AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Margaret Huntley Main, the 1940 Tournament of Roses queen and the oldest living titleholder, has died. She was 102. Main died last Friday in Auburn, California, the Tournament of Roses said in a statement Tuesday. No cause of death was given. She was attending Pasadena City College when she was chosen
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns. The M-44 ejector-devices that critics call “cyanide bombs”
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The book,
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Tina Knowles, the woman responsible for giving the Beyoncé Giselle Knowles life, would like to remind Internet commenters that while girls run the world, moms will burn it down if you come after their children. Knowles on Tuesday came to the defense of her superstar daughter against “ignorant, self-hating,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q — a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence. The announcement, made in Las Vegas at an annual conference the company hosts for its AWS cloud computing service, represents Amazon’s response to rivals who’ve rolled
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It seems that a “Barbie” movie sequel might not happen anytime soon – if at all – but the film’s director Greta Gerwig isn’t completely ruling it out. “I mean, at the moment we are at zero,” Gerwig told Entertainment Tonight on the Gotham Awards red carpet on Monday
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Billionaire hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman and several other business leaders are demanding Harvard University release the names of students whose organizations signed on to a letter blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas. The CEOs want the students blacklisted. But some of those students
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Give the gift of the outdoors and save $5 this season with the Oregon State Parks 12-month parking permit sale during the month of December. The permit hangtag once again features whimsical designs from Portland artist El Tran. Holiday shoppers can buy the annual parking permits for only $25, which is
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen’s drummer is suing a Florida car restoration company that he claims stole $125,000 from him. Max Weinberg filed a lawsuit Sunday against Investment Automotive Group and its owners. He claims the owners promised him a 1957 Mercedes-Benz roadster that would be restored to
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Unidentified assailants wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexico city of Chilpancingo. Prosecutors in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero said all four had been taken to a hospital, but did not say whether their wounds were serious. The shootings occurred Tuesday, and all the journalists appeared to work
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El estadounidense Paul Whelan, quien permanece encarcelado en Rusia, dijo que fue agredido por otro de los presos en su remoto campo de trabajo en Mordovia. En una declaración de audio compartida a CNN, Whelan señaló que “fue agredido por un preso turco, de 50 años, que llegó recientemente a la cárcel
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school district that sparked controversy in 2021 over a decision to ban diversity symbols was in court Tuesday after parents sued it for allegedly violating public meetings law. The trial, which opened in Yamhill County, stems from a lawsuit filed in 2021 by a group of seven parents against
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school district that sparked controversy in 2021 over a decision to ban diversity symbols was in court Tuesday after parents sued it for allegedly violating public meetings law. The trial, which opened in Yamhill County, stems from a lawsuit filed in 2021 by a group of seven parents against
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — More people than ever flocked to stores and websites over the Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday weekend this year, but consumers didn’t quite break the spending record set in recent years. About 200.4 million people, or more than 60% of the US population, shopped over the five
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Netflix’s “The Crown” returns in December with the remaining episodes of Season 6, and royal couple Kate Middleton and Prince William’s romance looks like it will be on full display. On Tuesday, the streamer released new photos of actors Ed McVey and Meg Bellamy, who are portraying the pair
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a
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The freezing fog is breaking up, the mercury is rising above the freezing mark today as sunny skies get us to near normal temperatures. The overnight lows will bottom out in the 20s tonight, with some possible freezing fog returning. The high pressure responsible for the stagnant air in the region is shifting east, opening
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is backing a plan to expand beyond a three-county school voucher program for low-income children by offering public money for private schooling statewide, regardless of family income. The GOP-led Statehouse narrowly approved the so-called education savings accounts initiative in
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica and Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Billionaire investor Charlie Munger, the long-time friend and business partner of Warren Buffett, has died. He was 99 years old. Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm where Munger served as vice chairman, said in a press release that Munger passed “peacefully” on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA HAGER Click here for updates on this story AVON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — “I just can’t believe it,” said Karyll McKechnie, standing over the old well where her 45-year-old son’s body was discovered Saturday. She had reported Keith McKechnie missing more than two months ago. “He left his driver’s license and his Medicare card
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