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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning. Bynum beat freshman GOP incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer and will become Oregon’s
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — About 222,000 adult bed assistance rails are under recall due to entrapment and asphyxia hazards, following one death in a residential care facility. According to a Thursday recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Medical King is recalling three models of its portable bed rails — because users
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift trolling Ryan Reynolds is how we learned how close she is to the actor and his family. Swift showed her support for his “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie over the summer with a social media post that shouted out Reynolds as “my godkids’ sperm donor!” Reynolds has
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College of the Desert and local leaders gathered to break ground on the long-anticipated Palm Springs campus after nearly two decades of planning and development. The event took place Thursday afternoon at the campus site, at 2300 E. Baristo Road. The new campus will offer state-of-the-art facilities and educational opportunities for prospective students across the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Belize issued tropical storm warnings for coastal areas on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara moved through the Caribbean, dousing Honduras’ northern coast with heavy rain. Sustained rain fell in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, though there were no signs of serious flooding. Sara was expected
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is preparing to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Paul said Thursday that when he becomes the committee’s chair in January, he intends to immediately take up President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to reinstate a policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Mike Beaudet Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBOROUGH, Massachusetts (WCVB) — In bogs all over southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod, a native fruit has thrived for generations: cranberries. But to local cranberry farmers like Cass Gilmore, a third-generation owner of Benson’s Pond in South Middleboro, the future is murky. But at harvest
Continue ReadingBy John Atwater Click here for updates on this story MARBLEHEAD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Parents in Marblehead are asking the courts to step in, worried that a teacher strike stands in the way of their kids’ championship dreams. “On Tuesday, I filed an emergency injunction in Lawrence Superior Court,” said Jon Wales, whose two sons
Continue ReadingBy Pepper Purpura Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Eight days passed without any sign of Krysta Franco’s beloved cat Charlie, when her phone rang. Within moments, she had hope again that she may get her pet of 8 years back, only to learn that feeling was based on
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story YUKON, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Yukon police arrested two men after a high-speed chase in Canadian County that involved multiple tactical vehicle interventions and collisions with police cars. The pursuit began in Yukon and involved a pickup truck believed to be connected to an oilfield theft
Continue ReadingText by Casey Barber and illustrations by Alberto Mier, CNN (CNN) — I always think of Thanksgiving as the Super Bowl of food holidays. No offense to the wings, dips and hoagies that are consumed while watching the football Super Bowl, but when it comes to an all-eyes-on-the-cook food moment, nothing beats Thanksgiving. And as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A nonprofit dedicated to opposing diversity initiatives in medicine has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the requirements surrounding the racial makeup of key medical boards in Tennessee. The Virginia-based Do No Harm filed the lawsuit earlier this month, marking the second legal battle the group has launched in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, including cautious reservation, praise and pointed criticism. Some Senate Republicans are questioning whether the nomination of Gaetz, who had faced a House ethics investigation, would survive a confirmation while others, including incoming Senate Judiciary
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Latvian police say that criminal proceedings have been initiated against two Lithuanian citizens suspected of counterfeiting Ariel laundry detergent products and distributing them in significant quantities across Europe. The suspects are believed to be part of an organized crime group responsible for producing and distributing counterfeit Ariel products across Europe. If convicted,
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Adrien Brody will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards. Brody is being honored for his performance in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025. The event
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean authorities say that a former senior official in the government has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Thursday’s arrest of Chile’s former deputy interior minister, Manuel Monsalve, marks the latest development in case that has shocked the South American nation and dented domestic support for leftist President Gabriel
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice says he believes that the explosion outside the court in Brasilia was the consequence of frequent far-right attacks and hate speech targeting the country’s institutions. Justice Alexandre de Moraes said at an event at the National Council of The Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, reaccionó este jueves a las críticas hechas por el embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar, a la estrategia de seguridad del expresidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador y que continúa con su sucesora. En declaraciones a la prensa Salazar dijo el miércoles
Continue ReadingBy Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A Vietnam veteran in Norman received his Purple Heart on Veterans Day, 56 years after being wounded in battle. “Today, we have the honor of officially awarding Mr. Jimmy Ohlheiser his Purple Heart,” said an ODVA speaker. This Purple Heart
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have completed the demolition of a village at the heart of a yearslong struggle by the members of its Arab Bedouin minority against relocation plans. Israel says the hundreds of villagers are squatting on state-owned land and has offered them plots in a nearby Bedouin township. Residents of
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