Toys R Us is opening in America’s biggest mall as part of its comeback
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Just a few years ago, Toys R Us was on its way to the retail graveyard after going out of business.…
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The 2024 Republican presidential field is rapidly shrinking. But is it too late to stop Trump?
By STEVE PEOPLES, MEG KINNARD and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican Party’s once-crowded 2024 presidential…
Continue ReadingPop singer Pink will give away 2,000 banned books at Miami area concerts this week
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Pink will give away 2,000 banned books at her South Florida shows this week in partnership with the literary and…
Continue ReadingBlinken acknowledges disagreements within State Department on Israel-Hamas war in email to staff
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged disagreements within the State…
Continue ReadingAaron Rodgers tells NBC he targets a mid-December return from torn Achilles tendon
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his goal is to return from a torn Achilles tendon…
Continue ReadingJury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A jury has begun deliberating at the federal trial of a former…
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Museum at Warm Springs set to close for installation of new HVAC system
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs will be closed for the installation of a new Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)…
Continue ReadingEncuentran sin vida a Ociel Baena, la primera persona no binaria en la magistratura electoral en México
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo, la primera persona no binaria en ser integrante del Tribunal Electoral de…
Continue ReadingMexican LGBTQ+ figure found dead at home after receiving death threats
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in Mexico has been found dead…
Continue ReadingNew York City Mayor ducks questions on FBI investigation, but pledges to cooperate with inquiry
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has sidestepped questions for now about an FBI investigation that prompted agents to seize his…
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Oregon jury awards man more than $3 million after officer accused him of trying to steal a car
SALEM, Oregon (AP) — A jury in Oregon has awarded a man more than $3.1 million after a police officer accused him of trying to steal a car he was…
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With Oregon’s fire season over, state sends dozens of firefighters to help battle blazes in Kentucky, N. Carolina
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Though fire season has subsided in Oregon, other parts of the country are strained for resources as they hit their peak. In…
Continue ReadingIs Hamas hiding in Gaza’s main hospital? Israel’s claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Donald Trump Jr.’s return to court in the $250 million civil fraud trial
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump Jr. returned to the witness stand Monday to give his…
Continue ReadingMore than 1 in 6 US adults and adolescents had a substance use disorder in 2022, federal survey finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older – more than 1 in 6 – had a substance use disorder…
Continue ReadingParents of Michigan school shooter will have separate trials, judge says
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter will have separate trials for their alleged roles in the deaths of four students. A…
Continue ReadingHouse pushes off impeachment of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas for handling of southern border
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to push off a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary…
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Wildfire, drought have caused $11.2 billion damage to West Coast private forests over past 20 years, OSU study finds
Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two…
Continue ReadingConfederate military relics dumped during Union offensive unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of Civil War relics are being conserved after their discovery…
Continue ReadingA timeline of the killings of four University of Idaho students
By Alaa Elassar, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The killings of four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home in Moscow…
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