SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout during this year’s legislative session can run for reelection. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the decision, announced Tuesday, means the lawmakers should have clarity before the March 12 deadline to file for office. The senators
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive. While little is
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Judge Arthur Engoron wanted to hear directly from Donald Trump. After Trump earlier Wednesday had apparently spoken about Engoron’s law clerk – in violation of the judge’s gag order – Engoron briefly paused the New York civil fraud trial testimony and said he was “going
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, ”Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker and Salem Radio Network morning host Hugh Hewitt will moderate the third Republican presidential debate. Scheduled for Nov. 8 in Miami, the debate will be shown live on NBC and the NBC News Now streaming service at 8 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer A Michigan State University hearing officer has determined that former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy, a person familiar with the ruling told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The hearing officer ruled Tucker was in violation of several terms of his
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on stable footing for the next few years. The
Continue ReadingMAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, charged with killing his mother, bought a one-way ticket to Cancun, Mexico, after being the last person seen with the woman before her slaying last month, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Brown, who faces charges of first-degree murder and concealing a homicide, appeared in court for a
Continue ReadingMAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, charged with killing his mother, bought a one-way ticket to Cancun, Mexico, after being the last person seen with the woman before her slaying last month, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Brown, who faces charges of first-degree murder and concealing a homicide, appeared in court for a
Continue ReadingBELOIT, Wis. (AP) — People go to Noodles & Company to save a buck, not to have one interrupt their meal. But that’s what happened in Beloit, Wisconsin, on Tuesday when a deer came crashing through a restaurant window. Surveillance footage shows a buck charging into the crowded restaurant around lunchtime, prompting diners to scatter.
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Wednesday shared a guest list ahead of the state dinner in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, which included Australian performers Vance Joy and Kid Laroi, and actor John Leguizamo. It also included North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, President Joe
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident.” While authorities have provided no explanation as of Wednesday, experts say it bears all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Judge Arthur Engoron wanted to hear directly from Donald Trump. After Trump earlier Wednesday had apparently spoken about Engoron’s law clerk – in violation of the judge’s gag order – Engoron briefly paused the New York civil fraud trial testimony and said he was “going
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Judge Arthur Engoron wanted to hear directly from Donald Trump. After Trump earlier Wednesday had apparently spoken about Engoron’s law clerk – in violation of the judge’s gag order – Engoron briefly paused the New York civil fraud trial testimony and said he was “going to
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opening statements concluded Wednesday in the trial of the captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire in 2019, killing 34 people on board, with prosecutors and defense attorneys making their conflicting cases for who was truly responsible for the deadliest maritime disaster in recent
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opening statements concluded Wednesday in the trial of the captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire in 2019, killing 34 people on board, with prosecutors and defense attorneys making their conflicting cases for who was truly responsible for the deadliest maritime disaster in recent
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories witnessed a massive explosion in space that created rare chemical elements, some of which are necessary for life. The explosion, observed on March 7, was the second brightest gamma-ray burst ever witnessed by telescopes in more than 50 years of observations,
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina congressman has announced he is dropping out of the Republican primary for governor to try to win back his U.S. House seat. Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker launched a bid Wednesday to reclaim the district he had represented on Capitol
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles Tuesday revoked Cruise’s permits to test and operate fully driverless vehicles on the state’s roads. The California DMV said, in part, it was because Cruise, which is GM’s self-driving vehicle technology subsidiary, withheld video and information about a crash involving a pedestrian. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a New York Democrat, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge for falsely triggering a fire alarm in a House office building. Bowman struck a deal with the Washington, DC, Attorney General’s office, in which he pleaded guilty to the single misdemeanor offense. According to the terms
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court rejected an emergency bid Wednesday to block a multibillion-dollar agreement between Florida and the Seminole Tribe to offer online sports betting throughout the state. The court’s order means that sports betting could soon be available in Florida, although other pending legal challenges in state courts
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