EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Young climate activists in Oregon are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their long-running lawsuit against the federal government. The Oregonian reports that the petition filed Thursday asks the high court to reverse a rejection of the lawsuit issued by a federal appeals court panel earlier this year. The petition
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, David Williams and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A suspected gunman and the man he allegedly shot both face charges of assault after a clash at a pro-Israeli demonstration in Newton, Massachusetts, authorities said. The fracas began when a man with no connection to the rally “began shouting comments at the demonstrators”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, who presents herself as the candidate of change as she runs for president against Republican Donald Trump, said Friday that she’s different from President Joe Biden because she offers “a new generation of leadership.” In her first solo television interview since she became the Democratic presidential
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. The settlement announced on Friday resolves lawsuits filed in New Mexico, Texas and Florida on behalf of three people who had worked in Walgreens’ pharmacy
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins made a successful return one year after an Achilles injury. He is looking for more. Dobbins rushed for 135 yards on 10 carries last weekend, helping the Los Angeles Chargers to a 22-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. He became the first Chargers running
Continue ReadingWINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county’s emergency call center was overwhelmed by calls on Sept. 4 about a school shooting at Apalachee High School, records released Friday by Barrow County show. Local news organizations report many of the 911 phone calls were not released under public record requests because state law exempts from release
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The remains of Elijah Vue, a missing Wisconsin toddler, have been discovered, bringing a tragic end to an almost 7-month-long search. Elijah’s remains were discovered on September 7 in a “thick wooded area” by a hunter “getting his land ready for the hunting season,” Benjamin Meinnert, Two Rivers chief
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Local officials have launched a committee aimed at helping Sacramento State move to the highest level of college football with hopes of getting an invitation down the road to either the Pac-12 or Mountain West conferences. The committee, named SAC 12 and independent from the school, includes state and local politicians, business
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A paramedic who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault last year in connection to the 2019 death of Elijah McClain had their five-year prison sentence vacated by an Adams County District Court judge in favor of four years probation Friday. Judge Mark Warner vacated
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach residents and visitors can feel it coming in the air tonight — and the rest of the weekend— as “Miami Vice” cast and crew gather to celebrate the iconic television series’ 40th anniversary. The show premiered on NBC on Sept. 16, 1984, and ran for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A spectacled bear was born in a rescue center built by a Peruvian farming community that has protected these animals for more than two decades. The bear cub, which does not yet have a name, was discovered after park rangers in the farming community of Santa Catalina de Chongoyape,
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN CNN – A United Nations staff member was among 10 people killed during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military and the UN said on Friday. Sufyan Jaber Abed Jawwad, who worked as a sanitation worker in El Far’a Camp in the West Bank, “was shot
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The last of three people suspected of stealing $2,300 in merchandise from a La Quinta cosmetics store pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge today. Derrick Yanders, 19, entered a guilty plea on Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to a misdemeanor charge of grand theft of over $950. He was immediately sentenced to
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A judge confirmed an upcoming trial date today for a 45-year-old man accused of shooting two Indio bar patrons during an altercation. Jose Gabino Ulloa of La Quinta was arrested last year following an Indio Police Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary hearing in April, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thursday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins averaged 14.96 million viewers, making it Amazon Prime Video’s third most-watched game since taking over the prime-time package in 2022. The first Prime Video game of the season maintained strong viewership despite the Bills jumping out to a big lead in
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thursday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins averaged 14.96 million viewers, making it Amazon Prime Video’s third most-watched game since taking over the prime-time package in 2022. The first Prime Video game of the season maintained strong viewership despite the Bills jumping out to a big lead in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Group of 20 leaders have agreed to join efforts to fight disinformation and set up an agenda on artificial intelligence as their governments struggle against the speed, scale and reach of misinformation and hate speech. The ministers, who gathered this week in Maceio, the capital of the northeastern state
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt. The court handed down death sentences to 37 defendants. The charges included terrorism, murder and illegal possession of weapons. The lawyer for the three Americans and three other foreigners said they would
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A police lieutenant has testified that three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating. Lt. Larnce Wright offered the testimony Friday during the federal trial of Tadarrius
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate had just passed a marriage equality bill, and the local LGBTQ+ community was in the mood to celebrate. While the
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