By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A new bill would require all Iowa teachers and students to sing the national anthem at school each day. In 2021, state lawmakers required all Iowa students to recite the pledge of allegiance at school. Now, some Iowa House Republicans
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Ukrainian state agencies, including the state-owned energy company, reported cyberattacks or technical disruptions on Thursday that were affecting their IT systems and ability to communicate with the public. Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest oil and gas company, said that a “large-scale cyberattack” on one of its data centers had knocked
Continue ReadingBy Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL) — 26-year-old Marcus Anthony Eriz was found guilty of second-degree murder in a road rage shooting that killed 6-year-old Aiden Leos on the 55 Freeway back in 2021. The verdict was announced on Wednesday by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An unsanctioned tent camp is growing outside New York City’s largest migrant shelter. New immigrants trying to earn a living are also operating a makeshift bazaar, selling coffee, snacks and other items. The shelter is on Randall’s Island, where the Harlem and East rivers meet along
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian rights group is reporting dozens more home raids and arrests in the latest intensification of a years-long crackdown on dissent in Belarus. The Viasna human rights center said Thursday that it knows of at least 159 people targeted by searches and detentions in multiple
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Pornographic, AI-generated images of the world’s most famous star spread across social media this week, underscoring the damaging potential posed by mainstream artificial intelligence technology: its ability to create convincingly real and damaging images. The fake images of Taylor Swift were predominantly circulating on social media
Continue ReadingBy Norah Hogan Click here for updates on this story SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) — Conservationists have been working to protect Maine’s marshes for years. Now, as coastal storms grow more frequent and more intense, that work is increasingly important. Marshes act as a natural storm barrier. They help protect the coast from flood damage during
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — A medida que la crisis de los migrantes continúa en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México y más allá, las tensiones entre Texas y los funcionarios federales siguen siendo altas. Aquí están los últimos acontecimientos: Con frío, hambre y ensangrentados por los rasguños del alambre de púas.
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Davis Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WXII) — Too late for the Super Bowl, but just in time for March Madness. Mobile sports betting will start before the ACC men’s basketball tournament. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission voted Wednesday to allow operators to take mobile sports bets
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Melanie Safka, the singer who went by the mononym Melanie famous for songs including “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key,” has died. She was 76. The news was shared with CNN by Billy James of Glass Onyon PR, who said Melanie died on Tuesday. A
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(Update: Adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigation is seeking information from the public as they work with Oregon State Police to solve the shooting death of a wild horse on the Ochoco National Forest about a week to 10 days ago, officials said Thursday. Forest Service LE&I is
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009. Many of the recent deaths involved a procedure known as a Brazilian butt lift. The operation has grown in popularity recently and has led to deaths in other
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faced potential collapse Thursday as Senate Republicans grew increasingly wary of an election-year compromise that Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, says is “meaningless.” Senate negotiators have been striving for
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Impacted by dense fog Thursday morning? So were over 90 million others across the continental United States. Dense fog alerts were so extensive nationwide that they reached record levels for the third consecutive day. The alerts are issued by the National Weather Service when widespread fog is expected
Continue ReadingAfter 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 last summer, NewsChannel 21 wanted to look deeper into the board’s purpose and history.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Democratic-led state government is considering legislation that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for abortion. Gov. Phil Murphy has called on the Legislature to back the bill before the summer. The state already has laws protecting abortion rights and requiring insurers to cover abortion, but among
Continue ReadingBy Allen Henry Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hours after her home burned down, Hawo Gurey stood on the sidewalk looking at the remains trying to figure out how to rebuild. Not for herself, though. She was more concerned about the families that had come to rely on the day
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — A scandal over an Italian influencer’s Christmas-cake involvement that authorities alleged misled consumers has inspired a government crackdown. The Italian Cabinet on Thursday approved proposed legislation that would provide for fines as high as 50,000 euros ($55,000) in case manufacturers don’t clearly label products to indicate just what percentage of the sales
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A group of Senate Republicans is urging the Justice Department to release its investigative file on a key financial fixer for Venezuela’s socialist government pardoned by President Joe Biden ahead of trial on money laundering charges. Alex Saab was released from federal prison last month as part
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania law making it a crime to release information about teacher disciplinary complaints is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. The judge sided with a school board member who wanted to publicize a misconduct allegation against his son’s school psychologist without fear
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