By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to temporarily halt state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s scheduled testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023. Tuesday’s move delays what could have been the Republican’s first sworn statements on corruption allegations.
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) — Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the state was hit by below-freezing temperatures. The outage in Helena-West Helena, located along the Mississippi River, has forced residents to line up for bottled
Continue ReadingSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed murder charges against five suspects in the fatal shootings of six men at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert. Investigators say the killings were the result of a dispute over marijuana. The district attorney’s office said Tuesday that the suspects also face robbery charges.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court says it won’t revisit a ruling that private groups can’t sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act. The decision Tuesday by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sets the stage for a fight before the U.S. Supreme
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday, The #1 Summit Storm defeated the #8 Caldera Wolfpack. The two teams have been atop the IMC throughout the beginning of league play, but Summit now stands alone. The Storm have dominated through league play, remaining undefeated and beating every team by at least 10 points. On Monday, Summit
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several elected leaders declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for downtown Portland over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson made the declaration for a 90-day period during which collaboration and response
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard said his return to Portland for the first time since leaving the Trail Blazers after 11 seasons comes with “a lot of love” for both the team and the community. The eight-time All-Star will play his first game in Portland on Wednesday
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Four current members of the National Hockey League and a former NHL player have been charged with sexual assault. The allegations stem from their time on Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team. Attorneys for Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Dillon Dube
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A two-week Redmond Police Department investigation led to a raid Tuesday on a homeless camp on BLM land east of the city, the recovery of $50,000 worth of stolen tools and other items and the arrest of a man and woman on theft, vehicle theft and other charges, police said.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several elected leaders in Oregon declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for downtown Portland over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson made the declaration for a 90-day period during which collaboration
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several elected leaders in Oregon declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for downtown Portland over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson made the declaration for a 90-day period during which collaboration
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — UPS anunció este martes que eliminará 12.000 puestos de trabajo como parte de un intento por ahorrar US$ 1.000 millones en costos. La mayoría de los despidos afectarán a directivos y contratistas. Los recortes en el personal ocurren al mismo tiempo que UPS emitió unas perspectivas de ventas decepcionantes
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, has died at age 90. Carnahan was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after the posthumous election of her husband, Gov. Mel Carnahan, and she
Continue ReadingBy Julia Avery Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — To walk a mile in this 16-year-old’s shoes would be pretty difficult. Jor’el Bolden wears a size 23 wide. His mother, Tamika Neal, calls him a gentle giant. Jor’el is 6′5″. He is a sophomore living in Independence, Missouri. Right now,
Continue ReadingKCTV, GOFUNDME, CNN By Julia Avery Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — To walk a mile in this 16-year-old’s shoes would be pretty difficult. Jor’el Bolden wears a size 23 wide. His mother, Tamika Neal, calls him a gentle giant. Jor’el is 6′5″. He is a sophomore living in Independence,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — En una medida sorpresiva, Kataib Hezbollah, el grupo más poderoso respaldado por Irán en Iraq, anunció este martes la suspensión de sus operaciones militares contra las fuerzas de Estados Unidos en la región, dos días después de que un ataque con drones matara a tres miembros del servicio estadounidense e
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Rent is unaffordable for over half of US tenants following years of surging prices. However, many analysts are optimistic that the increase in the construction of multiple-unit buildings and apartments will soon help boost the supply of attainable housing. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink implanted a computer chip in a person’s brain on Sunday, he said in a post on his X platform Monday, although he offered few details. Other companies doing similar work are farther along in the research process – for example, Synchron has been enrolling and implanting people
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor is calling for strengthening the state’s yellow flag law, boosting background checks for private gun sales and bolstering mental health crisis care following the deadliest mass shooting in state history. An army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in Lewiston in October.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration receives about 5,000 reports each year about health problems related to the use of cosmetic products, and under a new law, the agency has issued updated instructions for reporting these types of serious adverse events. The FDA’s authority to regulate cosmetics has expanded
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