WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Monday a federal investment of $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead and copper water pipes across Oregon that have been known to cause serious health issues. “The science is clear – there is no safe level of lead in drinking water,” Wyden said in
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — ¡Es un pájaro, es un avión, es el perro de Superman! En noticias cinematográficas que seguramente emocionarán a los fans de los cómics, James Gunn anunció que Krypto, la supermascota de Superman, nombrada en honor al planeta natal del Hombre de Acero, Krypton, formará parte de la película de gran
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris brushed off criticism that she comes across as “very scripted” – wearing her cautious style as a badge of honor – during a wide-ranging interview Tuesday in Detroit with radio host Charlamagne Tha God. “That would be called discipline,” Harris said, arguing
Continue ReadingCNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg knows the value of leaving nothing unsaid to those you love. It’s a philosophy that the “View” co-host only recently realized has played a role in how she’s grieved her mother, Emma Johnson, who died 14 years ago after suffering a stroke. It has also influenced
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg knows the value of leaving nothing unsaid to those you love. It’s a philosophy that the “View” co-host only recently realized has played a role in how she’s grieved her mother, Emma Johnson, who died 14 years ago after suffering a stroke. It has also influenced Goldberg’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East and could spiral out of control, the U.N. special envoy for the Arab world’s poorest nation says. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that regrettably Yemen is part of the escalation — and he
Continue ReadingBy David Close and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — If there were dry eyes at Nationwide Arena, the game broadcast didn’t show them. Ahead of Tuesday night’s home opener against the Florida Panthers, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted a ceremony to honor and remember a pair of brothers whose recent deaths have impacted so many
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has raised close to $22 million. Campaign reports filed Tuesday show Missourians for Constitutional Freedom brought in more than $14 million between July and the end of September. The proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee the right to an
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act in the latest move to help speed recovery efforts. As the storm swept through western North Carolina last month, it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden says Kamala Harris would “cut her own path” once she wins the 2024 election, allowing for daylight between him and his vice president as Nov. 5 draws near. Biden’s comments on Tuesday may give Harris more license to stake out her own political and policy stances in
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A text message last week to young voters in Wisconsin is stirring new concerns in the battleground state about a messaging campaign that could intimidate college students from casting ballots this election, according to a letter from voter protection groups released Tuesday. The unsolicited text, sent from at least one 262-
Continue ReadingBy Bo Evans Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — Eating right is difficult, but it can be even more of a challenge in food desert communities. Recently, Baylor Scott and White brought in two celebrity chefs to South Dallas to help give them the tools to cook healthy meals at
Continue ReadingBy CBS Miami Team Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A 16-year-old girl, and the legacy she has left behind is making Miami Proud. During her freshman year at Nova High School in Davie, Rebecca Kirtman, fondly nicknamed ‘Becca,’ launched a drive to provide prom dresses and accessories to girls who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles city attorney’s office says it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in connection with the unlawful recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall in 2022 and prompted the city council president to resign after the audio was
Continue ReadingRAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post. The Justice Department said Tuesday it will monitor Portage County’s compliance with federal voting rights laws during early voting and on Election Day. Federal officials
Continue ReadingBy Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Herelys Parks is considered a loving, caring, supportive cultural bridge for the many Hispanic children and their families at Baltimore’s Bay Brook Elementary/Middle School. Parks, the school’s United Way of Central Maryland community school coordinator, won the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award. A
Continue ReadingWJZ By Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Herelys Parks is considered a loving, caring, supportive cultural bridge for the many Hispanic children and their families at Baltimore’s Bay Brook Elementary/Middle School. Parks, the school’s United Way of Central Maryland community school coordinator, won the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El equipo electoral de la mayoría de la oposición venezolana, Comando con Venezuela, presentó este martes ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) un informe en el que, asegura, se comprueba que los resultados de la elección presidencial del 28 de julio dan la victoria al candidato
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ Just days away, the final touches are being completed on Central Oregon’s new Costco, and members are excited to check it all out. The new store off Cooley Road is much larger than the former location at the Forum Shopping Center. The new Costco opens Saturday at 8 a.m., just 15 hours after the old northeast
Continue ReadingBy Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story ORLEANS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Police on Cape Cod had to call in a tow truck to haul away a massive shark that had washed ashore a Massachusetts beach. The Orleans Police Department shared photos of the great white shark being towed away from a local
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