By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting. The GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures over the past week and lawmakers instead spent most of their time
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army on Tuesday released a new rule that slashes federally protected water by more than half, following a Supreme Court decision in May that rolled back protections for US wetlands. The rule will invalidate an earlier definition of what constitutes the so-called waters
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A large stash of methamphetamine was discovered during a traffic stop at the Highway 86 checkpoint last week. According to the agency, El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents arrested a Mexican citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint early August 25th. The driver of a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe, appeared nervous when approaching
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of a teacher killed last week in a small South Carolina town by a falling utility pole is taking aim at poor rural infrastructure. They say it contributed to an avoidable death. Thirty-one-year-old Jeunelle Robinson was walking down a street in the
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is expected to soon announce a bid for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. That’s according to three people with direct knowledge of the campaign who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ahead of an
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CNN By Christina Maxouris and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Idalia could hit Florida’s west coast as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center warned as Idalia continued to intensify and churn toward the state late Tuesday. Officials across coastal communities repeatedly pleaded with residents Tuesday to immediately evacuate,
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Conforme pasan los días se van actualizando las cifras de los daños que dejó la tormenta del pasado 20 de agosto y en el Condado de Riverside se estiman en $126 millones de dolares de los cuales $82 millones se necesitarán para reparar caminos y puentes que en su mayoría están en el Valle de
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin-financed mercenary leader, following a suspicious plane crash two months after his brief mutiny that challenged the authority of President Vladimir Putin. His spokespeople said Tuesday a service took place behind closed
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Las autoridades dieron a conocer más detalles de la fatal volcadura ocurrida el pasado domingo a las 3:50 de la tarde cerca de la calle Fillmore y el Hwy 111 en Thermal donde murió Jose Hurtado Comunidad de 25 años quien perdió el control de la camioneta que conducía, se salió del camino, se volcó
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities charged a University of North Carolina graduate student Tuesday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his faculty advisor, in an attack that caused a campuswide lockdown while police searched for the gunman. During a brief hearing, Orange
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Después de días de arduas labores de limpieza, la mayoría de las ciudades del Valle de Coachella esta semana están evaluando los daños que dejó la tormenta del 20 de agosto para iniciar los procesos de solicitud de fondos estatales. En Palm Springs los daños graves fueron en la Gene Autry y la Indian Canyon
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ AND JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire danger warning was set to take effect in Northern California late Tuesday because of strong winds and low humidity, prompting Pacific Gas & Electric to warn roughly 8,500 customers their power could be shut off in an effort to prevent
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Una vez más estuvo en la corte un sujeto acusado de apuñalar y matar a una mujer de 39 años en Desert Hot Springs en 1994. Se trata de Sharron Gadlin de 50 años quien fue arrestado el año pasado luego de una investigación que culminó con evidencia de ADN que lo involucra en el
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Sidney Powell, an attorney involved in Donald Trump’s post-election legal challenges, entered a not guilty plea and said she would waive her arraignment in the case in Fulton County, according to a new court filing. Powell was charged along with Trump and 17 other co-defendants in a sprawling racketeering
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump. The conservative organizations are recruiting thousands of Americans to travel to Washington on a mission to dismantle the
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send an additional $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine as part of its ongoing support of Kyiv’s counteroffensive. The weapons will be drawn from existing U.S. stockpiles, officials said Tuesday, and will include mine-clearing equipment, artillery and rocket rounds, ambulances and
Continue ReadingMOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a natural gas explosion destroyed the North Carolina home of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley. The blast killed the NFL player’s father and injured a family friend. Iredell County officials said Tuesday that the Fire Marshal’s Office finished its investigation, but it isn’t clear where the leak originated. Officials
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By STEPHANIE STAHL Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A new kind of therapeutic spa treatment has arrived in Philadelphia that’s based on sounds. It’s a combination of meditation and massage, as well as listening to different sounds. It’s called a sound bath — but there’s no water — and is
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TRENTON, New Jersey (KYW) — A 4-year-old boy suffered a graze wound after shooting himself in the head Tuesday, acording to police. It happened before 11 a.m. in a home along Phillips Avenue. The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital and is in stable
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s a coincidence of the 2024 calendar and US history. March 4, 2024, is the scheduled date to kick off what may be the most consequential of former President Donald Trump’s four criminal trials, where he’ll answer federal charges in Washington, DC, that he illegally tried to
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