Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy little fugitive is on the lam again in New Orleans, gaining fame as he outwits a tenacious band of citizens armed with night-vision binoculars, nets and a tranquilizer rifle. Scrim, a 17-pound mutt that’s mostly terrier, has become a folk hero, inspiring tattoos, T-shirts and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — High-profile legal battles are nothing new for Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, with his latest being a lawsuit he’s filed against Jay-Z, accusing the iconic rapper as well as Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting a minor at an awards show after-party in 2000. The lawsuit against Jay-Z is part of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Luigi Nicholas Mangione was apparently living a charmed one: the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school and with degrees from one of the nation’s top private universities. Friends at an exclusive co-living space at the edge of touristy Waikiki in Hawaii where the 26-year-od Mangione
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell tripped on Tuesday, spraining his wrist and sustaining “a minor cut to the face,” his office said in a statement. The incident is the latest in a high-profile string of health issues for the 82-year-old Kentucky
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US government is rushing to uncover new information on the whereabouts of Austin Tice following the collapse of the Syrian government this weekend. The stunning fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime presents an opportunity to try to gather fresh intelligence about the American journalist
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — From the very moment President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on January 20, he’ll be able to levy tariffs on imports from other nations. On that day, he has already vowed to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports as well as an
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal. U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the merger Tuesday after holding a three-week hearing in Portland, Oregon. Later Tuesday, Judge Marshall Ferguson in Seattle issued
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal. U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the merger Tuesday after holding a three-week hearing in Portland, Oregon. Later Tuesday, Judge Marshall Ferguson in Seattle issued
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Speaking publicly for the first time since his acquittal, Daniel Penny said he restrained Jordan Neely on a subway car last May for more than five minutes because Neely was “extraordinarily strong” and Penny was worried he would get up and attack him or someone else. “Part of my
Continue ReadingAP National Writer The athletes whose lawsuit against the NCAA is primed to pave the way for schools to pay them directly also want a players’ association to represent them in the complex contract negotiations that have overtaken the sport. Grant House, Sedona Prince and Nya Harrison wrote to the judge overseeing what’s known as
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and key Democrats have come out against a once broadly bipartisan bill that would create 63 new permanent judgeships now that President-elect Donald Trump would be the one to fill 22 of them. The White House said Tuesday that Biden would veto the bill – passed
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons.
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge in Oregon blocked Kroger’s proposed $25 billion tie-up with Albertsons, ruling that the largest merger in US supermarket history would limit competition and harm consumers. The ruling is a major setback for the chains and puts the merger’s likelihood in jeopardy. The judge issued
Continue ReadingPor Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer y Ted Barrett, CNN El líder republicano del Senado, Mitch McConnell, tropezó el martes, se torció la muñeca y sufrió “un pequeño corte en la cara”, dijo su oficina en un comunicado. El incidente es el más reciente de una serie de problemas de salud para el republicano
Continue ReadingWBAL, WJAC, CNN By Ray Sanchez and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The regulars began assembling in the predawn Monday at a McDonald’s just off the interstate in western Pennsylvania when at some point a fellow customer caught their attention. “Don’t that look like the shooter from New York?” one of the regulars, who only
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 states aren’t entitled to health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The decision Monday from Judge Daniel Traynor in North Dakota limits an effort by the Biden administration to help young adults brought to the U.S.
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There will be a series of low pressure systems pushing in from the eastern Pacific over the next several days. The result will be periods of rain and snow over the high desert, with several inches of snow on the Cascades by the end of the weekend. The High Desert will see off and on
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo on Tuesday applauded the U.S. House passage of their bipartisan legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 between Newport, Ore. and New England as the “National Medal of Honor Highway.” “Our veterans in Oregon and throughout America deserve every honor we can bestow on them for their brave
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional task force investigating the attempts to kill Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service, including protecting fewer foreign leaders during the height of election season and considering moving the agency out of the Homeland Security Department. The 180-page report by the bipartisan
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