SEATTLE (AP) — A new unit aimed at solving cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people will be established in Washington state, a result of the latest law to address a decades-long crisis. House Bill 1177 was recommended by a state task force, passed unanimously in the Legislature and was signed last week by
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A new unit aimed at solving cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people will be established in Washington state, a result of the latest law to address a decades-long crisis. House Bill 1177 was recommended by a state task force, passed unanimously in the Legislature and was signed last week by
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant signed a lifetime contract with Nike on Friday, according to Boardroom, the media entity he co-owns. Durant becomes the third basketball star to sign such a contract, behind all-time greats Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Soccer phenomenon Cristiano Ronaldo signed a similar deal in 2016.
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press With measures to protect abortion access becoming law in two states, a ban in a third state and court action elsewhere, the status of abortion law in the U.S. remains unsettled. The issue has been a priority for state lawmakers and governors across the country. This week, North Dakota’s governor
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Robinson Click here for updates on this story PEORIA, Arizona (KPHO) — Issues surrounding the rights of transgender students continue to make national headlines, and they’re hitting home in the Valley. One West Valley school district was considering changes regarding which bathrooms transgender students can use. The Peoria Unified School District board had
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN The number of warrantless FBI searches of Americans’ electronic data under a controversial intelligence program that aims to identify foreign threats dropped sharply from millions of searches in 2021 to over 100,000 last year, US intelligence agencies said in a report Friday. It is welcome news for US intelligence and security
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story NICHOLASVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Kentucky couple celebrated their 44th anniversary by cashing in a lottery prize for more than $100,000 on Monday. Diane and Charlie Laue of Nicholasville claimed their $109,000 after Diane wagered $5 on an instant play game. Lottery officials said she
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Tony Petitti has been introduced as the Big Ten’s seventh commissioner. The longtime Major League Baseball and TV executive was hired a little over two weeks ago to replace Kevin Warren. Petitti will lead a conference that in the past year became the first to
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have placed right-handed pitcher Germán Márquez on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Márquez left his start Wednesday after feeling a sharp pain in his elbow in the bottom of the fourth inning on his 58th pitch of the game. He was making his first start since
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El subsecretario del Interior de Chile, Manuel Monsalve, dijo este viernes que el país austral busca alcanzar un acuerdo para establecer un corredor humanitario “de personas que quieran salir de Chile para volver a su país”, en el contexto de la crisis migratoria que se vive en la
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga title hopes have been dealt a blow at local rival Bochum after a 1-1 draw. Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann helped gain an important point for his team in its battle against relegation. But Dortmund missed the chance to build a four-point lead before
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By David González Click here for updates on this story OCEANSIDE, California (KABC) — A bank transfer scam left a huge hole in an Oceanside couple’s life savings. In February, Marc Beardsley was tricked into wiring $68,000 of his own money overseas after a large sum of money appeared in his Wells Fargo checking account.
Continue ReadingBy KC Downey Click here for updates on this story HAMPSTEAD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Officials have confirmed that skeletal remains discovered earlier this week belong to a man reported missing last year. The New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed with Hampstead police that John Matson, 79, was the man found dead
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The opening game between the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles has been postponed because of rain, forcing a split doubleheader on Saturday. The teams will play the first game at 12:10 p.m. The second is set for 5:10 p.m. in order to get both in before rain
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una ley aprobada hace 150 años que prohibió el envío por correo de anticonceptivos, materiales obscenos y medicamentos que inducen el aborto podría abrir un camino para prohibir la interrupción del embarazo de manera efectiva en todo el país, incluso en los estados donde el procedimiento es legal. Cuando la Corte
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN As the nation’s public health emergency expires on May 11, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop reporting its color-coded Covid-19 Community Levels as a way to track the spread of the infection. Instead, the CDC will keep tabs on Covid-19 largely by tracking hospitalizations in some
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By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A 3-year-old Spartanburg boy has died after a crash in Berkeley County, South Carolina, according to the coroner. Grayson Nash died on April 24 at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital from injuries he had from the accident. The crash
Continue ReadingBy Taggart Houck Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — SLED is urging convicted murderer Jeriod Price to turn himself in after the South Carolina Supreme Court voided his early release. In 2003, Price was convicted of killing Carl Smalls, Jr. in a Columbia nightclub. He served 19 years of
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Sistrand Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Vermont (WPTZ) — The Essex Westford School District will be using ‘person first’ language when talking about sex and puberty in a science and health class for students at Founders Memorial School, which has now received national backlash. Vermont Agency of Education and the
Continue ReadingBy Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story Maine (WMTW) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says you should limit the amount of fish you eat that comes from nearly a dozen different bodies of freshwater in Maine due to PFAS contamination, also known as forever chemicals. The announcement this
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