Founders of crypto mixer arrested, sanctioned after US cracks down on Tornado Cash
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government officials on Wednesday started cracking down on co-founders of the virtual…
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Dogs, cats rescued from overwhelmed Maui shelters up for adoption across Bay Area
By Lena Howland Click here for updates on this story WALNUT CREEK, California (KGO) — Forty dogs and cats that were…
Continue ReadingDrowning death of former President Obama’s personal chef on Martha’s Vineyard ruled an accident
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The drowning death of former President Barack Obama’s personal chef near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard last…
Continue ReadingSupporters of silenced Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won’t face trespassing charges
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven…
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Bay Area podcast aims to create a more inclusive world for people who stutter
By Jason Beal Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — In her San Francisco home, Maya Chupkov is…
Continue ReadingConservative activist who took down affirmative action is now going after law firms’ diversity programs
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The conservative activist behind the Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action in…
Continue ReadingFormer Cecil County Deputy charged with revenge porn, misconduct
By WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former Cecil County Sheriff’s Deputy is…
Continue ReadingYevgeny Prigozhin, lÃder del Grupo Wagner, estaba a bordo del avión que se estrelló al noroeste de Moscú, según autoridades rusas
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, el jefe del grupo mercenario ruso Wagner que organizó un breve motÃn contra el liderazgo militar ruso en…
Continue ReadingWagner chief Prigozhin was on plane that crashed in Russia, aviation agency says
By Tara John, Mariya Knight, Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary…
Continue ReadingMercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash outside Moscow
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia police commissioner intends to fire officer involved in fatal shooting during a traffic stop
By Ray Sanchez, Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner on Wednesday said she intends to fire…
Continue ReadingWorkers in Disney World district criticize DeSantis appointees’ decision to eliminate free passes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Employees of Walt Disney World’s governing district are criticizing new board members appointed by Gov. Ron…
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Oregon receives $1.9 million from USDA for variety of specialty crop projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service on Wednesday awarded over $1.9 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop…
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‘Blow Up Day’: Oregon’s infamous, devastating Tillamook Burn occurred 90 years ago, raced across 268,000 acres in a day
On Aug. 24, 1933, the skies west of Portland were darkened by an enormous smoke column more than 40,000 feet high as a fire that had started in the…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat kills nearly 2 dozen cattle, forces evacuations from a nursing home and shuts down an ice cream parlor
By Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two dozen cattle died in Nebraska, more than 100 Missouri nursing home residents were…
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Suspect in hourslong Pittsburgh standoff after deputies tried to evict him is dead, police say
CNN, KDKA, WPXI By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve…
Continue ReadingTake a sneak peek at NASA planes that could transform air travel by the 2030s
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Snazzy new liveries have been revealed for two of NASA’s hottest aircraft projects. These upcoming…
Continue ReadingMany Maui restaurants were destroyed in the fires. For those that survived, their future remains uncertain
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — On August 8, the day that Maui was overcome with flames, Qiana Di Bari saw a puff of smoke…
Continue ReadingNFL cornerback Caleb Farley leans on faith after dad’s death in explosion at North Carolina home
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley says he took the first flight home after learning of an explosion that destroyed…
Continue ReadingZendaya reveals how she navigates life in the spotlight: ‘You can’t hide’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Zendaya always seems so composed, but at times even she experiences self-doubt. In a new interview with…
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