By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The day after Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump denounced the rioters who violently stormed the Capitol building, breaking through barricades, battling law enforcement and sending members of Congress — who were set to formally certify his reelection loss — running for their lives. “Like all
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have begun making their case for a life sentence for a Michigan teenager who killed four students at his high school in 2021. They introduced dark journal entries written by Ethan Crumbley, chilling video and testimony from a wounded staff member. Molly Darnell was one
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Wellington, New Zealand (CNN) — In a closely-fought battle and rematch of the 2019 World Cup final, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) and the Netherlands – two of the world’s top teams – came to a 1-1 draw on Thursday at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Chants of “U-S-A,
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation. The gross domestic product — the economy’s total output
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Alerta de SPOILER: no leas más allá de esta frase si no has visto “Barbie”. Después de todas las glorias y desventuras que atraviesa Barbie para convertirse en humana, la pelÃcula termina justo en un momento crucial para el personaje. Y no, no está comenzando un extraordinario trabajo de astronauta ni
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb (CNN) — With Phoenix sweltering under unrelenting triple digit temperatures, lines have formed outside a wildlife rehabilitation center as people come across wild birds, bunnies, squirrels and other animals that have fallen victim to the scorching heat. Every animal brought to the non-profit Liberty Wildlife since late June has been dehydrated, Executive
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae said he is gay in an emotional announcement at a fan event that was warmly welcomed in a country where the government does not legally recognize LGBTQ equality. He choked up when he spoke in Tokyo on Wednesday, but the fans cheered,
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Hombres con uniforme militar afirmaron haber tomado el poder en NÃger horas después de que el presidente Mohamed Bazoum fuera supuestamente retenido este miércoles por miembros de la guardia presidencial, lo que generó protestas en la capital. En un comunicado grabado en video, un hombre que se identifica como el coronel-mayor
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three Butler University women’s soccer players have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the team’s former athletic trainer sexually assaulted and groomed multiple players on the team. The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Michael Howell allegedly committed the assaults and other sexual misconduct over several years. Further, the lawsuit says Howell told the women
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s public safety commissioner says state lawmakers should expect a federal investigation into a recent audit’s findings showing hundreds of state troopers provided false information from 2014 to 2021 on at least 26,000 traffic stops. That information was ultimately reported to a racial profiling board. James
Continue ReadingGORST, Wash. (AP) — A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday in connection with a road-rage shooting Monday in Washington state. Mark Keith Smith of Burien was initially charged with assault in Kitsap County Superior Court after the confrontation west of Seattle in Gorst. Prosecutors filed a second-degree murder charge
Continue ReadingGORST, Wash. (AP) — A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday in connection with a road-rage shooting Monday in Washington state. Mark Keith Smith of Burien was initially charged with assault in Kitsap County Superior Court after the confrontation west of Seattle in Gorst. Prosecutors filed a second-degree murder charge
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Ammon Bundy, the Idaho-based anti-government activist who captured national attention seven years ago when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has been ordered to pay $26 million dollars to a Boise hospital, its CEO, a doctor and a nurse practitioner. Bundy had accused them of
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A Tumalo restaurant reached out to NewsChannel 21 this week to express their concerns over how much ODOT’s current Tumalo roundabout project is negatively affecting their business.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Se revelaron los diseños para dos de los proyectos de aeronaves más populares de la NASA. Estos futuros aviones quieren ser la próxima generación de vuelos sostenibles, y también quieren que se los vea bien en el aire. Primero está el X-66A, que la NASA ha estado preparando junto con Boeing
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Redmond-based contract firefighting firm PatRick Environmental is, as you might expect, very busy this early, ramped-up fire season, contracting local firefighters to send across the state. Over 300 of their firefighters are battling wildfires across the region.
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state board of education has delayed action on a proposal that would bar transgender girls from participating on high school girls’ athletic teams in Alaska. Several board members said they wanted more time to consider the issue. Opponents of the proposal called it discriminatory and
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un has met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for discussions on military issues and the regional security environment. The report Thursday came as the country celebrated the 70th anniversary of an armistice that halted fighting in
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget are turning to Louisiana for its hard-earned expertise in the fiscal impacts of climate change. The committee met Wednesday, with Gov. John Bel Edwards providing testimony on the struggles the often hurricane-riddled Deep South state has
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent journalist in Belarus has been sentenced to six years in prison, the latest step in a years-long crackdown on opposition figures, independent journalists and human rights activists. On trial in the city of Grodno in western Belarus, Pavel Mazheika, 45, was found guilty Wednesday
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