Seattle police chief dismissed from top job amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrell said at a news conference that he…
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Disneyland performers’ vote to unionize is certified by federal labor officials
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Federal labor officials have certified an election to create a union for character and parade performers at Disneyland in…
Continue ReadingThree-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas ends 2024 Summer Games bid after injury
By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas has ended her bid to represent Team USA in Paris this summer after…
Continue ReadingArgentina women’s soccer players understand why teammates quit amid dispute, but wish they’d stayed
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Players on Argentina’s women’s squad say they understand why four teammates quit amid a dispute with the…
Continue ReadingRepublican blocks confirmation of first Native American federal judge for Montana
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican Sen. Steve Daines has blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee who would have been…
Continue ReadingMichigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan says it’s willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in…
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Redmond city councilors approve city’s first Pride Month proclamation after hearing from supporters, opponents
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to proclaim June as Pride Month, a first such step for the city,…
Continue ReadingAt Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial have showed jurors hundreds of texts,…
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Where there’s smoke: Tour of latest prescribed burn west of Bend includes health officials as impacts are monitored
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of acres were set on fire west of Bend Wednesday as the U.S. Forest Service offered reporters a…
Continue ReadingThe US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver…
Continue ReadingNew York officials ramp up security after ISIS-K threat against upcoming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — New York officials put safety precautions in place after terror group ISIS-K made a “global” threat earlier…
Continue ReadingCharges reduced against 3 facing prosecution in man’s death during admission to psychiatric hosptial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Second-degree murder charges against two sheriff’s deputies and a hospital worker have been reduced to involuntary…
Continue ReadingTexas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender-affirming care for minors loses primary
By SEAN MURPHY and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press A four-term Democratic incumbent in Houston has been ousted in a statehouse primary race that…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s says $18 Big Mac meal was an ‘exception’ and news reports overstated its price increases
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is fighting back against media reports it says have exaggerated its price increases. In a post on…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts fugitive dubbed the ‘bad breath rapist’ captured in California after 16 years at large
DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a fugitive dubbed the “bad breath rapist” has been arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area more than 16…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires missile barrage toward its eastern waters days after failed satellite launch
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward its…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia’s first ombudsman for state’s heavily burdened foster care system resigns
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The first ombudsman of West Virginia’s heavily burdened foster care system has…
Continue ReadingAuthorities arrest man allegedly running ‘likely world’s largest ever’ cybercrime botnet
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that…
Continue ReadingNew accusers against Harvey Weinstein have come forward ahead of retrial, prosecutor says
By Jean Casarez, CNN NEW YORK (CNN) — A Manhattan prosecutor said Wednesday a new indictment against Harvey Weinstein is possible as additional…
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What to know about the first day of jury deliberations in the Trump hush money trial
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The jury in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial finished its first day…
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