CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Scott Walker, former Republican governor of Wisconsin. Personal Birth date: November 2, 1967 Birth place: Colorado Springs, Colorado Birth name: Scott Kevin Walker Father: Llewellyn Walker, Baptist preacher Mother: Patricia (Fitch) Walker, bookkeeper Marriage: Tonette (Tarantino) Walker Children: Matt; Alex Education: Attended
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nearly $75 million in federal grant funds over the next five years will be aimed at helping Alaska Native communities as they grapple with the impacts of climate change. The Anchorage Daily News reports the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is receiving the grant as part of a program aimed at
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people. The FBI said Thursday a $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and extradition of Ryan James
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Election Day is November 5, but Americans across the country are already casting ballots. It’s a complicated process to elect an American president that pivots from voters in states in November to electoral votes counted on Capitol Hill in January. Let us know what’s on your mind so
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Texas were the two U.S. states with the largest number of new residents last year, and their biggest source was other countries. That’s according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday. A little over 45% of Florida residents who said that they had lived in a different
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Parents in a Minnesota school district are calling for accountability from a now-banned substitute teacher who was accused of “inappropriate and racially harmful behavior” that included a reenactment of George Floyd’s murder during a high school English class earlier this week. Wisconsin police officer Steven Dwayne Williams – who
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A police investigation of a 2020 tip that a Bend man might possess child sex abuse material did not lead to enough information to make an arrest, but an alleged sexual assault on an 8-year-old girl earlier this year has led to his arrest on several charges, officers said Thursday.
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a music-filled memorial Thursday in the Duchess of Gospel’s hometown of Newark. The ceremony at New Hope Baptist Church — where Houston was a congregant and choir leader
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Out of the crowd, Michelle Panning picked her target, an unsuspecting man she didn’t know, and asked him an unusual question. Her hands shook as she pointed her phone camera on herself. “Can I borrow $100, please?” she asked. “No,” he said. They both smiled and went their separate
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia has indicted a father and son in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder. A Barrow County deputy court clerk confirms both were indicted on Thursday. Colt Gray is charged with 55 counts, including murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children. The 14-year-old’s
Continue ReadingLisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Many One Direction fans are struggling to understand the death of the former group’s member, Liam Payne. The 31-year-old singer died Wednesday after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Grief over an artist’s death can be a strange parasocial
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced temporary legal status for Lebanese citizens already in the United States, likely pleasing some Arab voters, including in the battleground state of Michigan. The Homeland Security Department said that Thursday’s announcement — together with an earlier offer in July — brings to about 11,000 the number of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops is a “good day for the world,” calling it an opportunity to free hostages held by the militant group and end the yearlong war in Gaza. “Now’s the time to move on. … Move
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Posts on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok were taken down following an investigation by The Associated Press published Oct. 10 that
Continue ReadingBy Chad Mills Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — The storm may be gone, but on O’Brien Street in Port Tampa, the signs of Milton are still everywhere. Even though Joe Phillip’s house held up okay, many of his neighbors’ homes did not. “There are some individuals — elderly —
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democratic U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen and Republican challenger Sam Brown have held their only debate of the campaign. While they painted each other as extremists, there were few fireworks in Thursday’s face-off. Rosen is a first-term senator seen as a political consensus-builder. Brown is a retired Army captain
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara is suggesting that dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front could be one way to settle the decades-long conflict. Staffan de Mistura has during his tenure proposed partition as one potential solution, according to a briefing provided to a closed meeting of
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A weather event called the diablo wind is expected to whip up across Northern California and cause humidity levels to drop and raise the risk of wildfires. Forecasters issued red flag warnings for fire danger from Thursday until Saturday from the central California coast up to nearly the Oregon border. Pacific
Continue ReadingBy Brittni Johnson Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A former Idaho Falls man who appeared on a popular reality TV show ‘My 600-Lb. Life’ is now at a place in his life that for years seemed nearly impossible to reach. David Nelson, 33, was a participant in season
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer Longtime NBC News anchor Brian Williams is returning to the screen on election night, only this time he’ll be streamed on Amazon Prime Video. The company announced Williams will anchor live election night coverage and commentary on the service. Williams has kept a low profile since ending his late-night news show on
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