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By Meridith Edwards, Sara Sidner and Ray Sanchez, CNN The US Environmental Protection Agency is poised to propose a long-term presence on the ground in Jackson, Mississippi, to help fix the decades-long problems with its drinking water, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN Tuesday. EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited Jackson Tuesday on
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Transit police said three teenage girls were arrested Monday after a group of Boston Public School students attacked an officer. It happened just before 4 p.m. at the Forest Hills MBTA station. Transit police said there were about “40-50 youths” loitering inside
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press World Cup host nation Qatar said Tuesday it will count emissions produced from daily flights ferrying fans during the tournament between the Gulf emirates toward the event’s overall carbon footprint. Qatar has claimed the upcoming tournament will be “carbon neutral,” but environmental experts have questioned its accounting. Qatar’s environment minister Sheikh
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By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy won the nomination Tuesday for House speaker, clearing a first step with majority support from his colleagues, but he now faces a weeks-long slog to quell right-flank objections before a final vote in the new year. McCarthy has led House
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By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy cleared the first major step Tuesday toward becoming House speaker, winning the nomination on a vote by his GOP colleagues, but he now faces a weeks-long slog to quell objections from his right flank before a final vote. McCarthy has
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Anala, the last remaining tiger at Franklin Park Zoo, died Monday at 17 years old. Zoo New England said Anala was considered a “geriatric cat.” She was diagnosed with irreversible kidney failure several months ago. Anala, a Bengal mix, was confiscated as
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Tara John, Antonia Mortensen, Anna Chernova, Emmet Lyons and Rhea Mogul, CNN World leaders gathering at the G20 summit in Bali are attempting to diffuse a potential escalation in the months-long Ukraine war after a “Russian-made” missile struck NATO-member Poland killing two people. The missile landed outside the rural Polish village of
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College of the Desert is collaborating with NASA for the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program. For a fourth consecutive year, College of the Desert will be hosting the program for all eligible U.S. citizens and College of the Desert students from all majors. The free program consists of two phases. Phase I will
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Southern California and UCLA’s pending moves to the Big Ten could give the league’s existing members the opportunity to expand their recruiting maps and pursue more West Coast prospects. It will take some time for these moves to have that kind of impact. “I think ultimately it’s probably going
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Southern California and UCLA’s pending moves to the Big Ten could give the league’s existing members the opportunity to expand their recruiting maps and pursue more West Coast prospects. It will take some time for these moves to have that kind of impact. “I think ultimately it’s probably going
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CAMARILLO, California (KCAL) — It’s hard to imagine losing just one family member but the Ferrer family lost a father, daughter and an aunt. “They always said my sister was a spitting image of my father,” said sister Joana Perey. “He was a family man.
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A senior U.S. intelligence official says Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people. https://youtu.be/g1wfUaw0htY A Polish government spokesman did not immediately confirm the information, but said leaders were meeting on “crisis situation.” BREAKING: A senior U.S. intelligence official says Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people.A Polish government spokesman
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Dick Durbin are demanding FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried hand over a trove of documents that will shed light on the extraordinary and swift downfall of his crypto exchange. In a letter obtained first by CNN, the lawmakers call for a “complete and transparent accounting”
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is imposing sanctions on firms and entities accused of being involved in the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia for use in Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The penalties and diplomatic restrictions come as part of the most recent effort by the United States
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man accused in last month’s attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges of attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting a federal official’s family member. David DePape, appearing in orange clothes without handcuffs, was assigned
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Reinwald Click here for updates on this story OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (WISN) — Inside a facility within the Oshkosh Correctional Institution is a group of inmates working towards a higher purpose. “I was sent on a 20-year sentence, so I’ve got about 12 more years to go,” said Jafari Mahonie, who is behind bars
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are higher on Wall Street Tuesday, but shaky trading in the afternoon means they’ve lost much of their big rally from the morning driven by hopes that the nation’s punishingly high inflation is easing. The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher in afternoon trading
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — More Philadelphia police officers will soon be able to patrol the streets. A historic arbitration award between the Fraternal Order of Police and the City of Philadelphia allowing the expansion of the use of civilians in some roles within the Philadelphia Police
Continue Reading By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Voters in Portland, Oregon, driven by frustration with surging homelessness and a desire to make government more inclusive, have approved a ballot measure that will completely reinvent City Hall, ushering in seismic changes that local officials will have just two years to put in
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries Tuesday, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova. It was Russia’s biggest barrage yet, and some of the missiles crossed into Poland, where two people
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