By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday struck down a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands in a move that could open the door to future coal sales from vast, publicly owned reserves of the fuel that’s a major source of climate-changing greenhouse gases. The ruling
Continue ReadingCNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she believes an embryo is a baby following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death. “I mean, I think embryos, to me, are babies,” Haley said during a
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israeli civilians suffered “brutal sexual assaults” that were carried out “systematically and deliberately” during Hamas’ October 7 attacks, according to a report published by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) on Wednesday. The report, which includes testimonies from eyewitnesses, first responders, forensic experts, and news articles,
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Central Oregon national forests will be spending another $18.2 million this year on prescribed burns and other efforts to restore forest health, reduce wildfire fuels and reduce the threat of extreme blazes that threaten property, homes and lives.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York, New York (CNN) — Dynabook Americas, the company formerly known as Toshiba, has recalled 15.5 million Toshiba laptop AC adapters over potential burn and fire hazards. The company said it received 679 reports of the recalled AC adapters overheating or catching on fire, melting and burning, including 43
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment by
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Rivian announced Wednesday that it will lay off 10% of its salaried workers beginning Thursday morning, amid a quarterly loss and an increasingly competitive EV market. “Our business is facing a challenging macroeconomic environment — including historically high interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty — and we need to make
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more than a decade ago has been ordered to be sent from Colorado to Florida to face prosecution. Michael Geilenfeld was arrested in Colorado last month after being indicted in Florida.
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Wednesday that applies to all such devices, regardless of brand. The warning does not apply to smartwatch apps
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge has affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell. The judge ruled Wednesday in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell says proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and tipped the outcome
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas. The move comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office is asking the state Supreme Court to set an
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has another distinction to his name. The 99-year-old is the first of the U.S. presidents to be honored with an official White House Christmas ornament while still living. The ornament was unveiled Wednesday and is the latest in an annual series that the
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Bethencourt Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Several dog owners in Las Vegas are accusing a groomer of mistreating their pets. Makisha Davis is one of the people claiming her dog, Tuffy, was injured while being groomed at Lucky’s Pet Grooming and Boutique. “Now I just imagine, like
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Takeshi Ebisawa and his confederates showed samples of nuclear materials transported from Myanmar to Thailand to a Drug
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SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — An Oregon bill that would make standard time permanent nearly went down in the Senate on Tuesday — saved, it seems, by some last-minute maneuvering that could keep the bill alive for another vote, KGW reports. Senate Bill 1548, which has bipartisan backing, would eliminate the twice-annual switch to and from daylight saving
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican prosecutor of Arizona’s most populous county says she opposes the extradition of a suspect in the death of a woman who was fatally bludgeoned in a New York City hotel room. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Wednesday that Raad Almansoori is being held without
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A 7-year-old girl died and her 9-year-old brother was hospitalized after they became trapped in a sand hole on a Florida beach Tuesday, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The children were digging a hole on a beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea when they became trapped in the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With more than 85 percent of the state’s 1.5 million renewals complete, 5 out of 6 Oregonians are keeping their Oregon Health Plan or other Medicaid benefits, the Oregon Health Authority said Wednesday. Oregon’s 85 percent renewal rate continues to be the second highest in a national comparison of state renewal rates
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — One of the few doctors remaining in Nasser hospital in southern Gaza has described a “desperate and catastrophic” situation one week into the Israeli forces’ siege and raid of the complex. “We have been without electricity, oxygen, heating, barely any food or water … we are completely besieged,”
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