Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City doesn’t require a license to run a hotel, but that’s likely changing soon. City lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that would require hotels to obtain a license. The mayor just needs to sign the bill. His office says he supports it. Hotels already have to comply with
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of journalist and former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1931 Birth place: Wharton, Texas Birth name: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. Father: Daniel Irvin Rather Sr., oil pipeliner Mother: Byrl (Page) Rather Marriage: Jean (Goebel) Rather (April 21, 1957-November
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hackers vinculados al gobierno de Irán han investigado y sondeado sitios web relacionados con las elecciones en múltiples estados indecisos de EE.UU., en un posible esfuerzo por descubrir vulnerabilidades que podrían ser utilizadas para influir en las elecciones presidenciales, dijo Microsoft en un informe publicado el miércoles. Funcionarios de múltiples agencias
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Hurricane Sandy, which was also called “Superstorm Sandy.” According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states and all of the eastern seaboard. Causing an estimated $88.5 billion in damages, it was the fifth-costliest US storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In all but the blink of an eye, an Associated Press photographer’s camera captured the moments that a battleship-gray Israeli bomb plummeted toward a Beirut building before detonating to bring the tower down. The airstrike came 40 minutes after Israel warned people to evacuate two buildings in the area that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands will join the next Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. But it will be without the flamboyant Joost Klein. He was booted from the 2024 competition after a backstage altercation and has declined to represent the Dutch again. Broadcaster AVROTROS says it is satisfied with new rules
Continue ReadingBERLIN, Conn. (AP) — A firefighter helping to battle a brush fire in Connecticut was killed after a utility vehicle operating on a steep, rocky incline rolled over onto the man, according to a preliminary police report. Authorities say Tuesday the three other firefighters injured in Monday’s accident suffered minor bumps and bruises and were
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An 85-year-old Bend man was cited for careless driving Wednesday morning after he hit the gas instead of the brake and slammed his SUV through the glass front doors of a northeast Bend printer repair business, police said.
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama said at a private fundraiser Monday evening that Donald Trump is “somebody who White nationalists explicitly rally around,” going further than how he has ripped into the former president in a series of intense recent campaign rallies. The comments, relayed to CNN by by two
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Laura Bush, wife of former US President George W. Bush. Personal Birth date: November 4, 1946 Birth place: Midland, Texas Birth name: Laura Lane Welch Father: Harold Welch, real estate developer Mother: Jenna (Hawkins) Welch Marriage: George W. Bush (November 5, 1977-present)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Personal Birth date: November 14, 1954 Birth place: Birmingham, Alabama Birth name: Condoleezza Rice Father: John Wesley Rice Jr., minister and dean Mother: Angelena (Ray) Rice, a high school teacher Education: University of Denver, B. A.,
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Kinebrew Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A car went into a Salinas home Tuesday morning. People who live on Chaucer and Byron Drive say this area is normally peaceful. Tuesday morning was different. “I don’t know why they drive so fast,” Rudy Santiago, a resident in the
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City grandson is now trying to give his grandfather a proper funeral after his grandpa’s body has stayed at the funeral home for months. “He was my last blood grandfather left,” said Noah Freeman, grandson of Charles Freeman.
Continue ReadingKMBC, FREEMAN FAMILY, CNN By Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City grandson is now trying to give his grandfather a proper funeral after his grandpa’s body has stayed at the funeral home for months. “He was my last blood grandfather left,” said Noah Freeman,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1948 Birth place: Sorkheh, Iran Birth name: Hassan Feridon Marriage: Sahebeh Arabi Children: Has four children Education: University of Tehran, B. A., 1972; Glasgow Caledonian University, M. Phil., 1995; Glasgow Caledonian University, Ph.D.,
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Portland, Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A quick “ash tornado” popped up while several crews battled a large grass fire Tuesday afternoon in rural Lincoln County near Carney. Lincoln County Emergency Management officials told KOCO 5 that authorities learned of the fire that started just off
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Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A famous grizzly bear beloved for decades by countless tourists, biologists and professional wildlife photographers in Grand Teton National Park is dead after being struck by a vehicle in western Wyoming. Grizzly No. 399 died Tuesday night on a highway in Snake River Canyon south of Jackson, park officials
Continue ReadingBy Randi Rousseau Click here for updates on this story HAMMOND, Louisiana (WDSU) — A Louisiana boy is about to have his “Wildest Dreams” come true. Evan Grossnickle, a 15-year-old with autism, will attend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at the Caesars Superdome thanks to a generous gift from a family friend. “Her music makes my
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, older people or those with weakened immune systems. About 50 people have fallen ill in the McDonald’s outbreak, and one has
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