By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn, (AP) — NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights deal that will run from 2025 through the 2031 season. The Cup Series will include existing partners Fox Sports and NBC while Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon have joined the package.
Continue ReadingBy Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for labeling her a candidate of the Republican Party “establishment,” saying his remarks were “what a candidate says when they are losing.” “There is nothing establishment about a candidate who was the tea party candidate who ran for
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio to settle a lawsuit over environmental threats. The threats are from toxic chemicals used at a former DuPont facility in neighboring West Virginia. The settlement announced Wednesday involves DuPont, the
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown out in 2024’s presidential election and beyond. In a new directive Wednesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration asked counties to start using a standard
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue in an antisemitic attack two years ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Twenty-year-old Franklin Sechriest was sentenced on Wednesday. He had previously pleaded guilty to arson and a hate crime causing damage to religious property on Halloween 2021.
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Federal inspectors have levied fines against two construction companies in connection with a worker’s death at Lambeau Field earlier this year. The stadium is home to the Green Bay Packers. WLUK-TV reports that 27-year-old Joshua Shaw died in June after he was struck by a dumbwaiter car while working inside
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un ciberataque a la popular empresa de gestión de identidad Okta en septiembre resultó mucho más extenso de lo que se creía anteriormente, pues hackers robaron datos de todos los usuarios en el sistema de atención al cliente de la firma, reveló la compañía este miércoles. La declaración de Okta este
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed in federal court is alleging negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents of a Kentucky town from their homes just before the Thanksgiving holiday. The train derailed Nov. 22 near Livingston, and residents who evacuated could
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — After nine years with the Sunriver Police Department and over 28 years of service in law enforcement, Sunriver Chief of Police Michael Womer will retire as of Thursday, the department announced. The Sunriver Service District Board unanimously voted at its September monthly meeting to appoint Stephen Lopez as the new police
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona grand jury indicted two local Republican officials who balked at certifying their county’s general election results by the legal deadline in 2022 – in a standoff with state officials that drew national attention at the time. Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd, 61, and Tom Crosby, 64, each
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Randol — a Missouri-based mother of two boys, ages 6 and 10 — recently posted a message on a popular Facebook parenting group about Robux, the virtual gaming currency for the platform Roblox: Target was having a 40%-off sale for Robux. In the moments that followed, nearly
Continue ReadingBy Jamy Pombo Sesselman Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Harvard University has joined the list of schools under investigation by the Department of Education’s Civil Rights unit. Harvard has been the site of a number of pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian protests since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas and subsequent
Continue ReadingBy Jamy Pombo Sesselman Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A teenager is accused of bringing a loaded gun to a charter school in South Boston. Police said staff members at UP Academy Boston on Dorchester Street found the gun Tuesday in the 14-year-old student’s backpack. The boy was removed
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Members of five American families whose loved ones were kidnapped on October 7 described the “psychological warfare” from Hamas as they’ve been waiting for any news to emerge about their children and relatives. The family members spoke to CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview in Washington, DC, Wednesday,
Continue ReadingBy Fabiana Chaparro and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man convicted of threatening Georgia election officials online after the 2020 election was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday. Chad Christopher Stark, who pleaded guilty to one count of a sending a threat using a telecommunications device in August, also was sentenced to
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man has been charged in the theft of multiple propane tanks earlier this month, McDowell County officials said. McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged James William Effler, age 46, with Felony Breaking or Entering and Felony Larceny After Breaking
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Florida school district has temporarily removed a high school principal and other members of staff from their positions while it investigates allegations that a transgender student played on a girls’ volleyball team, education officials said. Transgender girls are banned from playing female sports
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One Henderson County family and several community members are rallying after they believe a dog named Steffie was wrongfully shot and killed by a deputy. The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that shortly after 2
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Expect a series of wintry storms to impact the region for the next several days. Heavy mountain snow is likely Thursday – Saturday and a wintry mix of rain and snow will impact the high desert. A Winter Weather Advisory will be in place for the Cascades and portions of Deschutes and Jefferson counties beginning
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Jamie Dimon, CEO de JPMorgan Chase, emitió una fuerte advertencia a Wall Street este miércoles: la inflación podría aumentar aún más y la recesión no está fuera de las posibilidades. “Muchas cosas que estamos viendo son peligrosas e inflacionarias. Estén preparados”, dijo en la Cumbre DealBook de The New York Times
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