By Natasha O’Neill/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — It’s almost the time of year when Canada’s forests become a colourful spectacle. Leaves on deciduous trees — maple, birch, oak and more — are starting their gradual shift toward reds, oranges and yellows as the fall equinox approaches.(opens
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly has given final approval to Republican-backed legislation that would shift control of the State Board of Elections away from the governor and to lawmakers entering the 2024 election season. The House and Senate voted Friday to accept
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security agents have arrested a senior Islamabad-based TV anchor known for his criticism of the authorities on charges of spreading false content about state institutions on social media. His ABN news channel and family said on Friday that Khalid Jamil was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency late the
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In this week’s Central Oregon Fishing Report, Noah has the latest on newly stocked lakes and some other spots to hit as fall officially arrives.
Continue ReadingBy Katy Milkman, CNN (CNN) — Most of us assume those superachievers who are always able to squeeze in their workout, eat healthy foods, ace their exams and pick their kids up on time must have superhuman self-control. But science points to a different answer: What we mistake for willpower is often a hallmark of
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in about 30 years, McDonald’s is increasing its royalty fee for franchise operators opening new restaurants in the US and Canada. Starting on January 1, those operators will have to pay a 5% royalty rate, up from 4%, according to the company. The
Continue ReadingCNN, WABC By Kara Scannell and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged on Friday with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes” in exchange for the senator’s influence,
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned high-speed passenger train service launched Friday between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs. The Brightline train is a $5 billion bet by owner Fortress Investment Group that eventually 8 million people annually will take the 3.5-hour, 235-mile (378-kilometer) trip between Miami and Orlando — about 30 minutes less than
Continue ReadingESSEN, Germany (AP) — Catholic church officials in Germany say a statue of late Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed from outside a cathedral after allegations of sexual abuse against him surfaced. German news agency dpa reported Friday that a memorial for victims of sexual abuse will be created to take the place of the
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Before he hit America, Rupert Murdoch ripped through Britain’s media like a tornado. His newspapers changed the political and cultural weather and swung elections. His satellite television channels upended the staid broadcasting scene. Journalists and politicians in the U.K. both hailed and reviled the
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN that his chamber might have to take matters in its own hands and push through a must-pass bill to fund the government amid deep divisions in the House and a looming shutdown by next weekend. For weeks, Democratic and
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright Washington (CNN) — Allies of Vice President Kamala Harris and other prominent Democrats are sending a clear message to their fellow party members who speculate that she should be replaced as President Joe Biden’s running mate in 2024: It’s time to stop it. “It’s not only a distraction, it’s offensive,” Maryland Gov.
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants unfit for trial after a military medical panel found that the man’s sustained abuse in CIA custody years earlier has rendered him lastingly psychotic. The judge, Col. Matthew McCall, said the incompetency finding for
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Whether she was advocating for equal pay and racial justice or just scoring a rare goal off a corner kick, Megan Rapinoe was always unabashedly authentic during her soccer career. As she prepares to step away, the 38-year old Rapinoe is showing a more vulnerable side, too. Rapinoe
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a proposal designed to cut food waste in half by 2030. The lawmakers submitted their legislation on Thursday and said it would improve collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and regional waste prevention and food recovery organizations. The lawmakers said the proposal
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Meet Shiba, a 1-year-old Husky puppy mix with a gentle and sweet personality, a great family dog waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man convicted of fatally shooting five people during a 2016 home invasion has been sentenced to life in prison. A Cook County judge sentenced 35-year-old Lionel Parks on Thursday. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Parks was convicted in July in the December 2016 killings at a drug dealer’s home on the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke grenade at police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison. Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, Maryland, “prepared himself for battle” on Jan.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing leaders have amplified their denunciations of a new feature film by Polish director Agnieszka Holland before its premiere in the country. “Green Border” is a harrowing exploration of human suffering in the border zone between Belarus and Poland. Its fictional characters include Polish security
Continue ReadingBy Scarlett Conlon, CNN (CNN) — This August, fashion editors and buyers from over 120 of the world’s most influential fashion publications and retailers flew to Denmark to voluntarily sit in the pouring rain on wet stools. Was there an immersive new trend with an incoming moniker coined “water-core” to be had? No – but then never
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