Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three Massachusetts utilities and a transmission line developer have agreed to pass along $512 million in added costs to Massachusetts ratepayers for an electric transmission project in western Maine. The power transmission line will allow Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid. The project’s cost grew from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters will decide whether Santa Ana — a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that’s southeast of Los Angeles — could become the first in California to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections under a ballot measure this November. It’s illegal for people who are not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters will decide whether Santa Ana — a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that’s southeast of Los Angeles — could become the first in California to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections under a ballot measure this November. It’s illegal for people who are not
Continue ReadingGREENVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A 114-year-old Pennsylvania woman is now believed to be the oldest living person in North America. Naomi Whitehead attained that status after Elizabeth Francis of Texas died on Oct. 22. Whitehead lives in a senior care community in Greenville West Salem and says she never smoked or drank alcohol. She was
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina man nicknamed the “AK Guru” has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns built from existing and deconstructed weapons. Court documents show that 72-year-old Earl Carter Jr. is being held by federal authorities on numerous charges. The FBI says a confidential informant told
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By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a narrow advantage in two of the three “blue wall” states that collectively represent her clearest path to an Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. In Michigan, Harris holds
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CNN By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a narrow advantage in two of the three “blue wall” states that collectively represent her clearest path to an Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. In Michigan, Harris
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un adolescente de Florida ha sido arrestado después de que “blandiera un machete en una postura agresiva y amenazante sobre su cabeza” frente a dos mujeres el martes, fuera de un lugar de votación anticipada cerca de Jacksonville, dijo la policía. Caleb James Williams, de 18 años, acompañado de siete menores, se
Continue ReadingBy Ross Ketschke Click here for updates on this story GOFFSTOWN, New Hampshire (WMUR) — If election season had a flower, it would likely be the campaign sign. They pop up in yards and on curbs every election cycle, sometimes by the dozen. Andy Brown of Goffstown is not running for office, but he does
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WMUR By Ross Ketschke Click here for updates on this story GOFFSTOWN, New Hampshire (WMUR) — If election season had a flower, it would likely be the campaign sign. They pop up in yards and on curbs every election cycle, sometimes by the dozen. Andy Brown of Goffstown is not running for office, but he
Continue ReadingBy Brian Roche Click here for updates on this story Pennsylvania (WGAL) — More than half a million drivers use the Pennsylvania Turnpike each day, and the toll road is taking steps to protect the system from hackers. “All they think of is the toll collectors or the toll booths. They don’t realize there’s anything
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — People who only exercise on weekends have a similar risk of developing mild dementia to those who work out more frequently, a new study has found. Weekend warriors who engage in one or two sessions of exercise a week were the focus of the research, published online Tuesday in
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WBBM By Adam Harrington, Jacob Sarracino Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Just in time for Halloween, scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History are peeling back the wrappings of several Egyptian mummies—without disrupting their eternal slumber. The date notwithstanding, the scientists, of course, are not doing this for Halloween.
Continue ReadingBy Adam Harrington, Jacob Sarracino Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Just in time for Halloween, scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History are peeling back the wrappings of several Egyptian mummies—without disrupting their eternal slumber. The date notwithstanding, the scientists, of course, are not doing this for Halloween. They’re
Continue ReadingBy Averi Kremposky Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A 93-year-old Marion County man was arrested last weekend after deputies say he tried to kill his wife for the second time this month. Helmut Lockner was arrested in his home on Oct. 26 and is facing two counts of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An 18-year-old Donald Trump supporter is facing a felony charge after police say he threatened two Kamala Harris supporters with a machete as they campaigned outside a Florida early voting site. Police say Caleb James Williams is charged with felony aggravated assault on a person 65 or older after Tuesday’s confrontation outside a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The owner of New Jersey’s largest newspaper says it will stop publishing a daily print version of the paper early next year, but its online version will continue. The decision announced Wednesday was due to rising costs, decreasing circulation and reduced demand for print copies of the Star-Ledger. The company also said it
Continue ReadingBy Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A social media clip of a 2014 video of actor Bill Murray talking about a painting that he said saved his life recently got the attention of CBS News Chicago. “I think it’s called ‘The Song of the Lark,’ and it’s a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The Copa del Rey matches involving Valencia and Levante have been postponed following floods that have killed at least 95 people and caused havoc in southern Spain. Other sporting events were also affected by Tuesday’s flash floods that swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted
Continue ReadingFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A man who attempted to vote twice in Virginia’s 2023 election was acquitted of attempted illegal voting on Monday, following his claims in court that he had been testing the the system for voter fraud. A Nelson County jury found 67-year-old Richardson Carter Bell Jr. not guilty of attempting to
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