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By MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — A suspicious package closed off the area around a federal immigration office in Los Angeles County. It happened in the 19800 block of Prairie Street at about 10:50 a.m. and continued well into the afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Police
Continue ReadingBy ELLIE COATAR Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two planes clipped wings while taxiing at O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night. The Federal Aviation Administration said two regional jets came into contact with each other while waiting for gate space at O’Hare at 7 p.m. Tuesday. GoJet Flight 4423 and SkyWest
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story WAHKIAKUM COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — On Tuesday, the Coast Guard said it rescued five people from flooding conditions near Rosburg, Washington. They said watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a request at 10:20 a.m. by the Cathlament Fire Department after four people were
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department is investigating the deaths and kidnappings of Americans during the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7. Garland’s comments came Wednesday as he announced a war-crimes case filed against four Russian soldiers accused of torturing an American during Russia’s
Continue ReadingLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Supreme Court has refused to immediately hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former President Donald Trump’s name on the state’s presidential primary ballot. The court said Wednesday that the case should remain before the state court of appeals, and not immediately move to the state’s
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Biden warned of dire consequences for Kyiv if lawmakers don’t act. Biden gave his address hours
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans are scheduled for their fourth presidential debate this week, again minus Donald Trump. It’s a particularly big moment for the young NewsNation television network, which will almost certainly reach its largest audience ever. NewsNation has been trying to cultivate an image of being an
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is resigning from Congress and will leave at the end of this year, he announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday — a highly anticipated decision that comes two months after his unprecedented ouster from the speakership. McCarthy’s decision will narrow
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Facebook and Instagram fail to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them, New Mexico’s attorney general alleges in a lawsuit that follows an undercover online investigation. “Our investigation into Meta’s social media platforms demonstrates that they are not safe
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago. The apology came Wednesday as the government introduced a charter it says will sharply diminish the chances that others will endure the kinds of injustices those
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By Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that aviation workers who need to “think twice” before reporting their mental health issues to the federal government have created “a culture of silence that is affecting safety.” “No one, no one, should have to think twice
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a decade ago that Capitol Hill was consumed by an urgency to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, fueled in no small part by Republicans who felt a political imperative to make inroads with minority voters by embracing more generous policies. But
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said. There was no damage to the USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, or injuries to any personnel in the incident, the official said. The
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has published legislation that will let it ignore a part of the U.K.’s human rights laws in order to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. The bill is part of government plans to overcome a block by the U.K. Supreme Court on
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — According to almost every beloved romantic comedy ever — and even some not-so-beloved ones — romance and the holiday season go hand-in-hand. That has to be the reason for the myriad of holiday-themed romantic comedies, from cult favorites like “The Holiday” and Netflix efforts like “The Knight before Christmas.”
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota wildlife official says that a cougar that was struck and killed on an interstate highway in suburban Minneapolis was more than likely the same animal captured on home security video sauntering across a driveway earlier this week. An SUV struck the cougar Wednesday morning on Interstate 394 in Golden Valley,
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Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro convocó a un referendo para, según dice, reafirmar sus derechos sobre el territorio del Esequibo, que está en disputa con Guyana desde finales del siglo XIX. En esa consulta popular, que se llevará a cabo el 3 de diciembre, Venezuela les preguntará a sus ciudadanos
Continue ReadingKARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a massive fire has swept through a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops. Wednesday’s fire initially started at a furniture shop. Later, it engulfed other shops on the ground floor of the building known as
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A Bernedoodle puppy stolen along with a pet walking van in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood has been found safe, police said Tuesday evening. This is video of the puppy being reunited with its family just a short time ago —
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A union representing German train drivers is calling its members to strike for 24 hours this week, following the breakdown of talks with the main national operator in what is shaping up to be an unusually difficult dispute over pay and working hours. The GDL union said on Wednesday that the strike
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