By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian congressional panel on Wednesday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup. An inquiry panel of senators and representatives mostly allied with the current leftist President Luiz
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say the father of three children who died in an overnight house fire has been arrested and faces three counts of second-degree murder. The arrest of Joseph Washington was announced at a Wednesday news conference where police chief Anne Kirkpatrick lamented what she called a “horrific” incident of
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With temperatures cooling and widespread rain soaking the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry protection districts have terminated fire season restrictions, marking the end of the 2023 Oregon fire season declarations.
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials say an armed man who demanded to see Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has been arrested again on a suspected concealed carry violation. Police arrested Joshua Pleasnick on Tuesday. He was released Wednesday after prosecutors declined to add more charges against him. Pleasnick already faces a misdemeanor count of openly carrying
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, Chris Boyette and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens escaped injury after being hit by a car following an argument in Calabasas, California, on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. After deputies were called to the scene, Owens told them he was involved
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Norma has strengthened off Mexico’s Pacific coast and is heading toward Los Cabos, at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. And in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Tammy was moving toward the islands of Barbados, Dominica, and Martinique and Guadeloupe with winds of 40 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Delta Air Lines is easing off some recent changes to its SkyMiles loyalty program that sparked criticism from frequent flyers. The changes are aimed at the most loyal travelers who have built up years of status at the airline as well as business travelers and Delta’s (DAL) credit card
Continue ReadingSAN BENITO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a South Texas police officer has been fatally shot after joining in an hourslong pursuit of two men after they fled a traffic stop. The pursuit led officers on a chase through several cities before the men were arrested. Authorities say San Benito Lt. Milton Resendez was fatally
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix has disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers. In an effort to bring in even more revenue, Netflix also announced it’s raising the price for its most
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Matthew Chance, Florence Davey-Attlee, Scott Glover and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — When Hamas militants broke through the Gaza fence in this month’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the kibbutz of Mefalsim – less than two miles from the border – was on the front lines. Toting AK-47 rifles and grenade launchers, one
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running legal case against the thrift store chain Savers Value Village turned out to be no bargain, as the state has been ordered to pay the company nearly $4.3 million in legal fees. King County Superior Court Judge David Whedbee issued the
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war. Starbucks sued Workers United in federal court in Iowa Wednesday, saying a pro-Palestinian social media post from a union account early in the Israel-Hamas war
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lauryn Hill kicked off her “Miseducation” tour to a hometown crowd. The “Ms. Lauryn Hill & Fugees: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour opened Tuesday night in Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center, located about 20 minutes away from her hometown of East Orange. The
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MAIQUETIA, Venezuela (AP) — A flight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. under new measures by the Biden administration has landed outside the South American country’s capital. The plane that arrived Wednesday near Caracas is the first of what U.S. officials say will be more
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949 Birth place: Tel Aviv, Israel Birth name: Binyamin Netanyahu Father: Benzion Netanyahu, a historian Mother: Cela (Segal) Netanyahu Marriages: Sara Ben-Artzi (1991-present); Fleur Cates (1981-1988, divorced); Miriam Haran (divorced) Children: with Sara
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas city has agreed to a $175,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by four passengers on one of President Joe Biden’s campaign buses in 2020 that was surrounded by a caravan of Donald Trump supporters. The settlement was announced Wednesday. The highway episode was days
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La tormenta tropical Tammy se formó en la zona central del Atlántico, a 1.000 km al este de las Islas de Barlovento, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos. Por el sistema, se ha emitido una alerta de tormenta tropical para Barbados, Dominica, Martinica y Guadalupe. Tammy registra vientos sostenidos
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Elizabeth Smart, children’s advocate and kidnapping survivor. Personal Birth date: November 3, 1987 Birth name: Elizabeth Ann Smart Father: Ed Smart, real-estate and mortgage broker Mother: Lois Smart Marriage: Matthew Gilmour (February 18, 2012-present) Children: Olivia, November 2018; James, April 2017; Chloe, February
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A Bend woman whose three dogs allegedly fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp in July made her first court appearance Tuesday on manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges, a month after her indictment and a day after her arrest.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of journalist and former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1931 Birth place: Wharton, Texas Birth name: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. Father: Daniel Irvin Rather Sr., oil pipeliner Mother: Byrl (Page) Rather Marriage: Jean (Goebel) Rather (April 21, 1957-present)
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