CAIRO (AP) — The governor of Egypt’s coastal province of Alexandria says a train has crashed into traffic, killing two people and injuring two others. The crash, in the city of Borg el Arab located to the west of Alexandria, was due to a truck being on the tracks when they were meant to be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida schools hit a stumbling block on Tuesday. Of the 23 school board candidates that DeSantis endorsed this cycle, preliminary results show more of them appeared to lose their races than win them. Critics of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The traditional roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago became a boisterous dance party, with each state’s delegation announcing their votes for presidential nominee Kamala Harris to a song befitting their state. Tuesday’s musical nods were mostly obvious. Massachusetts went with a punk rock anthem about Boston. Kansas picked a song
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An independent committee says a breakdown in communication, a lack of training, inconsistent protocols and an ineffective records management system were some of the reasons that led to Houston police dropping more than 268,000 cases over nearly the past decade. The cases, whose existence was made public earlier this year,
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the continued effort to build a safe network to encourage biking and walking in Redmond, the City of Redmond Bicycle and the Redmond Pedestrian Advisory Committee is seeking volunteers to help conduct the annual bicycle and pedestrian counts. This year’s counts will measure the progress of community marketing efforts and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found while walking on a sidewalk. The “Clueless” actor was OK. But what she thought was a tomato seems to have been a Jerusalem cherry, which can be toxic. There are numerous toxic plants
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AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver’s unconventional quarterback competition concluded Wednesday with one final plot twist when Broncos coach Sean Payton walked up to his QBs during warmups and informed them rookie Bo Nix had won the starting job. “He smiled,” Payton said of the 12th overall pick out of Oregon and
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Holmes, Aaron Pellish and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to suspend his campaign on Friday at an event in Arizona, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. There are current talks between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s team and Kennedy’s orbit for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Close allies to Donald Trump are quietly urging independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to endorse the Republican nominee if he withdraws from the campaign for the White House as soon as this week. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., along with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and GOP
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief has referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in a recent election. The total represents a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate of more than 8 million people, but it comes as noncitizen voting has become a
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Es hora de convertir la alegría en votos. Los miembros del Salón de la Fama del Partido Demócrata pasaron los primeros dos días de la convención de su partido redoblando su apuesta por su nueva y efervescente candidatura presidencial. Ahora todo depende de Kamala Harris y de Tim Walz. La vicepresidenta
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Today will be warm, highs in the upper 70s with some clouds increasing into the evening. Lows tonight will be in the 40s.Tomorrow, we will cool a number of degrees into the low 70s before we drop into the 60s on Friday. The low pressure system will deepen of the coast by Thursday, bringing cooler
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — There is more fallout in Detroit, a week after a judge ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip. Attorneys for 15-year-old Eva Goodman filed a lawsuit in federal court. They are accusing Judge Kenneth King of humiliation, false arrest and unlawful detention. The judge singled
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An object spotted with help of citizen scientists was moving so fast through the Milky Way that it could escape the gravity of the galaxy and reach intergalactic space, new research has found. Likely a faint red star, the object zoomed along at a speed of about 1.3 million
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and St. Petersburg are among several Florida cities that have long been top U.S. destinations for LGBTQ+ tourists. So it came as a surprise this week when travelers learned that Florida’s tourism marketing agency quietly removed the “LGBTQ Travel” section from its website sometime in
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An attorney for the far-right Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Wednesday to instructing members of the far-right group to delete their text messages after the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot on behalf of its leader Stewart Rhodes. Kellye SoRelle, an attorney who volunteered for Lawyers for Trump during efforts to challenge
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN Chicago (CNN) — “I’ll make it happen.” It’s an expression Gwen Walz is known to use no matter what role she’s playing – a mom protecting her kids, an educator trying to increase graduation rates, or a colleague delivering food to a friend whose spouse has cancer. “That’s what she will say all the time,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press After Sam Sam the Kittycat Man disappeared 11 years ago, Jennifer Ravenel couldn’t hold another cat in her lap. Her heart never could overcome the loss of that feral kitten she had rescued from the crook of a tree on her South Carolina farm. But Sam is now back in Ravenel’s lap, thanks
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says that for the first time in 42 days, no air quality advisory has been issued for any part of the state, as recent cooler temperatures and weather changes bring an end – or a pause – to the wildfire smoke many communities have been dealing with.
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A village for the homeless in Redmond is adding more living space with the help of several area nonprofits. The nonprofit First Story hosted a Blitz Build Wednesday at the Heart of Oregon Corps Redmond Training Center.
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