WLS, PATRICK WATSON, ILLINOISNAACP.ORG, CNN By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP is under fire from the state’s governor and others after a leaked video call with NAACP leaders around the state appears to show her comparing recent migrant arrivals to “savages” and saying “they’ve been raping people.” Asked about
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes the biggest pay bump for troops in more than two decades. But the bill also leaves out some of the policy priorities that social conservatives were clamoring for, making for an unusually divisive debate over what is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — One U.S. Marine has died and 14 others were taken to hospitals after an amphibious combat vehicle they were in rolled over during a training at a California base. The Marine Corps says the rollover happened around 6 p.m. Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton during a ground
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Park and Recreation District is hosting its annual Winter Solstice open skate and a Drive-Thru Holiday Food Drive this weekend to help fill the shelves at the NeighborImpact Food Bank. Winter Solstice and Holiday Skate The park district will celebrate the change of seasons on Friday, Dec. 15, with
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court has overturned all convictions against a woman 20 years after a jury found her guilty of killing her four children. Kathleen Folbigg was pardoned at the New South Wales state government’s direction and released from prison in June based on new scientific
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — She’s Time magazine’s person of the year. She’s the most-played artist globally on Spotify. She’s helmed the first tour to gross more than $1 billion and then the highest-grossing concert film of all time. And now Taylor Swift can add one more accolade: A
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Hamas no ha respondido a las propuestas realizadas en días recientes para intentar reanudar las negociaciones sobre rehenes, declaró a CNN una fuente familiarizada con los esfuerzos, mientras Estados Unidos y otros mediadores intentan retomar las conversaciones para liberar a más de las personas secuestrados el 7 de octubre. Qatar –que
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who cut off her ankle monitor and fled the country while awaiting trial last year was found guilty of murder on Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Seattle woman. She was sentenced to life in prison. A jury in Dallas convicted Lisa Dykes of murder and tampering
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s closing argument to Republican voters began to take shape in an Iowa speech on Wednesday ahead of next month’s Iowa caucuses. The front-runner for the Republican nomination sought to galvanize Iowa Republicans by keeping the focus on defeating President Joe Biden, while
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An elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure will break down and shift eastward by Wednesday night into Thursday as a trough approaches the coast. This feature will bring a better chance of precipitation to the Cascades mainly Wednesday night, with some lingering chances of precipitation into Thursday. Overall, snow totals look to be on
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL punter Matt Araiza will be dropped from a civil lawsuit accusing him and others of gang rape, and he is dropping his counter-lawsuit alleging defamation against his accuser as part of an agreement between the parties, attorneys for both sides told CNN Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The US House on Wednesday voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Here’s how each member of the House voted: Read CNN’s full coverage of the vote here. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingMONACA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after prosecutors say he pushed and fatally injured a man at a shooting scene. The state Attorney General’s Office announced the indictment Wednesday against John Hawk, who served with the Center Township police department. The victim was a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman who police say was intoxicated when she drove her vehicle repeatedly through a group of religious demonstrators has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges. Genevienne Marlene Rancuret was arraigned Wednesday in the alleged weekend assault in Billings against members of Israel United
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers if either of two key executives is no longer in place, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Ohtani, who will
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. votaron este miércoles a favor de formalizar una investigación de juicio político contra el presidente Joe Biden, mientras esta iniciativa alcanza una coyuntura crítica y crece la presión de la derecha. En una votación de 221 a 212, todos los miembros del Partido
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge says Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will not be allowed to use allegations that billionaire Jimmy Haslam tried to bribe employees at the Pilot truck stop chain as Berkshire defends itself in a trial over Pilot’s accounting practices. Wednesday’s ruling came in a
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Country singer Luke Combs is making amends to a disabled Florida woman who sells tumblers online after she was ordered to pay him $250,000 when she got snared in a crackdown his lawyers launched against companies that sell unauthorized merchandise with his image or name on it. Combs in an Instagram
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother tearfully testified that her family could be torn apart if the state’s ban on trans health care for children is allowed to take effect. The testimony came Wednesday during the first day of a federal trial seeking to overturn a new law that
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves on Wednesday welcomed Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo and offered his country’s full support as the elected leader continues to face legal challenges from prosecutors who attempt to derail his inauguration. Arévalo personally invited Chaves Wednesday to his swearing in scheduled for Jan. 14. Guatemalan
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