By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Embattled regional bank New York Community Bancorp suffered another blow Tuesday evening as Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its credit rating to junk status. Moody’s said the downgrade was driven by concerns about “challenges” facing New York Community Bancorp after the lender shocked Wall Street last week by revealing a surprise
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Three weeks after several residents urged Bend city councilors to call for an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza, Mayor Melanie Kebler has drafted a carefully worded letter to President Biden and Oregon lawmakers for colleagues to consider Wednesday night, calling for “urgent” efforts to reach a “negotiated settlement to the war.”
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has offered to leave her position following the South Carolina primary later this month to allow former President Donald Trump to install his own party chair, two party advisers told CNN. She has also discussed those plans with Trump, according to
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators have passed a bill to remove barcodes from ballots. The measure would mandate that printed text on ballots must be used to count votes, rather than a QR code. The bill would take effect July 1, despite Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s position that it’s
Continue ReadingText by Maggie Hiufu Wong, illustrations by Natalie Leung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At this very moment, millions of people around the world are busy preparing for one of the year’s biggest festivals – Lunar New Year, which marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar. This year, it falls on February 10,
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When T.J. Grimm and his team at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center put in their nightly orders to fill customers’ medications, they‘re never really sure that the orders will actually get filled. It’s a problem facing health care systems across the country: Pharmacy managers have been left scrambling to
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy testified in a murder trial Tuesday that the man he killed lifted a gun to shoot him, despite prosecutors saying the man’s gun was found on his kitchen floor with the safety mechanism engaged. Jason Meade took to the
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Rap legend Jam Master Jay lay, mortally wounded, on his studio floor. One of his aides was in pain from a gunshot to the leg. Another was crying and screaming on the floor. Dashing in from an adjoining room, Randy Allen took in the bloody scene, grabbed a gun and
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis heaps more pressure on the British monarchy, which is still evolving after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. When he succeeded his mother 17 months ago, Charles’ task was to demonstrate that the 1,000-year-old institution remains relevant in a
Continue ReadingBy AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s presidential elections show incumbent Ilham Aliyev headed to a resounding victory, as expected. The head of the Central Election Commission said most votes from Wednesday’s election had been counted and Aliyev was winning the race with 92.05%. None of his challengers had
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Ecuador have named a ground cinnamon processor as the likely source of lead contamination in applesauce products linked with hundreds of illnesses among children in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The processor, Carlos Aguilera, is no longer in operation, the agency said.
Continue ReadingBy Marisela Burgos, Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story PINECREST, Florida (WSVN) — A Miami Dolphins legend surprised a South Florida teacher with some good news: she’s going to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. Ms. Mary Martinez, who teaches football-themed lessons, at Pinecrest Elementary School was gifted the tickets by Dan
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The defeat is a setback for Republican leadership, which alleged that the agency leader committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” including “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and allegedly making
Continue ReadingWFSB, SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, CNN By Ayah Galal Click here for updates on this story BRISTOL, Connecticut (WFSB) — The search is on for a brazen car thief who stole a woman’s car from a gas station in Bristol. Police say the theft happened Sunday at the Valero Gas Station on Pine Street. Video surveillance shows
Continue ReadingBy Ayah Galal Click here for updates on this story BRISTOL, Connecticut (WFSB) — The search is on for a brazen car thief who stole a woman’s car from a gas station in Bristol. Police say the theft happened Sunday at the Valero Gas Station on Pine Street. Video surveillance shows a woman leaving her
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A deputy shot and killed a man Tuesday after he took people hostage and claimed to have a bomb at a Florida bank, authorities said. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Bank of America branch in Fort Myers shortly before noon, Sheriff Carmine Marceno said during a news
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Tuesday night’s vote marked the culmination of months of examination by House Republicans as they’ve aimed to make immigration and border security a key election issue. But
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Casi 40.000 migrantes atravesaron la selva del Darién en Panamá entre enero y febrero de este año, y un 90% corresponde a personas del continente americano y un 10% de otros continentes, según informó el Servicio Nacional de Migración de Panamá en conferencia de prensa. De ese total,
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Reaffirming their recent public stance, Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted late Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, though the move narrowly failed by just two votes. Bentz released the following statement after voting in favor of impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: “It has been said that
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have arrested a 46-year-old Palestinian-American woman after breaking into her home and pulling her from her bed in the occupied West Bank, her family said Tuesday, saying they had no idea where she was nearly two days after she was detained. News of
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