By Tony Reid Click here for updates on this story CHARLESTON, Illinois (Herald & Review) — The aunt of a 10-year-old girl fighting for her life after falling through pond ice spoke of the tragedy Sunday, and praised the bravery of the young grandfather who died trying to save her. Ma’Liyah White was later airlifted
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press A wildfire whipped by gusty winds in a Central Texas state park has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in the city of Bastrop, the site of a deadly blaze a decade ago. Officials said a prescribed burn Tuesday at Bastrop State Park may have been the cause. No
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Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of Jan. 18-21.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Tina Burnside and Kevin Dotson, CNN Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell was arrested Monday in Florida on charges of public exposure, battery on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice with violence for resisting arrest, according to an incident report. A Broward County sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los pandas son famosos por ser quisquillosos al comer. Solo consumen bambú; una dieta de mala calidad y baja en grasas. Pero estas criaturas parecen haber evolucionado para aprovechar al máximo lo que comen, según un nuevo estudio. Sus bacterias intestinales cambian a finales de la primavera y principios del verano,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Centers Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nazem Kadri of the Colorado Avalanche and Mika Zibanejad of the New York Rangers, and Anaheim winger Troy Terry have won the final roster spots for the NHL’s All-Star Weekend as a result of fan voting. The league said Zibanejad cannot attend the
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the fifth time in recent months, Senate Republicans this week are expected to block Democrats’ sweeping voting legislation by using a longstanding parliamentary tactic known as the filibuster. Democrats lament that Senate rules give outsize power to the chamber’s minority to “filibuster” the priorities of the
Continue ReadingKENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of killing three people and wounding three others in an April shooting at a bar in Wisconsin has been found guilty on all charges. The verdict came less than two hours after the prosecution and defense delivered closing arguments Tuesday in the trial of Rakayo Vinson. The 25-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing the state’s new congressional boundaries, they now have a response from Gov. Ron DeSantis: all the way. DeSantis threw a surprise wrench into the state’s redistricting process late Sunday night when his
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno, CNN For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing the state’s new congressional boundaries, they now have a response from Gov. Ron DeSantis: all the way. DeSantis threw a surprise wrench into the state’s redistricting process late Sunday night when
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell New York Attorney General Letitia James laid out new, specific details about what her office believes to be “misleading or fraudulent” financial statements from former President Donald Trump’s business empire in a late-night court filing on Tuesday. The new filing seeks to compel the testimony of Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a subpoena Tuesday for Rudy Giuliani, a central figure in former President Donald Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election on the basis of unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud. In addition to Giuliani, the committee issued
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has subpoenaed and obtained records of phone numbers associated with one of former President Donald Trump’s children, Eric Trump, as well as Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is engaged to Donald Trump Jr., sources tell CNN.
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has become the latest Big Ten team with a COVID-19 problem. The Gophers announced the postponement of their Wednesday game at Penn State. They have fallen below the conference minimum of seven available scholarship players. Minnesota lost at home Sunday to Iowa with four players missing due to virus protocols, illness
Continue ReadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen kicked off the New York Giants’ search for a GM last week and he got the opening second-round interview Tuesday. The Giants said the 42-year-old met with co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch, and senior vice president of player personnel Chris Mara at
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick says Paul Pogba’s possible desire to earn a contract at another club could motivate the France midfielder to produce strong performances until the end of the season. Pogba returned to training on Monday for the first time since sustaining a thigh injury on international duty in
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A high-profile killing at New York City’s busiest subway station has injected fresh unease into the perception of whether the subway system is safe. Mayor Eric Adams made a point of taking the subway to City Hall on his first day to work on Jan.
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There are 10 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,893, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida health official has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in violation of state law. The state health agency is conducting an inquiry into Orange County health director Raul Pino. A Florida Department of Health
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN In Texas, it’s now a crime for election workers to send absentee ballot applications to voters who didn’t request them. In Georgia, most voters who show up at the wrong polling places on Election Day will be turned away — instead of permitted to cast provisional ballots. And in Florida, a
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