Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Republican former state lawmaker in northwest Florida is poised to become the latest in a string of conservative politicians taking the helm of public colleges and universities in the state. The board of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville announced this week that Mel Ponder is
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest later this month when he travels to Brazil as part of a six-day trip to Latin America. Biden will start his trip in Lima, Peru, where he will meet attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City couple has been indicted in the death of their 4-year-old son. Prosecutors say Jah’Meik Modlin was starved along with his siblings in a Harlem apartment where his parents kept their fridge stocked with fresh food for themselves. Nytavia Ragsdale and Laron Modlin face a range of charges
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Sandra Iveth Santos SANTA CRUZ, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— Tras el resultado de las recientes elecciones presidenciales, y con la posibilidad de que Donald Trump regrese a la administración del país, la comunidad inmigrante expresa su preocupación sobre las decisiones que puedan afectar su status migratorio. A pocos días de las elecciones presidenciales, representantes en el Condado
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Sandra Iveth Santos SEASIDE, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— Seaside se reunirá el jueves para discutir el mandato de una ordenanza potencial para exigir a los dueños de mascotas de esterilizar o castrar a sus mascotas. Esta decisión surge después de una afluencia de gatos y perros callejeros domésticos que se entregan al refugio de animales en el
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Sandra Iveth Santos CONDADO DE VENTURA, Calif., (KMUV-TV) – Más de 80 viviendas han sido destruidas en la zona de Camarillo Heights, según el más reciente conteo visual desde un helicóptero por CNN. El incendio de la montaña en el condado de Ventura, comenzó el miércoles por la mañana, consumiendo zonas residenciales, alertando más de
Continue ReadingTONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — Sumitomo Rubber says it will close its western New York tire manufacturing plant and eliminate all 1,550 union and salaried jobs. The Japan-based company said attempts to control costs, along with investments in the aging facility, had failed to offset mounting financial losses. The closure was announced Thursday. It brings an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the defacto manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to hold the influential role. Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running what was, by far, his most disciplined and well-executed
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The head of Florida’s environmental protection agency is stepping down two months after a controversial proposal to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks was abandoned after sparking rare bipartisan opposition. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office announced Thursday that Shawn Hamilton is being replaced as secretary of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he is re-establishing a special Cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations to address his administration’s concerns about another Donald Trump presidency. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is also the country’s finance minister, will chair the committee, which also will include other top officials
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires last month, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutor Andrés Madrea charged the three suspects, whose
Continue ReadingSTATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Officials say a portion of Interstate 16 in southeast Georgia has been closed by flooding as heavy rains have left many streets underwater in the region. The Georgia Department of Transportation said on its website Thursday afternoon that flooding had shut down all westbound lanes of I-16 near Statesboro. Heavy downpours
Continue ReadingCNN By Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sack his finance minister. Christian Lindner’s dismissal prompted him to withdraw his Free Democrats Party (FDP) from a coalition with Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), leaving
Continue ReadingALBION, Ill. (AP) — The wife of a southern Illinois judge fatally shot earlier this week has been charged in connection with his death. State police say Thursday that the 44-year-old woman is jailed on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated domestic battery. State police
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and smashed glass panels on a door — moments before a police officer fatally shot another rioter climbing through the opening — was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in prison. Zachary Alam was one of the first rioters sentenced since this week’s
Continue ReadingThe 2024 presidential election is over, but the path to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 is just beginning. States are required to certify their presidential winners by Dec. 11 in advance of the Electoral College meeting six days later. President-elect Donald Trump has won enough states to claim an Electoral College victory. Republicans won a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Republicans running on the ballot underneath President-elect Donald Trump have made gains in numerous state legislatures. But Democrats also notched a few wins in an expensive battle for state power. The most notable change came in Michigan, where Republicans won back the House just two years after Democrats took full control of state
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams and Nicolas Miranda, CNN (CNN) — Approximately 100 vehicles were stranded after a semi-truck jackknifed on a rural New Mexico highway as a potent winter storm blasted northern parts of the state and Colorado Thursday, authorities said. More than 5.8 million people across Colorado and New Mexico were under winter storm
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A fire that burned several modular homes and spread to nearby vegetation in Banning. The fire was first reported at around 12:15 p.m. in the area of W Williams Street and N 16th Street. News Channel 3 crew at the scene learned that the fire burned five modular homes. It also blackened 1/4 acre. Cal
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is reveling in his victory and the subsequent celebration, being described as having a much different mentality than he did in 2017 and feeling like his popular vote win gives him a mandate as he speaks with
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