Palestinian flag lodged in public Hanukkah menorah in Connecticut sparks outcry
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A person briefly hung a Palestinian flag from a Hanukkah menorah in a public area, prompting widespread condemnation and a…
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Suspect in Montana vehicle assault said religious group she targeted was being racist, witness says
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman who police say repeatedly drove through a group of…
Continue ReadingMan shoots woman and 3 children, then himself, at Las Vegas apartment complex, police say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot a woman and two children and critically wounded a third child before fatally shooting himself…
Continue ReadingMajor international financing deal to get Vietnam off coal moves ahead while it locks up climate defenders
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tran Phuong Thao worries for the health of her husband as she takes care of their 2-year-old son who was only two…
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New ODF grant program helps small forestland owners pay for improvements to stream habitat, fish passage
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is accepting grant applications for the new Small Forestland Investment in Stream…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republican leader stands by fake Trump elector, will keep him on elections commission
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin lawmaker is rejecting calls from Democrats to rescind his appointee to the state…
Continue ReadingGigantic skull of prehistoric sea monster found on England’s ‘Jurassic Coast’
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The remarkably well-preserved skull of a gigantic pliosaur, a prehistoric sea monster, has been discovered on a…
Continue Reading3 Chilean nationals accused of burglarizing high-end Michigan homes
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Three Chilean nationals have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries of mansions and other…
Continue ReadingAdoptive parents sentenced in starving death of Washington teen
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The adoptive parents convicted in the starving death of a 15-year-old boy in Washington state have been sentenced to…
Continue ReadingNew York pledges $1B on chip research and development in Albany in bid for jobs, federal grants
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Democrats say the state will spend $1 billion to expand research…
Continue ReadingLawyers for New Hampshire casino owner fight fraud allegations at hearing
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator is fighting allegations that he fraudulently obtained a…
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Oregon artist Kristy Kún to install large-scale fiber art in Sisters Library; public invited to reception
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon artist Kristy Kún brings her dynamic textile art to the Sisters Library on Saturday as part of the Deschutes Public…
Continue ReadingNo victims found in huge debris pile after corner of Bronx apartment building collapses
By JOSEPH B. FREDERICK, JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters said they didn’t find anybody…
Continue ReadingAfter losing Houston mayor’s race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress
HOUSTON (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has announced she’ll seek reelection to Congress in 2024. The Democrat announced Monday…
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Gov. Kotek, task force list 10 recommendations to ban public drug use, revive downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek and Co-Chair Dan McMillan, president and CEO of The Standard, released a set of 10 priority…
Continue ReadingThe US is restricting visas for nearly 300 Guatemalan lawmakers, others for ‘undermining democracy’
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration says it will impose visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalan lawmakers,…
Continue ReadingGovernor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style…
Continue ReadingFormer Fox host Tucker Carlson is launching his own streaming network with interviews and commentary
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson is starting his own streaming service, promising to “tell the…
Continue ReadingTwo Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms’ wake
By JONATHAN MATTISE, HOLLY MEYER and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a March 2020 tornado destroyed the Rev. Jacques…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about a Texas woman’s battle for an abortion
CNN By Zoe Sottile, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — In one of the most high-profile abortion cases since the fall of Roe V. Wade,…
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