Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who prosecutors said ambushed and shot correctional officers at a Boise hospital in a plot to help a fellow white supremacist gang member escape from prison was sentenced to life behind bars on Friday. Nicholas Umphenour, 29, pleaded guilty earlier this year to several felonies, including
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols ended with a mixed verdict, surprising and perplexing some observers who questioned why the jury would acquit two of the officers on the most serious charges. Verdicts came down Thursday in the trial for
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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Housing and Community Services is reopening the Homeowner Assistance Fund online application portal to accept final applications directly from homeowners. Applications must be submitted by Oct. 31, 2024. New applications will be put on a waitlist and prioritized for homeowners most at risk of foreclosure or loss. Homeowners can now review application criteria
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma is soliciting bids for Bible suppliers to provide their wares for the state’s education department – and the specific requirements fit Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The Bible parameters laid out in the state superintendent for public instruction’s request for proposals (RFP)– including containing the Pledge
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The upcoming one-year anniversary of the deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas and continued Middle East turmoil could serve as motivators for acts of violence by extremists, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said in a joint public announcement Friday. While not identifying any specific or credible threats
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.; Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; Catherine Russell, UNICEF’s executive
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Georgia businessman has been convicted of cheating former NBA stars Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of $8 million after a trial in Manhattan federal court. The jury returned its verdict on Friday against Calvin Darden Jr. The conviction has led a prosecutor to call for the immediate jailing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to stay an injunction against a portion of a new Alabama law that limits who can help voters with absentee ballot applications. Chief U.S. District Judge David Proctor denied Alabama’s request to stay the injunction ahead of the November election as the state
Continue ReadingGRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner has died nearly a week after being injured on the job in northern West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice says 34-year-old Colton Walls of Bruceton Mills died Friday. Walls was injured while working as a longwall electrician at the underground Leer Mining Complex operated by Arch Resources in Grafton.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to a mutual assistance request from Georgia Power, Pacific Power is sending crews, support personnel and equipment from Medford, Bend, Roseburg, Astoria and Grants Pass in Oregon and Walla Walla and Yakima in Washington to aid in power restoration efforts following the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on the self-governed island of Taiwan, but a new report raises a red flag about possible non-military tactics. The report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based research institute, warns that
Continue ReadingBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The New York Mets’ 4-2 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card Series averaged 4,017,000 viewers on ESPN and streaming, making it ESPN’s most-watched Major League Baseball game in three years. ESPN and Nielsen reported Friday afternoon that the audience peaked
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — You might be thinking, “Shut up!” but it’s officially true: the “Princess Diaries” franchise is finally growing. Anne Hathaway posted a fun video clip to her verified Instagram on Friday, where she was seen lounging outdoors before she made the number one with her hand. The video then cut
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Con el estreno de “Joker: Folie à Deux” este viernes, Lady Gaga presenta al público a Lee Quinzel, su versión del interés amoroso del Joker Harley Quinn, de los cómics de DC. En una entrevista con CNN, Gaga explicó cuánto tuvo que cambiar su enfoque típico de actuación para la
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Local officials and relief agencies working in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene are urging residents to verify the information they are sharing or repeating, saying a deluge of false rumors is hindering recovery efforts. The hurricane tore a destructive path through the southeastern United States a week ago, killing
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El rey Felipe VI apeló este viernes a la “unidad” sobre las “discrepancias” en los países iberoamericanos, durante su participación en la inauguración del Encuentro de las Academias Iberoamericanas de la Historia en Trujillo, España. Las declaraciones del monarca se producen días después de que la nueva presidenta de México,
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israel has not given assurances to the Biden administration that targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities is off the table in retaliation for the Iranian ballistic missile strikes earlier this week, a top US State Department official told CNN on Friday. The official added that it is
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer Experts say the fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a Baxter International plant in North Cove, North Carolina, that makes much of the country’s supply of sterile IV fluids. It also
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This week, we get to meet Hazel, an energetic and loving German shepherd mix waiting to head out and about with whoever comes to get her at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested on a charge that he spray-painted graffiti on a monument in the nation’s capital during protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress in July. Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi was arrested Friday on a charge of destroying federal property. He was among thousands
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