By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Temperatures are predicted to soar to 100 degrees in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, which is expected to be the hottest day of a heat spell that meteorologists believe will be unusually long for the Pacific Northwest region, which rarely sees such scorching weather. Oregon
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story Hopkinton, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A couple was shocked to find an entire colony of bees living inside the wall of their shed in Hopkinton. “There were literally hundreds of thousands of honeybees resting in my woodshed,” said Mike Gram. Mike and Ivy Gram love to
Continue ReadingBy Avery Lotz and Andrew Millman, CNN A federal judge sentenced a man who assaulted law enforcement officers with poles during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and continued to scuffle with officers even after being briefly detained that day — to more than five years in prison on Tuesday. Mark
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild and Jeremy Herb, CNN Two top House Democrats are calling for the Department of Homeland Security inspector general to recuse himself from the investigation into Secret Service text messages, saying they lost confidence after he failed to inform Congress for months that messages around January 6 may have been erased. House Oversight
Continue Reading By TOM DAVIES and ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican lawmakers have narrowly advanced a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state, despite opposition from abortion-rights supporters and anti-abortion activists. Abortion opponents say the proposal as too lenient with its exceptions and lacks enforcement teeth. Chants from abortion opponents
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WABC) — NYPD transit chief Jason Wilcox told MTA board members at a meeting Monday that assaults on his officers have skyrocketed this year. In many cases, Wilcox said, while officers are attempting to enforce so-called quality of life infractions. “We
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children. Rachel Robinson,
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YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the fatal stabbings of his younger brother and sister-in-law at a Yuma home, police said Tuesday. Yuma police said 63-year-old Jerry Klahn has been booked into the Maricopa County jail in Phoenix on suspicion of first-degree murder. It was unclear Tuesday if Klahn has a
Continue Reading By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations Human Rights Office says in a report that violence is increasing in many rural areas of Colombia despite a 2016 peace deal between that nation’s government and its largest guerilla group. It called on the Colombian government to boost rural development schemes and
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A police document says that a 37-year-old woman arrested after opening fire at Dallas Love Field Airport faces a charge of aggravated assault of a public servant after firing a shot toward a police officer. The officer shot and wounded Portia Odufuwa, who was taken to a hospital after the late Monday
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By Megan Marples, CNN It may not have been a mountain of pirate treasure, but archaeologists have discovered remnants of a centuries-old shipwreck that they believe inspired the movie “The Goonies.” A team of volunteers unearthed over 20 pieces of wood in a cave off the Oregon coast in June. It turned out to be
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN Several Republican senators said Tuesday they had not made decisions about whether they will vote in favor of a bill codifying same-sex marriage, but three supporters of the legislation were upbeat they would find enough GOP votes to overcome a filibuster and eventually pass the bill. “There are
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Oscar Holland, CNN The jacket worn by retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he set foot on the moon sold for a record-breaking price of $2,772,500 on Tuesday, less than a week after the landing’s 53rd anniversary. The in-flight coverall jacket features the historic Apollo 11 mission emblem and “E. Aldrin” for his
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Bloyd and Cody Adams Click here for updates on this story CARMEL, Indiana (WISH) — Less than a week after the Carmel deputy police chief was suspended, the city’s chief has resigned. Carmel Police Department Chief Jeff Horner has resigned. On July 20, he suspended deputy chief Joe Bickel “due to multiple allegations
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for billionaire Elon Musk are complaining that Twitter is slow-walking document production in advance of an October trial to decide whether the Tesla CEO should be forced to complete a $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. Musk’s lawyers also said in a
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By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for billionaire Elon Musk are complaining that Twitter is slow-walking document production in advance of an October trial to decide whether the Tesla CEO should be forced to complete a $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. Musk’s lawyers also said in a
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Experts in the firearm industry and Law Enforcement encourage individuals to create a Home Defense Plan. Your home defense plan does not have to incorporate a firearm; there are ways you can protect your home with or without a firearm. Become more aware of your surroundings and know all of the entry and exit points
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man fired about 40 shots at a woman who was getting gas at a station in northwest Harris County, deputies said. It happened at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday at a gas station on Veterans Memorial near Spears Road. Deputies
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Another body has surfaced at Lake Mead — this time in a swimming area where water levels have dropped as the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam recedes because of drought and climate change. The National Park Service did not say in a statement how long
Continue Reading By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D, (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum is pressing federal officials to expedite a review of a Chinese company’s purchase of land in North Dakota for a wet corn milling plant to ensure it is not detrimental to national security. Fufeng Group’s planned $700 million project in Grand Forks has
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