By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The head of a lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says the problem in the past had been “widespread” and on some occasions reached “truly endemic” proportions. Pedro Strecht, a psychiatrist who heads Portugal’s Independent Committee for the Study
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Video of a landmark 2010 trial that cleared the way for gay marriage in California can be made public, the culmination of a years-long legal fight. The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would not intervene in the dispute over the recordings, leaving in place lower court rulings permitting the video’s release.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for former president Donald Trump who signed a letter stating that a “diligent search” for classified records had been conducted and that all such documents had been given back to the government has spoken with the FBI, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Continue ReadingCNN, KXAN By George Ramsay, CNN British Cycling is facing criticism from environmental campaign groups after signing a long-term partnership deal with Shell. The partnership, which was announced on Monday and runs until the end of 2030, will help by “accelerating British Cycling’s path to net zero,” according to a press release from the governing
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — People from Hawaii to Arizona are mourning the loss of a young Maui woman who was going to college on the mainland. 19-year-old Hunter Kinohi Balberdi from Maui was one of three college students who died in a crash north of Phoenix.
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. weather agency says the war in Ukraine “may be seen as a blessing” from a climate perspective because it is accelerating the development of and investment in green energies in the long term, even though fossil fuels are being used at a
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By CNN Staff Jake Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent and anchor, is set to kick off his new show Tuesday evening by sitting down to speak with President Joe Biden. The interview is Biden’s first with CNN since he took office in 2021. It will be taped in the afternoon before airing
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HARVEY, Louisiana (KPTV) — Three friends from Harvey survived a wild weekend in the water off the coast of Plaquemines Parish. Video from Delta Marina in Empire shows the men loading their boat at the dock early Saturday morning. Phong Le, Son Nguyen and Luan
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies hoped to be in this position. Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros probably expected it. Both playing their best ball of the season, the Phillies and Astros surged Saturday within one win of the World Series. Harper delivered a go-ahead double as the Phillies, who
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, Jennifer Henderson and David Williams, CNN Students at the University of Florida protested the visit of Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska — the likely new president of the university — to the school Monday. Students protested Sasse during an open forum on the university’s campus in Gainesville on Monday afternoon, according
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Dar 8.600 pasos al día evitará el aumento de peso en los adultos, mientras que los adultos que ya tienen sobrepeso pueden reducir a la mitad sus probabilidades de volverse obesos al agregar 2.400 pasos adicionales, es decir, 11.000 al día, según una nueva investigación. Algunos estudios muestran que la
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — On October 3, there was a deadly shooting across the country in North Carolina that involved Vasyl Nesvit, a 26-year-old Gresham man. Family and friends say he’s a truck driver and, by unfortunate chance, wound up in the crosshairs of a
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Holly Yan and Andi Babineau, CNN A mysterious carbon monoxide leak at a Pennsylvania daycare has prompted local officials to suspend the facility’s daycare license. At least 32 children and staff at Happy Smiles Learning Center were rushed to hospitals Tuesday after a child became unconscious and firefighters discovered “dangerously high levels
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN About 36% of all US counties are “maternity care deserts,” and the number of counties where there is limited or no access to maternity care appears to be growing, according to a new report. The report, released Tuesday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes, found that between
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its outlook for the world economy for 2023, citing a long list of threats that include Russia’s war against Ukraine, chronic inflation pressures, punishing interest rates and the lingering consequences of the global pandemic. The 190-country lending agency
Continue ReadingBy Michael Thomas Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — In about 60 days the man known as the ‘Jogger Rapist’, Richard Troy Gillmore, is set to get out of prison. Gillmore admitted to being a serial rapist and raping nine girls and women in the Portland area in the 1970′s
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The International Monetary Fund has once again downgraded its forecast for the global economy with a sharp warning: “The worst is yet to come, and for many people 2023 will feel like a recession.” The agency said Tuesday that it expects global growth to slump to 2.7% next year, with
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff Jake Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent and anchor, is set to kick off his new show Tuesday evening by sitting down to speak with President Joe Biden. The interview is Biden’s first with CNN since he took office in 2021. It will be taped in the afternoon before airing on “CNN Tonight
Continue ReadingBy David Amelotti Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Some parents of one area school district are furious after their board of education voted to eliminate programs meant to help low-income students. The Rockwood School District serves more than 20,000 students. Just last week, its board voted to end
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer General Motors is creating a new energy division that will include chargers for electric vehicles, solar panels and other energy-related products and services. The company said Tuesday that the unit, called GM Energy, will have offerings for home, commercial and electric vehicle customers. The division will also be able
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