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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked out electricity to thousands in several states. City officials in Tallahassee said wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Prince William has offered a positive assessment of his wife’s health in one of his few statements about Kate’s condition since she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer. William was on a solo tour of St. Mary’s Community Hospital on the Isles of Scilly on Friday. He traveled to the
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A planned pedestrian plaza, known as Lupine Plaza, that was set to be constructed near El Paseo in Palm Desert will no longer move forward after City Council voted Thursday night to cancel the project. The idea for the project was established in September 2020 with the temporary closure of Lupine Ln. in an effort
Continue ReadingBy Joe Moeller Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — We’ve been following the story about a proposed LDS temple in the northwest valley, which is causing concern among some Lone Mountain area residents. At issue, the proposed height of the steeple at 216 feet, which is about the same height
Continue ReadingBy Alex Eschelman Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Aces were back at the White House for their second straight year on Thursday after bringing home back-to-back WNBA championships in October. “It was awesome,” Aces guard Kelsey Plum said. “Just for them [United States President Joe Biden
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes slashing 10,000 vacant state jobs and other cuts to close $27.6 billion deficit.
Continue ReadingBy Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Hundreds of first responders went into action within moments of the Key Bridge collapsing into the Patapsco River on March 26. From shutting down the bridge within seconds to diving into those dangerous and wretched waters to find the construction workers
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By Richard Roth, Hira Humayun and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership passed with overwhelming support on Friday, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its current capacity as a non-member observer state. The resolution won a resounding majority of 143 votes
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women’s water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response. From a clock-wearing rap icon. Moved by Steffens’ Instagram post, Flavor Flav has stepped forward to help the U.S. team as it goes for an unprecedented fourth consecutive
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women’s water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response. From a clock-wearing rap icon. Moved by Steffens’ Instagram post, Flavor Flav has stepped forward to help the U.S. team as it goes for an unprecedented fourth consecutive
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money case say they expect to call just two more witnesses, laying the ground to possibly rest their case next week. The announcement came after witness testimony concluded for the day, capping a feverish week in court. Madeleine Westerhout, a former Trump White House aide, was
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — First-grade teacher Germaine Santistevan-Watts greets her students every morning at the door with hugs and words of encouragement. “It’s rewarding. It really is. Seeing the kids just get so excited when they complete something, a target,” said Santistevan-Watts. She has been teaching
Continue ReadingFULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Jon Urbanchek, an International Swimming Hall of Famer who was an assistant for several United States Olympic teams and led Michigan to a national championship, has died. He was 87. Urbanchek died Thursday surrounded by family. No cause of death was given. Urbanchek was born in Hungary. After Soviet troops attacked
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban official said. The floods also caused losses to homes and property in several districts, according to Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan. He said that the death
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the wake of salacious testimony from porn actor Stormy Daniels, prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial narrowed their focus to checks and phone records Friday as they laid the groundwork for jurors to hear from
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Rosemary Ketchum became West Virginia’s first openly transgender lawmaker when she was elected to the Wheeling City Council in 2020. Now, she’s running for mayor of the city of around 26,000 in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Ketchum says her time in local politics has
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Penn State University is asking some of its employees from branch campuses to voluntarily resign. The university is offering a voluntary separation incentive to full-time faculty, staff, and administrators. It’ll give those considering retirement or who would like to leave for other
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At least 90 people were injured in Argentina’s capital when a passenger train struck an empty boxcar on the tracks and derailed Friday, authorities said, a rare collision that fueled questions about basic safety. The train was on its way from Buenos Aires to the
Continue ReadingBy James Taylor and Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — It’s a driver’s dream. Imagine having a lane all to yourself with no bumper-to-bumper traffic or stoplights to slow you down. People say that’s exactly what’s happening in a Sacramento neighborhood with cars illegally taking over a bike
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money case say they expect to call just two more witnesses, laying the ground to possibly rest their case next week. The announcement came after witness testimony concluded for the day, capping a feverish week in court. Madeleine Westerhout, a former Trump White House aide, was
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