In Miami, Trump’s ardent backers are a sign of the city’s rightward shift
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s shift to the right is perhaps nowhere more notable than in this…
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Billion-year-old rocks reveal traces of ancient life
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Plants, algae, fungi, and animals — including humans — are all eukaryotes: life forms with complex,…
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ODOT Region 4 construction update: Week of June 9-16
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of June 9-16. Here at ODOT, we are committed to providing a safe and…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top elections official is nearing the end of her term,…
Continue ReadingPhoenix Mercury to adjust travel arrangements following Brittney Griner harassment incident, head coach says
By Homero De la Fuente and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Following the harassment of WNBA star Brittney Griner at Dallas-Fort Worth International…
Continue ReadingNCAA champion athletes go to White House, where Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates them
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris saluted more than a thousand U.S. college athletes from championship teams who gathered Monday at…
Continue ReadingNCAA champion athletes go to White House, where Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates them
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris saluted more than a thousand U.S. college athletes from championship teams who gathered Monday at…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s alcohol industry gets behind update, greater enforcement of laws
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s smallest craft brewers, large retailers and other producers, wholesalers and…
Continue ReadingHeat’s Tyler Herro available, but doesn’t play in Game 5 of NBA Finals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Miami guard Tyler Herro was available to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, nearly two months after breaking his…
Continue ReadingUS halts online asylum appointments at Texas crossing after extortion warnings
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LAREDO, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration has stopped taking mobile app appointments to…
Continue Reading‘Keeping his name alive ’til the day I die:’ Local mother rallies to bring end to gun violence
By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — One Asheville mother…
Continue ReadingGen Z and Millennials are scrimping. Boomers? Living it up
By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Baby Boomers are living it up, splurging on cruises and restaurants. Younger Americans are…
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ODOT crews reopen slide-hit Hwy. 20 in Eastern Oregon to 2-way traffic, at reduced speeds
ODOT crews reopened U.S. Highway 20 to two-lane traffic Thursday afternoon with reduced speeds through the area hit by mud and debris slides late…
Continue ReadingScott rolls out dozens of South Carolina lawmakers and local leaders endorsing his presidential bid
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott is rolling out endorsements from more than 140 current and former elected…
Continue ReadingThe life lessons this Special Olympic swimmer teaches in and out of the pool
By Lane Casadonte Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — In his 15 years as a swimming coach…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s ruling party expels former top official accused of corruption
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party expelled its former…
Continue ReadingWith every swing, these veterans are driving away their combat wounds
By Greg McQuade Click here for updates on this story NEW KENT COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — When she was tall as a pitching…
Continue ReadingMother remembers son, husband killed on Graduation Day in Richmond
By Elizabeth Holmes Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — A Richmond family, as well as city…
Continue ReadingLake Placid to hold 100th birthday celebration for area’s oldest living WWII veteran
By Michael Cusanelli Click here for updates on this story LAKE PLACID, New York (WPTZ) — A World War II veteran from…
Continue ReadingNine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Almost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, decrying a…
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