By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at Utah’s Capitol on Wednesday to protest a school district’s decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in the wake of a GOP-backed “sensitive materials” law passed two years
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour of the Florida Panthers left and returned between games of the Stanley Cup Final to be there for the birth of his first son. Montour left Las Vegas on a private jet not long after Game 1 to get back to Florida because
Continue ReadingBy AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are making a pitch to overhaul how elections are run in the District of Columbia. They are employing a conservative playbook to tighten voting rules that has been used in Georgia, Texas and other GOP-controlled states. Democrats characterized the
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the compromise struck with President Joe Biden and demanding deeper spending cuts
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their hearts: people whose hearts have stopped beating, resulting in so-called circulatory death. Traditionally, the only people considered to be suitable organ donors were those who have been declared brain-dead but
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their hearts: people whose hearts have stopped beating, resulting in so-called circulatory death. Traditionally, the only people considered to be suitable organ donors were those who have been declared brain-dead
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch were flown to Italy. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a $1,200 “congratulatory floral arrangement” from Oprah Winfrey. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor received nearly $150,000 in book royalties from her publisher. These are a few of the things
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he fatally shot one man and injured another several hours after he scuffled with his girlfriend. Travis Rudolph, 27, was found not guilty of one count of first-degree murder and three counts
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he fatally shot one man and injured another several hours after he scuffled with his girlfriend. Travis Rudolph, 27, was found not guilty of one count of first-degree murder and three counts
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The man who allegedly fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 only surrendered to police because he was out of ammo and had been shot, one of the SWAT officers who responded that day testified Wednesday. Michael O’Keefe, a former lieutenant and tactical
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he was “wrong” about former President Donald Trump, whom he twice supported and advised ahead of the 2020 election. “Turns out I was wrong. I couldn’t make him a better candidate and I couldn’t make him a better
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men’s soccer in North America. With a World Cup on the horizon in 2026, Messi’s announcement Wednesday that he will join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami is another landmark moment for the league and the sport in
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the Midwest and East Coast. The smoke is can cause health problems such as trouble breathing, burning eyes, dizziness, headache or nausea. Doctors say people whose symptoms are getting worse should
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Erin K. MacDonald was presented with the Assistance League’s National Operation School Bell Award at the Assistance League of Bend’s recent Annual Meeting.
Continue ReadingCNN By Byron Manley, Curt Merrill and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke originating from Canada wafts over major US cities. Over 400 fires were still burning across Canada Wednesday afternoon, according to Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair. More than
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Desmond Ridder’s four-game audition as the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback at the end of the 2022 season was crucial. Jake Matthews, a 10th-year left tackle, says those four games provided an important transition to the leader of a young core on offense that now
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — If you do business with a bank or other financial service provider, chances are you may have dealt with “chatbots” at some point when you have a question about your account or are trying to remedy a problem. Those bots, cheaper than humans and sometimes incorporating artificial
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate opened an investigation into the proposed merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), on Monday. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued both organizations with letters in his role as chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Last week,
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi was hit in the head by objects thrown from the stands by West Ham supporters during the first half of the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday, leaving him bleeding from a gash in his scalp. The game was briefly held up after Biraghi was struck by empty
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will be the first NFL team to bring three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in for a free agent visit. Hopkins turned 31 on Tuesday. He still would have led Tennessee last season with 64 catches for 717 yards despite
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