Brief break from the rain, more on the way
Our rainy pattern is a result of several waves of energy moving in from the Pacific. Currently we are in a brief break while we await the next…
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Nigeria’s government budgets for SUVs and president’s wife while millions struggle to make ends meet
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s lawmakers have approved the new government’s first supplemental budget, which…
Continue ReadingYellen says the US economic relationship with China must consider human rights and national security
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington wants to build an economic relationship with…
Continue ReadingAmazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC says
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon used a secret algorithm to essentially help raise prices on other online sites and “destroyed”…
Continue Reading‘All the Light We Cannot See’ earnestly turns the prize-winning book into a dim miniseries
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Everything about “All the Light We Cannot See” – from the World War II backdrop to the starry…
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Deschutes County commissioners OK new rural accessory dwelling unit program: Will it help ease housing crunch?
Starting Dec. 1, owners of eligible properties can apply for rural Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) permits through Deschutes County Community…
Continue ReadingFoley PD arrests man for allegedly selling fake gold bars
By Robert Ristaneo Click here for updates on this story FOLEY, Alabama (WALA) — Foley Police are wanting the public to…
Continue ReadingIndiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim’s abortion
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has determined the state’s attorney general engaged…
Continue ReadingSam Bankman-Fried’s fate is now officially in the hands of 12 jurors
By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s fate is now officially in the hands of a jury of his peers. Over the past four…
Continue ReadingAlleged Mobile gang member pleads guilty to threatening police on Instagram
By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A man who commented on a social media…
Continue ReadingNew child rape charge for man accused of murdering Vancouver mom, daughter
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER Washington (KPTV) — The 28-year-old Vancouver man charged…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota lawmaker’s plane took off without runway lights before the crash that killed his family
By JACK DURA and JOSH FUNK Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota state senator took off from a remote Utah airport last month with…
Continue ReadingFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry —…
Continue ReadingFact check: Donalds makes inaccurate claim about Biden’s income to argue he couldn’t legitimately afford loan to his brother
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer, raised questions in October…
Continue ReadingA New York City lawmaker accused of bringing a gun to a pro-Palestinian protest is arraigned
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City lawmaker has been arraigned on a gun charge after prosecutors say she brought a firearm to a pro-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingAmazon algorithm juiced prices, cost US consumers $1 billion, new FTC lawsuit documents allege
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — When the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon for antitrust violations this fall, a heavily…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos could go on strike this month
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The labor union representing Las Vegas hotel workers has set a strike deadline. The decision…
Continue ReadingAlexander Zverev given penalty order and fined $478K by German court over physical abuse allegations against former partner
By Matias Grez and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — German tennis star Alexander Zverev has been given a penalty order and fined €450,000…
Continue ReadingWalter Davis, five-time NBA All-Star and North Carolina standout, dies at 69
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star who had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns, has died. He was 69. Davis was star…
Continue ReadingMaine mass shooting puts spotlight on a complex array of laws, and a series of missed chances
By DAVID SHARP and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Across the nation, much of the debate around gun rights and…
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