By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden joked about ignoring his sagging poll numbers in Nevada and thanked the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights for their role in helping the city recover from the 2017 mass shooting when he honored them Monday at a White House ceremony for winning the Stanley
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of Jewish peace activists and their allies converged at a major train station in downtown Chicago during rush hour Monday morning, blocking the entrance to the Israeli consulate and demanding U.S. support for an Israel cease-fire as battles rage in northern Gaza. Midwestern Jews
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday announced a code of conduct in an attempt to bolster the public’s confidence in the court after months of news stories alleging that some of the justices have been skirting ethics regulations. In a brief statement the justices said that the
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former President Donald Trump ‘s oldest sister, has died at age 86 at her home in New York. Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of
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Firefighters across the Deschutes National Forest are continuing pile burning this week, as favorable conditions exist, officials said Monday.
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement. The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — Government officials, public health professionals and concerned parents are calling on Congress to ban water beads, a children’s toy that they say poses significant health risks. In a news conference Monday, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey announced that he will be introducing a bill at the House
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British convert to Islam who was convicted in Turkey of being part of the Islamic State group was sentenced to eight years in prison in Britain on Monday after he pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Aine Leslie Davis was deported from Turkey in August 2022 and detained on arrival at London’s
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El tráiler completo de “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” de Zack Snyder promete una aventura en otro mundo. Según la sinopsis oficial de la película de Netflix, “Después de un aterrizaje forzoso en una luna en los confines más lejanos del universo, Kora (Boutella), una
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Western countries are calling on Russia to end domestic repression of dissident voices and to end its war in Ukraine, as Russia came under a regular review at the U.N.’s top human rights body. A delegation from Moscow defended Russia’s right to ensure law and order by
Continue ReadingBy ELYSSA KAUFMAN, DARIUS JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Hundreds of Jewish supporters and Palestinian allies from across the Midwest took over the Ogilvie Transportation Center, protesting Israel’s actions in Gaza, and demanding a ceasefire. The rally began around 9 a.m., and many protesters remained inside the train station
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL ABEYTA Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Juan Carlos Pioltelli-Chavez’s home isn’t much, but he keeps it nice. “We have to clean and everything so it’s cool,” Pioltelli-Chavez said. He and the rest of the migrants living in a makeshift camp between the Highlands neighborhood and downtown Denver are
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former mayor says that a powerful and feared gang leader in Haiti who was once a math and physics teacher was killed in a neighborhood within a sprawling seaside slum that he controlled for years. Former mayor Esaïe Beauchard told Radio Galaxie FM Monday that
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 10.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.14/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 37.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 63.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party appears to have dodged the possible large-scale desertions of disappointed hopeful candidates in the run-up to the country’s 2024 elections. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced on Monday that he would not leave President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party. Ebrard had wanted the party’s nomination for
Continue ReadingBy DEAN FIORESI, DANIELLE RADIN Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCAL KCBS) — Los Angeles city leaders gathered Monday morning to address the destructive storage yard fire that has forced the indefinite closure of the I-10 Freeway, making clear that there are actions underway to ease the expected traffic nightmares that will
Continue ReadingRUSTON, La. (AP) — A knife attack at Louisiana Tech University in the north Louisiana city of Ruston left four women injured. Three of them were seriously hurt and were hospitalized in Shreveport. Two were in critical condition. The university said a 23-year-old student was captured within minutes of the attack. Ruston Police Chief Steve
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A hiker who was unprepared for conditions at over 13,000 feet up in the Colorado Rockies was rescued when searchers followed footprints in freshly fallen snow to find them “alive but very hypothermic,” rescuers said. “When inclement weather moved in the hiker found themself unprepared; out of water, with
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El excanciller de México, Marcelo Ebrard, anunció este lunes que permanecerá en el partido oficialista Morena tras confirmar que inició un “entendimiento” con la aspirante presidencial Claudia Sheinbaum, quien prometió indagar presuntas irregularidades en el proceso interno para elegir a su abanderado y del cual fue seleccionada ella. En conferencia de
Continue ReadingGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A 19-year-old Michigan man accused of wanting to inspire violence against Jewish people has pleaded guilty to making threats over social media. Seann Pietila has been in custody since June. The FBI says he used Instagram to spread neo-Nazi ideology, discuss plans to kill people and compliment mass shooters. In
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