By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police Chief John Drake says he’s “disturbed” over the unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School in March. Drake confirmed the authenticity of the writings in a statement late Monday evening. Earlier that day,
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Hickey, CNN In the 16 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, all states across the South have restricted or banned abortions except one: Virginia. On Tuesday, Virginia voters will decide who will control the state legislature, which is currently divided between Republicans and Democrats each controlling one chamber. If Republicans
Continue ReadingTAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A 63-year-old Utah woman who had a leg amputated after being attacked by her son’s dogs in her yard in a Salt Lake City suburb last week has died. Police in Taylorsville say the woman died Monday. The woman called 911 on Oct. 31. Responding officers found her still surrounded by
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Gruñidos, rechinar de dientes, ruido de pezuñas… Cuando cae la noche en uno de los campos de golf más pintorescos de Estados Unidos, unos ruidos siniestros resuenan en las paredes rojizas del cañón. Y cuando por la mañana el sol de Arizona ilumina Seven Canyons, la destrucción queda al descubierto. Extensos montículos
Continue ReadingCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge threw out a proposed ballot referendum backed by a statewide teachers union that would give voters the final say on whether to give $380 million in public funding for a proposed $1.5 billion Oakland A’s stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The Monday ruling sided with two
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s poll numbers may be showing stark warning signs over his reelection, but top Democrats see a possible silver lining amid the panic: The sooner they can jolt voters from dismissing the chances that Donald Trump could return to the White House, the better. Inside Biden’s
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Several upset residents in south Deschutes County say hunters shot and killed 3-4 elk last Saturday, one reportedly illegally, in an area they consider way too close to many homes, popular recreation areas and Spring River Road. An already scheduled community meeting Tuesday night became a forum on the issue.
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With Veterans Day around the corner on Saturday, local businesses are giving back to veterans around Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate are proposing tweaks to their plan to help fund repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium that would scale back the state’s contribution and impose a surcharge on non-baseball event tickets. The Legislature’s finance committee is set to vote on the
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press Chile’s National Forestry Corporation has permanently closed a popular glacier, sparking outrage from adventurers and local guides. The decision came after an enormous calving earlier last month prompted a government study in the southern Aysén region. It found the glacier Exploradores in Laguna San Rafael national park is rapidly melting
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor says two couples who allegedly stenciled dozens of blue Stars of David on buildings in Paris and two of its suburbs are linked by a third party living abroad. The prosecutor said the foreign link was based on a telephone conversation of one couple in Russian. The interior minister
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — An off-duty US Park Police officer fatally shot a fellow officer at a gathering inside a Virginia apartment over the weekend by “unintentionally” pulling the trigger on a firearm he thought was unloaded, police said. Alexander Robinson Roy, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and initially was held at
Continue ReadingBy JENNA DEANGELIS Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Teenagers in communities across the country all took to the stage at the same time Monday to amplify the push to end gun violence. CBS New York captured the performance in New York City. A call to end gun violence took
Continue ReadingBy CHARLIE DE MAR Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The Social Security Administration is trying to reclaim billions of dollars from some of the poorest and most vulnerable; payments the Social Security Administration sent, in some cases for years, but now says the people never should have received. It’s a
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The political and economic ramifications from the Israel-Hamas war may provide an impetus to plans for a pipeline conveying offshore natural gas to Cyprus for processing and shipping to foreign markets, the east Mediterranean island nation’s energy minister said Tuesday. The fighting in the Gaza Strip
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Christian Edwards, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italy will build two detention centers in Albania to house migrants trying to reach its shores, Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said Monday, in an attempt to control migration figures that have almost doubled in the year since she took office. Meloni said the facilities
Continue ReadingVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Tuesday as firefighters responded to two wildfires that amid dry conditions and high winds. The declaration allows Virginia to mobilize additional resources, staff and equipment to help with the response, the governor’s office said in a news release. The operation involves the Virginia National Guard, the
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Central Oregon Community College’s long-planned Madras campus expansion just moved closer to its fundraising goal thanks to a recently awarded $1 million grant from the Oregon-based JTMF Foundation, the school announced Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) -– A 50-year-old man was arrested and is facing a federal charge after being accused of sending an email to the rabbi of an in Arizona synagogue, threatening to “execute” the rabbi and other Jewish people. Jeffrey Mindock is charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce
Continue ReadingBy SARA MACHI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Talk about a cool opportunity. NASA is calling on middle and high school students to submit their experiment ideas. The NASA TechRise Challenge is closing in just one week, and NASA will run the winner’s tests aboard a flight. “The whole idea
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