By Robbie Owens Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — At 17, Delila Vasquez has decided that her disabilities don’t define her. “It made me become stronger,” shares the Woodrow Wilson senior. “And you realize I have a life ahead of me.” Delila communicates with confidence, signing her words to ensure the
Continue ReadingKTVT By Robbie Owens Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — At 17, Delila Vasquez has decided that her disabilities don’t define her. “It made me become stronger,” shares the Woodrow Wilson senior. “And you realize I have a life ahead of me.” Delila communicates with confidence, signing her words to ensure
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Two people charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities – a neo-Nazi leader and a woman with whom he had a personal relationship – allegedly planned to attack electrical substations encircling Baltimore and “completely destroy” the entire city, according to federal court documents. The
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Artem Chigvintev will not face charges after he was arrested in Napa County last month on suspicion of felony domestic violence. The Napa County District Attorney’s office announced on Tuesday in a news release that “after a thorough review of the criminal investigation and careful evaluation of the evidence
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe, where 10 houses have fallen into the Atlantic since 2020. Three have been lost since Friday. The most recent collapse was Tuesday afternoon, when the wooden pilings of a home nicknamed “Front Row Seats”
Continue ReadingBy Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh police officer involved in the tasing death of Jim Rogers cannot get his job back, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Alan Hertzberg issued a ruling vacating an arbitration decision reinstating Keith Edmonds as an
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, Emma Tucker and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast. Helene
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, Emma Tucker and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast. Helene
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — As rain poured down on Atlanta Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced two pivotal games were postponed due to the wet conditions. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s New York Mets-Atlanta Braves games, set to take place at the Braves home stadium Truist Park, have been postponed due to “the
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Congress set up a chaotic, high-stakes fight over spending at the end of the year, after both chambers voted on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. The Senate approved the stopgap spending bill – which will fund the government until
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that women don’t need Donald Trump to be their “protector,” but instead need the former president “to trust them” to make their own reproductive decisions. Harris’ comments, in an interview with MSNBC, came two days after Trump
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Justice Department has announced more than $86 million in grants administered by the Tribal Affairs Division within the Office on Violence Against Women to American Indian and Alaska Native communities to support survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. The grants provided through the Violence Against
Continue ReadingIvonne Valdés (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, afirmó en una entrevista con CNN que la sociedad venezolana “de todos los bandos” no tuvo libertad para participar en las elecciones presidenciales de julio. El comentario de Petro se refiere tanto a la decisión del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela de no permitir
Continue ReadingAP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Olivier Rousteing opened Balmain’s Wednesday show at Paris Fashion Week with an audacious angular micro-gown — a glittering number featuring peaked shoulders, humped hips and a massive clasping hand motif. It was clear from the start: this season’s Balmain was not going to be a study in subtlety. Meanwhile,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Masses of people at the 1969 Woodstock festival stopped by the towering red maple tree a little ways off from the main stage. Many scrawled messages on paper scraps or cardboard and attached them to the old tree’s trunk. “SUSAN, MEET YOU HERE SATURDAY 11 A.M., 3 P.M. or 7 P.M.,” read one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a social media post is facing a censure push from Democrats. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana described Haitians in racist terms Wednesday afternoon, calling them “wild” and “slapstick gangsters.” in a post on X. Higgins deleted the post after Democrats confronted him
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A death in New York has been linked with a listeria outbreak connected to recalled Boar’s Head deli meat, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. A total of 59 people have been hospitalized with the outbreak strain of bacteria in 19 states,
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Trinity Lutheran Church recently celebrated the groundbreaking of their new worship and performing arts center, “Boldly Building Our Legacy.” The project marks a significant milestone for the church and school that has been a part of the Bend community for nearly a century.
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel. The senate approved the measure Wednesday by unanimous consent. Members of a Senate committee looking into Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy adopted
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