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Watchdogs ask judge to remove from Utah ballots a measure that would boost lawmakers’ power

September 6, 2024 11:49 am Associated Press

Associated Press Government watchdog groups in Utah are asking a judge to remove from November's ballot a measure that would… Continue Reading

NOAA reaches key milestone in designation of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

September 6, 2024 11:46 am Bryan Hernandez

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its final environmental impact statement for designation… Continue Reading

Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland

September 6, 2024 11:21 am Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have identified the three people who died in a small plane crash near Portland. The Multnomah County… Continue Reading

Black U.S. Paralympians hope to see a more diverse team in the future

September 6, 2024 11:14 am Associated Press

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Gold medal-winning high jumper Roderick Townsend and U.S. flag bearer and sitting volleyball star Nicky Nieves took… Continue Reading

North Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist

September 6, 2024 10:58 am Associated Press

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders announced on Friday that they reached a spending deal to… Continue Reading

Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere

September 6, 2024 10:53 am Associated Press

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal… Continue Reading

Santa Ynez Valley businesses keeping up with the heat

September 6, 2024 12:02 pm Christina Rodriguez

The Santa Ynez Valley is expecting temperatures of over 100 degrees today businesses and employees are still keeping up with the needs of locals and… Continue Reading

Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter

September 6, 2024 10:28 am Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a… Continue Reading

Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election

September 6, 2024 10:23 am Associated Press

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until after the November… Continue Reading

Charges against teen Georgia school shooting suspect’s father push the boundaries of who’s responsible for a mass gun attack

September 6, 2024 10:22 am CNN Newsource

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The father of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect faces two counts of second-degree murder… Continue Reading

Connecticut pastor elected president of nation’s largest Black Protestant denomination

September 6, 2024 10:17 am Associated Press

Associated Press A Connecticut pastor will be the new president of the largest Black Protestant denomination in the U.S., bringing… Continue Reading

Walz says Gaza demonstrators are protesting for ‘all the right reasons’ while condemning Hamas

September 6, 2024 10:15 am Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said Thursday that those protesting American support for… Continue Reading

Police have upped their use of Maine’s ‘yellow flag’ law since the state’s deadliest mass shooting

September 6, 2024 10:12 am Associated Press

Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow… Continue Reading

James Murdoch, Mark Cuban and dozens of other business leaders endorse Kamala Harris for president

September 6, 2024 10:04 am CNN Newsource

By Liam Reilly and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of business leaders are throwing their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris, saying… Continue Reading

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

September 6, 2024 10:02 am Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny… Continue Reading

A rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it’s being auctioned for millions

September 6, 2024 9:57 am Associated Press

Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper… Continue Reading

Police say 2 siblings were found dead inside a vehicle in Oklahoma

September 6, 2024 9:46 am Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say two 2-year-old children were found dead inside a vehicle after accidentally being left there. Police… Continue Reading

A wish at Rome’s Trevi Fountain could soon cost more than the coin you toss

September 6, 2024 9:46 am Associated Press

Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome city officials are considering a 2-euro fee to access Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain. The city’s top tourism… Continue Reading

Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery

September 6, 2024 9:43 am Associated Press

Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana… Continue Reading

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

September 6, 2024 9:26 am Associated Press

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a… Continue Reading