Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California state Senate has passed a bill aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing the proposal. He called lawmakers into a special session to consider it. The bill was approved Friday by the Senate and would give
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division said Friday it is investigating the unlawful take and waste of a cow elk in the Ochoco Wildlife Management Unit and is asking for the public’s assistance to identify whoever is responsible. On Wednesday, OSP troopers from Prineville responded to a report of
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman from China has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak. A Border Patrol agent’s affidavit states that Wan Yee Ng was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan as she
Continue ReadingMOAB, Utah (AP) — A hiker has died in a fall on a popular trail at Arches National Park in Utah. Park officials say the 68-year-old man from Paramus, New Jersey, fell Tuesday morning. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The fall happened near an overlook on Devils Garden Trail. That’s a popular trail in the park
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist has been sentenced in Michigan to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison for his role in a 2012 national meningitis outbreak that killed dozens of people. Neither Glenn Chin nor relatives of the Michigan victims made statements at his sentencing Friday in Howell, northwest of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. humanitarian officials say aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months and warn that critical lifelines in the territory’s north have been cut off. A U.N. spokesman delivered the grim news Friday, saying the main crossings into the north have been closed and no food or
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, informó en su cuenta de la red X que suspendió este viernes su agenda pública por recomendación médica, a causa de “un fuerte cuadro gripal y respiratorio”. Petro tenía previsto participar en un acto de reconocimiento de responsabilidad internacional del Estado por las violaciones
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Trabajo de Perú exhortó este viernes a los empleadores a adoptar “medidas flexibles” con los trabajadores por las dificultades causadas por el paro de transportistas en Perú que inició este jueves. El paro también obligó a que este viernes se realizaran clases virtuales en Lima y Callao,
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Washington (CNN) — After two attempted assassinations and an ongoing threat from Iran, Donald Trump’s campaign has ramped up requests for security, including transport by military aircraft and additional security measures on the ground at the former president’s campaign stops, three sources familiar with the discussions
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — An apparent road rage shooting during rush hour traffic in Los Angeles has killed one person and injured another. The shooting, which was reported Thursday just after 4 p.m., closed down the northbound lanes of the Interstate 5 freeway running through northeast Los Angeles for nearly eight hours. The California Highway
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — En el debate presidencial del mes pasado, Donald Trump afirmó que bandas de migrantes violentos estaban “tomando el control” de Aurora, Colorado, amplificando y exagerando un rumor ya cuestionado que sus seguidores habían difundido por internet en los días previos a su enfrentamiento televisado a nivel nacional con Kamala Harris. Ahora,
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The Little Lava along with other fires in the Bachelor Complex are continuing to produce a good deal of smoke. The flow of air is bringing that smoke to the region, and our air quality has suffered a hit today. The Air Quality Alert has been extended past the weekend. The other fire that is
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A founding member of the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of his girlfriend after prosecutors in California found an audio file the victim recorded on her phone as she fought for her life. A jury in Santa Cruz deliberated for
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer U.S. women’s water polo star Maddie Musselman Woepse is mourning the loss of her husband, Pat, who died from a rare form of lung cancer. He died Thursday night at 31 years old. Pat Woepse was diagnosed with NUT carcinoma in September 2023. Woepse, a former water polo player himself, set a
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU prorrogó por dos años el mandato de la misión del organismo que investiga “las violaciones manifiestas” de los derechos humanos en Venezuela, de acuerdo con una resolución publicada este viernes. El texto se aprobó con 23 votos a favor, 18 abstenciones
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is again refusing to acknowledge that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election over former President Donald Trump. The New York Times reported Friday that Vance evaded the question five times during a podcast interview set to be released on Saturday. The Ohio senator repeated
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says an Iowa teen who pleaded guilty to beating his high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat must serve 35 years in prison before the possibility of parole. Willard Miller was 16 when he and another teen killed Nohema Graber, a 66-year-old teacher
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer Back when the Lakers were putting on shows as good as anything coming out of Hollywood, the coolest guy in the building might’ve been courtside. Even across the country, everyone noticed Jack Nicholson. “Growing up, the guy I looked at was Jack Nicholson,” Spike Lee said. “When I was sitting in the
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer It’s a reflection of the news industry and modern world of work that Tampa Bay Times editor Mark Katches seems more relaxed than you’d expect after a crane pushed by Hurricane Milton’s winds gouged a hole in the building that houses his newsroom. “It’s had zero impact on our operations,” Katches said
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says counties severely impacted by Hurricane Helene will soon be able to access a new $100 million loan program designed to help clear debris and repair damaged water systems. Lee announced the program, dubbed the Helene Emergency Assistance Loan or HEAL program, on Thursday. The Republican says
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