By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission, for a second time, has unanimously rejected a complaint against fake presidential electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for Donald Trump in 2020. The Wisconsin Elections Commission first rejected the complaint in March 2022. But a judge in May ordered
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor says it’s not within his power to drop a criminal charge against a woman who miscarried at her home, regardless of the pressure that national attention is bringing to her case. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins said in a news release late
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — With less than a month to go before voting begins, Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are once again rallying to his defense. That’s after Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled to remove him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, declaring him ineligible under the U.S. Constitution’s
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Toyota is recalling about 1 million cars and SUVs in the United States due to a possible defect that could cause the passenger airbag to fail to deploy in a crash. The recall involves 15 different 2020 and 2021 model year Toyota and Lexus models including the Toyota Camry,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice has charged a high-ranking member of the terrorist organization Hezbollah for his alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday by the DOJ. The 1994 attack – the worst in Argentina’s history – killed 85 people and injured about 300. Samuel Salman El
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Job openings surged and the Great Resignation was in full swing in 2022 as the labor market slowly rebounded from the shocks caused by the pandemic. But new government data illustrates just how strong the record-breaking job market really was. The annual jobless rate for 2022 – known as
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno has landed Donald Trump’s endorsement in the GOP race for a 2024 contender to unseat third-term Democrat Sherrod Brown, among his party’s most vulnerable incumbents. The former president and 2024 presidential candidate backed Moreno, a wealthy Cleveland businessman, in
Continue ReadingBy Addie Meiners Click here for updates on this story MITCHELL, Indiana (WLKY) — There are more than 700 happy children in Mitchell, Indiana, thanks to a hometown hero’s generosity. NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe, a native of Mitchell, gave each elementary school child in the Mitchell School District a brand new Huffy bike on Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Jade Jarvis Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A man is now in police custody after the West Palm Beach Police Department responded to a barricaded individual Monday afternoon. The West Palm Beach Police Department confirmed to WPBF 25 News that around 1 p.m., its detectives attempted
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Homeless Leadership Coalition, Central Oregon’s Continuum of Care, will be kicking off the annual Point in Time Count in Central Oregon on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024. The count is part of a state and national effort to identify the number of individuals experiencing homelessness. A complete count greatly impacts the
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announced Wednesday the appointment of Jacqueline “Jacque” Buchanan as the Regional Forester for the Pacific Northwest Region, effective January 14, 2024. As Regional Forester, Buchanan will oversee management of 16 National Forests, two National Scenic Areas, a National Grassland, and two National Volcanic Monuments within the
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how companies can track and advertise to children, including turning off targeted ads to kids under 13 by default. The federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, requires kid-oriented websites to get parents’ consent
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Oregon State and Washington State are working on a deal to become affiliate members of the West Coast Conference for basketball and other Olympic sports for two years, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. A deal could be done as
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — After the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible for office because of the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban,” some prominent Republicans bashed the “unelected judges” for their decision. “We need elections that we can trust, that we can believe in,” GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Tuesday at a campaign
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La decisión de la Corte Suprema de Colorado de que Donald Trump es constitucionalmente inelegible para aparecer en la boleta electoral en las primarias estatales del próximo año representa una reprimenda sorprendente al expresidente y un nuevo nivel de rendición de cuentas por sus esfuerzos para anular las elecciones de 2020,
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN Washington (CNN) — What. Just. Happened? The S&P 500, the broadest measure of the stock market, tumbled Wednesday afternoon, starting just after 2 pm ET. It was on pace to hit a record — its first in nearly two years. Then, the bottom fell out. Within minutes, the index was down
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New images captured by two of NASA’s space telescopes showcase how the light from young stars can deck the cosmos with holiday cheer. Groupings of stars resembling a Christmas tree aglow with lights and a scintillating snow globe shine in new observations taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una excavación de cinco años en la ladera del Monte Palatino de Roma arrojó un tesoro la semana pasada cuando los arqueólogos descubrieron una sala de banquetes de lujo que data alrededor del siglo I o II a. C., con un mosaico de pared de tamaño considerable, intacto y
Continue ReadingGREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in the Tennessee city of Greeneville are working to determine the cause of a leak of anhydrous ammonia that sent 29 workers to the hospital Wednesday morning. Greeneville City Manager Todd Smith says the fire department was first called to La Quesera Mexicana, a local cheese factory, at 7:15 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Bird, a company that operates scooter- and bicycle-sharing operations globally, including in Bend, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, with the aim to sell its United States operations. The Chapter 11 filing will allow Bird, which describes itself as “the largest micromobility operator in North America,” to restructure while
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