Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday this October 1st, he remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia. It’s where he wanted to be. Carter has spent most of his life as a political outsider, even as president. Carter never mastered Capitol Hill, the national press
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has been convicted of murder in the 2019 deaths of a couple during a drug raid at their home. A jury found Gerald Goines guilty Wednesday of two counts of murder in the January 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and his wife Rhogena Nicholas. An
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Secretary of State’s Audits Division released the State of Oregon Financial Condition Report Wednesday. The report is not an audit, but provides important information regarding key economic and demographic indicators for Oregon’s financial status, such as revenues, expenditures, debt, and fiscal health. “These financial condition reports are one of the
Continue ReadingBrett Favre told TMZ Sports that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in January after he began having trouble using his right arm and was unable to hold a screwdriver steady. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback disclosed he has the disease Tuesday as part of his testimony to a congressional committee about a
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was facing a firearms charge walked into a California courthouse on the day of his arraignment Wednesday morning and threw a bag containing an explosive that went off, injuring several people, officials said. The incident at a courthouse in Santa Maria appears to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes says he did nothing wrong when he removed a drop box outside City Hall. Wausau Mayor Doug Diny put on work gloves, donned a hard hat and used a dolly
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Brian Rokus, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign officially announced Wednesday that the former president plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania – the location of the first assassination attempt on his life this year – for a rally on October 5. “President Donald J. Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is warning that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country under two key Biden administration programs if he’s reelected. Trump railed against the programs in an interview Wednesday with Fox News. One allows migrants to use an app while in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials briefed Donald Trump’s campaign this week on Iranian threats against the Republican presidential nominee, but the briefing centered on previously reported threats and not a new plot. In July, authorities boosted Trump’s security after linking a threat against Trump’s life to Iran. Iranian hackers also stole information from
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Lyft compiled statistics on commuting in Portland, Oregon.
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Portland, Oregon.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge has indefinitely postponed a resentencing hearing for convicted sniper Lee Malvo. Malvo and John Allen Muhammad shot and killed 10 people over a three-week span in 2002, which terrorized the Washington, D.C., region. Malvo, who was 17 years old at the time, was convicted of murder
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The aurora borealis is continuing to dazzle viewers across the northern United States and Canada. It’s been a good year for seeing auroras — the colorful sky displays also known as northern lights — even in lower latitudes. That’s because of increased electromagnetic activity as the sun is believed to be approaching the
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Wednesday he has joined U.S. Senate colleagues from both parties to introduce legislation that would improve passenger vehicle safety by requiring the use of the most advanced testing devices available — including a female crash test dummy. The bipartisan She Develops Regulations In Vehicle Equality and Safety Act would
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Mientras que tachar lugares famosos de tu lista de deseos siempre es un punto culminante de una escapada a la ciudad, hay algo especial en tropezar al azar con un vecindario local que ofrece acogedoras cafeterías, librerías de ensueño y elegantes lugares para cenar. Esa es la premisa detrás de la
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Pop star Chappell Roan announced Wednesday in a post to social media platform TikTok that she plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, ending days of speculation after she told the Guardian in an interview published Friday that “there’s problems on both sides.” Roan, whose
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Facebook and Instagram users will now be able to talk to voices that sound a lot like John Cena and Judi Dench. They won’t be the real actors, though, but an artificial intelligence chatbot. Parent company Meta (META) announced Wednesday that it is adding voice conversations and
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Decenas de soldados estadounidenses fueron desplegados en Chipre en medio de una marcada escalada de tensiones entre Israel y Hezbollah, y se preparan para una serie de contingencias, incluida una posible operación de evacuación del Líbano para ciudadanos estadounidenses en caso de que estalle una guerra en toda regla,
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There will be robust winds into the night that are associated with a cold front that has crossed the region. The winds early in the day were from the southwest, bringing in some mild air, the winds tonight will be from the west, ushering in some cooler conditions. Although the temps on Thursday will be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — The battle for the White House could come down to a single Electoral College vote from a single congressional district in Nebraska. It’s unlikely, but plausible. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has spent millions of dollars in television advertising and deployed two dozen paid staffers to the
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