Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize Palestinian state
By Radina Gigova and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Slovenia has become the latest European country to formally recognize Palestinian statehood,…
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FBI investigator gives jury at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial an inside account of surveillance
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An investigator has provided a New York jury a riveting account of an evening in Washington,…
Continue ReadingAnimal control officers in Michigan struggle to capture elusive peacock
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Animal control officers in Michigan are struggling to capture an elusive peacock that has been on the loose for at…
Continue ReadingNew study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising…
Continue ReadingA tranquilized black bear takes a dive from a tree, falls into a waiting tarp
CAMP HILL, Pa. (AP) — A young black bear took a dive from a tree Tuesday, landing in a giant tarp held aloft by a group of wildlife, public safety…
Continue ReadingConnecticut’s top public defender fired for misconduct alleged by oversight commission
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An oversight commission has fired Connecticut’s top public defender after having accused…
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Redmond Senior Center, Partners in Care offer three-part Brain Health Awareness Month talks
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Redmond Senior Center is partnering with the leading Central Oregon hospice, home health, and palliative care provider…
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Filing period begins Wednesday for four Bend City Council seats; deadline is August 27th
(Update: Perkins says she will seek re-election) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The May primary election has just passed and the fall election is five months…
Continue ReadingAfter publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review’s website is shut down by board
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student editors at the Columbia Law Review say they were pressured by the journal’s board of…
Continue ReadingNew York considers regulating what children see in social media feeds
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press New York lawmakers on Tuesday said they were finalizing legislation that would allow parents to block their…
Continue ReadingDistrict attorney in Alec Baldwin’s case wins New Mexico Democratic primary race
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An incumbent district attorney pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks some rules on abortion pills in North Carolina
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how…
Continue ReadingHow Biden’s new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with…
Continue ReadingMap: The countries where women lead
By Jhasua Razo, CNN (CNN) — When Mexico’s recently elected first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, takes office October 1 she will join a…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces launch new ground and air assault on central Gaza, killing at least 15 Palestinians
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military launched a new ground and air assault in central Gaza on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers vote against first MDMA therapy to treat PTSD
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A federal advisory committee on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly against of the use of MDMA, commonly known as…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order barring the former…
Continue ReadingThe NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter’s career yields a criminal case against an NYC man
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban…
Continue ReadingEx-husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star convicted of hiring mobster to assault her boyfriend
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The ex-husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member has been convicted on charges he hired a reputed mobster to…
Continue ReadingTikTok says cyberattack targeted CNN and other ‘high-profile accounts’
NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok says it has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, including one belonging to CNN. TikTok…
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