By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WCBS) — There was a wild intruder at a New Jersey elementary school this week. Toms River Police posted a video on Facebook showing a deer running through the hallways at Cedar Grove Elementary. They say a resident witnessed the animal
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The Philadelphia City Council passed a bill Thursday that bans the use of ski masks in parks, schools, public transit or other city-owned buildings, a move they say will help law enforcement solve crimes but that civil rights advocates believe will criminalize people of color. The bill, passed
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed the hate crime conviction of a man who posted notes at homes with rainbow flags and emblems, urging them to “burn that gay flag.” The majority rejected Robert Clark Geddes’ claim that his conviction for trespassing as a hate crime violated his free speech
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Black Americans living in Southeastern states are more likely to be impacted by extreme heat, hurricanes and flooding than the overall population, according to a new analysis released Thursday by the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Researchers compared the location of some Black communities with analyses showing climate hazards, like wildfires, extreme heat, hurricanes and flooding.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Es la “torre inclinada” que se ha mantenido en pie, torcida pero constante, durante casi 1.000 años. Pero ahora, los días de la torre Garisenda en Bolonia, Italia, podrían estar contados. Tras unas investigaciones del mes pasado, la ciudad está impulsando un plan de protección civil para el “colapso repentino e
Continue ReadingBy TIM MCNICHOLAS, WALTER SMITH RANDOLPH Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Overdoses in the hallway, drug paraphernalia littered in the building, and two years of complaints without results. What’s a landlord to do but go to court? In one Harlem apartment building, that solution hasn’t been quick. CBS New
Continue ReadingBy DAVE PEHLING Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Two boaters were pulled from the water Thursday afternoon when their small vessel capsized and sank off Baker Beach in San Francisco, according to fire officials. San Francisco Fire said they received their first call about the incident just before 12
Continue ReadingBy SHAWN CHITNIS Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A small business owner in the city’s Fillmore Street shopping district says a recent case of counterfeit money has her taking extra precautions during the holiday shopping season. One bill was enough for her to buy more equipment and better manage
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Lo criticó fuertemente y lo acusó de haber dilapidado más de US$ 15.000 millones de reservas del Banco Central cuando estuvo al frente de la autoridad monetaria durante el Gobierno de Mauricio Macri para evitar una devaluación del peso. Pero ahora, el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, confirmó que Luis
Continue ReadingReview by Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — For those of us who want a little more Godzilla with our giant monster fare than, say, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” look no further than the fresh and fierce Japanese import “Godzilla Minus One,” which is a return to form for the city-stomping cultural icon. The most refreshing
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are demanding that Hunter Biden appear this month for a closed-door deposition, rejecting his offer to testify publicly while pledging to release a transcript of the private interview for transparency. House Oversight Committee chair James Comer and Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan reiterated the parameters
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Adam Laxalt, one of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ closest friends in politics, is stepping down from his role as chairman of a super PAC supporting the Republican’s presidential campaign, a source with knowledge of the move confirmed. Laxalt, who was roommates with DeSantis during naval officer training, joined Never
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Michigan regulators have approved a $500 million plan to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The state Public Service Commission on Friday approved the proposal for the tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac. The project still
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, Vedika Sud and Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Behind the closed doors of bedrooms across India, the anachronistic opinions of a 17th Century jurist still guide the rules of sex between husband and wife. Englishman Matthew Hale famously considered women to become their husband’s possession on marriage, a belief written into English common
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When you’re in Redmond, there’s a new option downtown for grabbing a sweet treat. The frozen yogurt shop Cuppa Yo, with two locations in Bend, just opened its Redmond location this week on SW Sixth Street. Popular flavors at Cuppa Yo include almond milk, eggnog, alpine vanilla and dark chocolate.
Continue ReadingThe weather turned out to be pretty agreeable and a big crowd turned out Friday evening for the Downtown Bend Community Tree Lighting festivities by the Commons Cafe & Taproom
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — The bottom of every bottle of Dwayne Johnson’s Teremana tequila is embossed with the letters “TIJASI” – the first two letters of his three daughters’ first names. Sweet? Certainly. But to Johnson – a wrestler turned multi-hyphenate box office behemoth – he hopes it’s also a reminder.
Continue ReadingROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The International UFO Museum & Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, is celebrating an out-of-this-world milestone: 5 million visitors. The Roswell Daily Record reported Friday that a father and daughter from Roswell became the lucky visitors when they entered the museum Nov. 21. Chris and Hannah McDonald received balloons, memorabilia and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A horas de que venciera el plazo dado por Estados Unidos, el Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro y la Plataforma Unitaria de la oposición venezolana presentaron el procedimiento que acordaron para levantar las inhabilitaciones que pesan sobre varios dirigentes políticos. Noruega, facilitador de la negociación entre las partes, hizo público a
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to firebombing the office of a prominent anti-abortion group last year. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Hridindu Roychowdhury threw two Molotov cocktails through the window of Wisconsin Family Action’s Madison office on May 8, 2022, less than a week after
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