By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Asheville, North Carolina, residents now have safe drinking water after a boil notice was lifted Monday, more than seven weeks after Tropical Storm Helene struck on September 27. Helene hit western North Carolina as a tropical storm, causing devastating flood damage and harm to its water system. The storm
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists’ union. The pink slips went out last week to members
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on Vienna’s town hall square as the Yuletide season got rolling in Austria’s capital. Mulled wine poured, frosted gingerbread cookies dangled from the roofs of vendors’ stalls, kiddies
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A model who appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein and Levi’s has been formally charged in the stabbing death of a man in New York City. Prosecutors say Dynus Saxon was arraigned late Friday in connection with the Nov. 10 killing of Kadeem Grant. He has been charged with murder, manslaughter
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists’ union. The pink slips went out last week to members
Continue ReadingTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Salina man were justified in their actions and won’t be charged. Police went to the home of 44-year-old Larry Wray Jr. to arrest him on a warrant July 24. While doing so, according to investigators, an officer spotted 25-year-old Jesse Wray
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Darlene Medley says she can’t trust the water coming from the faucets at her Syracuse, New York, home if she wants to keep her children safe – even as the city says it’s safe. She is worried the lead pipes might poison her 8-year-old twin boys, just like the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary after his second administration begins in January. Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named Chris Wright, the CEO of Denver-based fracking company Liberty Energy, as his pick to be the next secretary of the Department of Energy. Wright will also serve as a member on the newly formed Council of National Energy, which Trump said will consist
Continue ReadingPARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A man who served as a head election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly letting 11 people vote even though they weren’t registered. Officials began investigating after Hubbard County Auditor Kay Rave could not find any completed registration forms in materials returned
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green’s foul against Memphis’ Zach Edey in the third quarter of the Warriors’ victory over the Grizzlies has been upgraded to a category-one flagrant, the NBA said Saturday after reviewing the play. The foul — for which Green initially was charged with only a personal — came
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Seeking to woo targeted groups of voters during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump rolled out plans for a sweeping array of tax breaks, including promises to eliminate levies on tips, overtime pay and Social Security benefits, for millions of Americans. Now comes the harder part – actually keeping all
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado and Veronica Calderon, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to the local rights group Foro Penal. Fifty people were released from the Tocorón prison in the state of Aragua and 20 more from three other prisons, Foro Penal’s leader Alfredo
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Have you ever wanted to assist first responders on the scene of a disaster? Cathedral City Fire is offering just that, as it equips the public with life-saving knowledge to assist on-scene major disasters. The department’s Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, aids first responders with incidents when the agency is overwhelmed or in need
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has wrapped up with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again for four years. The two days of meetings in Lima rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of the region’s major economies. The 21 leaders
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members willing to undergo the financial hardships of being out of work as they wait for a new contract. The work stoppage launched Friday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. The person had traveled to eastern Africa and was treated in Northern California upon return, according to the California Department of Public Health. Symptoms
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy. The government is investigating how authorities in Sangamon County treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities. The government made a list of demands in a
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The risk of clade I mpox to the public remains low, the agency said. The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. The measure won bipartisan support in a 327-75 vote Tuesday in what is now the lame-duck period for Congress. But Senate passage isn’t assured despite considerable support. The Senate has a jam-packed schedule in the remaining
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