New Baltimore police commissioner confirmed by City Council despite recent challenges
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore City Council has voted to confirm Richard Worley as the city’s new police…
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Space debris investigation results in fine and an ‘admission of liability’ by satellite TV company
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Satellite television company Dish Network has been hit with a $150,000 fine for failing to properly dispose of…
Continue ReadingIowa promises services to kids with severe mental and behavioral needs after lawsuit cites failures
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press Iowa’s health agency has said it will take steps to develop home and community-based services for children…
Continue ReadingEncuentran a Charlotte Sena, la niña de 9 años desaparecida en Nueva York, dice la Policía: hay un sospechoso bajo custodia
macamilarincon (CNN) –– Charlotte Sena, la niña de 9 años que desapareció en el norte del estado de Nueva York hace dos días, fue encontrada…
Continue ReadingRep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, throwing House into new turmoil
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his…
Continue ReadingGuatemalans block highways across the country to protest ongoing election turmoil
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of people have blocked highways across Guatemala in reaction to the attorney general’s office seizing vote…
Continue ReadingElon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as…
Continue ReadingElon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and ADAM BEAM Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 children die in Utah plane crash
By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A North Dakota state senator, his wife and their two young children died in a plane crash as they were traveling…
Continue Reading5 died of exposure to chemical in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies find
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Preliminary autopsies show that five people who were killed in a central Illinois…
Continue ReadingEl presidente de Costa Rica dice que la oleada de migrantes genera una “enorme presión” en el país
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La oleada de migrantes que atraviesa Latinoamérica rumbo a Estados Unidos genera una enorme presión sobre Costa…
Continue ReadingFlorida minimum wage raised to $12 an hour as part of 2020 constitutional amendment
By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — Florida’s minimum wage rose by one dollar Saturday to $12/hour. The increase is the result of a constitutional…
Continue Reading95-year-old painter threatened with eviction from Cape Cod dune shack wins five-year reprieve
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) — A 95-year-old painter and his family who were threatened with eviction from their dune shack at the Cape Cod National…
Continue ReadingChargers QB Justin Herbert not expected to miss time despite broken middle finger on left hand
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Justin Herbert is not expected to miss any playing time despite having a broken middle finger on his non-throwing hand.…
Continue ReadingArmy officer pepper-sprayed during traffic stop asks for a new trial in his lawsuit against police
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Army lieutenant who was struck and pepper-sprayed by two police officers…
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Wyden introduces bipartisan bill to crack down on identity fraud from use of AI
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that he and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., will introduce bipartisan legislation to combat…
Continue ReadingExclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump
CNN By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent (CNN) — John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald…
Continue ReadingPope Francis suggests for first time some people in same-sex unions could be blessed
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis has suggested for the first time that people in same-sex unions could be blessed by…
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Update: Planned 350-acre prescribed burn along Highway 20 NW of Sisters canceled due to heavy rainfall
The Sisters Ranger District’s 350-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday four miles northwest of Sisters adjacent to the eastern side of Highway…
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