By Anna Bahney, CNN (CNN) — The credit ratings of US mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were downgraded by Fitch Ratings on Wednesday, the day after Fitch cut the US sovereign rating from the top-ranked AAA to AA+. The firm downgraded the mortgage giants’ Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and senior unsecured debt
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is seeking applications from residents who are interested in serving as an alternate on the Dog Control Board of Supervisors. The alternate would serve in the event a board member is not available for a hearing. The Dog Control Board of Supervisors makes decisions on the disposition of dogs who are involved in
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, Ala. (AP) — Two Alabama inmates were killed Wednesday after being struck by a car while picking up trash on the side of a highway. State prison officials, in a news release, said Ronnie Steven Cornelius and Colt Eugene Morris were hit by a vehicle while working on an Alabama Department of Transportation road
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New lawsuits claim that the U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are making it difficult and sometimes impossible for veterans to get infertility treatments. Multiple lawsuits were filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York and Boston seeking to hold the United States
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation’s top infectious disease expert. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was appointed Wednesday to become director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. She will oversee the agency’s $6.3 billion budget, its
Continue ReadingBy EDUARDO VERDUGO Associated Press HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of police and soldiers have raided illegal logging camps on the southern edge of Mexico City and seized four illegal sawmills. Prosecutors in the neighboring state of Morelos said the raid involved at least 300 officers of the state police, the National Guard and the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Dua Lipa’s hit song ‘Levitating’ is back in court. The star and Warner Music Group are facing a multi-million dollar federal lawsuit in Los Angeles from musician Bosko Kante over copyright claims for the song, which spent 77 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. In a lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years. Oceanographer Peter
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years. Oceanographer Peter
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Florida State President Rick McCullough believes the Seminoles will have to consider leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference unless there is a “radical change to the revenue distribution.” McCullough made his remarks Wednesday at a board of trustees meeting, stoking more speculation that FSU is poised to break a grant
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Wednesday for seven bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to support K-12 public education and child care.
Continue ReadingBy Rosie Nguyen Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A manhunt is underway for a Houston man and woman who are accused of being a part of a kidnapping for ransom scheme in March, according to the FBI. Authorities held a press conference on Tuesday to talk about human trafficking in
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Cuando un jardinero de 54 años acudió a una clínica dermatológica de Orlando con una erupción dolorosa y manchada, el Dr. Rajiv Nathoo le hizo cinco o seis biopsias. El sarpullido se extendía de las extremidades a la cara, pero los médicos anteriores no sabían qué lo causaba. Los resultados de
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins put together a whopper of a promotion to welcome trade deadline acquisition Jake Burger. The Marlins celebrated the slugger and his appetizing last name by offering $5 hamburgers for their game Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Burger, a power-hitting infielder, was acquired from the Chicago White Sox shortly before
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena and Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — There may not be any lasting major negative ramifications from the surprise US credit rating downgrade by Fitch this week — not for the economy, not for consumers and not for the government’s ability to borrow. Normally, when your credit score as a consumer falls —
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La defensa legal del futbolista brasileño Dani Alves informó que no recurrirá la resolución de la justicia española que dispone su procesamiento por un delito de agresión sexual con acceso carnal, a pesar de estar en desacuerdo con la decisión, para agilizar la celebración de un juicio oral. Jueza determina que
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s sports minister has publicly apologized after a seemingly untrained female sprinter represented the African country at the World University Games in China and took more than 20 seconds to finish a 100-meter race. Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Barre Mohamud said his ministry did
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team is characterizing his indictment in the special counsel’s 2020 election interference investigation as an attack on the former president’s right to free speech. But prosecutors say the case is not merely about Trump’s lies but also about the efforts
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A man has been found not guilty of breaking a law against feeding homeless people outside a public library in Houston, Texas. The acquittal of Phillip Picone concluded the first trial to be held after dozens of tickets were issued against volunteers for the group Food Not Bombs. Friday’s verdict is a
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also decide if he’ll face time behind bars. For Trump, who’s now facing his third criminal indictment — this time for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and block the
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