Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase. The result is a mixed bag of success for Gov. Jeff Landry, whose original tax revision plans faced resistance from lawmakers and lobbyists amid hard
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, Karina Tsui and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A new storm impacting the Northwest could bring additional damage to the region following a historically strong bomb cyclone. It’s also adding another jolt of energy to an atmospheric river that’s already dumped nearly a foot and a half of rain on parts of
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Spaniards Diego Botin and Florian Trittel experienced an adrenaline rush last summer that’s never been seen in sailing. On July 14 on San Francisco Bay, they helped sail Los Gallos’ foiling catamaran to a stunning upset over heavyweights Tom Slingsby of Australia and Peter Burling of New Zealand
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By Andy Rose, Josh Campbell and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — At least three professional sports leagues warned their teams this week that organized and skilled groups are targeting the homes of athletes for break-ins, including while the players are away at games. The warnings came after recent reports of burglaries at the homes of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower lawsuit at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023. The court on Friday said Paxton’s office does not dispute any issue in the lawsuit by four former Paxton employees and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — CNN wants a defamation lawsuit against it filed by North Carolina’s lieutenant governor dismissed. Mark Robinson filed the suit against the network for its report saying he once made explicit posts on a pornography website’s message board. The September report nearly led to the collapse of the Republican’s campaign
Continue ReadingCalMatters After flood waters from heavy rainstorms deluged two small farmworker towns in January 2023, California set aside $20 million each for the communities to rebuild. Nearly two years later, four-fifths of that aid has not yet been distributed to flood victims of Planada in Merced County, and even less has been distributed in Pajaro
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power. The justices on Friday agreed to review an appellate ruling that struck
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The CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive is something that has made a difference in the lives of kids and their communities across the state of California for several decades. With the beginning of their annual toy drive, the California Highway Patrol is kicking off the start of the holiday season, and a monumental effort to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Former Colorado wide receiver and Olympic freestyle skier Jeremy Bloom has made it his mission to fulfill as many wishes as possible for older adults through his foundation. The list of granted wishes range from taking veterans back to Normandy to helping wannabe authors publish a book. He’s
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A Norwegian man working as a security guard for the US Embassy in Oslo was arrested this week on allegations of spying for Russia and Iran. According to Norway’s public broadcaster NRK, the man is in his 20s and was arrested at home
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look into the life of former Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Personal Birth date: December 9, 1947 Birth place: Aberdeen, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas Andrew Daschle Father: Sebastian Daschle Mother: Betty Daschle Marriages: Linda (Hall) Daschle (1984-present); Laurie (Fulton) Daschle (divorced in 1983) Children: with Laurie
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2023 and 2022 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season runs
Continue ReadingBy Alex Dowd Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — On Sundays, a guesthouse-turned-free medical clinic in downtown Tucson is packed: students, nurses, doctors, and medical residents buzz around waving good morning to returning patients and grabbing supplies from the medication rolling shelf shelves, held up by three wheels and a
Continue ReadingBy Richard Butler Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, Colorado (KMGH) — For the second time, Centaurus High School students helped a local nonprofit prepare special handmade heart-shaped pillows for breast cancer patients and survivors. “I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41. I received the call on Christmas Eve
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Facts The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock index comprised of 30 “blue-chip” US stocks. It is meant to be a way to measure the strength or weakness of the entire US stock market. The Dow began in 1896 with
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A child in California is recovering at home from a confirmed case of bird flu. They are the first child in the United States to test positive for avian influenza, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The child, who lives in Alameda County, had mild
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped charges against a pro-Palestinian protester arrested under a local face mask ban for wearing a kaffiyeh. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly’s office says charges against Xavier Roa were dismissed in court Friday. Prosecutors say they determined the allegations could not be proven beyond a reasonable
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Aaliyah Gayles had a bright future ahead after being named a McDonald’s All-American and receiving an offer to play basketball at Southern California. Then a student at Spring Valley High in Las Vegas, her life took a drastic turn in April 2022 when she was shot multiple times in both her
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A Thousand Palms man accused of stealing a purse in La Quinta and other similar thefts remains behind bars today after pleading guilty to a felony robbery charge. Eddie Ramirez, 40, was arrested in September 2022 on suspicion of robbery and multiple outstanding warrants, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The defendant entered the
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