, the 2022 elections were an example of the plane landing safely. The fallout from former President Donald Trump‘s lies about the 2020 election — and the fraud conspiracy theories, hostility towards election officials and promises of combative poll watching activities
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN In many ways, the 2022 elections were an example of the plane landing safely. The fallout from former President Donald Trump‘s lies about the 2020 election — and the fraud conspiracy theories, hostility towards election officials and promises of combative poll watching activities those falsehoods produced
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Wall Street closed sharply lower, giving back a big chunk of the gains built in a three-day rally running up to Election Day. Several sources of disappointment were behind the drop Wednesday. There’s still uncertainty about whether Tuesday’s elections will result in a divided Congress that would prevent the kinds of economic
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., down $3.87 to $52.77. The theme park operator’s third-quarter earnings and revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts. The Walt Disney Co., down $13.15 to $86.75. The theme park operator and media giant reported weak fiscal fourth-quarter earnings
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