IRS launches crackdown on 125,000 wealthy ‘non-filers’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS plans to go after 125,000 high-income earners who did not file tax returns going back…
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Jefferson County School District 509J will use $250K state career readiness grant for new health sciences CTE program
A total of 74 Oregon high schools serving more than 36,000 students have secured career readiness grants topping $7.629 million, including $250,000…
Continue ReadingPalestinian-American woman who faces trial in Israeli military court is released on bail
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press OFER PRISON, West Bank (AP) — A U.S. citizen who was dragged out of her home and detained by Israeli authorities…
Continue ReadingFire at shopping mall in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 43 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of…
Continue ReadingThe third-party group No Labels will meet privately as it decides whether to launch a 2024 bid
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels plans to meet next week to decide whether to…
Continue ReadingLawmakers bidding to resume Louisiana executions after 14-year pause OK new death penalty methods
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bidding to resume Louisiana executions after a 14-year pause, the state’s…
Continue ReadingStacy Wakefield had a passion for service that continued after husband Tim Wakefield’s death
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Wrtiter Stacy Wakefield is being remembered for her passion for service, which included visits with cancer-stricken kids…
Continue ReadingCourt worker serving an eviction notice and a police officer fatally shot in Missouri, police say
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a court employee and a police officer were fatally shot Thursday…
Continue ReadingMigration through the Darien Gap is cut off following the capture of boat captains in Colombia
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the treacherous migratory highway, the Darien…
Continue ReadingFBI raids 2 homes owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents have searched two properties owned by a top adviser to New…
Continue ReadingHow to help Texas wildfire victims
By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) —The largest wildfire in Texas history has burned over a million acres and left scores homeless. At least five separate…
Continue ReadingA sure sign of spring: The iconic cherry trees in the nation’s capital will soon begin to bloom
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s cherry blossom season again, and officials in the nation’s capital are predicting…
Continue ReadingNorovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here’s what you need to know
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for…
Continue ReadingExcessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 deaths per day during the pandemic, CDC says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — While dry January and damp lifestyles have taken off on TikTok, the United States has already experienced a…
Continue ReadingSome doorbell cameras sold on Amazon and other online sites have major security flaws, report says
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Consumer Reports says some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have…
Continue ReadingAn NYC subway conductor was slashed in the neck. Transit workers want better protections on rails
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City are searching for a man who slashed a subway conductor in the neck. The union representing transit workers…
Continue ReadingFormer career US diplomat to admit working for decades as a Cuban intelligence agent
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat told a federal judge Thursday he will plead guilty to…
Continue ReadingMichigan cop’s mistake leads to $320,000 deal with Japanese man wrongly accused of drunken driving
By ED WHITE Associated Press A Michigan village has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunken driving.…
Continue ReadingA frog in India has a mushroom sprouting out of it. Researchers have never seen anything like it
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When observing a hoard of golden-backed frogs at a roadside pond in Karnataka, India, a group of naturalists…
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McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
By MICHAEL TACKETT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the…
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