Recent major hurricanes have left hundreds dead and caused billions in damages
Associated Press The most recent major hurricanes to hit the U.S. left hundreds of people dead and caused billions of dollars worth of…
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Deschutes National Forest reduces closure areas around Flat Top, Firestone fires, both almost fully contained
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest has updated and decreased the temporary emergency fire closure area on the…
Continue ReadingAs political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters jostling for a quote. Popping flashbulbs and…
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Baltimore dockworkers, still impacted by Key Bridge collapse, describe emotions about looming strike
By Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore longshoremen, still recovering from…
Continue ReadingA TV reporter was doing a live hurricane report when he rescued a woman from a submerged car
Associated Press A weather TV reporter in Atlanta has interrupted his live report about Hurricane Helene to rescue a woman from a vehicle stranded by…
Continue ReadingPrince fans can party overnight like it’s 1999 with Airbnb rental of ‘Purple Rain’ house
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A few Prince fans visiting the superstar’s hometown of Minneapolis may be lucky to stay at a place that…
Continue ReadingDistrict attorney’s office staffer tried to make a bomb to blow up migrant shelter, police say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A staffer in a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after attempting to make an explosive…
Continue ReadingThe final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade have been sentenced,…
Continue ReadingBillie Jean King nets another legacy honor: the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King is now the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. President Joe Biden has…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on swing state’s ballot
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on the…
Continue ReadingEl Gobierno de Javier Milei anunció que firmará un decreto para declarar a AerolÃneas Argentinas sujeta a privatización
Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El portavoz de la presidencia de Argentina, Manuel Adorni, anunció este viernes que el presidente Javier…
Continue ReadingOhio’s fall redistricting issue sparked a fight over one word. So what is ‘gerrymandering,’ anyway?
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All the political wrangling over a statewide redistricting issue in Ohio has landed voters in a fix. They…
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Chappell Roan cancels festival appearances this weekend: ‘I need a few days to prioritize my health’
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Chappell Roan is taking some time away from the stage and spotlight after a summer of major exposure. The rising…
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BLM’s Priest Hole Recreation Site along John Day River to close until May for renovations, restoration
MITCHELL, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management plans to begin upgrades to the Priest Hole Recreation Site on the John Day River on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingAt NY’s beloved Fall for Dance, highlights come from as far as Ukraine and as close as a few blocks
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fall for Dance, the eclectic annual festival in New York, is a beloved tradition for fans, not least for its $30…
Continue ReadingPorts of L.A., Long Beach see disruptions after lithium battery fire on roadway
By Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story September 27, 2024 (LAPost.com) — Parts of the Port of Los…
Continue ReadingDozens rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital during flooding from Helene
By Elise Hammond, Nicole Chavez, Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 people have been rescued after being stranded on the roof…
Continue ReadingCBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week’s vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be…
Continue ReadingAP PHOTOS: Hurricane Helene inundates the southeastern US
Tangled piles of nail-spiked lumber and displaced boats littered the streets. A house lay crushed under a fern-covered oak tree toppled by the winds.…
Continue ReadingEn solo 2 dÃas, en la Ciudad de México se han registrado 20 microsismos
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — En tan solo dos dÃas, en la Ciudad de México se han registrado 20 sismos de baja intensidad,…
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