Late-night fire destroys Alfalfa-area home; 5 pets perish in blaze
State fire investigators are helping look for the cause of a house fire late Monday night that destroyed an Alfalfa-area home and killed five pets.
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Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark verdict welcomed by advocates as a sign of growing acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights. The ruling by the top court’s 15-judge
Continue Reading1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot (30 centimeters) of snow in the Helena, Montana, area by Wednesday, sending an army of snowplows and sand trucks out onto the roads. Residents woke up to swirling snow and the sound of
Continue ReadingLA police commission says officers violated lethal force policy in struggle with man who later died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners says two officers involved in a struggle that ended with the death of teacher violated the LAPD’s policy on use of lethal force. Commissioners on Tuesday adopted findings by the police chief that the officers were “out of policy” when they pressed on Keenan
Continue ReadingAnother US city now has coveted Michelin-star dining
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Georgia’s capital city — home to the world’s busiest airport — can now boast Michelin-star restaurants as another reason to stop and stay awhile. Five Atlanta restaurants were awarded one Michelin star on Tuesday night during a ceremony at the downtown Rialto Center for the Arts. Atlas, Bacchanalia,
Continue ReadingHonolulu tells story of healers with dual male and female spirit through new plaque in Waikiki
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu officials on Tuesday introduced a new interpretive plaque for four large boulders in the center of Waikiki that honor Tahitian healers of dual male and female spirit who visited Oahu some 500 years ago. The centuries-old boulders — one for each of the four visiting healers
Continue ReadingUN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations within a day
By Helen Regan, Rob Picheta, Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The main United Nations agency in Gaza says it will have to halt aid operations within a day if fuel is not delivered, in what the organization says would mark the end of a “lifeline” for civilians. While some aid has reached
Continue ReadingUN agency warns its fuel will run dry on Wednesday as Palestinian officials say 700 Gazans killed in a single day
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The main United Nations agency working in Gaza said it will be forced to halt its operations by Wednesday evening due to a lack of fuel, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis, as Israeli airstrikes on the besieged strip killed more than 700 people in 24 hours, according to Palestinian
Continue Reading‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree’s longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, said the actor had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died at his
Continue ReadingVermont ski town says it’s ‘waiting with open arms’ for the winter season after severe flooding
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press LUDLOW, Vt. (AP) — As winter approaches, a Vermont ski town that was hit by severe flooding this summer wants to get the word out that its very much open, with only a handful of businesses still rebuilding. Ludlow, home to the Okemo ski resort, was one of the hardest
Continue ReadingSupport for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucuses
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Steve Rowland peered beneath the brim of his baseball cap and admonished the roughly 500 people at Rising Sun Church of Christ in the Des Moines suburb of Altoona. It had been three days since Hamas attacked Israel and killed hundreds of civilians. In Iowa, where
Continue ReadingBorn after Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, 2 big flood control projects get underway in New Jersey
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — A decade after they were envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect densely populated cities in New Jersey just outside New York City are getting underway. A project in Hoboken and one in the densely
Continue ReadingParents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press At least four states that have made most children eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to private schools are seeing more families using the programs than planned. It’s especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school can now take
Continue ReadingMike Johnson, a staunch Louisiana conservative, is elected House speaker as GOP moves past chaos
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the major seat of U.S. power and ending for now the weeks of political chaos in their majority. Johnson, 51,
Continue ReadingRussia maneuvers carefully over the Israel-Hamas war as it seeks to expand its global clout
By The Associated Press Russia has issued carefully calibrated criticism of both sides in the war between Israel and Hamas. But the conflict also is giving Moscow bold new opportunities — to advance its role as a global power broker and challenge Western efforts to isolate it over Ukraine. While Moscow lacks leverage to mediate
Continue ReadingEsto es lo que necesitas tener para estar bien preparado antes y después del paso de un huracán
Laila Abu Shihab (CNN) — En las zonas que pueden ser golpeadas por huracanes es buena idea tener un armario o un lugar donde puedas almacenar las cosas que necesitarás si un desastre golpea de repente la región donde vives o debes evacuar de inmediato. También es importante que sepas cuál es la diferencia entre
Continue ReadingTrump ally Mike Johnson elected House speaker three weeks after McCarthy ouster
CNN By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the new House speaker on Wednesday – a major leadership change that comes three weeks after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingJapan’s automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo show to catch up with Tesla, other electric rivals
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — “We love battery EVs.” Takero Kato, the executive in charge of electric vehicles at Toyota, said that not once, but twice, to emphasize what he considers the message at this year’s Tokyo auto show. It’s a message ringing clear at the Tokyo Mobility Show, which will
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years.
Continue ReadingTexas AG sues Biden administration for cutting razor wire at the US-Mexico border
By Sarah Dewberry and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he’s suing the Biden administration for allegedly cutting concertina wire at the US-Mexico border. Federal agents, the Republican said in the lawsuit, implemented a policy in late September that saw to the destruction of the wiring, which he
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