Illinois NAACP conference president under fire for video saying migrants are ‘like savages’
WLS, PATRICK WATSON, ILLINOISNAACP.ORG, CNN By Andy Rose and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Haley, the top official of the Illinois NAACP…
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Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes the biggest pay bump for troops in…
Continue Reading1 Marine killed, 14 taken to hospitals after amphibious combat vehicle rolls over during training
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — One U.S. Marine has died and 14 others were taken to hospitals after an amphibious combat vehicle they were in…
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Bend Park & Rec to host Winter Solstice open skate, Drive-Thru Holiday Food Drive to help food bank
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Park and Recreation District is hosting its annual Winter Solstice open skate and a Drive-Thru Holiday Food Drive this…
Continue ReadingAn Australian court overturns a woman’s 2-decade-old convictions in the deaths of her 4 children
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court has overturned all convictions against a woman 20 years…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania is in its Taylor Swift era, her home state decides
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — She’s Time magazine’s person of the year. She’s the…
Continue ReadingTexas woman who fled to Cambodia ahead of trial found guilty of murder in stabbing of Seattle woman
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who cut off her ankle monitor and fled the country while awaiting trial last year was found guilty of murder on…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL punter Matt Araiza will be dropped from a civil lawsuit alleging rape, attorneys say
By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL punter Matt Araiza will be dropped from a civil lawsuit accusing him and others of…
Continue ReadingOff-duty police officer indicted in death of man he allegedly pushed at a shooting scene
MONACA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after prosecutors say he pushed…
Continue ReadingWoman who Montana police say drove repeatedly through religious group pleads not guilty
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman who police say was intoxicated when she drove her vehicle repeatedly…
Continue ReadingOhtani can opt out of Dodgers deal if execs Walter, Friedman lose roles with team, AP source says
By BETH HARRIS and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los…
Continue ReadingBerkshire can’t use bribery allegations against Haslam in Pilot truck stop chain accounting dispute
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge says Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will not be allowed to use…
Continue ReadingLuke Combs helping a fan who almost owed him $250,000 for selling unauthorized merchandise
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Country singer Luke Combs is making amends to a disabled Florida woman who sells tumblers online after she was ordered to pay…
Continue ReadingFlorida mother fears her family will be devastated as trial on trans health care ban begins
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother tearfully testified that her family could be torn apart if the…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to formalize impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with floor vote
By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans voted Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as their investigation reaches a…
Continue ReadingCosta Rican president expresses full support for Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves on Wednesday welcomed Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo and offered…
Continue ReadingWashington state college student dies and two others are sickened in apparent carbon monoxide leak
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities brought in outside experts on Wednesday to find the source of carbon monoxide believed to have killed one student…
Continue ReadingCanadian man with criminal record killed at a gym in Mexican resort of Cancun
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say a Canadian man with a criminal record in his home country has been killed in a shooting at a mall in…
Continue ReadingA man was charged in the fatal stabbing of beloved Detroit synagogue president. The two didn’t know each other, police say
By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A Detroit man has been charged with murder in the October killing of Detroit synagogue…
Continue ReadingAbortion access is before supreme courts in Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming this week. What we know
By Cindy Von Quednow and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, Arizona lawmakers…
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