Family that wanted to build world’s tallest flagpole to pay $250K fine for cabins
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The family that had wanted to build the world’s tallest flagpole in rural eastern Maine has agreed to pay a $250,000…
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Bitcoin to the moon? Here’s why it’s near an all-time high
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Last month, as bitcoin approached $45,000, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon compared the…
Continue ReadingSchool voucher ideas expose deep GOP divisions in Tennessee Legislature
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Deep divisions remain in the Tennessee GOP over how to implement a universal school…
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Snow Report: Wednesday February 28th
Snow is on the way overnight and we are expecting to see several inches by the end of the day Thursday. There is a Winter Storm Warning for the…
Continue Reading3 Mississippi state prisons put inmates in ‘hazardous’ conditions, violating their constitutional rights, DOJ report finds
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department released a report Wednesday that found “chronic, systemic deficiencies” in…
Continue ReadingMissouri lawmakers try again to block Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are once again trying to block Medicaid funding from going to…
Continue ReadingChiefsaholic pleads guilty to bank robbery, faces lengthy prison sentence
By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The Chiefs superfan who made…
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Winter storm arrives overnight, gusty winds and snow by sunrise Thursday
A Winter Storm Warning is in place for the region tonight through Friday morning as several inches of snow are expected south and west of Bend. The…
Continue ReadingCyberattack on insurance giant disrupting business for doctors, therapists
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — A week after a cyberattack disrupted insurance processing at pharmacies across the US, health care…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over bump stocks and machine guns
CNN By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservatives pressed the Biden administration Wednesday to justify a…
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As fentanyl draws more attention, tracking methamphetamine overdoses, deaths prove challenging
According to the Oregon Health Authority, the number of people dying from methamphetamine overdoses increased by more than 20 times from 2009 to…
Continue ReadingAstrónomos descubren 3 lunas orbitando los planetas más lejanos de nuestro sistema solar
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Los astrónomos han descubierto tres lunas alrededor de Urano y Neptuno, los planetas más distantes de…
Continue ReadingHundreds of flights canceled as Argentina’s air travel workers go on 24-hour strike
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled and dozens more rescheduled in Argentina as unionized air travel workers go…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Hunter Biden’s closed-door deposition with House Republicans
By Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Paula Reid, CNN Hunter Biden went directly after the Republicans who have pursued him in their impeachment…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Hunter Biden’s closed-door deposition with House Republicans
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Paula Reid, CNN Hunter Biden went directly after the Republicans who have pursued him in their impeachment…
Continue ReadingNew images share unprecedented view of how Odysseus spacecraft landed on the moon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Remarkable new images from the Odysseus mission capture the spacecraft — the first US-made vehicle to make a…
Continue ReadingScientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists have cooked up a new concept for how to potentially cool an…
Continue ReadingIraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Facts Abu Ghraib…
Continue ReadingIdaho stops execution of serial killer Thomas Creech after officials can’t set an IV line
By Dakin Andone and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Idaho on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate and serial killer…
Continue ReadingOlder US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, advisers say
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An influential government advisory panel says older U.S. adults who got a COVID-19 shot in the…
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