By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri attorney general called Wednesday for the resignation of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor, after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions on earlier charges crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee, resulting in amputation of both of her legs. The case has
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with killing a Catholic bishop in a crime that stunned Los Angeles religious and immigrant communities. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, 69, was fatally shot Saturday in the bedroom of his home in Hacienda Heights, an unincorporated community about 20 miles east
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story SKIATOOK, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Law enforcement rescued two people who got stranded while kayaking over the weekend at Skiatook Lake in northeastern Oklahoma. Around 9 p.m. on Feb. 19, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office responded to a distress call from a woman who said she
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell $2.41 to $73.95 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for April delivery fell $2.45 to $80.60 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery fell 8 cents to $2.34 a gallon. March heating oil fell 8 cents to $2.71 a gallon. March natural gas rose 10
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Los gremios de taxistas en Colombia levantaron el paro que convocaron para este miércoles, luego de alcanzar un acuerdo con los representantes del Gobierno. El ministro de Transporte, Guillermo Reyes, confirmó que ambas partes lograron suscribir un documento que incluye 17 puntos y con ello se levanta la medida a nivel nacional.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides says he is seeking the U.S. House seat held by Republican Rep. Mike Garcia in a district north of Los Angeles. Whitesides says Congress isn’t doing enough to help people in the the 27th District and that Garcia
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change. The proposed sale, which could take place as soon
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades in a school archive. “We’re returning ancestral remains and possessions that we now recognize never should have been taken, never should have come to Cornell and never should
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Sandee LaMotte, CNN The plant-based milk you buy may soon have a revised label. The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance Wednesday on how companies should identify plant-based products that are marketed and sold as alternatives to dairy milk, such as almond, oat or soy milk. Any plant-based milk
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As the COVID-19 emergency declaration is set to come to an end on May 11 nationally, as directed by President Biden, one aspect of food assistance related to the pandemic is set to expire in Oregon at the end of February.
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung and Tierney Sneed, CNN After back-to-back oral arguments this week, the Supreme Court appears reluctant to hand down the kind of sweeping ruling about liability for terrorist content on social media that some feared would upend the internet. On Wednesday, the justices struggled with claims that Twitter contributed to a 2017
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M Perfectly, a local nonprofit, offers leadership and development training for women who hve experienced major trauma from homelessness, domestic violence, addiction, and human trafficking.
Continue ReadingBy Alex Cooper Click here for updates on this story NEW HAMPSHIRE (Advocate Channel) — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, a Democrat from New Hampshire, married his partner over the weekend. Pappas announced on Twitter Monday that he’d married Vann Bentley. The two had announced their engagement back in December 2021. “Vann and I are excited
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that an energy company employee who earned more than $200,000 a year still qualified for overtime pay under a federal law meant to protect blue-collar workers. By a 6-3 vote Wednesday, the justices sided with Michael Hewitt, who supervised 12 to 14 workers on an offshore oil
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN The Biden administration announced Wednesday a change that will save an estimated 850,000 home buyers — primarily low- and middle-income and first-time buyers — an average of $800 on home financing costs this year. The move affects mortgage insurance premiums paid by new borrowers who take out loans insured by the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and David Close, CNN Meyers Leonard is returning to the NBA two years after he last played in the league after the Milwaukee Bucks announced on Wednesday he had signed on a 10-day contract. The 30-year-old center has been out of the league since 2021 after he used an antisemitic slur during
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Alcohol sales soon will be allowed in a tiny Nevada town with Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints roots and a decades-long ban on buying beer, wine and liquor. Lincoln County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a local board vote taken several months ago to let businesses sell alcohol in
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN The two best students at one New York high school aren’t just related — they’re twins, and they’re bringing sibling rivalry to a whole new level. Twin sisters Gloria and Victoria Guerrier were respectively named valedictorian and salutatorian of West Hempstead Secondary School’s Class of 2023 last week. Gloria earned a
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La Cuaresma es una temporada de oración y penitencia en la iglesia cristiana y un período de preparación para la temporada de Pascua. La Cuaresma del 2023 se celebra del 22 de febrero al 6 de abril. El Miércoles de Ceniza marca el primer día de Cuaresma en las iglesias occidentales.
Continue ReadingBy Holly Bock Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KTVK) — Some Arizona lawmakers want to make feminine hygiene products more available to students in public schools across the state. The idea is to have free tampons and pad dispensers in school bathrooms. The goal would be to have dispensers with period
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