Iowa bill would require teachers, students to sing national anthem at school every day
By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A new bill would require all Iowa teachers…
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Ukraine energy firm, postal service among state agencies hit by apparent cyberattack
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Ukrainian state agencies, including the state-owned energy company, reported cyberattacks or technical…
Continue ReadingMan found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in road rage shooting of 6-year-old in Orange County
By Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL) — 26-year-old Marcus Anthony Eriz…
Continue ReadingWith beds scarce and winter bearing down, a tent camp grows outside NYC’s largest migrant shelter
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An unsanctioned tent camp is growing outside New York City’s largest migrant shelter. New…
Continue ReadingRights group reports more arrests as Belarus intensifies crackdown on dissent
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian rights group is reporting dozens more home raids and arrests in the latest…
Continue ReadingExplicit, AI-generated Taylor Swift images spread quickly on social media
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Pornographic, AI-generated images of the world’s most famous star spread across social media…
Continue ReadingConservationists are trying to protect Maine marshes from future storms
By Norah Hogan Click here for updates on this story SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) — Conservationists have been working to…
Continue ReadingEnsangrentados y con frÃo, estos venezolanos cruzaron la frontera de EE.UU. y quedaron atrapados en la batalla entre Texas y el Gobierno de Biden
Alexandra Ferguson Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — A medida que la crisis de los migrantes continúa en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México y…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Lottery Commission approves March 11 as start date for legal sports wagering
By Joshua Davis Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WXII) — Too late for the Super Bowl, but…
Continue Reading‘Brand New Key’ singer Melanie, who found fame at Woodstock, dead at 76
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Melanie Safka, the singer who went by the mononym Melanie famous for songs including “Lay Down (Candles in the…
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Wild horse shot twice, killed on Ochoco National Forest; USFS Law Enforcement, OSP seek tips to help find culprit
(Update: Adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigation is seeking information from the public as…
Continue ReadingReport finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic…
Continue ReadingSenate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump calls it ‘meaningless’
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and…
Continue ReadingStuck in a fog? It’s not just you, it’s been record foggy in the US
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Impacted by dense fog Thursday morning? So were over 90 million others across the continental United…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County’s ‘Dog Board’ has cast its first vote to euthanize dogs in fatal attack; what else do they do?
After the Deschutes County Dog Board voted 3-0 this week to euthanize three dogs who fatally mauled a man living at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey already protects abortion rights. Now Democrats want to cover out-of-pocket costs, too
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Democratic-led state government is considering legislation that would…
Continue ReadingFirst licensed Somali-owned day care in state damaged in south Minneapolis fire
By Allen Henry Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hours after her home burned down, Hawo Gurey…
Continue ReadingScrutiny of Italian influencer’s charity-cake deal leads to proposed law with stiff fines
ROME (AP) — A scandal over an Italian influencer’s Christmas-cake involvement that authorities alleged misled consumers has inspired a…
Continue ReadingGOP pressures Biden to release evidence against Maduro ally pardoned as part of prisoner swap
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A group of Senate Republicans is urging the Justice Department to release its investigative file on…
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania law shields teacher misconduct complaints. A judge ruled that’s unconstitutional
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania law making it a crime to release information about teacher…
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