By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The sale of a couple thousand acres of prime North Dakota farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates has stirred emotions over a 1932 law meant to protect family farms and raised questions about whether the billionaire shares the state’s values. State Attorney General Drew
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El juez Clarence Thomas abrió las puertas para que todo tipo de leyes sobre seguridad de las armas sean impugnadas en los tribunales federales. La decisión de la Corte Suprema (6-3) de anular un tipo de restricción de portación de armas que solo se aplica en seis estados, tendrá el efecto
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has revived a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s ban on firearm bump stocks. The devices attached to semiautomatic firearms so that a shooter can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull. A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that aims to protect abortion providers and patients seeking abortion care in the state from civil action started in another state. Assembly Bill 1666 next heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is supportive of abortion rights. It would take effect
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft environmental assessment to lay the foundation for a proposed 20-year moratorium on copper-nickel mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Formally, the proposal would “withdraw” about 352 square miles within the Rainy River watershed in
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Prep quarterback Arch Manning has tweeted that he plans to play at Texas. Manning is going into his senior season at Isidore Newman. His Super Bowl MVP uncles Peyton and Eli Manning also attended the prep school in New Orleans. Peyton Manning played his college ball at Tennessee. Eli Manning followed
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate has rejected a proposal to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. The California Constitution bans involuntary servitude except for the punishment of a crime. Some state lawmakers proposed an amendment to remove that exception. Voters would have to
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER WALDMAN Click here for updates on this story PARADISE, California (KCRA) — As the town of Paradise continues the long rebuilding process following the deadly Camp Fire, residents are focused on coming back stronger. “From the very beginning, as we were moving to rebuild the town of Paradise, the goal was to rebuild
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A former employee of Washington state’s Employment Security Department pleaded guilty to three federal felonies for exploiting his employment for personal enrichment and fraudulently distributing at least $360,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, prosecutors said. Seattle U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said in a statement that Reyes De La Cruz, III, of Moses
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The New Orleans Police Department addressed gun safety on Thursday after a violent night in the city. NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson spoke to the public after a 2-year-old boy was shot in Hollygrove. Ferguson said he is seeing a concerning
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Norman Police Department recently adopted a furry friend that’s now the 911 call center’s therapy dog. This first responder has quite the story. Bella became the first therapy dog in Oklahoma exclusively assigned to a 911 call center. Before joining
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — At Iowa State University, school officials have suspended the Men’s Cyclone Hockey Club from all competition next school year following a team hazing investigation. The college began an investigation into the club in the spring. The Office of Student Conduct says
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story VESTAVIA HILLS, Alabama (WVTM) — Memorial services for two of the three victims killed in the shooting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church last week were held on Wednesday. Family, friends and community members gathered at the Vestavia Hills church to remember the lives of Walter
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN Comedian Khaby Lame has become the king of TikTok — all without uttering a word. With more than 142.9 million followers, Lame has dethroned teen dancer and content creator Charli D’Amelio to become the most-followed person on the platform. Lame, 22, who was born in the West African nation of Senegal
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Beginning August 1, the U.S. Forest Service will implement a timed reservation system for parking in the Lava River Cave parking lot, due to a rise in visits, limited spaces and resulting safety concerns.
Continue ReadingBy KAREN ANDERSON Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Alana Ross had already endured two heartbreaking miscarriages by the time she became pregnant with the baby she came to call Everleigh. Together with her partner, Dan McCarthy, they had so much hope to finally start a family. “I just wanted
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Roller-coaster enthusiasts from all over the world will descend on our area for a weeklong conference. Coaster Con 44 is the flagship event of American Coaster Enthusiasts. The organization is bringing its members to venture across Ohio and Pennsylvania to
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee used Thursday’s hearing to show how Donald Trump tried to install a loyalist atop the Justice Department who would pursue his false claims of voter fraud and stop the certification of the 2020 election that Democrat Joe Biden
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil industry pushed for an easing of tensions and a dialing back of finger-pointing from the White House during a Thursday meeting with the Energy Department as high gas prices continue to anger politicians and consumers. “Our guys raised concerns about the ongoing tone from the administration. We
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