By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas have approved a plan for a permanent memorial to the victims and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Clark County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to proceed with a design featuring 58 candle-like beams — one for each
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders wants his players reading all about how good they are because the Colorado coach isn’t one to keep his players grounded. He prefers them flying high. After beating heavily favored TCU last weekend, the Buffaloes moved into the AP Top 25 poll at
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean by the weekend, forecasters said. The storm was located some 1,230 miles (1,980) kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles Tuesday night. It had maximum sustained winds of
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a bid to slow down deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil will provide financial support to municipalities that have reduced deforestation rates the most. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change during the country´s Amazon Day. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also signed
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Shabtai Shavit, the Israeli spymaster who was credited with advancing Israel’s historic peace treaty with Jordan during his term as director of the Mossad intelligence agency, died Tuesday in Italy. He was 84. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s office said Shavit died while on vacation in Italy, without specifying a cause
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, ALaska (AP) — A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial-outburst flood and their cat went missing. Elizabeth Wilkins was holding onto hope that if any animal would survive the house
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, ALaska (AP) — A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial-outburst flood and their cat went missing. Elizabeth Wilkins was holding onto hope that if any animal would survive the house
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El cantante Joe Jonas y la actriz Sophie Turner se separarán. Jonas presentó una solicitud de divorcio este martes en el condado de Miami Dade, Florida, según registros públicos que obtuvo CNN. El documento establece que el matrimonio está “irremediablemente dañado” como motivo de disolución. CNN se comunicó con representantes de Jonas
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(Update: Adding video, comments by police chief) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond man suspected in a recent string of Madras burglaries – twice each at two Madras businesses — was arrested after he fled the latest break-in over the weekend. Theodore Arce Jr., 37, was arraigned on 18 felony and misdemeanor charges Tuesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has released $125 million from its emergency relief fund to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing. Afghanistan and Yemen top the list, with each getting $20 million, followed by Burkina Faso and Myanmar at $9 million each. Mali, Haiti and
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — JCPenney CEO Marc Rosen sees plenty of evidence that working-class families are struggling. Customers are increasingly relying on credit cards, falling behind on bills and flocking to private label brands like Liz Claiborne instead of pricier national ones, Rosen told CNN. “Our customers are America’s working families.
Continue ReadingBy James Howell Jr. Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — The Connersville Police Department is asking for public assistance and cooperation after finding two dogs inside a cage under a tarp without water. According to police, the dogs were found in the 1000 block of W. 18th Street. They were “hot
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Tennessee Rep. Gloria Johnson, who made national headlines earlier this year as one of three lawmakers facing expulsion over protesting for more gun control on the state House floor, announced a longshot bid for the US Senate on Tuesday. “We need somebody that’s gonna care about Tennessee families
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are going their separate ways. The singer filed a petition for divorce in Florida on Tuesday in Miami Dade County, according to public records obtained by CNN. The petition states the marriage is “irretrievably broken” as grounds for dissolution. CNN has reached out to
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Kendall , James Howell Jr. Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — Family of the man killed in a hit-and-run on Saturday on the city’s southwest side are remembering him for being funny and the person that lit up every room he was in. Wilman Ayala died after being struck
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is remembering a frightening moment that left him “freaking out” while recovering from open-heart surgery. In a YouTube video posted late last month, the actor and former governor of California said that he awoke to doctors telling him that his surgery – which was meant to be
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — A Swiss parliamentary commission has voted to urge the government to systematically expel Russian and other spies who threaten Switzerland’s security through illegal intelligence activities. The foreign affairs commission of the lower house of parliament passed the motion by 11 votes to 9, with one abstention. The vote comes as the Swiss
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump plans to attend Saturday’s football game between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. The game is hosted this year by the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames and is the marquee sporting event in the state, which is scheduled to
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police department has agreed to establish new protocols intended to safeguard the rights of protesters and reduce the number of officers that respond to most public demonstrations. The settlement agreement was filed in federal court Tuesday in order to settle a lawsuit brought
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer No. 21 Duke and No. 22 Colorado moved into the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Tuesday after scoring the biggest upsets of the opening weekend of the season and No. 4 Florida State jumped into the top five after its resounding victory over LSU in
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