By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said Friday that he will not support a ballot referendum to expand abortion access in his home state of Florida just 24 hours after suggesting he might. The rush to clarify his stance followed intense blowback from anti-abortion advocates online, leading to concerns among Republicans that Trump’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pledging to scrutinize contract for deed lending, a form of alternative or seller financing in which a private seller or investor group comes to a loan agreement with a buyer without many of the typical banking and mortgage regulations and protections. The federal watchdog agency declared earlier
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have killed 37 insurgents in multiple raids over more than a week on militant hideouts in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. The military said Friday that troops also killed five insurgents elsewhere in the country’s restive southwest. Pakistan has stepped up operations against Islamic
Continue ReadingBy Steve King Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — A Palm Beach County family has won a lawsuit against a disgraced doctor who permanently wounded their infant son during a circumcision. The lawsuit says former doctor, Berto Lopez, lost his medical license on Feb. 5, 2021, and 10
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An inmate set to be executed in South Carolina in three weeks wants the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so his lawyers can argue his co-defendant who testified against him lied about having no plea deal in exchange for his testimony. Attorneys for Freddie Owens also say
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police in Boston are looking for a person who was seen Tuesday night peering into windows of a multi-family home near Boston College. According to a Boston police report, officers were called to Gerald Road at about 9:23 p.m. by a
Continue ReadingBy Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WCVB) — Former New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is on the ground in Ukraine this week, helping lead a humanitarian mission to deliver 37,000 pounds of food and supplies to children in orphanages and safe houses in six villages previously occupied by
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November. Briarcliff Entertainment will release “The Apprentice” on Oct. 11 in
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek visited the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland on Thursday for a briefing on the busy wildfire season, and afterward joined representatives from the Pacific Northwest Coordinating Group for an update on the still-high danger and urging caution this Labor Day weekend. “I would like to thank
Continue ReadingBy Tolly Taylor Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, Maryland (WBAL) — The number of Harford County Public Schools where the drinking water is contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” has grown, 11 News Investigates has learned. WBAL-TV 11 News Investigates first reported on Wednesday about high levels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — For two Eastern Europeans, swatting the political establishment in the United States over the past few years was pure scripted entertainment. Lawmakers, election supervisors and “libtard zoomers” were all targets of a conspiracy including Nemanja Radovanovic, from Serbia, and Thomasz Szabo, from Romania, US prosecutors allege.
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story NEW MARKET, Maryland (WBAL) — The Frederick County sheriff is calling Sunday’s double homicide at a home in New Market “a rage killing by an angry, enraged person.” “This was really a heinous, targeted double-murder, a crime of rage and anger,” Frederick County Sheriff Chuck
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Passengers who bought cabins for a 3 1/2-year round-the-world cruise have been waiting months for the vessel to depart. Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey was due to sail in May but has been stuck in Belfast undergoing repair work. The ship is scheduled to visit 425 ports in 147
Continue ReadingDILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975. Crowds cheered Friday as the country’s leaders along with state guests traveled by motorcades to a stadium in the country’s capital for
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — While it seems like summer is lingering a while longer, autumn is just around the corner, which means more time to cozy up with some new content and a pumpkin spice latte. Despite some delays of highly anticipated titles due to last year’s twin production strikes (here’s looking at
Continue ReadingBy Phil Tsekouras Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The Toronto Zoo says an orangutan escaped its enclosure Thursday evening as officials work to determine how exactly the ape got out. Kembali, one of seven Sumatran orangutans in the zoo’s care, accessed an area “just outside” the new outdoor habitat
Continue ReadingBy Michael Franklin Click here for updates on this story CALGARY, ALBERTA (CTV Network) — There is tragedy in the hockey world Friday as the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Johnny Gaudreau, formerly of the Calgary Flames, was killed in a crash along with his brother Matthew. At 8:19 p.m. Thursday, New Jersey state troopers responded to
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia election workers who successfully sued former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for defamation asked a federal court on Friday to enforce the $146 million judgment in their favor, listing a wide variety of personal items that could be used to pay off the money they’re owed. Lawyers
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed a new member to the Nebraska Library Commission — a former local school board member removed from office after trying to ban more than 50 books. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Terri Cunningham-Swanson will serve on the board responsible for promoting, developing and
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A cyclist was seriously injured in northwest Bend Friday morning when struck by a driver making a left turn off Skyliners Road onto Lemhi Pass Drive, police said.
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