Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A polarizing murder case against Karen Read in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend is back in court, this time over dozens of rubber ducks that have appeared around the town of Canton. An ardent Read supporter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of witness intimidation, harassment and
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is official. Lana Del Rey and alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene did marry in Louisiana last month. After a few weeks of speculation about the status of their relationship, Del Rey and Dufrene’s marriage license was signed and returned to the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s top election official says several dozen people who identified themselves as noncitizens voted in a past election or registered to vote despite being ineligible. The announcement comes with just two weeks until 2024 ballots will be tallied. A spokesperson says elections officials compared the state’s registered voters
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of E. coli food poisonings linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. McDonald’s has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A top European Union official has refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and Albania to process some migrants in centers set up in the tiny Western Balkan country, saying only that it was being closely monitored. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Local prosecutors have charged one pro-Palestinian protester with assault while not filing charges against 10 other people who barricaded themselves inside an administrative building at the University of Minnesota. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says on Wednesday that a 23-year-old woman has been charged with fourth-degree assault and was released
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ted Danson is showing that it’s never too late to say “I’m sorry.” On this week’s episode of Danson’s Sirius XM podcast, he apologized to his former “Cheers” co-star Kelsey Grammer for letting a decades-old argument get in the way of their friendship. “I feel like I got stuck
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one leg can be a good test of your health, according to a new study. By testing how long people ages 50 and older could hold a one-legged stance, researchers found
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump turns to the final days of his campaign for a second term in the White House, some of his ex-aides are trying to get into another building in Washington: the Supreme Court. Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is urging the justices to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff’s official says a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin. Harris had just wrapped up a rally in a Milwaukee suburb on Monday evening when her motorcade passed a car
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CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest on Wednesday further reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Crescent Ranger District for the Red Fire near Crescent Lake, which remains 3,060 acres and is 30% contained. Access to Forest Service Road 60 around Crescent Lake has reopened, including all recreation residences. A temporary
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A nongovernmental group says an explosion in a packed Kabul market has injured 11 people, including some children. The source of Wednesday afternoon’s blast was not immediately clear and nobody from the Taliban was available for comment about the incident. The humanitarian group Emergency NGO, which runs a surgical center in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The debate over Kentucky’s school choice ballot measure has become a test of influence for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Sen. Rand Paul. Both have appeared in TV ads and headlined events to press their case on the November ballot question. The measure is Kentucky’s most hotly debated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A set of newly filed lawsuits by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities makes more than 200 people who have launched such cases since May. A law firm said Wednesday it filed claims on behalf of more than 60 people. They’re
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a former police officer for more than a decade in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to killing his neighbor. Prosecutors say the evidence against 43-year-old Justin Rawlins Moody included a funeral pamphlet in his home with “RIP Oscar” and “you should love your neighbor” written on it.
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official says a check of voter rolls found that 20 of the 8.2 million people registered to vote in the state are not U.S. citizens. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a news conference Wednesday that voter registrations for those people had been canceled and that they will
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said for the first time Tuesday that she backs hiking the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour after blasting former President Donald Trump for dodging a question about whether he wants to raise it. As the two rivals race to win over
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County will mail more than 114,500 property tax statements this week, and some property owners may notice an increase. This year, voters approved several local levies that are now affecting the 2024-2025 tax bills. In addition, bond amounts can change annually, which also impact the amount. “The amount you pay
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a homemade firebomb has exploded inside a public high school in Chile and ignited a blaze that injured at least 35 students. Police say a group of students at the school in central Santiago were making Molotov cocktails in the bathroom to be thrown at a street
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month may not have happened if the government had built out more solar power to boost its failing electric grid as promised, some experts say. In a nation with plentiful sunshine, Cuban officials have long had the opportunity to
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