By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — While workers were counting ballots for primary elections in August, the elections office in King County, Washington, received a suspicious envelope that turned out to contain trace amounts of fentanyl. It happened again this week, and not just in Washington state, where the office was processing
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For many, watching the classic holiday movie “Elf” has been a heartwarming tradition for 20 years. This November, the American Red Cross is encouraging people to add a new tradition as the holiday season begins: Spread cheer with a blood or platelet donation. And there’s an ‘Elf’-related gift in it for you. Donations
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Hubo un momento que pasó desapercibido esta semana, mientras el príncipe de Gales visitaba Singapur. Todas las miradas estaban puestas en la ostentosa ceremonia de entrega de su ambicioso premio Earthshot de US$ 50 millones, que se celebró en Asia por primera vez. Allí, el príncipe William y un elenco repleto
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Israel’s national soccer team has arrived in Kosovo amid tight security measures at the airport ahead of a postponed European Championship qualifier. The team’s two buses were accompanied by several police vehicles and armed officers as it left the airport. There was also tight security at the hotel where the team
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education announced it will use “secret shoppers” to help monitor the student loan repayment process, as payments for millions of borrowers restarted last month following a pause during the Covid-19 pandemic that lasted more than three years. The department outlined framework Thursday for a student loan oversight program
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A pond in Hawaii looks like something right out of a fairy tale. Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30, officials say, after its salt content surged amid an extreme drought.
Continue ReadingCNN By Abigail Holmes and Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — A pond in Hawaii looks like something right out of a fairy tale. Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30, officials say, after its
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With new categories, “Barbie” and SZA — there’s a lot to discuss regarding the 2024 Grammy Award nominations. But who didn’t make the cut? And what were the best surprises of all? If there is something to pop bottles over, it is the seven nominations
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is dropping her bid for the governor’s office to run for Congress. Franz, a Democrat who lives in Grays Harbor County, is running to replace retiring Rep. Derek Kilmer, who has served the 6th Congressional District since 2013. In an announcement
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions
Continue ReadingBy ZINNIA MALDONADO Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A subway rider was stabbed with a screwdriver Thursday night in Manhattan. The stabbing happened around 10 p.m. on a southbound 1 train at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station. Police said the 61-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the lip
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Netflix has revealed the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The trailer shows how the live-action version of the characters look and also reveals a premiere date of Feb. 22. Featured in the series will be Katara (Kiawentiio), Sokka (Ian Ousley), Prince Zuko (Dallas
Continue ReadingBy JESSE ZANGER Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Thousands of rabbis will visit a sacred site in Queens Friday. The rabbis from Chabad Lubavitch say they are praying for the people of Israel, Jews everywhere, and humanity at the resting place of the rebbe, rabbi Menachem Schneerson in
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An illegal voting scheme in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has become a rallying cry for former President Donald Trump and his supporters who are still pushing false claims about 2020 election security and trying to sow doubts ahead of the 2024 presidential contest. While election experts say this fearmongering about fraud in US elections is overblown, they say
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Environmental activist Jill Stein is launching another long-shot Green Party bid for the presidency. The physician from Lexington, Massachusetts, says she’s running to offer people a choice outside of what she calls “the failed two-party system.” The rise of third-party and independent candidates has sparked concerns among Democratic and
Continue ReadingALBION, Mich. (AP) — A man who was accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in southwestern Michigan is out of prison after 35 years. Authorities agree that Louis Wright was wrongly convicted. They’re convinced after DNA testing excluded him as the perpetrator. Wright’s convictions from 1988 have been set
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA PERLMAN, CHARLIE DE MAR Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Beverly family was carjacked at gunpoint outside their home in a brazen crime last week, and it was all caught on surveillance video. The violent intrusion happened just steps from the family’s door this past Thursday night. Two
Continue ReadingBy MARYBEL GONZALEZ Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Since the migrant crisis began more than a year ago, 20,500 migrants have arrived in Chicago. CBS 2’s Marybel González on Wednesday visited a church that has been going above and beyond from the start – and met a family who has
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell often tells the story of a letter that his father, a foot soldier in World War II, wrote to his mother while he was stationed in Eastern Europe in 1945, as the United States was liberating the region from Nazi rule.
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks are playing a home game in the NBA’s In-Season Tournament for the first time on Friday night. But they will do so on their regular court and not the special-edition tournament court. The NBA said “a manufacturing issue” kept the Mavericks from having a ready-for-tournament-play court delivered in time
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