By Rachel Aiello, Senior Digital Parliamentary Reporter Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered “unreserved apologies” Wednesday for Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War and said the Canadian government has reached out to Ukrainian President
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lower-income new mothers will get a full year of Medicaid health care coverage in Nebraska under an order issued by Gov. Jim Pillen. The move Wednesday makes Nebraska the latest in a growing list of Republican-led states that had previously refused to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond the minimum 60 days
Continue ReadingGERING, Neb. (AP) — A police standoff with a Nebraska man who is holding a woman hostage has lasted more than 24 hours. Local law enforcement agencies say the standoff started after the 37-year-old fled when a deputy tried to pull him over for a traffic violation Tuesday. Police in the western Nebraska city of
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s City Council has unanimously confirmed Larry Snelling as the city’s police superintendent, elevating the department’s counterterrorism chief. After the council approved Snelling 48-0 Wednesday, the city clerk administered the oath and the interim superintendent pinned the star on his chest. Mayor Brandon Johnson says “Snelling is a proven leader who has
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With persistent gridlock in Washington, a government shutdown looks all but inevitable ahead of this weekend’s deadline. As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government open, spending measures are still struggling to pass the Republican-controlled House. If a shutdown
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US Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced Tuesday the release of an audit report on a grant totaling $590,390 awarded in October 2020 by the Oregon Department of Justice to J Bar J Youth Services in Bend.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Patricia Bullrich, candidata a la presidencia de Argentina de Juntos por el Cambio, dijo a CNN en Español que, de ser elegida, una de la prioridades de su gobierno será eliminar las restricciones a la compra y venta de dólares “desde el primer día, para que se pueda exportar”, así
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Barbara Bush never got to any of the NBA championship celebrations held at the White House when her grandfather was president of the United States. Never got to one when her father occupied the Oval Office, either. She got to the one held for Golden State earlier this year
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Peter Reiss won’t call serial killer Joel Rifkin a friend, but they have definitely forged a relationship over the years. That has led to the forthcoming A&E special “Cold Case Files: The Rifkin Murders” in which authorities attempt to learn the names of two of Rifkin’s unidentified victims.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A building block of life may exist inside the global ocean on Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons. Two independent teams of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the frozen surface of Europa, and each analysis of the space observatory’s detections revealed an abundance of carbon
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La Organización Trump ahora intenta determinar el alcance del fallo que este martes declaró a Donald Trump responsable de fraude, y lo que eso significa para el futuro de la empresa homónima del expresidente de Estados Unidos, dicen sus abogados. En una audiencia previa al juicio este miércoles, los abogados de Trump
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Senior White House correspondent (CNN) — The White House continues to argue that it is entirely up to House Republicans to avert a government shutdown: “The ball is completely in their court,” a White House official told CNN on Wednesday, just three days out from the end-of-month funding deadline. White House aides
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Three people, including two minors, were arrested after multiple 3D-printed firearms were found inside a Manhattan day care, New York City officials said Wednesday. The arrests come nearly two weeks after a 1-year-old boy died of suspected fentanyl exposure and two other children overdosed at a Bronx day care.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Jimmy Carter Library & Museum is moving up festivities for the former president’s 99th birthday because of the threat of a partial federal government shutdown. Events originally scheduled for Sunday, Carter’s birthday, will now be held Saturday on the Atlanta campus of the library and the adjacent
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a murder suspect who was mistakenly released two weeks ago from jail in Indianapolis was captured Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service in Minnesota, where he faces charges in a 2021 killing. Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal says 28-year-old Kevin Mason was apprehended Wednesday afternoon in St. Paul. Officials have
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Delitos Administrativos de Guatemala solicitó este miércoles el levantamiento de la inmunidad de los magistrados titulares del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) por la posible comisión de delitos de fraude, incumplimiento de deberes y abuso de autoridad. Según el comunicado del Ministerio Público, el objetivo es comenzar las investigaciones
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Amid an “unprecedented behavioral health crisis” with an “alarming” suicide rate, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it has awarded $232.2 million in grants toward efforts to prevent suicide and to boost behavioral health care for people who are a part of communities that
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Haynes, Peter Eliopoulos Click here for updates on this story SAUGUS, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Officials on the North Shore have scheduled an emergency meeting after a loud noise like “jet fighters” boomed across a Massachusetts town for about 20 minutes Monday night. According to Saugus Fire, at about 8:30 p.m., the Wheelabrator WIN
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story GREENWOOD, Missouri (KMBC) — Greenwood, Missouri Mayor Levi Weaver was removed from office Tuesday night by the Greenwood Board of Aldermen. The removal comes after the approval of three impeachment articles earlier this year. The vote was unanimous. The first article alleged that Weaver threatened
Continue ReadingBy Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Note to readers: KCCI is not naming the woman’s son in this report because, at this point, he has not been charged. The mother of a man who threatened to end his life by jumping off a bridge Monday afternoon
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