By SCOTT SONNER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — The Biden administration says it has completed a court-ordered review that should ensure construction continues at a Nevada lithium mine, despite legal challenges brought by conservationists and tribal leaders. At the same time, in a broader response to recent U.S. court rulings that
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — The Biden administration says it has completed a court-ordered review that should ensure construction continues at a Nevada lithium mine, despite legal challenges brought by conservationists and tribal leaders. At the same time, in a broader response to recent U.S. court rulings that
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Flay Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A Los Angeles clothing store owner said he’ll never reopen his shop after he was brutally beaten by armed robbers during an incident that was captured on surveillance video. The robbery occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday at the KLOUDPUSHERZ clothing
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story HARDIN, Missouri (KCTV) — HARDIN, Mo. (KCTV) – A growing display of flowers and small gifts now sits near the train tracks where a young girl was killed Saturday. The child, just a few weeks from turning 2 years old, was hit by a train.
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday. The House completed the second and final part of the override
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who waged BB gun attacks on a California Planned Parenthood clinic has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles says 53-year-old Richard Chamberlin was sentenced Monday. At least 11 attacks targeted the Pasadena facility between June 2020 and May 2021. No
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor on Tuesday, becoming the first major-party Black nominee for governor in the state’s history and setting up a November showdown with Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear. Cameron, the state’s attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Los bomberos de Tijuana, Baja California, confirmaron una explosión en un edificio de apartamentos y locales comerciales este martes, según un reporte preliminar. Hasta la emisión del informe se registraban tres personas heridas de gravedad, seis hospitalizadas, 15 con heridas leves y dos personas rescatadas de entre los escombros. Los bomberos
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A property located near the Strip announced earlier this year that it would be transforming into “Las Vegas’ first cannabis-friendly hotel.” This week, the property, dubbed “The Lexi Hotel,” shared that the resort would open its doors to the public
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters rescued over a dozen people and three dogs from a dramatic apartment building fire Tuesday in downtown Portland, Oregon. Portland Fire & Rescue tweeted about 10:45 a.m. that they had responded to the blaze and shortly after said rescues were underway. Fire officials said before noon that firefighters had been
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A strong thunderstorm triggered a flash-flooding event in the Powell Butte area Monday evening, causing some damage to Crook County roads and “significant” damage at Brasada Ranch resort to several homes, a golf course and roads, sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating an explosion linked to the deaths of two people in Spain on Tuesday as a “potential case of domestic violence.” The victims, a woman and a man, were found dead near a children’s playground in the northern Spanish town of Orio, Basque regional police told CNN.
Continue ReadingBy Les Krifaton Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — At two Clark County School District elementary schools, children are getting opportunities to learn about science, technology and even animals. Gehring Academy of Science and Technology is a downtown Las Vegas STEM magnet school where kids learn about everything from
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed gun-control measures that lawmakers approved in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year. The high court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen ended a requirement similar to a Maryland law for people to
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The IRS is planning to launch a pilot program for a government-run, online tax filing system that’s free for all. The IRS was tasked with looking into how to create a “direct file” system as part of the funding it received with the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to curtail an upcoming visit to the Indo-Pacific to focus on the debt limit standoff at home. He’s canceling what was to be a historic visit to Papua New Guinea and a stop in Australia, where he was to
Continue ReadingRIGA, Latvia (AP) — Switzerland posted another shutout in beating Kazakhstan 5-0 for its third victory at the ice hockey world championship. Fabrice Herzog and Damien Riat had a goal and an assist each in the Group B game in the Latvian capital of Riga. The Swiss team has yet to concede a goal and
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters rescued over a dozen people and three dogs from a dramatic apartment building fire Tuesday in downtown Portland, Oregon. Portland Fire & Rescue tweeted about 10:45 a.m. that they had responded to the blaze and shortly after said rescues were underway. Fire officials said before noon that firefighters had been
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Prosecutors say Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, grabbed and kissed a Kansas woman three times without her consent earlier this year. A partially redacted affidavit released Monday provides new details about the alleged assault at a Kansas restaurant in February. The owner of Aspens
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, Sugam Pokharel and Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Author Salman Rushdie warned that freedom of expression is at risk in a rare public speech since he survived a stabbing attack last year. “We live in a moment, I think, at which freedom of expression, freedom to publish, has not in my lifetime
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