Guatemala authorities raid ultra-orthodox Jewish sect’s compound after report of abuse
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities have searched the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect and taken at least 160 minors…
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A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new…
Continue ReadingNTSB trying to determine why tractor-trailer stopped on train tracks before deadly West Texas crash
PECOS, Texas (AP) — Federal officials investigating the deadly West Texas collision between at Union Pacific train and a tractor-trailer hauling…
Continue ReadingDeal spares federal workers before Christmas but there’s concern about possible job cuts under Trump
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Johnny Zuagar says he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as…
Continue ReadingAmazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
AP Business Writer Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two…
Continue ReadingReport alleges Coast Guard leaders kept sexual assault investigation secret
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new report by a congressional subcommittee accused former top Coast Guard officials of hiding a yearslong…
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New Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp, returning Commissioner Phil Chang to be sworn in Jan. 6
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two recently elected Deschutes County officials will be formally sworn into office at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6. County…
Continue ReadingRepublican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court suffers legal setbacks in close race
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The trailing Republican in a tight North Carolina Supreme Court race has suffered legal setbacks in his bid…
Continue ReadingA judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor
Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that the state’s Republican governor and not a local Democratic…
Continue ReadingUS wins ruling in a trade dispute with Mexico over its bid to ban genetically modified corn
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. has won a trade dispute panel resolution on Mexico’s bid to ban genetically modified corn for human consumption. U.S.…
Continue ReadingBaby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As the stars of Friday’s show in downtown Miami, baby pigs Glinda and Elphaba will never have to worry about…
Continue ReadingA traditional send-off in New Orleans for an innovative brass band musician
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Blaring trumpets and joyful voices resounded in a New Orleans neighborhood earlier this week as about 100 people marched in…
Continue ReadingMissouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor has commuted the sentence of a white Kansas City police officer who was convicted…
Continue ReadingRegional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother’s access to abortion, violating her rights
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found El Salvador’s government responsible for…
Continue ReadingOregon sheriff concerned about letters asking people to track possible immigrants
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — A sheriff in Oregon says he has contacted the FBI and is increasingly concerned about a letter circulating in his rural,…
Continue ReadingOregon sheriff concerned about letters asking people to track possible immigrants
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — A sheriff in Oregon says he has contacted the FBI and is increasingly concerned about a letter circulating in his rural,…
Continue ReadingFDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first prescription medicine for obstructive sleep apnea:…
Continue ReadingTexas day care teacher killed when cars crash into play area
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities say a teacher at a San Antonio-area day care was killed when one car accelerated into another in a parking lot and…
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ODOT receives $33.2 million federal grant to build first Interstate 5 wildlife overcrossing in southern Oregon
ASHLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A $33.2 million federal grant will allow the Oregon Department of Transportation to build the state’s first wildlife…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now jailed in New York,…
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