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By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Members of the Oath Keepers discussed protecting Rep. Ronny Jackson, a Texas Republican, during the Capitol riot because he had “critical data to protect,” according to court documents filed Monday. “Dr. Ronnie Jackson – on the move,” one person wrote in an Oath Keepers group message
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Native American tribe in Oregon is assessing its legal options after the U.S. government said it would release water from a federally operated reservoir to downstream farmers along the Oregon-California border. The Klamath Tribes say even the limited irrigation will harm endangered fish at the
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations that require rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells, including likely impacts on climate change and nearby communities. The longstanding reviews were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track
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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes aren’t getting much from their power play. They have fewer than two weeks to get it rolling again before the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Hurricanes have converted just 2 of 31 chances over 12 games. Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said the team
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) — A road rage incident was caught on camera by a targeted cyclist in Deer Park on Wednesday. The Vehicular Crimes Division of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office is now reviewing the case, which could mean criminal consequences for the
Continue ReadingBy Steve King Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — Officials said a good Samaritan died after he helped rescue people from a capsized boat on Saturday. Riviera Beach Fire Rescue confirmed that a boat capsized just south of the Palm Beach Inlet jetty Saturday afternoon. The Florida Fish
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A little-known federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump found herself in the national spotlight on Monday after striking down the Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandate. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has been serving as a federal judge in Florida for more than a year. Notably,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a clarification after mixing up the federal transportation mask mandate and a pandemic-era restriction at the US border while answering questions from reporters at the White House. Biden was asked whether he was considering delaying the repeal of Title 42, a pandemic-era order that
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer A federal judge’s rejection of the Biden mask mandate for public transportation — immediately unsettling life for Americans in the air and on the ground — reflects views that already have emerged on today’s Supreme Court. Conservative justices have been ruling against Covid-19 measures since
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon said it will conduct an audit, led by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, to “evaluate any disparate racial impacts” of its policies on its US hourly employees. The move, which Amazon disclosed in a filing late last week, followed shareholder pressure to conduct a racial equity audit to address
Continue Reading FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northern Arizona on Tuesday were evacuating an area on the outskirts of Flagstaff where over 100 homes were threatened by a wind-driven wildfire that jumped containment lines,. A Coconino County sheriff’s spokesperson said the area being evacuated was northeast of Flagstaff and along U.S. 89. No injuries were reported.
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s real estate company announced they’ve terminated their previous agreement with the City of Rock Hill, South Carolina, leaving the future of the team’s planned $800 million headquarters and practice facility up in the air. The announcement comes after the
Continue ReadingBy Katara McGee Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — A Kenwood man’s search for a life-saving lung transplant is complicated by figuring out how to pay for it. Last winter, 55-year-old Mark Plummer was healthy. He was employed as a delivery driver and said he’d never even had surgery or
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN Actor Johnny Depp took the stand in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Tuesday in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. In his roughly three-hour testimony, which will continue Wednesday, the Oscar-nominated star spoke in detail about Heard’s allegations of domestic abuse, his history with substance
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A ruling by a judge in Florida means that the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes and public transportation appears to be dead. The Justice Department on Tuesday left open the possibility of an appeal, but only if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention think
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A ruling by a judge in Florida means that the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes and public transportation appears to be dead. The Justice Department on Tuesday left open the possibility of an appeal, but only if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention think
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los pasajeros aéreos de Estados Unidos están dejando atrás las mascarillas contra el covid-19 luego de que una jueza federal dictaminara que el mandato de uso de mascarillas en los aviones comerciales decretado por el gobierno era ilegal. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus
Continue ReadingBy Kent Wainscott Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — What began as a routine dental visit landed an Illinois man in a Kenosha hospital after he inhaled the dentist’s drill bit. A rare medical procedure was performed to remove the sharp metal object lodged in the patient’s lung. The CT
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer Ohio State’s athletics department has been given four years probation and hit with other sanctions as a result of self-reported recruiting and policy violations in three women’s sports, including basketball. The other violations, as outlined in a report issued by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions, were in
Continue ReadingBy Will Jones Click here for updates on this story KANE COUNTY, Illinois (WLS) — Each year high school students find creative ways to ask someone to prom. But a recent promposal involving Central High School students in Kane County wasn’t creative at all. Some students are calling it racist. A photo of the promposal
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