Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no surprise that workers feel burned-out. We’ve been through a lot the past few years. A global pandemic took loved ones’ lives and left parents working without childcare. College graduates began first jobs without lunch buddies or in-person mentors. Elections and wars divided families and places of work.
Continue ReadingBy Gracee Mattiace Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Downtown Association said downtown businesses are relying on people from around Western North Carolina to show their support as they begin to reopen after Helene. FEMA reports that 40% of businesses don’t reopen after a disaster, which is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — There is increased security at a downtown Detroit convention center ahead of next week’s presidential election. Elections officials say Thursday that metal detectors are located at the entrances to the hall where ballots will be counted. To enter, public observers, vote challengers and the media will have to show poll
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general. The Defense Department’s auditor reviewed prices paid for 46 spare parts on the C-17 from 2018 to 2022 and found
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 31, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In an unexpected move, Arnold Schwarzenegger, a lifelong Republican and former California governor, announced his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency. Known for his independent voice and candid approach, Schwarzenegger’s endorsement has stirred significant
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A moving company representative and lawyers were expected to be given access to Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment on Thursday after the former New York City mayor failed to turn over belongings to two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him. The two sides hurled allegations against each
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former South Florida school district attorney accused of illegally sharing information from a statewide grand jury on the 2018 Parkland school shooting has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge. Former Broward County Public Schools general counsel Barbara Myrick pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor count of attempted
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a 50-year-old hunter has been found dead in an apparent brown bear mauling on an island in southeastern Alaska. Tad Fujioka, of Sitka, was reported overdue Tuesday evening after not returning from a solo daylong hunting trip on heavily forested Baranof Island. State wildlife troopers, the U.S. Coast Guard
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BENTON, Louisiana (KTBS) — An Airline High School student has been charged with terrorizing for allegedly making threats against another student in a group text. The school was placed on restricted movement for a while to allow Bossier Parish sheriff’s deputies the chance to gather
Continue ReadingNo. 1 Oregon (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) at Michigan (5-3, 3-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oregon by 14 1/2. Series History: Michigan leads 3-2. What’s at stake? Oregon has a chance to be 9-0 for the first time since 2012, the last season it was No. 1 in the AP
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — For U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan, America’s has mismanaged the war in Ukraine. It has rallied support, but not enough for Kyiv to win the war. He and other Americans who directly support Ukraine’s war effort, either through financial aid or voluntary combat, say the U.S. — Ukraine’s main ally
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has purchased 815 acres of land to build a new prison intended to ease a backlog of inmates being held in county jails. Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and state corrections officials announced the land had been purchased in Charleston. The Board of Corrections must approve the
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We are in sort of a “no mans land” as far as the temperatures go with reference to the type of precipitation expected. The afternoon highs will be in the 40s and 50s across the region, and lows drop below freezing each night. The precipitation type obviously is very temperature dependent, so the nights will
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Shreveport mother was convicted Wednesday of criminal neglect of family in Caddo Juvenile Court. Juvenile Judge Justin Courtney determined Lasonya Shante Wilson, 35, of Valley Ridge Road, was guilty as charged of three counts of neglect. He sentenced her to
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — An Albany-based cultural projects firm is asking that the main branch of the Dougherty County Public Library be named in honor of a 12-year-old civil rights “foot soldier.” Albany native Gwendolyn Crawford, now 74, became an iconic image of the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WAIMEA, Hawaii (KITV) — An unexploded ordnance that was found in a stream Wednesday morning is keeping Waimea Nature Trail closed. The explosive was spotted just after Opelo Road in a stream next to the trail. Authorities did not say exactly what type of device
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MANITOWOC COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The mother of 3-year-old Elijah Vue appeared in Manitowoc County court Wednesday, Oct. 30. Katrina Baur pleaded not guilty to charges of chronic child neglect resulting in death. Baur’s attorney asked the judge if Baur could have contact with her
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With less than a month remaining until the planned opening day at Mt. Bachelor, Dylan Anderman was live Thursday evening as the snow continues to pile up on the slopes.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025. The future of ‘Obamacare’ has emerged as a key issue in the closing days of the presidential campaign, with a top GOP leader promising this week to overhaul the program should
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A student from the University of Michigan faces criminal charges after authorities say an illegal ballot was cast in a rare case of a non-U.S. citizen voting. The student faces charges of perjury and attempting to vote as an unauthorized elector. Noncitizen voting is extremely rare in the U.S.
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