By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday to a charge alleging he conspired to act as a foreign agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat personally entered his plea before district Judge Sidney H. Stein. Menendez, his wife Nadine Arslanian Menendez, and three other co-defendants were
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The death toll following a slew of crashes Monday along Interstate 55 in Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish that involved at least 160 vehicles this week has been reduced to seven people after officials initially reported eight deaths, state police said, citing forensic evidence. At
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Investigators say they have identified several people of interest in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue president. Authorities found 40-year-old Samantha Woll’s body outside her home early Saturday. Detroit Police Chief James E. White said during a news conference Monday that Woll attended a wedding Friday
Continue ReadingMILLEN, Ga. (AP) — A body found wrapped in plastic inside a Georgia dumpster 35 years ago has been identified as that of a South Korean woman, officials announced Monday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said they used DNA analysis, paid for by donors, to determine that Chong Un Kim, 26, was the person whose
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A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for portions of Deschutes and Jefferson Counties starting at 5 pm Tuesday and lasts until 5 pm Wednesday. 2 – 6″ of snow may accumulate in areas above 3500 feet. Higher elevations, above 4500 may see over 6 – 12″. Autumn is a season of transition as the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Hamas liberó a otras dos rehenes, ambas ciudadanas israelíes, tras los esfuerzos de mediación de Qatar y Egipto, confirmaron a CNN este lunes varias fuentes. Se trata de Nurit Cooper, de 79 años, y Yocheved Lifshitz, de 85, según las fuentes. Las dos mujeres llegaron a la ciudad de Rafah, en la
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Aruba have requested documents from the U.S. Department of Justice in the extortion case against Joran van der Sloot, including his description of killing Natalee Holloway on the island nearly 20 years ago. Van der Sloot agreed as part of a plea deal to describe what happened to Holloway
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mar-a-Lago member and Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt said then-President Donald Trump told him about his private calls with the leaders of Ukraine and Iraq, according to reports published Sunday about private recordings of Pratt, a key prosecution witness in Trump’s classified documents case. The reports from The
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will livestream a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. to present draft drone take-off and landing classification criteria to be used in future park drone use maps. The agency will then invite the public to share their views on the criteria from Oct.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pink is opening up about her past in a new interview with “60 Minutes,” revealing she nearly died of a drug overdose in the ’90s. “I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. They hated each other,” Pink told
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service. The wrongful death lawsuit filed in early October alleges the agency was negligent in the management of the prescribed burn that caused the
Continue ReadingBy Greg Fox, Chelsea Robinson, Dave McDaniel Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, Florida (WESH) — A death investigation is underway after a mother and two children were found dead in Sanford Friday. Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said 31-year-old Catorreia Hutto was pulled from the water Friday morning after she apparently jumped
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Skims, the underwear and apparel brand founded by Kim Kardashian, is hoping to attract new customers: men. The four-year-old shapewear brand is expanding beyond female clothing and into men’s products, with a new lineup launching Thursday that includes briefs, undershirts, boxers and leggings. Prices range from $16
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — A teenager has opened fire at a high school in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, killing one student and wounding two others. The state government says police took the shooter into custody, but authorities have not released details about the suspect. The Folha de S.Paulo newspaper has identified the assailant
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal authorities have released more details and unsealed charges in the theft of more than 2 million dimes earlier this year from a tractor-trailer that had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The truck driver was bound for Miami when he pulled into a parking lot to sleep
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the release of a Maryland man who has been imprisoned for more than four years on charges that he plotted Islamic State group-inspired attacks at an airport and at an entertainment complex in the Washington, D.C., area. Rondell Henry pleaded guilty
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With more kids riding e-bikes in Bend, state Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, is looking to clean up laws which are decades old. She says it’s a crucial first step to make it safer for everyone to be on the road. But bike and pedestrian safety advocates said the state needs to invest in safer routes as well.
Continue ReadingBy Cal Larsen Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. (KETV) — Douglas County residents are being told to stay away from raccoons and other stray animals. The warning comes after a kitten was found with a raccoon-based rabies strain that isn’t native to Omaha area. Ten people came in contact with
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z has weighed in on a longstanding (hypothetical) internet debate over whether to choose a meal with the man himself or half a million dollars. “You’ve gotta take the money,” the rapper/producer/entrepreneur told Gayle King in an interview with CBS. “You’ve got all that in the music for
Continue ReadingBy MIKE TOOLE Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A window washer died in a fall from a skyscraper in Boston early Monday morning. It happened just before 8 a.m. at 100 Summer Street, a 32-story office tower in the financial district. The person has not been identified yet but
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