Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — When SAG-AFTRA announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the…
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Most federal oversight of Seattle Police Department ends after more than a decade
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department has achieved “full, sustained and lasting compliance” with most of the provisions of a federal…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers approve new tax for guns and ammunition to pay for school safety improvements
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have voted to raise taxes on guns and ammunition sales in the state.…
Continue ReadingFrench court upholds abaya ban in public schools
By Claudia Colliva, Chris Liakos and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Paris (CNN) — France’s highest court on Thursday upheld the government’s ban on…
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo dice que su larga “rivalidad” con Lionel Messi terminó
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — ¿Cristiano Ronaldo o Lionel Messi? Ese el debate que ha mantenido entretenidos a los entusiastas del…
Continue ReadingSpy Court Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Facts The Foreign…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A scathing federal report has found New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes were…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula seeks to project unity and bring the army in line during Independence Day events
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has tried to project national unity during…
Continue ReadingRegardless of immigration status, people in Minnesota can begin applying for driver’s licenses
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin…
Continue ReadingThousands rally in support of Israel’s judicial overhaul before a major court hearing next week
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Several thousand protesters supporting the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul have rallied…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there…
Continue ReadingBrussels Midi Station, once a stately gateway to Belgium, has turned into festering sore of nation
By RAF CASERT and SYLVAIN PLAZY Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has acknowledged that its primary rail gateway has become a festering sore…
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Grief counselor on hand for Madras Bright Wood workers in wake of fatal industrial accident
An industrial accident Wednesday morning claimed the life of a worker at the Bright Wood millwork plant in Madras, Police Chief Timothy Plummer…
Continue ReadingA Democratic prosecutor is challenging her suspension by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Democratic Florida state attorney is challenging her suspension by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Monique Worrell filed the…
Continue ReadingCaste discrimination could soon be banned in California. But the effort has been contentious
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it…
Continue ReadingPolice in Miami are searching for man who went missing aboard cruise on Labor Day
By Melissa Alonso and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Miami-Dade police investigators are searching for a cruise passenger who was last seen…
Continue ReadingEPA staff slow to report health risks from lead-tainted Benton Harbor water, report states
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Officials say health risks due to high lead levels in drinking water in a majority Black and impoverished Michigan city…
Continue ReadingBruce Springsteen Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look into the life of musician and songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Personal Birth date: September 23,…
Continue ReadingReport blames deadly Iowa building collapse on removal of bricks and lack of shoring
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press A report finds that a partial building collapse in Iowa that killed three people was caused by the removal of…
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Willamette National Forest reduces public use restrictions, fire danger level
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to recent precipitation and moderating conditions, the Willamette National Forest announced Thursday it is…
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