Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s corrections chief says the department is expected to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year. The announcement signals a pending end to the yearslong pause that was put in place after a blistering report revealed that the state had conducted several executions
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers denied rumors that he was involved in the firing of New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh when he appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Wednesday. The Jets fired Saleh on Tuesday after a disappointing 2-3 season start. “As far as any of the ridiculous allegations
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee election officials are disputing a judge’s ruling that restored the voting rights of four people who can’t have guns under their specific felony offenses. The motion filed by the state last week shows the impact of a new Tennessee policy that gun rights are a prerequisite to casting
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The Deschutes National Forest announced Wednesday it is seeking input on the Black Butte Ranch Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction project, a plan to treat 2,800 acres and reduce the threat of large wildfires to the resort community west of Sisters, which has been threatened by past blazes.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Travis Kelce is the host of “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?”, a spin-off of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” The game show was taped during Kelce’s NFL off-season from the Kansas City Chiefs. He also has a supporting role in the new Ryan Murphy series called “Grotesquerie” on FX. Kelce
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One volunteer organization in Buncombe County has taken matters into their own hands to help those reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. The organization called Savage Freedom Ops has taken on the nickname of the “Redneck Air Force.”
Continue ReadingWLOS By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One volunteer organization in Buncombe County has taken matters into their own hands to help those reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. The organization called Savage Freedom Ops has taken on the nickname of the “Redneck Air
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, lawyers for the jailed hip-hop mogul told a judge on Wednesday. His preference for a trial in April or May was mentioned in a joint letter in which his lawyers and prosecutors advised a judge
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Rudy Giuliani’s son is trying to stop two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against his father from taking the elder Giuliani’s four New York Yankees World Series rings. Andrew Giuliani says in court documents filed Tuesday in New York that he is actually the rightful owner of the
Continue ReadingBy Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — A Jewish school in Palo Alto is receiving backlash from members of its community for dropping a key word from its name. Everyone connected to The Kehillah School, from faculty to former students, has nothing but great things to say
Continue ReadingKPIX By Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — A Jewish school in Palo Alto is receiving backlash from members of its community for dropping a key word from its name. Everyone connected to The Kehillah School, from faculty to former students, has nothing but great things to
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster nearly 9 feet long with as many as 64 legs – wasn’t terrifying enough, scientists could only just imagine what the extinct beast’s head looked like. That’s because many of the fossils of these creatures are headless shells
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say a group of 11 Romanian pilgrims visiting Greece’s Orthodox monastic community of Mount Athos are in hospital with food poisoning after eating wild mushrooms during a hike. Authorities on the semi-autonomous community in northern Greece say none of the men’s lives were in danger. They are being treated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourism in Orlando is coming to a standstill ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected hit as a major storm in Florida. At least three major theme parks and the airport were set to cease operations on Wednesday. Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando will shut down Wednesday afternoon while SeaWorld
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Milton is expected to unleash its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants who don’t speak English. Most are Latin Americans who have been harvesting oranges and tomatoes in the fields along Florida’s I-4 corridor. They’ve also been washing dishes in restaurants, cleaning hotel rooms and working construction.
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Sean Lyngaas, Kayla Tausche and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, senior Biden administration officials raced to engage in a round-the-clock effort to respond to what appeared to be an unprecedented amount of misinformation circling about the storm and the federal response to it. Meetings were quickly convened across government to
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Claude Monet pastel painting stolen by Nazis from a Jewish family during World War II, which vanished for decades only to show up with a Louisiana art dealer, was returned Wednesday in New Orleans to the descendants of its original owners. “Bord de Mer” was one of Monet’s early works and valued at over $500,000
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Oregon State University–Cascades’ preliminary enrollment report shows a total of 1,370 students served at the Bend campus this fall, the Bend school announced Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with an appeal from an Oklahoma death row inmate who even the state’s conservative attorney general believes should not be executed, with some justices signaling a willingness to let state courts further review allegations that prosecutors withheld evidence in the case.
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy and Michelle Krupa, CNN Isla del Sol, Florida (CNN) — With the rain already slicing diagonals into the water off this transformed mangrove island in St. Petersburg, Vivienne Marran stood firm in her choice. “We can ride it out,” she told CNN less than 20 hours before Hurricane Milton was due
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