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By MATTHEW LEE, SAMY MAGDY and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying the “time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and pause the nearly seven months of
Continue ReadingBy JOSH KELETY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The chief of staff for former President Donald Trump faces the same conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges as the other named defendants in Arizona’s fake elector case, the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Mark Meadows wasn’t named in a grand jury indictment last week because he
Continue ReadingBy Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story CANDLER COUNTY, Georgia (WJCL) — A Georgia deputy fresh on the job is being recognized for helping save a toddler trapped inside a locked vehicle. According to the Candler County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Paine, on only his fourth day with the department, took quick action
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash reported higher-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, as strong growth in U.S. grocery orders helped make up for slowing restaurant demand. The San Francisco-based delivery company said Wednesday its revenue rose 23% to $2.51 billion in the January-March period. That was higher than the $2.45 billion Wall Street
Continue ReadingBy Burt LevineFort Bend County, renowned for its ethnically diverse and balanced demographic, has seen an enthusiastic voter turnout in early voting ahead of the Saturday, May 4th elections, where key positions in city council, school board, utility board, a Click here for updates on this story May 1, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Fort
Continue ReadingBy Jose Fabian Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Pier 39 in San Francisco is seeing more sea lions on its docks than it has in the last 15 years. KPIX saw more than a thousand sea lions taking in the sun by the pier on Tuesday. According to experts,
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Eclipse watchers were warned of the dangers of looking directly at the sun ahead of the rare celestial event on April 8. Nearly a month after the total solar eclipse, at least 160 cases of eye damage have been reported across
Continue ReadingBy Joanna Lavoie Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A suspect in a fatal shooting in Toronto’s east end last summer has been arrested in Charlottetown, just one week after he topped a list of Canada’s most wanted fugitives. Michael Bebee, 35, was arrested without incident by Charlottetown police at
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since its debut at the Sundance Film Festive, Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” has been hailed as an acutely intense psychodrama of self discovery. Radiating adolescent angst and shaking with the tremors of body dysphoria, the film has been hailed for its reflection
Continue ReadingBy Peter Burke Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — A portion of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is closed to the public because of a well-fed alligator. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that the pond lily pavilion area was closed for the
Continue ReadingROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Southern California and UCLA will play two road games apiece against the Big Ten’s easternmost schools while fellow conference newcomers Oregon and Washington will make one cross-country trip each during the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The Big Ten released its breakdown of conference opponents for the 18 schools Wednesday. Each of
Continue ReadingBy Christian Olaniran, Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Dali ship is expected to be removed from the wreckage site by early May before the opening of a deeper temporary channel at the Port of Baltimore. The 45-foot-deep channel is expected to be operational in less than
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said the cuts to interest rates that Wall Street craves so much are still likely, even if they’re delayed because of stubbornly high inflation. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in late trading
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Legislature made a final push Wednesday to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions, which a court said can be enforced. Voting wasn’t complete but the Senate had the 16 votes it needed to advance the bill. Fourteen Democrats in the
Continue ReadingBy Braden Bates Click here for updates on this story MORRIS, Oklahoma (KJRH) — The town of Morris is still recovering tonight from two EF-1 tornadoes that swept through Saturday night. This is not the first time a tornado hit this community. It is something people living there said they are all too familiar with.
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a story published April 30, 2024, about a panel of federal judges rejecting a new congressional map for Louisiana, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a separate remap case before U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick in Baton Rouge was still alive. Dick dismissed that case on April 25.
Continue ReadingBy Scott Sutton Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — There is currently one less bird at the Palm Beach Zoo aviary after a possible theft. West Palm Beach police said they are investigating the case of a missing parrot. The missing lorikeet, named Catherine and 8 years old,
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Parliament has moved a step closer to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid. Tens of thousands of protesters have thronged surrounding streets. Police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray against the
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El estado legal del aborto permanece en el aire en muchos estados de EE.UU., lo que deja a los pacientes en el limbo mientras las demandas y apelaciones se abren paso en los tribunales. Esta es una mirada al estado actual del aborto a lo largo del país: Alejandra Ramos,
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan, the disgraced movie mogul’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week. One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom Wednesday
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