Semi rollover crash north of Madras blocks, closes Highway 26 for six hours
A semi-truck rollover crash blocked U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras for about six hours Thursday, after ODOT advised motorists to expect extended…
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Authorities prepare for New Year’s Eve in Times Square and across the US as Israel-Hamas war presents elevated threats
CNN, FACEBOOK, WABC, NYPD, WPIX, WCBS, EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ, GETTY IMAGES, POOL, Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images By John Miller, Nicki Brown and…
Continue ReadingRussia unleashes biggest air attack on Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion
CNN By Victoria Butenko, Maria Kostenko, Mariya Knight, Svitlana Vlasova and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia has launched…
Continue ReadingJudges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus ‘swatting’ calls surge
By JEFF AMY and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials,…
Continue ReadingCivil rights leader removed from movie theater for using his own chair
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own…
Continue ReadingMan dies when transport vehicle crashes through ice on Minnesota lake
BAUDETTE, Minn. (AP) — A passenger died after a commercial transport vehicle crashed through the ice on a Minnesota lake. Meanwhile, state…
Continue ReadingBoeing asks airlines to inspect 737 Max jets for potential loose bolt
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer Boeing is asking airlines to inspect its 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder control…
Continue ReadingMaine’s deadliest shooting propels homicides to new high in the state
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The deadliest mass shooting in Maine history propelled homicides to a new high in the state…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider redistricting ruling, schedule for new maps
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to stay and reconsider its finding that the state’s…
Continue ReadingOhio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes in girls’ sports
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a…
Continue ReadingA look at Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian targets since the war began in February 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian military has repeatedly used missiles to…
Continue ReadingStudents launch 24-hour traffic blockade in Serbia’s capital ahead of weekend election protest
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A group of university students have launched a 24-hour blockade of a key traffic alley in…
Continue ReadingDecember migrant surge at Southern border largest in more than two decades as mayors call for action
By Priscilla Alvarez, Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — A new surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border is overwhelming…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina nuclear plant’s cracked pipes get downgraded warning from nuclear officials
JENKINSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Federal regulators have lessened the severity of their warning about cracks discovered in a backup emergency fuel line at…
Continue ReadingTexas police release new footage in murder investigation of pregnant woman, boyfriend
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas police chief says investigators hope surveillance video will lead to answers in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant…
Continue ReadingAt least 20 killed in Congo flooding and landslides, bringing this week’s fatalities to over 60
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 20 people have died following landslides caused by torrential rains that hit…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian markets mostly slip on the first trading day of 2024
AP Business Writer Asian markets opened the year on a downward trend after Wall Street benchmarks ticked lower on the last trading day of 2023. U.S.…
Continue ReadingA monsignor on a motorcycle, a rabbi who escaped the Holocaust, and priests who pack heat: Meet the chaplains of the LAPD
CNN, KCAL, KCBS, KABC By Mike Valerio and Amber Sumpter, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Dividing time between his parish and his police family in the…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Wisconsin – La Crosse chancellor says he was fired over pornographic videos made with his wife
By Melissa Alonso and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has terminated a 63-year-old…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Wisconsin – La Crosse chancellor sacked from post over pornographic films made with his wife, reports say
WEAU By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has terminated a 63-year-old…
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