By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems ready to allow New Jersey to withdraw from a commission the state created decades ago with New York to combat mob influence at their joint port. During oral arguments both liberal and conservative justices suggested that the Garden State doesn’t need New York’s
Continue ReadingBy Justin Ayer Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — A bridge along the 21st Street overpass on the Broken Arrow Expressway alarmed some drivers after a Tulsa man posted a photo of cracks in the beams. Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews saw the post as well and took action Tuesday
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The Redmond School District is dealing with a post-Covid shortage of volunteers. The district is looking for volunteers in all roles — from reading to students to being a part of the construction tech program.
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has dismissed claims against directors of McDonald’s in a shareholder lawsuit challenging their handling of sexual harassment by former CEO Steve Easterbrook and the company’s former top human resources executive. The judge ruled Wednesday that the lawsuit does not support an inference
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Deschutes County commissioners offered a strong defense Wednesday of the plans that surprised many southern Bend residents to create a managed, “supported” homeless camp for some of the homeless people who must move when the Hunnell Road encampment is cleared later this month.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN To anyone familiar with the 1994 movie “True Lies,” the first question for a series adaptation is where to begin. CBS perhaps wisely splits the difference by clueing in the wife on her husband’s clandestine life as a superspy during the premiere, setting up a double-secret scenario that plays out
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An alleged road rage incident led to a woman being stabbed Tuesday, according to the Mobile Police Department. MPD officers responded to University Hospital, 2451 University Hospital Dr., shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday regarding an assault. Officers said that the victim
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN A personal Twitter account belonging to Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee was suspended without warning or explanation, according to the senator. Tweeting from his official Senate account, Lee said he has reached out to Twitter “seeking answers.” “My personal Twitter account — @BasedMikeLee — has been suspended,” Lee tweeted. “Twitter did
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For the first time in state history, La Pine is the boys and girls state wrestling champions.
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — A woman has been sentenced for her role in the death of a 2-year-old in Merriam, Kansas, in 2020. According to the Johnson County district attorney, Shelly Christine Vallejo will spend 123 months or 10.25 years in prison. This comes
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TACOMA, Washington (KPTV) — In a rare move by the Washington health department, a woman with tuberculosis in Tacoma could be arrested on Friday if she continues to refuse treatment. A judge issued an arrest warrant for the woman who is refusing treatment last week,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After breaking through in 2019’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” 33-year-old Jonathan Majors has been steadily bulking up as an actor. But 2023 is the year Majors turns heavyweight. He is the new movies-spanning villain of Marvel-dom, the time-traveling supervillain Kang the Conqueror.
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After more than a decade in the position and nearly 20 years with the city, Madras City Administrator Gus Burril submitted his resignation to the City Council at the end of Tuesday night’s meeting, effective this Friday, to “pursue new career paths.”
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A man has been charged with murder in connection with a killing in St. Louis Monday that a witness captured on video, which appears to show a man being shot at close range while sitting on a sidewalk downtown at about 10 a.m. The St. Louis Circuit
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A public hearing over the possible exoneration of those convicted of witchcraft in the 1600s is set for Wednesday in Hartford. House Joint Resolution 34, the “Resolution Concerning Certain Witchcraft Convictions in Colonial Connecticut,” will be taken up by the Judiciary
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says NFL Coach Brian Flores can let a jury decide the merits of his discrimination claims against the league, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans, but he must pursue his claims against the Miami Dolphins through arbitration. Judge
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Russian forces are edging closer and closer to capturing the city of Bakhmut, after weeks of bloody fighting gradually wore down a resolute Ukrainian resistance. Bakhmut is not the sort of city Moscow had hoped to be fighting for in the second year of its invasion — it is a relatively
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The cherry trees in the nation’s capital are confused by Earth’s changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the National Park Service announced Wednesday that Washington’s 3,700 cherry blossom trees would reach peak
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s former soccer federation president whose lifetime ban from the sport over sexual abuse allegations was overturned last month has announced he is reclaiming his position. Wednesday’s announcement by Yves Jean-Bart could lead to a standoff with FIFA, which already has appointed an
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore leaders have agreed to pay a $6 million settlement to the family of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers. The agreement reached Wednesday is the city’s latest payout resulting from flagrant misconduct by the rogue law
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