By JEFF AMY Associated Press Three district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and remove prosecutors. They argue that it violates both the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Their lawsuits filed Tuesday in Atlanta comes after Republicans pushed through a law reviving the panel this
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 16, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Central Market – a gourmet grocery retailer, and a division of the Texas-based H-E-B – is excited to announce an extensive renovation of its cherished Broadway store in San Antonio. This renovation is set to redefine the
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes has proudly gifted $3,500 for the Rotary Club of Redmond’s 2024 Gift of Literacy program. The gift supports Redmond Rotarians to provide every first grade student in the district—as well as St. Thomas Academy and Central Christian School—with their very own hardback book. More than 550 students in total
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Violent clashes erupted between protesters and police in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, on Tuesday as the country’s parliament continued debating a controversial “foreign agents” bill, criticized by Western and domestic opponents as authoritarian and Russian-inspired. The bill, dubbed “the Russian law” by critics due to parallels with
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is imposing higher taxes on the wealthiest Canadians as part of the federal government. The budget proposes to increase the capital gains inclusion rate, which refers to the taxable share of profit made on the sale of assets. The taxable portion of capital gains above $250,000
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music is offering hanging flower baskets to fund educational outreach efforts. Grown in the Valley, orders will be taken until mid-May, with the delivery of these beautiful baskets to Bend on Thursday, May 23. These 12″ diameter baskets will at a minimum double in size, and you can
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by their constituents. Now, organizers of that ballot initiative are plotting out their next steps to keep public dollars from funding
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La estrella de “Argyle”, Henry Cavill, y su novia Natalie Viscuso anunciaron que esperan su primer bebé juntos. Cavill dijo a “Access Hollywood” que está “muy emocionado” por agrandar su familia, y reveló la noticia en el estreno en Nueva York de “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”. “Estoy muy emocionado por
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Less than a year after signing a law that led to the removal of hundreds of books from public school shelves, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that amends the state’s law to limit the number of books and classroom materials that can be challenged in school districts.
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CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Marine Board will conduct its annual marine law enforcement training on Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County between Monday, April 22 and Friday, May 3. This intensive training is designed for new or seasonal marine law enforcement officers to train them in boating laws, boat handling and water
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a butcher knife nearly five years ago has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder. Fifty-one-year-old Clarisa Figueroa didn’t provide a statement but answered “Yes” when a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Will Bynum, who played for the Detroit Pistons for six season, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his conviction in a scandal involving NBA insurance fraud. Bynum was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. He was convicted last November of conspiring to make false statements related to NBA
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, promulgó una ley clave que reforma las reglas de reclutamiento del país. La legislación impone un nuevo requisito a todos los hombres entre 18 y 60 años de registrarse en el ejército de Ucrania y llevar consigo sus documentos de registro en todo
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A report from the South Carolina Senate says state Treasurer Curtis Loftis nearly put the state’s entire financial system at risk of a cyberattack by saying he was going to post reams of account data online. The report released Tuesday details how South Carolina ended up
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mayor of North Carolina’s capital city has announced that she won’t seek reelection this fall. Mary-Ann Baldwin has been mayor of Raleigh since 2019. She unveiled her decision on a video released Tuesday. Baldwin cited in part health challenges. She described a breast cancer diagnosis last year and her husband’s
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán now claims he can’t get phone calls or visits in the maximum security U.S. prison where the once most powerful Mexican drug lord is serving a life sentence. Guzmán wrote a letter to District Court Judge Brian M. Cogan in New York complaining that he hadn’t been
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space. The so-called “sleeping giant,” named Gaia BH3, has a mass that is nearly 33 times that of our sun, and it’s located 1,926 light-years away in the
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors deciding whether to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for alleged abuse at a youth detention center are hearing from a former resident who says his house leader and another staffer restrained him while two others sexually assaulted him in a stairwell decades ago.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson’s weakened position inside the House GOP conference has sparked delicate internal discussions about who could potentially replace him if he can’t hang on to the job – whether it’s in this Congress or the next one, according to interviews with over
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A former shoemaker has pleaded guilty to allegations that he had an illegal gambling operation for the Mafia at his shop in Brooklyn. Salvatore Rubino is also known as “Sal the Shoemaker.” He admitted in court Tuesday to running card games and operating illegal gambling machines inside his former shoe repair
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