Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A family in South Carolina is pleading with the community to help them find a Broadway dancer who disappeared nearly two weeks ago. Zelig Williams was last seen Oct. 3 in Columbia when he left his home. Friends said they got an automatic emergency notification from his iPhone minutes
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis city leaders are ready to move forward with a plan for the 3rd Precinct police station that burned during the civil unrest in 2020, which has stood vacant since. But the proposal — which would move city election services there —
Continue ReadingWCCO, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, CNN By Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis city leaders are ready to move forward with a plan for the 3rd Precinct police station that burned during the civil unrest in 2020, which has stood vacant since. But the proposal — which would move
Continue ReadingBy Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Huntington Beach high school ditched hall passes and replaced them with QR codes, leaving some kids uneasy. “My opinion of this whole scanning into the bathroom is definitely unfair,” Edison High School senior Jacob Green said. The new
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, OBTAINED BY KCBS, CHANGE.ORG, CNN, Obtained by KCBS/KCAL By Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Huntington Beach high school ditched hall passes and replaced them with QR codes, leaving some kids uneasy. “My opinion of this whole scanning into the bathroom is definitely
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe says it will compensate local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property more than 20 years ago in farm seizures meant to redress some of the wrongs of colonialism. About 4,000 white farmers lost their homes and swathes of land when the Black-majority country’s then-president, Robert
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If he wins next month’s election, Donald Trump would be the oldest person in U.S. history to be elected president. Yet the 78-year-old Republican nominee refuses to disclose new details about his physical or mental well-being, breaking decades of precedent. There have been limited snapshots of Trump’s health over the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If he wins next month’s election, Donald Trump would be the oldest person in U.S. history to be elected president. Yet the 78-year-old Republican nominee refuses to disclose new details about his physical or mental well-being, breaking decades of precedent. There have been limited snapshots of Trump’s health over the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While the 2024 election cycle has appeared different to most, The Associated Press’ mission around elections has remained consistent. Anna Johnson and Steven Sloan lead the AP’s elections coverage and are featured in this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, a recurring audio production that features extended interviews
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Ryan Browne’s first start went so well Purdue coach Ryan Walters is giving him another chance. Only this time, Browne will step onto the national stage, trying to snap a five-game losing streak while derailing No. 2 Oregon’s Big Ten title hopes and championship dreams. He might not even do it alone.
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A worker at a wildlife park in Crimea has died after being attacked by lions. According to the Russian Investigative Committee’s office in the Russia-annexed peninsula, the death occurred when the worker went into a cage at the Taigan park to clean it. The cage held three lions, but the worker
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, known for his decades-long fight against Japanese whaling and arrested in Greenland in July, has asked France’s president for political asylum. That’s according to Sea Shepherd France. Watson faces extradition to Japan, where he could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The upcoming film “Rumours,” starring Cate Blanchett, starts off criticizing world leaders in a way most political satires would — and then it turns down the wit and turns up the absurdity. With zombie-like creatures chasing after them, the leaders at the G7 summit are no longer the subject
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The Walt Disney Co. is set to pilot a new pass for guests to get on rides faster at its domestic theme parks, but the cost might be a bit out of reach for some people. Disney said Wednesday that its Lightning Lane Premier Pass, which will be available in limited quantities,
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an $861 million loan guarantee to build two solar photovoltaic farms in Puerto Rico as persistent power outages plague the U.S. territory. The project would be located in the southern coastal towns of Guayama and Salinas and backed by Clean Flexible Energy
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney Nota del editor: esta historia contiene material explícito que puede resultar perturbador para algunos lectores. (CNN) — Cuerpos esparcidos por calles polvorientas, carreteras enteras destruidas, gente muriendo de hambre. Todo causado por los ataques de Israel. Esta es una imagen de Jabalia, en el norte de Gaza, que describe el jefe
Continue ReadingBy Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Keep your eyes along the horizon at dusk to witness a stunning lunar display rise this evening. The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky. October’s hunter’s moon is set to peak at its fullest around 7:26 a.m.
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Medicare’s open enrollment period began Tuesday, and the Council on Aging of Central Oregon offers free counseling on the sometimes confusing benefits.
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of journalism funders says it is committing $20 million in grants to 205 small, local news outlets across the country. Press Forward said Wednesday that’s double what it had intended to give out. Newly funded groups include Black Iowa News, an outlet that began during the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk has described how he survived by battling shivering cold and drinking rain water. Mikhail Pichugin had set off to watch whales with his brother and nephew. But the boat’s engine shut down on their
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