Smoky and Bitsy are a lovable pair of 9-year-old brother and sister cats who love cuddles and naps. But they have different personalities, and both are waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Biden administration’s position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children while they wait in makeshift camps along the U.S-Mexico border. The Border Patrol does not dispute the conditions at the camps, where migrants wait
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams has received a jailhouse baptism from Rev. Al Sharpton. The ceremony on Friday came as part of a scheduled visit to the Rikers Island jail complex where Adams was expected to meet with detainees on the Christian holiday, Good Friday. Images from the event,
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Moose, a dog that was supposed to be on an outgoing Alaska Airlines flight Tuesday from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, has been reunited with its owner after a “misstep in the cargo loading process,” the airline said. Moose did not make it onto the Tuesday flight and
Continue ReadingBASTROP, Texas (AP) — The driver of a cement truck that veered into oncoming traffic and hit a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide. A law enforcement official says 42-year-old Jerry Hernandez was arrested Friday without incident. If convicted, he could be sentenced to
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland is a multi-layered tragedy: For the families and friends of those killed or presumed dead, it’s a profound and personal loss. For businesses relying on the Port of Baltimore, it’s an economic nightmare. Federal courts will soon
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, ANDREW MEDICHINI, SILVIA STELLACCI and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, the Vatican said, making a last-minute decision that added to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy period. Francis had been expected to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has established titles for the various levels of donations his new joint fundraising operation with national and state Republican Party committees is seeking – as the former president races to find campaign cash for the general election, according to a copy of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tori Spelling has filed for divorce from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott. The former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actor petitioned to end the marriage of nearly 18 years on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. She cited irreconcilable differences. Spelling’s petition says the two have been separated since
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is easing a restriction in its pet policy. For years, people with a small pet could only bring one other thing into the cabin — a small personal item that fits under their seat. American confirmed Friday that people with pets can now bring a personal item or
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will now have to pay back much less if they were inadvertently overpaid. The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect 10% – or $10, whichever is greater
Continue ReadingAll resorts are reporting new snow today. The snowfall has been off and on for the past several days and the weekend is shaping up to be a great weekend for some spring snow riding. Temperatures in the mountains will see low 30s for afternoon highs, so a nice and crisp weekend is on the
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The temperatures in the region have been below normal for several days, but that trend is about to change. Since last Saturday, the mercury in the thermometer has only reached the middle to low 50s, on Tuesday the 70s return. It will be a gradual run to the 70s as Saturday and Sunday will still
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By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump’s manufacturer and posted on the US Food and Drug Administration’s website. The pumps, left-sided
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En apariencia, Timothy Stephenson tenía una vida envidiable. Estaba casado con un doctor y vivían en una casa de US$ 2 millones con sus dos hijas gemelas en un tranquilo suburbio al este de San Francisco. Pero Stephenson guardaba un secreto: unas dos décadas antes, había disparado y matado a un
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — It rained marshmallows at a suburban Detroit park on Friday as children raced to snatch up thousands of the gooey treats being dropped from a helicopter. The annual Great Marshmallow Drop took place at Catalpa Oaks County Park in Southfield, hosted by Oakland County Parks. Hundreds
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case are appealing a judge’s ruling that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case. The defense attorneys on Friday asked the Georgia Court of Appeals
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark was asked Friday about a much-publicized offer to join the Big3, a 3-on-3 professional basketball league founded by Ice Cube, featuring several former NBA players. She spoke to the media ahead of her team’s Sweet 16 Saturday matchup with Colorado in Albany, New York.
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and eight other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal a judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. Trump and other defendants
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Voting rights advocates scored a major victory Friday in New Jersey when a federal judge struck down the use of a controversial primary ballot design that favored party-backed candidates. The decision is potentially a grave blow to the state’s powerful political machines, which have for decades used the so-called
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