By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bill that would require parental approval for Arkansas teachers to address transgender students by the pronouns and names that they use is headed to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ desk. The majority-Republican Senate approved the legislation Wednesday. It would also prohibit schools from requiring faculty
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St. Charles Health System is cutting back on the contracted “traveling nurses” jobs added during the COVID-19 pandemic’s critical staffing issues, as the they work to balance the books amid operating losses and bleak financial results reported by hospitals across the state.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La comparecencia de este martes del expresidente Donald Trump fue un torbellino de primicias históricas, pues Trump fue arrestado y se enfrentó a los primeros cargos penales de la historia contra un expresidente de Estados Unidos. Ahora comienza la espera mientras se desarrolla el largo trabajo del sistema judicial, con las
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas children would need their parents’ OK to access social media sites under a bill Arkansas lawmakers advanced Wednesday, moving the state closer toward becoming the second to enact restrictions that critics say raise privacy and enforcement concerns. The majority-Republican House approved by an 82-10
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas children would need their parents’ OK to access social media sites under a bill Arkansas lawmakers advanced Wednesday, moving the state closer toward becoming the second to enact restrictions that critics say raise privacy and enforcement concerns. The majority-Republican House approved by an 82-10
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found. The coal fleet grew by 19.5 gigawatts last year, enough to light up around 15 million homes,
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, Holmes Lybrand and Haley Britzky, CNN Members of the FBI and the US Army Special Operations Command who were conducting a training exercise in downtown Boston raided the wrong hotel room and detained the person inside before realizing their mistake, the FBI said in a statement to CNN. The FBI said its
Continue ReadingCNN, WARNER BROS Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The “Barbie” movie will debut this summer, and a new trailer for the Greta Gerwig-directed film has revealed further glimpses into the fantastically plastic Barbie Land. This includes more matchy-matchy bubblegum pink outfits worn by Margot Robbie, in the title role, and Ryan Gosling’s Ken as they sit in
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer The SailGP global league will make its Los Angeles debut as well as return to New York during Season 4, which will feature 12 regattas on four continents. The expanded schedule will feature four regattas in the United States starting with the season opener off Chicago’s Navy Pier June
Continue ReadingMICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andrés Giménez scored on pinch-hitter Will Brennan’s groundout for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, Steven Kwan followed with an RBI single and the Cleveland Guardians held off the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. Two innings after the A’s scored four runs in the eighth
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades is asking a judge in Nevada to dismiss a 19-count indictment against him. The judge said Wednesday that she will make a decision by the end of the week. Nathan Chasing
Continue ReadingDELPHI, Ind. (AP) — Attorneys for a man charged with killing two northern Indiana teenage girls have filed an emergency court motion seeking to move him from a prison where they claim his condition is deteriorating. The emergency request was filed Wednesday by Richard Allen’s lawyers. It cites “dramatic change in Mr. Allen’s condition, including
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Marvin Jones moved his wife and five children from Miami to San Diego and planned to sign with an NFL team on the West Coast. The receiver said Wednesday he could not resist an opportunity to play in Detroit again for a franchise that
Continue ReadingAs the resorts report more accumulation over the last 24 hours, a new storm system has made landfall in the Pacific Northwest. It continues to move inland and is starting to bring some snow to the Cascades. We’ll continue to track the snowfall and accumulation and bring you the latest.
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The U.S. Interior Department announced Wednesday a $585 million investment in water delivery system repairs across the West, including making a $10 million loan available to the North Unit Irrigation District for fish-screen replacements on its main canal in Bend.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los MTV Movie & TV Awards de este año honrarán algunos viejos favoritos y nuevos encantos. La película taquillera “Top Gun: Maverick” se une a las series de televisión “Stranger Things”, “The Last of Us”, “The White Lotus” y “Wednesday” con la mayor cantidad de nominaciones entre las producciones con guión.
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday. Ohtani (1-0) kept the Mariners scoreless after allowing a run in a bumpy first inning,
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Considering Bobby Wagner never wanted to leave his adopted home in the first place, the chance at a return to Seattle was immediately at the top of his wish list when he unexpectedly became a free agent again. Even if it meant turning down more money
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN There are at least 45 good reasons to cut back on added sugar, according to a new study. Copious research has shown the negative effects of excessive sugar intake on health, which has informed recommendations to limit consumption of “free” or added sugar to less than 10% of a person’s daily
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that protects providers of abortions from prosecution or extradition attempts by out-of-state interests. She said Wednesday that legal protections are necessary to ensure medical professionals can continue to train and provide reproductive health care in
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