By STEFANIE DAZIO and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in the state’s constitution won’t be split into two separate issues: one about abortion and one involving other reproductive care. In a ruling Thursday, the Ohio
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. The department sent a letter to Pence’s attorney Thursday informing his team
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Referee Szymon Marciniak will officiate next weekend’s UEFA Champions League final after apologizing for his appearance at an event organized by a hardline right-wing Polish politician, the European football governing body confirmed in a statement on Friday. According to the Guardian, Marciniak was a keynote speaker at an event
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia cerró su investigación sobre el posible mal manejo de documentos clasificados encontrados en la casa del exvicepresidente Mike Pence y no presentará cargos, según una carta del DOJ obtenida por CNN. La decisión se produce antes del anuncio previsto por Pence la próxima semana de que
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden declared bipartisanship alive and well during his first ever Oval Office address on Friday, pointing to the compromise measure that raises the federal borrowing limit and avoids a catastrophic default as evidence his sometimes-mocked views of Washington are not a thing of the past. Addressing
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Friday evening – his first time speaking to the country directly from that setting – to take credit for securing a compromise measure that raises the federal borrowing limit and avoids a catastrophic default. In his
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story NEWTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Banning books in schools has been happening nationally over the past few months. The Newtown School Board held a vote tonight to potentially ban two books. In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the two graphic novels will stay in circulation as long
Continue ReadingBASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A long stretch of New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway has reopened as firefighters work to contain a 5,000-acre forest fire. The blaze broke out Wednesday night in the Bass River State Forest, along the border of Burlington and Ocean counties in southern New Jersey. The state Forest Fire Service says
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Udonis Haslem has been through almost everything in his 20 seasons with the Miami Heat. On that list: Game 1 losses in the NBA Finals. He’s seen lots of those. Six of them, actually, in seven tries during his Heat career. Being down 1-0 in the
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — In a first, viewers on Earth got a chance to see Mars nearly in real time. The European Space Agency streamed on YouTube historic live images directly from the red planet. The images, shared on YouTube, ESA’s Twitter account and with the hashtag #MarsLIVE, showed the planet
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Work requirements in two safety net programs for low-income Americans are set to change under the compromise debt ceiling package negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Broadening work requirements was one of the main sticking points of the deal, with House Republicans demanding additional mandates,
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of Chase’s online banking services have seen double transactions, fees and payments in their accounts. But by late Friday the bank said it had fixed the glitch. Numerous Chase customers had posted on social media that their rent or bill payments were taken out
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A group organized in part by the Oregon Food Bank held a rally outside the state capitol on Thursday to call for lawmakers to pass a bill that would expand food assistance for refugees and immigrants. More than 100 local groups
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In the 10 minutes before a Davenport, Iowa, apartment building collapsed Sunday, new surveillance video obtained by CNN shows a support brace bending, with portions of the brick façade crumbling around it. The video, taken from the roof of a nearby building, shows what
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In the 10 minutes before a Davenport, Iowa, apartment building collapsed Sunday, new surveillance video obtained by CNN shows a support brace bending, with portions of the brick façade crumbling around it. The video, taken from the roof of a nearby building, shows what was
Continue ReadingBy Nick Krupke Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — In this High School Spotlight, FOX 12 highlights a para-athlete from Hillsboro High School who possesses the will to win and the drive to be better than yesterday. Elizabeth Keen always has an eye on the finish line. “Being in a
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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Today marks the beginning of a warmup that will have us in grand shape for the weekend ahead! With plenty of sunshine all day, highs will reach the mid 70’s. Northerly and NW breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Breezes become light and variable after midnight tonight. Skies will stay clear,
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the potential for an unprecedented government default that he said would have been catastrophic for the
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — Kansans who identify as trans are preparing for a new law that takes effect in July, which could make it difficult to change gender markers on birth certificates and identification cards. The Kansas legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the
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