Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber’s rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — A group of Knott’s Berry Farm park-goers was stuck midair for hours Monday afternoon after the ride came to an abrupt halt. According to park officials, the “Sol Spin” stopped mid-cycle, at around 2 p.m. due to technical difficulties. SkyCal flew
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Gas prices continue to edge lower, and the national and Oregon averages for regular gas have fallen to their lowest prices of the year so far, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the national average is poised to dip below $3 a gallon for the first time since May 2021.
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s prime minister says the European Union country will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29. The government is expected on Thursday to formally schedule the vote. A runoff vote will be held two weeks later if no candidate wins an outright majority in December. Incumbent populist President Zoran Milanović has
Continue ReadingBy Dave Carlin Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Three people were hurt when a sidewalk shed collapsed Monday in New York City. Dramatic video shows the moment the structure crumbled on 29th Street near Eighth Avenue in Chelsea and injured the pedestrians, including one who suffered a serious head
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger, Jenna DeAngelis, Jennifer Bisram, Lisa Rozner Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A suspect is in custody following random stabbings in New York City on Monday morning that left three people dead, police said. Police said a 51-year-old homeless man, identified as Ramon Rivera, was apprehended following
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has sued a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee and the families of some of the Sandy Hook victims in an attempt to stop the sale of his media empire Infowars to the satirical news outlet The Onion. In a lawsuit filed Monday in the US
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story November 19, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a heartwarming ceremony at Houston’s City Hall Legacy Room today, Council Member Carolyn Evans Shabazz, alongside newly inaugurated Mayor John Whitmire, honored the tremendous achievements of the Evans E. Worthing High School football team. The event
Continue ReadingBy Eva Andersen Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia’s Temple University is turning to artificial intelligence to strengthen campus safety, incorporating new technology to help manage the network of surveillance cameras monitoring the campus. The university, with a student population of more than 30,000, currently has 1,500 active security cameras.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle. He also selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees
Continue ReadingBy Megan Hickey, Charlie De Mar Click here for updates on this story BARRINGTON, Illinois (WBBM) — A well-respected suburban doctor was shot and killed in a Barrington home over the weekend, shortly after giving a presentation to a group of physicians. Police in Barrington called the shooting that killed Dr. Olga Duchon a domestic
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — En escenas emotivas en España, Rafael Nadal, en su último evento de tenis profesional, perdió este martes ante Botic van de Zandschulp, de Países Bajos, en los cuartos de final de la Copa Davis en Málaga. El público trató de animar al 22 veces campeón de Grand Slam individual, pero Van de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons. It comes as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia in the remaining two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The latest tranche
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A South Dakota judge has dismissed a lawsuit that an anti-abortion group filed in June targeting an abortion rights measure that voters went on to reject. Judge John Pekas dismissed the lawsuit at the request of the anti-abortion group Life Defense. Life Defense Fund had challenged the petitions that got the measure on
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Marco Rubio, recientemente designado como secretario de Estado en el futuro Gobierno de Donald Trump, es considerado un halcón en la política exterior, alguien que cree que Estados Unidos debe usar la fuerza militar para promover sus políticas, así como un diplomático que encara relaciones internacionales con una postura de fuerza y presión en
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon’s total nonfarm employment increased year-over-year across all three Central Oregon counties, while the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates remained stable in October, showing little to no change, the Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday. Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased marginally over the month of October and is now
Continue ReadingBy Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois (WBBM) — A 64-year-old woman from Chicago’s western suburbs is facing hate crime charges and accused of assaulting a Palestinian-American couple in a video that went viral. Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, of Darien, Illinois, was charged with two felony hate crime counts and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister has approved an anticipated comprehensive military operation against separatist groups in the country’s restive southwest. Tuesday’s announcement by Shehbaz Sharif came more than a week after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Quetta train station, killing 26 people, mostly soldiers. The outlawed Baloch Liberation Army
Continue ReadingAssociated Press When the head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development traveled to housing sites around the country, she heard from renters in affordable housing that they felt forgotten and left out of the nation’s transition to clean energy. They lived in older buildings that had leaky windows and old appliances that
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(Update: Adding video, comments from parent, grandparent, Deschutes Land Trust) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend nonprofit got a generous donation in a novel way – through a lemonade stand. For two girls, Noa and Lila, visiting their grandparents in Central Oregon turned out to have a big impact on the Deschutes Land Trust. The trust received $25,000 from the
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