Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying hunger and disease for millions. Antonio Guterres warned the U.N. Security Council on Monday of the serious possibility the 18-month war could ignite regional instability “from the
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Hunt Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — Dungeness crab season has been delayed for the seventh year in a row. The season was supposed to start Nov. 15, but due to a high number of humpback whales in the Monterey Bay it has been postponed. The delay is
Continue ReadingKSBW, NOAA, OCEANA, SUSTAINABLE SEAS TECHNOLOGY, CNN By Zoe Hunt Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — Dungeness crab season has been delayed for the seventh year in a row. The season was supposed to start Nov. 15, but due to a high number of humpback whales in the Monterey Bay
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — We’re not laughing at Brandi Lister, we’re laughing with her. The Des Moines mom shared doorbell camera video with KCCI recently that is both relatable and hilarious. In it, two boys from the neighborhood show up on her doorstep asking
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 28, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston witnessed an electrifying moment last Friday as the city’s own Beyoncé took the stage to endorse Kamala Harris for president. At a packed rally, Beyoncé voiced her support not as a pop icon, but as a
Continue ReadingGlobal oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Prices for crude spiked globally on Oct. 2 after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles into Israel, part of a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia jury last week found Leilani Simon guilty of murdering her 20-month-old son, along with a series of other charges, including concealing a death and making false statements, according to The Associated Press. Simon’s conviction in Savannah’s Chatham County comes just over two years after
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dax Shepard probably has some intense smooches coming his way. At an appearance for the New Yorker Festival over the weekend, Shepard was asked about his “incredible chemistry” with wife Kristen Bell in their Samsung commercials and other projects they’ve done together, according to a report from People.
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rainey Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Tennessee (WYFF) — Monroe County, Tennessee, deputies said a man wanted for first-degree murder has ties to South Carolina and several other states. Around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 18, Monroe County Emergency Communications received a transferred 911 call from Polk County Emergency Communications regarding
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor has called for an internal investigation into allegations he tried to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship. Karim Khan’s request Monday follows an investigation last week by The Associated Press detailing allegations made in May by two co-workers in whom
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana trooper has pleaded no contest to significantly reduced charges for his role in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. Kory York’s conviction Monday marked the first in a police brutality case that prompted national outrage and ongoing federal investigations. He avoided jail time after pleading no
Continue ReadingCNN By Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — A sense of urgency has been growing after the role of women emerged as a dominant theme when Catholics from across the globe were canvassed for their views ahead of a meeting of bishops and lay people – a synod – which formally concluded Sunday.
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Redmond voters are seeing another school measure on their ballots this fall, as the school district seeks a renewal bond that would raise $97.7 million for Phase 2 of its wide-ranging construction and repair projects. They say the improvements would have major positive impacts for students and staff, without raising the current property tax rate.
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — In his latest targeted tax relief promise, former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he’d push for a tax credit for family caregivers. “I’m announcing a new policy today that I will support a tax credit for family caregivers who take care of a parent or a loved one,”
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead. The surgery was avoided and the man is still alive. Details of the 2021 case are murky but donor
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — It’s rare to hear Elon Musk discuss the details of his own immigration journey. But the billionaire tech tycoon opened up about some of it over the weekend in a series of posts on the platform he owns, X, hours after the Washington Post reported that Musk began his career working illegally
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The agency, known as UNRWA, is the main provider of aid in the Gaza Strip and provides education, health and other basic services to millions of Palestinian
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Bittman has taught us how to cook everything, how to do it fast, how to bake and grill, how to prepare fish and vegetarian meals. This fall he’s targeting a different kind of home chef — the little ones. “How to Cook Everything Kids” is written for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment, residents said Monday in expressions of fury that could affect the presidential election. Puerto Ricans cannot vote in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported his execution took place Monday morning. Iran accused Sharmahd, who lived in Glendora, California, of planning a 2008 attack on a
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