Associated Press Putting grant money into action is routine for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. But an effort to provide weather alerts to people who are deaf or hard of hearing is tugging at his heart. The campaign to distribute 700 specially adapted weather alert radios to the deaf and hard of hearing is named in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is back with a new firearms ban. The fair withstood weeks of pressure from Republicans and a lawsuit from the state’s attorney general. The gates opened Friday at one of the largest state fairs in the country. Organizers put the ban in place following a
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer The deli meat company Boar’s Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning. U.S. Agriculture Department officials disclosed the action in response to requests for government records. USDA officials refused to give The Associated Press documents about inspections and enforcement at a now-closed plant
Continue ReadingBy Kelly O’Brien Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — The father of a 5-year-old boy who died while in the custody of his mother and her boyfriend is suing the state of New Hampshire, saying officials should have known that his son was in danger. Elijah Lewis was reported
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Baltimore is the first major city to try what’s being touted as a “first-of-its-kind police training.” Roca uses brain science to help high-risk young people avoid violence by teaching them emotional regulation. Roca Maryland Executive Vice President Kurtis Palermo explained that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher, cutting funds for most government agencies and states. But he has lavished political allies with generous cash giveaways in his final days in office while also punishing his enemies in the business sector. On Friday, Andrés
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters. It’s the latest of several similar lawsuits by women against Combs, who also
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We are on the western edge of an area of high pressure that is in just the correct position to usher warmer than normal air into the area. The temperatures will be in the middle to upper 80s on Saturday as the high maintains a grip on the western United States.If you like the warmer
Continue ReadingBy David Collins Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A new lawsuit from the Longshoremen’s Union comes as thousands of port workers across the East Coast prepare to head to the picket lines next week. The two main issues are pay and automation replacing workers. The Longshoremen’s Association is demanding
Continue ReadingBy Josh Wallace Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Citing recent deaths linked to heart complications due to drinking energy drinks, the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association are banning the beverages for active trainees. The association said those taking hands-on-training, or hot classes, will have vitals taken and if trainees refuse
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides 🎙 Escucha el podcast Inside Politics de Dana Bash y Manu Raju para conocer las noticias políticas más relevantes de EE.UU. (CNN Español) — El cantante de música urbana Bad Bunny se metió de lleno en la campaña electoral por las elecciones generales del 5 de noviembre en Estados Unidos al contratar vallas
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during a two-decade-long military presence in the country. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused an emergency appeal from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign seeking to have his name added to New York’s ballot. The justices did not comment in rejecting the emergency appeal on Friday. Kennedy has been trying to get his name off ballots in key battleground
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Krupa, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Angelina Madut knew driving home from her overnight shift at a suburban Atlanta bakery was a risk. The warnings about Helene’s potential to flood neighborhoods and topple trees had been in play for hours. But like anyone who couldn’t take the financial hit
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on New York’s presidential ballot even though he suspended his campaign last month and backed former President Donald Trump. The high court turned away Kennedy’s longshot appeal without comment and there were no noted dissents. In
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — An Oklahoma couple’s engagement photo session turned extraordinary when a storm created a dramatic backdrop. “The storm went right behind us and right beside us, and we got the perfect shot,” said photographer Cashlie White. “It was a really unique atmosphere
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A small brush fire was reported last week at a dispersed campsite on the Deschutes National Forest in Sisters by a neighboring camper who used two extinguishers provided by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District to slow its spread before fire crews arrived.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Al menos 28 personas murieron entre el 21 y 26 de septiembre en Sinaloa, en el noreste de México, de acuerdo con datos de la Fiscalía del estado. Con esta cifra, aumenta a 81 el número de muertos desde que el 9 de septiembre se desató una ola violencia en
Continue ReadingBy Andres Valle Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento business owner is angry after she says thieves stole more than $12,000 worth of merchandise from her beauty store. This is the second time in eight months that Total Beauty Experience off Arden Way in the Arden-Arcade area has
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government postponed an auction of floating offshore wind leases off the Oregon coast on Friday after developers said they wouldn’t bid and the state’s governor asked that all leasing activities stop. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management did not set a new date for the sale. It said the
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