Merkley’s Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act signed into law
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley announced Friday that his bipartisan legislation with Louisiana’s Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. to address…
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D’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow remembers husband as ‘beautiful person’ as attorney calls for charges to be filed in his death
CNN By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case was thrown out. Here are some key things to know
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge threw out the bankruptcy case of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday. He cited repeated “uncooperative…
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Chavez-DeRemer, Hoyle lead bill to expand federal contract opportunities for women-owned businesses
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) have introduced bipartisan legislation to expand federal contracting…
Continue Reading2 fire tanker trucks heading to large warehouse blaze crash, injuring 7 firefighters
YORK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks crashed while responding to a large warehouse fire in York,…
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Merkley, Padilla lead new legislation to protect U.S. elections from fraudulent artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON (KTVZ – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Alex Padilla (D-OR) — along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Kansas Researcher-Appeal story
In a story published July 13, 2024, about a federal appeals court reversing the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in…
Continue ReadingDolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod found to be the largest in US history
Associated Press Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed the mass stranding that…
Continue ReadingArrests, summonses of potential presidential candidates in Tunisia continue as election day nears
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Potential presidential candidates in Tunisia are facing arrest or being summoned to appear in court as authorities clamp down…
Continue ReadingA popular tour guide’s death leads to more scrutiny of border issues
Associated Press Kristie Thibodeaux’s gunfire death made news first because it happened in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter. Revelations that…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia school will remain open for now amid toxic groundwater fears
PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due…
Continue ReadingThese millions of Americans are more likely to live in poverty, be unemployed and have no family support
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Quinn Merriss, an 18-year-old who identifies as transgender and non-binary, barely makes ends meet.…
Continue ReadingPeaceful pre-Olympic protest in Paris honors fallen Ukrainian athletes
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the Russian invasion of their…
Continue ReadingShelley Duvall is remembered for being the perfect movie victim. But she was so much more
Essay by Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — In all of the coverage remembering late actress Shelley Duvall, who died this week at the age of 75, great…
Continue ReadingThousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party rallied near the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, denouncing…
Continue ReadingDelta Air Lines adopts new rules for flight attendant uniforms after Palestinian pin flap
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a social media user’s outrage over two flight attendants…
Continue ReadingDr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and bestselling author…
Continue ReadingMuere a los 96 años Ruth Westheimer, terapeuta sexual conocida como “Dra. Ruth”
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Dra. Ruth Westheimer, icónica terapeuta sexual cuyos alegres y cautivadores consejos ayudaron a educar a millones…
Continue ReadingD’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow remembers husband as ‘beautiful person’ as attorney calls for charges to be filed in his death
By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told…
Continue Reading‘It was a mistake’: Zelensky defends Biden’s ‘President Putin’ gaffe
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defended Joe Biden after being called “President Putin” by him,…
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