By Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) – A man has been arrested after allegedly driving a minivan through a Long Island nail salon Friday afternoon, killing four people and injuring nine, according to local authorities. The 64-year-old was charged with driving while intoxicated, the Suffolk County Police Department announced in a Saturday news
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who has been charged with sexual abuse are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered. “I have overwhelming feelings of sadness, fear, and anxiety,” one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who has been charged with sexual abuse are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered. “I have overwhelming feelings of sadness, fear, and anxiety,” one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A court ruling on Friday put an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on track for trial in early July as a judge denied a request to dismiss the case on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI during forensic testing. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La propuesta de reforma al Poder Judicial, enviada por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador al Congreso el 5 de febrero pasado, dividió opiniones entre ministros de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN), quienes pidieron que, ante lo que consideran una inminente aprobación de dicha propuesta por la amplia mayoría parlamentaria
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday. Democrats in several states hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day. Democrats have made
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s debate performance spurred anxiety and silence among some Democrats running in competitive races across the country. Control of both chambers of Congress hangs in the balance in November and Democrats are defending far more Senate seats than Republicans. Wisconsin’s Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin distanced herself from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is gloating over President Joe Biden’s performance at the first debate ahead of the November election. He says Democrats have no better choices, calling Biden “the most incompetent president” in U.S. history. Trump spoke to thousands of supporters Friday at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s ruling that state laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court did not address the merits of the case in its ruling Friday. It instead found only that the plaintiffs, a state elections inspector and a Republican
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El general Juan José Zúñiga, exjefe del Ejército de Bolivia, fue imputado por la Fiscalía del país por los delitos de terrorismo y alzamiento armado y este viernes tendrá una audiencia judicial en la que se discutirá qué medida cautelar imponerle, informó su abogado, Steven Orellana. Durante un breve encuentro
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En el debate presidencial de CNN, el presidente Joe Biden se mostró titubeante y, en ocasiones, se entrecortó y confundió las palabras, alimentando una narrativa persistente sobre su idoneidad para la presidencia. El expresidente Donald Trump se negó a responder a preguntas sencillas sobre la aceptación de los resultados electorales y
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El segundo ciclón de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico se ha desarrollado y podría representar una rara amenaza a principios de temporada para partes del Caribe a medida que avanza hacia el oeste, fortaleciéndose rápidamente hasta convertirse en la tormenta tropical Beryl y luego en el primer huracán de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to “fair elections.” The judges wrote this week that a recent affirmation by the state Supreme Court that redistricting policy decisions are
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Those with an interest can find several exhaustive, independent fact checks of claims made by Joe Biden and Donald Trump during their televised debate on Thursday night. But there was nothing for the estimated 50 million people who watched the event in real time. That prompted some criticism
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — New test results released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday found that bird flu virus is making its way from dairy farms and into milk processing plants but also confirmed that the commonly used flash pasteurization method fully neutralizes the virus. The FDA collected and tested
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Mavis, this week’s Furry Friends star, is an abandoned and rescued 5-year-old who loves to meet new people, and she’s waiting for that special someone at BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey regulators will hold a hearing next month on whether two golf courses owned by former President Donald Trump should have their liquor licenses renewed following his felony convictions in New York. The licenses for Trump golf courses in Colts Neck and Bedminster expire on Sunday. The
Continue ReadingWELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — As many as 125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stranded Friday on Cape Cod and at least 10 died, prompting an intensive rescue effort, according to an animal rescue organization. The International Fund for Animal Welfare confirmed it was assisting the dolphins stuck at The Gut — or Great Island — in
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Nic Robertson, Luke McGee and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s dismal showing at the CNN presidential debate against former President Donald Trump resonated around the world, with foreign diplomats expressing shock and concern while raising questions about the implications for a consequential US election that could upend the foreign policy status-quo should Trump
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man has been sentenced to a nine-year federal prison term for possessing 20 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, federal prosecutors said Friday. Isaac Kitashima, 48, was sentenced on Tuesday to 108 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. According to court documents, from August
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