JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This Rudolph won’t be leading his pals Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid through the Christmas Eve sky. But maybe he’ll lead them back out to sea someday. For now the seven Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles are among 13 given holiday-themed names as they are treated at Loggerhead Marinelife
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver. The death of Pablo Teodoro III is the third since 2016 in
Continue ReadingBy SARAH BRUMFIELD, JOHN RABY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press A police officer who repeatedly punched a Black woman during an arrest in North Carolina last month has been suspended, after authorities released new video of the encounter that showed a broader view of what happened than bystander footage shared on social media. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday recessed the racketeering trial against alleged members of Young Slime Life, or YSL – a street gang Fulton County prosecutors say is led by Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug – until the new year, after one of the co-defendants was stabbed in jail. The trial will
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Molly English, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California won’t seek reelection in 2024. Cardenas’ district, California’s 29th, is in the San Fernando Valley and is solidly blue. The congressman has represented the Los Angeles County district since 2013. The move makes Cardenas the latest in a string of
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, Molly English, Ethan Cohen and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — We tracked how long each candidate talked at the third Republican primary presidential debate in Miami. Former President Donald Trump once again didn’t participate in Wednesday evening’s event, while he remains the frontrunner in the GOP field ahead of the other candidates. Read
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Warsaw (Reuters) — A far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the country’s parliament on Tuesday during an event with members of the Jewish community, provoking outrage and leading the speaker to exclude him from the sitting. Footage posted on the website of private broadcaster TVN24 showed Grzegorz
Continue ReadingCONWAY, Wash. (AP) — Responders set up a containment boom after a gasoline spill from the weekend failure of part of a pipeline in northwest Washington state, but federal regulators reported no signs Tuesday of any fuel reaching the Skagit River. About 25,660 gallons (97,100 liters) of gasoline spilled after a small tube leading from
Continue ReadingCONWAY, Wash. (AP) — Responders set up a containment boom after a gasoline spill from the weekend failure of part of a pipeline in northwest Washington state, but federal regulators reported no signs Tuesday of any fuel reaching the Skagit River. About 25,660 gallons (97,100 liters) of gasoline spilled after a small tube leading from
Continue ReadingGEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Oil giant ExxonMobil says it will keep ramping up production in offshore Guyana despite the escalation of a territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela, which claims that oil-rich region as its own. ExxonMobil Guyana said in a brief statement posted Monday that it was reaffirming its “long-term commitment to Guyana” as tensions
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Jersón, Ucrania (CNN)– No es la guerra para la que esta unidad de drones compuesta por cuatro hombres se alistó inicialmente, atando viejas granadas y morteros a diminutos drones comprados en Internet y utilizando auriculares de realidad virtual para dirigirlos contra objetivos rusos, pero es tan eficaz como accesible. En una vieja y
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A West Linn man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to conspiring with others to illegally import and sell $2.5 million in counterfeit N95 masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jiang Yu, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. According to court documents, in May 2020,
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A prominent opposition figure on trial in Tunisia on charges of undermining state security is warning that efforts to prosecute her are sowing fear about civil rights and liberties. Chaima Issa is a leader in the coalition of parties opposed to President Kais Saied. She
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Moments after a Nebraska priest called 911 to report that a man was standing in his kitchen with a knife, a dispatcher on the line heard screaming and a struggle. A deputy arriving a few minutes later heard the priest shout, “Help me,” before he found
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Big Bang Theory” star Kate Micucci underwent a recent surgery for lung cancer. Micucci, who played Lucy on the CBS sitcom, shared the news of her diagnosis and treatment on social media over the weekend. “Hey everybody, this is not a TikTok, it’s a ‘Sick Tok,’” she said. “I’m
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Pennsylvania man who completed more than 7,800 individual darknet fentanyl sales in less than two years and was linked by investigators to dozens of fatal overdoses across the United States was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday for distributing a fentanyl analogue on AlphaBay, a former darknet marketplace, that
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The University of Pennsylvania’s board of trustees is tapping J. Larry Jameson, its longest serving dean, to become the school’s interim president, replacing Liz Magill, following her resignation last weekend. Jameson is dean of UPenn’s medical school and will take the helm of the Ivy League institution
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Voting has closed in Egypt’s presidential election that is almost certain to see President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi secure a third term. The election has been overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a conflict on Egypt’s eastern border that threatens to expand into wider regional turmoil. According to a timetable published by
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PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Gas prices continue their downward movement in all 50 states as the holidays approach, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Most gas stations in Oregon are now selling regular gas for less than $4 a gallon, and nationwide, about 60% of all fuel locations have gas below $3 a gallon. Lower crude oil
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that Israel was losing international support because of its “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza, speaking out in unusually strong language just hours before the United Nations demanded a humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. “Israel’s security can rest on
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