Catch up on the day’s stories: Affordable internet, LGBTQ clergy, anger management
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Ever feel as if anger is coursing through your veins? New research suggests that isn’t too far…
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Catch up on the day’s stories: Affordable internet, LGBTQ clergy, anger management
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Ever feel as if anger is coursing through your veins? New research suggests that isn’t too far…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Senate takes up ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender…
Continue ReadingPolice say 5 people died in Mexico from drinking a poison potion in a Santeria ‘power’ ritual
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca say five people have died after drinking a poison potion in a Santeria ‘power’…
Continue ReadingMontana man gets 2 1/2 years in prison for leaving threatening voicemails for Senator Jon Tester
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who pleaded guilty to leaving voicemail messages threatening to kill Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and his…
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More on upcoming closure of Bend’s IHOP – and word that the Redmond Black Bear Diner has closed
(Update: Adding clarification) We looked into the upcoming closure of Bend’s IHOP Restaurant on Tuesday and learned that the Black Bear Diner in…
Continue ReadingHouse passes antisemitism bill as Johnson highlights campus protests
By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to pass the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, a…
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Chavez-DeRemer backs House-passed bill to protect Jewish students, decries ‘antisemitic protests,’ including PSU’s
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) –The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R. 6090), which would help ensure…
Continue ReadingAt least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after unusual spike in overdoses
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are investigating at least nine recent deaths involving an unusual spike…
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About 50 student protesters vacate Portland State University library after deal reached, but some remain
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A group of pro-Palestinian protesters who are occupying Portland State University’s library rejected a deal early…
Continue ReadingCampaign to raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 an hour confident it will get on the ballot
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have gotten a step closer to getting to decide whether to raise…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from the latest Fed meeting
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is holding interest rates at their current levels, as…
Continue ReadingGOP-led states sue Biden administration over new rules aimed at closing ‘gun show loophole’
By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Several GOP-led states have sued the Biden administration over a federal rule set to take effect later…
Continue Reading26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Twenty-six Republican attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its new…
Continue ReadingColombia to break diplomatic ties with Israel over actions in Gaza
By Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Ruba Alhenawi, CNN (CNN) — Colombia says it will break diplomatic relations with Israel on Thursday over…
Continue ReadingDuane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser” and…
Continue ReadingEthan Hawke and Maya Hawke have a running joke about ‘Wildcat,’ their Flannery O’Connor movie
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ethan Hawke directs his daughter Maya Hawke in “Wildcat,” a movie about the Southern Catholic writer Flannery…
Continue ReadingUS regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. regulators have decided to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds…
Continue ReadingCharges revealed against former Trump chief of staff in Arizona fake elector case
By JOSH KELETY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Mark Meadows, former president Donald Trump’s chief of staff, faces the same conspiracy, fraud…
Continue Reading‘I Saw the TV Glow’ is one of 2024’s buzziest films. It took Jane Schoenbrun a lifetime to make it
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since its debut at the Sundance Film Festive, Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” has…
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