Hungarian parliament elects new president after predecessor resigned in scandal
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament has elected a new president after its previous head of state…
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West Virginia Senate passes bill that would remove marital exemption for sexual abuse
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain acts of sexual abuse…
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City of Bend holding Bend Bikeway Project open house to review possible designs, posts online info and survey
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is inviting community members to an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, at Bend Municipal Court, 555 NE 15th…
Continue ReadingKellogg’s CEO: Let them eat Corn Flakes for dinner
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — “Let them eat Corn Flakes” appears to be Kellogg’s CEO Gary Pilnick’s advice to…
Continue ReadingTexas man eavesdropping on wife’s phone calls faces criminal charges — and divorce — after $1.76 million insider trading plot
By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A Texas man is facing insider trading charges and jail time after he used information gleaned from…
Continue ReadingHamas has softened some demands as Gaza hostage and ceasefire negotiations progress, sources say
CNN, CBS, BENNY MESHY, GETTY IMAGES, ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has backed off some key demands in…
Continue ReadingBiden says he hopes there’ll be a ceasefire in Gaza by next Monday
CNN By Alex Marquardt and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said that he hopes there’ll be a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump to visit US-Mexico border on same day this week
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, MJ Lee and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is set to make a rare trip to…
Continue ReadingBiden says he hopes there’ll be a ceasefire in Gaza by next Monday
By Alex Marquardt and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said that he hopes there’ll be a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict…
Continue ReadingFirefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town had to go without
HAWLEY, Minn. (AP) — Residents of a small Minnesota town were asked to go without water as firefighters from 17 departments battled a huge blaze…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL star Richard Sherman’s bail set at $5,000 following arrest for suspicion of DUI
SEATTLE (AP) — Bail was set at $5,000 on Monday for former NFL star Richard Sherman following his weekend arrest for suspicion of driving under the…
Continue ReadingEx-FBI informant Smirnov will remain in jail while he awaits trial, judge rules
By Cheri Mossburg and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A former FBI informant charged with falsely telling his handler that the Bidens accepted…
Continue ReadingPrimary apathy in Michigan: Democrats, GOP struggle as supporters mull whether to even vote
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rev. Steve Bland Jr. remembers the massive get-out-the-vote effort he helped mobilize…
Continue ReadingMohegan tribe to end management of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino at year’s end
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Mohegan tribe says it will end its management of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino at…
Continue ReadingOfficials honor Mississippi National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Officials are honoring two Mississippi National Guardsmen who died Friday in a helicopter crash. A Monday procession…
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Oregon joins feds in suing to block Kroger-Albertsons merger’; AG Rosenblum explains why; Wyden cheers move
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the nation on…
Continue ReadingMajority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The United Nations’ highest court on Monday wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett: Berkshire’s boom days may be over as his company approaches $1 trillion in value
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Berkshire Hathaway neared a $1 trillion market valuation Monday after a record-breaking year, but CEO…
Continue ReadingLack of snow cancels longest sled dog race in eastern United States
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Organizers of the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States say they are…
Continue Reading7 people in the Cayman Islands are seriously injured by gunfire at a soccer game, police say
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police say at least seven people have been shot at a crowded soccer match in the…
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