What to know about red tide after Florida’s back-to-back hurricanes
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast who weathered back-to-back hurricanes now have…
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Oregon Elections Division shuts down phone lines after barrage of calls prompted by false claims
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division on Thursday shut down its phone lines following a barrage of calls from people…
Continue ReadingOregon Elections Division shuts down phone lines after barrage of calls prompted by false claims
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division on Thursday shut down its phone lines following a barrage of calls from people…
Continue ReadingOne Direction was the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
AP Music Writer One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead this week after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at just 31.…
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Redmond police, CODE Team make drug arrest; nearly 400 grams of meth found in man’s backpack
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond man was arrested this week after he tried to run from officers, and a later search of his backpack turned up…
Continue ReadingDennis Eckersley’s daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A mother convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the New Hampshire woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night…
Continue ReadingMidwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of processor
Associated Press Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken…
Continue ReadingScientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock
AP Science Writer How a sperm and an egg fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues,…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Los Angeles Catholic Church’s $880M settlement with sexual abuse victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades.…
Continue ReadingFlorida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes
Associated Press/Report for America BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast are digging out from mountains of sand…
Continue ReadingSinwar’s killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for the war in Gaza
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and the mastermind of the group’s Oct. 7 2023,…
Continue ReadingFormer elections official in Virginia sues the state attorney general
Associated Press A Virginia elections official who faced criminal charges that were later dropped over a botched vote count in the 2020 presidential…
Continue ReadingOklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop top education official’s classroom Bible mandate
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma parents, teachers and ministers are suing to stop the state’s top education…
Continue ReadingDeSantis approves changes to election procedures for hurricane affected counties
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters and election supervisors in hurricane affected areas will have extra time and…
Continue ReadingFollowing death of Hamas leader, Harris says it’s ‘time for the day after to begin’ in Gaza
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris says the death of Hamas’ top leader, Yahya Sinwar, “gives us an…
Continue ReadingRuben Gallego divorce records unsealed but reveal little about Democratic Senate candidate
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Divorce records for Arizona’s Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate…
Continue ReadingSome IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new study adds to a growing set of evidence that women who use hormonal birth control have higher rates of…
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Hurricane Milton’s losses of up to $34 billion could make it one of the costliest storms in US history
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Losses from Hurricane Milton could reach as high as $34 billion, according to an early estimate of both…
Continue ReadingBrowns announce plans to move from their lakefront stadium since 1999 to dome in the suburbs
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are moving out of their lakefront home. The team officially announced plans to leave their 25-year-old…
Continue ReadingWho was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?
By Kara Fox and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October…
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