McCarthy denies reports he’s leaving Congress
By Melanie Zanona, Pamela Brown and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is denying reports that he is expected to step…
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Sam Bankman-Fried stole customer funds from the beginning of FTX, exchange’s co-founder tells jury
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried authorized the illegal use of FTX customers’ funds…
Continue Reading4 members of a Florida family are sentenced for selling a fake COVID-19 cure through online church
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man and his three adult sons were sentenced Friday for selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure through…
Continue ReadingCaretaker of Dominican cemetery where bodies of six newborns were found turns himself in
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police in the Dominican Republic say a caretaker at a cemetery in Santo Domingo wanted for questioning…
Continue ReadingLatinos with advanced degrees more than doubled from 2000 to 2021, study says
CNN By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — The number of Latinos with advanced degrees has more than doubled in the last 20 years, according to a…
Continue ReadingLatinos with advanced degrees more than doubled from 2000 to 2021, study says
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — The number of Latinos with advanced degrees has more than doubled in the last 20 years, according to a new…
Continue ReadingNYT: New Jersey Attorney General has opened an inquiry into 2018 fatal car crash involving Nadine Menendez
By Jeff Winter, Nicki Brown and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The New Jersey attorney general has obtained records from the Bogota, New Jersey,…
Continue ReadingNearly 1,000 migrating songbirds perish after crashing into windows at Chicago exhibition hall
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press David Willard has been checking the grounds of Chicago’s lakefront exhibition center for dead birds for 40…
Continue ReadingChiefs’ Kelce: ‘Just got to keep living’ as relationship with Taylor Swift consumes spotlight
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce says he has to keep “living and enjoying the moments”…
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New Bend Bioscience facility turns drug innovations into reality, for use in clinical trials
A Bend high-tech firm focused on developing enhanced pharmaceutical drug delivery technologies, opened its R&D lab earlier this year and now has…
Continue ReadingGeorgia will be first state with medical marijuana in pharmacies
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies. The Atlanta…
Continue ReadingMigrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights
By JUAN ZAMORANO and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Some migrants say the U.S. government’s plan to restart…
Continue ReadingGuaidó dice a CNN que no le teme a la orden de arresto en Venezuela: Es una “herramienta” de manipulación de Maduro
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El líder opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó le dijo a CNN este viernes que no teme que lo deporten a su país de…
Continue ReadingAn arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the killing of Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger
By Danny Freeman and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Pennsylvania say they have issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of…
Continue ReadingSindicato UAW dice que obtuvo una importante concesión de General Motors y no extenderá su huelga de los “Tres Grandes”
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente del United Auto Workers, Shawn Fain, dijo el viernes que Ford, General Motors y Stellantis…
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Warmer than normal pattern continues, rainy and cooler next week
The late summer feel to the region will continue as we move through the weekend. Highs will be in the low 80s and there will be plenty of sunshine.…
Continue ReadingAuto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession
By TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s…
Continue ReadingOn ‘Carolyn’s Boy,’ Darius Rucker pays loving tribute to his greatest inspiration: his late mother
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Friday, Darius Rucker released “Carolyn’s Boy,” an album in tribute to his late…
Continue ReadingFamilies say faulty vehicle caused cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a…
Continue ReadingJudge denies temporary bid for out-of-state help for North Dakota congressional age limit measure
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota won’t temporarily allow out-of-state petition circulators…
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