By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would make major changes to the state’s election laws, the latest in efforts by GOP-led jurisdictions across the country to rewrite election procedures and impose restrictions on voting practices. Senate Bill 747 would overhaul the existing election laws of the
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Lack of rain and hot conditions in central New Mexico are leaving one of North America’s longest rivers in dire shape again. Water managers warned Thursday that stretches of the Rio Grande in the Albuquerque area could dry up without any rain. The irrigation district that covers the region is working
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A new scientific study suggests the world should start preparing to protect the ecosystems that emerge from under the disappearing ice, as a warming planet is inevitably causing glaciers to melt. If nothing is done to stop global warming, the world could lose glaciers totaling the size
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Authorities in Georgia are investigating threats made against the grand jurors who indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 allies. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Thursday that it’s working to track down the origin of the threats with assistance from other local, state and federal law
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was found not guilty Thursday on an aggravated menacing charge, according to a spokesperson with the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts and court records. The charge comes from a January 21 incident in Hamilton County when Mixon allegedly pointed a gun at someone
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Weight loss and diabetes medications are priced much higher in the US than in other countries, according to a new analysis from KFF. The analysis examined the price of a one-month supply of semaglutide, used in the diabetes drug Ozempic and its sister drug for weight loss Wegovy, as well as
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press A South Dakota state lawmaker is resigning after agreeing to repay $500,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding her day care business received in violation of the state constitution. Republican Sen. Jessica Castleberry stepped down Thursday. Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley began investigating her at the urging of Gov. Kristi Noem.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government says it is formally requesting a dispute settlement panel in its ongoing fight over Mexico’s limits on genetically modified corn. The U.S. Trade Representatives Office, or USTR, objected to Mexico’s ban on genetically modified corn for human consumption, and plans to eventually ban it as animal feed. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani glared across a Washington hearing room as a lawyer seeking his disbarment after the Jan. 6 insurrection asked: How did this man, celebrated as “America’s mayor” after 9/11, become a leader of an attempt to overturn a national election? “It’s like there are
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story RED HOOK, Brooklyn (WABC) — A family is grieving after a 9-year-old boy died when he fell into the water behind a Brooklyn IKEA store on Wednesday night. Officials say this appears to be a tragic accident. Hasebul Nehan was last seen on surveillance video
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Glassberg Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Groundbreaking surgery by doctors at NYU Langone successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney and thymus into the body of a man who is brain dead. NYU Langone says it is a big leap toward a life-saving organ source for patients.
Continue ReadingNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey councilwoman has been indicted on murder and weapons charges. A Middlesex County grand jury handed up the indictment Wednesday against 29-year-old Rashid Ali Bynum, of Portsmouth, Virginia. He remains in the county jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Aug.
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Greenville, South Carolina, man was arrested Wednesday after an attempted kidnapping of a young child, deputies said. Investigators within the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office School Enforcement Division charged Robert Daniel Mistretta, 66, with kidnapping after he grabbed a
Continue ReadingBy Kara Peters Click here for updates on this story KERNERSVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — A family is grieving the loss of an 18 year old who recently died in a car crash. Authorities say Grant Anderson was traveling on Highway 66 Sunday morning when his car ran off the road, and crashed into Alina
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A man living with his family in an RV parked on a street in northeast Bend says they have been getting awakened by a truck driver blaring the horn early in the morning over the last couple of weeks.
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Authorities face mounting questions about whether more could have been done to warn residents as wildfires devastated western Maui earlier this month, after Hawaii’s siren warning system stayed silent while wildfires reduced the town of Lahaina to ashes. The statewide system, made up of more than 400 emergency
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who used a flagpole to attack officers who were trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. Michael Steven Perkins, 40, of Plant City, was sentenced in District of Columbia federal court, according to court records. His co-defendant, Joshua
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Sam Asghari, esposo de Britney Spears desde junio de 2022, rompió el silencio en redes sociales después de solicitar el divorcio este miércoles. “Luego de 6 años de amor y compromiso mutuo, mi esposa y yo decidimos terminar nuestro viaje juntos”, escribió Asghari en una historia de su cuenta verificada de Instagram
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Tras un par de meses después de su llegada a Miami y a punto de levantar un título, Lionel Messi dio una rueda de prensa en la que se le vio alegre, un reflejo de lo que muestra en la cancha. “Estoy muy feliz”, dijo, y destacó que ha tenido
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By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Indiana (WLKY) — Indiana State Police served multiple search warrants Wednesday to the home owned by a former Clark County sheriff. We’re told they’re related to an investigation into public official corruption allegations. ISP Capt. Ron Galvis confirmed that multiple search warrants were
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