By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s dispatching two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers. Biden expressed sympathy Friday for the union by suggesting the Big 3 automakers should share their “record profits.” The Democratic president says “no one wants to
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story UNION COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A suspect is in custody after stealing an ambulance from a South Carolina hospital and leading officers on a chase that spanned two counties, officials said Thursday. The ambulance was stolen from Spartanburg Medical Center – Mary Black Campus,
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching a current member of the court for taking Democratic Party money himself accepted donations from the Wisconsin Republican Party. He was also investigated after a physical altercation with a liberal justice. David Prosser is
Continue ReadingBy RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousand of migrants reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on more than 100 boats this week. Experts say bad weather created a bottleneck resulting in the spike of arrivals from Tunisia. Experts also say that the North African nation’s crumbling economy and growing anti-migrant sentiment there
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Peñate Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Bride Rita Clarke’s plan to say “I do” on a Manomet Bluffs beach in Plymouth, Massachusetts, turned into an “I don’t.” “I didn’t want anybody to feel unsafe coming to the party,” Clarke said. As Hurricane Lee moves north, couple Rita
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Twitter turned over at least 32 direct messages from former President Donald Trump’s account – @realDonaldTrump – to special counsel Jack Smith earlier this year as part of the federal election subversion investigation, according to newly unsealed court filings. In seeking the messages, prosecutors
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of Sept. 18-24. Woodriver Lane between McClellan Road and Elmwood Place for sidewalk construction, full road closure with local access only, began Sept. 7, 2023. Ongoing Closures: Neff and Purcell Improvement Project – The Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard Improvements
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Daniel Strauss and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Republican Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund executive and Gulf War veteran, is expected to launch a second bid for US Senate in Pennsylvania, according to two sources familiar with his plans, seeking to challenge three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey more than a year
Continue ReadingBy Kalea Gunderson Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A piece at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been seized because officials believe it may have been stolen during the Holocaust. It’s one of three artworks that investigators believe was taken from a Jewish art collector, Fritz Grünbaum. The Manhattan
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Oregon State Police released details Monday of Friday morning’s three-vehicle crash on state Highway 31 south of La Pine, saying a Bend man failed to stop for a stopped Bend-La Pine school bus, then tried to pass it when he rear-ended the school bus and also struck an oncoming car.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — UAW President Shawn Fain has become the X factor in the striking autoworkers’ pursuit of increased pay and benefits, injecting a level of chaos into negotiations that neither the automakers nor the White House predicted or quite know how to manage. That confusion is purposeful. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael McGrath, a Broadway character actor who shined in zany, feel-good musicals and won a Tony Award for “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” has died. He was 65. McGrath died Thursday at his home in Bloomfield, New Jersey, said his publicist, Lisa Goldberg. No other
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Tory Lanez has lost an attempt to be free on appeal while he seeks to overturn his conviction for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. He was sentenced in August to 10 years in prison for the 2020 shooting of the “Savage” artist, who was his friend at the time.
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University has given final approval to wide-ranging cuts in academic programs and faculty positions. The university is addressing a $45 million budget shortfall. The university Board of Governors voted Friday to drop 28 of its majors, or about 8%. It will
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El ataque cibernético que sufrió IFX Networks, la empresa proveedora de telecomunicaciones del Gobierno colombiano que afectó el funcionamiento de 25 portales de entidades públicas, todavía no tiene una fecha de resolución, informó la presidencia de Colombia. “La empresa proveedora de servicio se comprometió con las entidades públicas afectadas
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday after getting kicked out of a musical play in Colorado last weekend for disruptive behavior and then falsely denying she had been vaping. The apology came a day after surveillance video emerged that showed Boebert vaping at her
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Labor officials in New Jersey have lifted a stop-work order that had temporarily shut down more than two dozen Boston Market restaurants in the state. The move came after officials say the owner paid more than $630,000 in back wages to hundreds of workers. The Department
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic has shut all land, air and sea borders with Haiti in a dispute about construction of a canal on Haitian soil that taps into a shared river, as armed Dominican soldiers patrol entry points and military planes roar
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Mobley Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — St. Luke’s is launching a pilot program that’s the first of its kind in the region involving delivery robots – meet Moxi! Moxi helps keep nurses at the bedside more, caring for patients, saving up to 30 percent of bedside
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Neither Travis Kelce nor Taylor Swift are saying anything about chatter the two may be dating, but that’s not stopping people from asking. Following Thursday night’s NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings, Jason Kelce was asked during an interview about speculation his brother is
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