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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Six major climate provisions in congressional Democrats’ massive budget bill could slash US greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 1 billion tons per year by 2030, a new analysis from the nonpartisan Rhodium Group found. It would be comparable to removing all passenger vehicles from the road, or the yearly greenhouse gas
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story OCEANSIDE, California (eastidahonews.com) — One of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul airport attack would have become a father this week. Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20, from Jackson, Wyoming got married to his wife before he went on his first deployment to Jordan
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appellate court on Wednesday largely halted a judge’s order that would have upended the Biden administration’s efforts to limit immigration arrests, marking a judicial win for the Democratic President after a handful of setbacks The case, brought by Texas and Louisiana, challenged a memo issued in
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s new schools chief will be San Antonio schools Superintendent Pedro Martinez. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced new leadership for the nation’s third-largest school district on Wednesday. He replaces Chicago Public Schools interim chief Jose Torres. Torres has been leading the roughly 350,000-student district after CEO Janice Jackson
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stories ranging from retellings of the myths of Paul Bunyan and of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” to a look back at the Black Panther Party are among the 10 nominees on the longlist for the National Book Award for young people’s literature. On
Continue Reading By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Thousands of people in El Salvador are marching against the government of President Nayib Bukele. The demonstration Wednesday centered on fears Bukele may try for re-election in 2024. Protests also voiced concern about the president’s concentration of power and the controversial decision to make
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — It’s no secret that Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones is in the last year of his current contract and would like a lucrative new deal. He also has acknowledged he asked for a trade from the Cardinals during the offseason. But instead of pouting or holding
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — It’s no secret that Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones is in the last year of his current contract and would like a lucrative new deal. He also has acknowledged he asked for a trade from the Cardinals during the offseason. But instead of pouting or holding
Continue ReadingBy Eric Grossarth Click here for updates on this story AMMON, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A Bonneville County man will spend time on probation after threatening a neighbor with a hammer this spring. Ricky John Bruffett, 23, was placed on a two year term of probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault with the attempt to
Continue ReadingBy Amy Hollyfield and Melanie Woodrow Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The National Transportation Safety Board is sending two investigators to the scene of a tragic fatal accident at the Powell Street BART station that happened Monday afternoon. There’s new information about how a San Francisco woman got dragged
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The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has chosen a sitting member of the Arizona House to replace a state senator who resigned after being charged with child molestation. The board chose Rep. Raquel Teran on Wednesday from a list of three candidates to replace former Sen. Tony Navarrete. Supervisor Steve Gallardo announced
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Sierra Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — California’s 2021 recall election is on track to be one of the most expensive to date — and the state has already spent close to $300 million of taxpayer money. Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber told ABC News parts of
Continue Reading SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say four people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing nearly $2 million worth of retail products from 43 different stores across California. The Orange County Register reported Tuesday that California Highway Patrol investigators found stolen merchandise stacked “floor to ceiling” inside a mobile home and multiple storage units.
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday called the results of California’s recall vote “a resounding win” for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, specifically citing the state’s strong vaccine requirements. Newsom faced a partisan recall effort that had grown out of frustration over his response to the pandemic and
Continue Reading By NOAH BERGER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews moved to ramp up the battle Wednesday against two expanding forest fires threatening Sequoia National Park’s giant sequoia trees and infrastructure. The Colony and Paradise fires, ignited by lightning strikes last week, covered about 14 square miles (36 square
Continue Reading By NOAH BERGER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews moved to ramp up the battle Wednesday against two expanding forest fires threatening Sequoia National Park’s giant sequoia trees and infrastructure. The Colony and Paradise fires, ignited by lightning strikes last week, covered about 14 square miles (36 square
Continue Reading By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer “Maybe it won’t catch on.” That’s what Tarana Burke was thinking — indeed, hoping — when she first found out the phrase “MeToo” was suddenly circulating online in October 2017, in the wake of shocking revelations about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. It was a phrase she had come up
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press An estimated 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state, thousands of state workers are seeking similar exemptions. And in Arkansas, a hospital has been swamped with so many such requests from
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The suicide rate in the Coachella Valley exceeds the county, state and national suicide rate, according to a community needs report commissioned by the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation. “We asked the community to react to the data and to tell us, ‘What are your priorities?’” said Dr. Conrado Bárzaga, CEO, Desert Healthcare District. Per
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