Associated Press Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Not a joke, as outgoing President Joe Biden might say. Trump has been the butt of countless late-night monologues and “Saturday Night Live” sketches for the better part of a decade, as much of Hollywood tracked the highs and lows of his political career with revulsion
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is on its way out of power, but that’s not ending the arguments between the administration and airlines that think they are being over-regulated. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg snapped back on Thursday at criticism from airline CEOs. Buttigieg says the regulations his department has imposed, like automatic cash refunds
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors across the nation on Thursday, a year after a disastrous rollout by the Biden administration delayed the application for months. After weeks of testing, the Education Department says there have been no major
Continue ReadingWINDER, Ga. (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Colin Gray was not in court during the Thursday hearing, but his lawyers told the judge during a brief hearing that their
Continue ReadingRising snow levels will bring some more rain to the Cascades. This will make for some heavy and sticky skiing Friday morning at Mt. Bachelor. The resort opens tomorrow! Mt. Hood Meadows is open 7 days a week starting today. Enjoy the snow skiiers and snowboarders!
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey’s capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including excessive force and unlawful stops. A Justice Department report released Thursday documents arrests without legal basis, officers escalating situations with aggressive tactics and unnecessary use of pepper spray. The 45-page report comes after a roughly yearlong investigation
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s third largest bank, Gazprombank and its six foreign subsidiaries were hit with U.S. sanctions on Thursday. The action is intended to curtail Russia’s ability to evade the thousands of sanctions imposed on the nation since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police, saying he should not have been charged a second time after reaching a deal with prosecutors. The ruling, which did
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sarrouh Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — A Saint-Sauveur, Quebec couple was back in court on Wednesday, accused of attacking a teenager over a prank. The allegations against Claude Bourgie and Mariama Diaby include kidnapping and threatening to beat and kill the child in 2021. Their trial began
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Johnson Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A Markham, Ontario hockey buff who built a massive backyard ice rink without permissions or permits has reluctantly agreed to remove the sprawling surface, following a years-long dispute with the city and his neighbours. Martin Ross installed the boards-enclosed ice pad
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has died at age 78. Rell’s family said in a statement that she died Wednesday at a Florida hospital following a brief illness. The Republican was lieutenant governor in 2004 when Gov. John G. Rowland resigned amid a corruption investigation. She took over the office and then
Continue ReadingNIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands from across the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region were gathering this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey to condemn what they call the West’s imperialist agenda and to drive support for their military regimes. The three-day anti-imperialism conference featured music and cultural displays. Delegates from Niger, Burkina Faso
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani keeps setting records, even after the season is over. The Los Angeles Dodgers star added his third Most Valuable Player award to his collection and first in the National League when he was chosen unanimously by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday. Aaron Judge
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who threatened in a social media post to “shoot up a synagogue” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Christopher Brown was arrested at Manhattan’s Penn Station in November 2022 after authorities were alerted to a series of threatening Twitter posts. Police said Brown had a
Continue ReadingBy Kathy Rose OBrien, CNN (CNN) — A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh such event in the area since December. The length of the fissure on the volcano, located in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest of the country, is estimated to be approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles), according
Continue ReadingCNN By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to say 2024 has been quite a year for Italian tennis. And in particular for Jasmine Paolini, who capped the best season of her career by winning the decisive match in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals against Slovakia to secure Italy’s first
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Antonio Coleman and Katurio Grigsby seemingly took pride in their self-labeled “predator hunters” role — boasting in some media interviews about their desire to expose men they believed were searching out underage females for sex. One of their schemes involved
Continue ReadingBy Tracy Gladney Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Arkansas (KTBS) — The community was invited to the Salvation Army of Texarkana’s Boys and Girls Club Wednesday to watch young poets compete in their first poetry slam. In partnership with the Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, the effort offered emotions and performance
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A mysterious substance on O’ahu’s north shore has some confused and concerned. People spotted multiple bright blue puddles Wednesday morning right off Kamehameha Highway near Waimea Bay. Jacob VanderVelde said besides the fluorescent blue that caught his eye, he’s also concerned that
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in October, the first annual gain in more than three years, with home shoppers encouraged by easing rates and a pickup in properties on the market. Existing home sales rose 3.4% last month, from September, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate
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