Associated Press North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story. That’s because of the salacious nature of a series of posts by Mark Robinson, unearthed by CNN, from a pornography web site’s discussion board. The posts by the socially conservative candidate have not been independently confirmed by The
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly two weeks after lightning sparked a rash of fires in the Cascades and points east, the more than 450 firefighters battling the Bachelor Complex southwest of Bend, including the Little Lava Fire, has reached 37% containment, while the Firestone and Flat Top fires are now 87% contained, officials said Friday.
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AP Airlines Writer A labor strike at Boeing showed no signs of ending Friday, as the walkout by 33,000 union machinists entered its eighth day and the company started rolling furloughs of nonunion employees to conserve cash. Federal mediators joined talks between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers this week, but
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer A labor strike at Boeing showed no signs of ending Friday, as the walkout by 33,000 union machinists entered its eighth day and the company started rolling furloughs of nonunion employees to conserve cash. Federal mediators joined talks between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers this week, but
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Elected commissioners of a Georgia county are asking a judge to cancel a special election that challenges zoning changes to a Black community of slave descendants. An attorney for coastal McIntosh County told a judge at a hearing Tuesday that the Oct. 1 referendum is illegal and the county
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert says that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals remains underfunded and understaffed. William O’Neill said on Friday that Haiti’s National Police still lack the “logistical and technical capacity” to fight gangs, which he said are encroaching on new
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story BERNALILLO COUNTY, New Mexico (KOAT) — Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center probationary officer Chevonne Culbreath is currently in custody after being accused of an “inappropriate and illegal” relationship with an MDC inmate. According to MDC officials, they were made aware of the alleged relationship on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Following a deadly attack in Mali’s capital by al-Qaida linked militants, authorities there have temporarily closed livestock markets that typically are run by an ethnic group that authorities associate with the militants. The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks Tuesday on a military training camp and
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Charbel Mallo, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Christian Edwards, Jeremy Diamond and Tim Lister, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A deadly Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut on Friday has left at least 31 people dead including a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, a major to a blow for a group already reeling from attacks
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is opening a busy stretch tending to international allies anxious about where U.S. foreign policy may be headed when he leaves office in four months. He’s hosting a weekend summit in Delaware with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan. He’s also welcoming UAE’s president to
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is known for providing clear signals about the central bank’s next interest rate move in order to avoid roiling markets. But Wall Street was mostly clueless this week when it came to predicting how big a rate cut the Fed would deliver on Wednesday. What made this time different?
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — When absentee ballots first landed on doorsteps in Michigan last month, so did Paul Hudson, a Grand Rapids lawyer and a Republican running to represent the area in Congress. Armed with an app that told him where likely voters lived and which houses might be
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands. A grateful Greek government presented him with an ancient vase. Now, De Gasperi’s grandson has voluntarily returned the 2,500-year-old artifact to Greece, whose culture minister has praised what she
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Rose King, has highlighted the challenges Pacific Island nations face with foreign military training in an interview with The Associated Press. She explained Friday that larger nations often provide support that isn’t always helpful. New Zealand has built trust through soft power
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The FBI is warning about a potentially devastating cryptocurrency scam called “pig butchering,” which could wipe out someone’s life savings. “Pig butchering” refers to a victim being fattened up for slaughter, according to the FBI. FBI data shows that 482 Maryland
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Lynsey Harris is talking with Scott Pelham, the executive director of Central Oregon Collective, which for over 40 years has been dedicated to enriching the lives of those with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities.
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin are asking the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court to decide whether independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should stay on the presidential ballot without waiting for an appellate ruling. Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump. He’s been trying to get his name
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to expanded private school vouchers. The Republican plan that Cooper rejected Friday also orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents looking for people in the country illegally who have been brought
Continue ReadingBy Aziza Shuler Click here for updates on this story CHESTER, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — This fall, Widener University in Chester, Delaware County, is debuting a course focusing on all things Beyoncé. Dr. Richard Cooper’s freshman seminar at Widener has a class size of about 10 students, all girls who are “Crazy in Love” with Beyoncé,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff and John Paul Click here for updates on this story ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Police say the suspect wanted for brutally attacking a woman inside an Abington Twp., Pennsylvania laundromat is now in custody. However, his name remains unknown. Police told Action News on Friday morning the man is being “uncooperative”
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