By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The defense at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is trying to cast doubt on a key accuser’s allegation that the British socialite helped financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually the woman for years, starting when she was 14. A lawyer confronted the witness on Wednesday with FBI documents
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The World Health Organization designates Omicron a “variant of concern.” In a technical brief released this week, WHO noted that the variant poses a “very high” global risk. The variant was first identified by scientists in South Africa, and has since been detected in several countries.
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Local firefighters continue to battle a wildfire on Progue Mountain in McDowell County, near Marion. The Dysartsville Fire Department says, as of Wednesday morning, the fire is 30% contained with no structures in danger at this time. North Carolina
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rep. Peter DeFazio, the longest serving U.S. House member in Oregon’s history, is retiring. The 74-year-old Democrat is the powerful chairman of the House Transportation Committee and announced Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election next year. DeFazio represents Oregon’s 4th District. It covers the southwestern portion of the state, including coastal
Continue Reading By RYAN KRYSKA and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A fourth student, a 17-year-old boy, has died from wounds he suffered when a sophomore opened fire at a Michigan high school. Authorities identified the teen Wednesday as Justin Shilling. Investigators were still trying to determine a motive for Tuesday’s shooting at
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — AvisaÃl GarcÃa made his lone All-Star Game appearance on the Miami Marlins’ field. He has owned a house in the city for a few years. The native of Venezuela considers Miami home. That said, he still had to pass Derek Jeter’s test. It was at a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CALTABIANO Click here for updates on this story TOLLESON, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — A Valley veteran says an undercover DEA agent t-boned his wife’s car. The family said that the agent ran a red light earlier this month which sent the wife to urgent care and totaled her car. Jackie Ramirez’s husband, Hector,
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — McDowell County School officials confirm an investigation is underway after a staff member allegedly made an inappropriate racial remark. In a statement released to news 13, Assistant Superintendent Brian T. Oliver said, McDowell County Schools has been made aware
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Players Christine Sinclair, Alexia Putellas, Formiga and Quinn are among the winners of the Women’s International Champions Cup Best XI. Chelsea coach Emma Hayes and Saudi Arabia national team coach Monika Staab were also honored. Former National Women’s Soccer League players Sinead Farrelly, Mana Shim and Kaiya McCullough
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Donald Trump and others who spoke at the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6 should be held accountable for the US Capitol riot that followed, saying the then-President “stoked” the crowd and “might’ve inspired what happened.” Though she did not refer to Trump by
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns general manager Andrew Berry feels the bye week will help Baker Mayfield get healthy and maybe even mend Cleveland’s broken season. Mayfield has had a rough 2021 while dealing with an assortment of injuries, including a fracture to his left shoulder. The quarterback’s physical problems
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Despite rising labor costs, America’s business leaders felt very bullish on the US economy — at least in the days prior to the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant. The influential trade group the Business Roundtable said Wednesday its CEO Economic Outlook Survey rose during the fourth quarter to the
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Despite rising labor costs, America’s business leaders felt very bullish on the US economy — at least in the days prior to the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant. The influential trade group the Business Roundtable said Wednesday its CEO Economic Outlook Survey rose during the fourth quarter to the
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN In what may come as no surprise, two names dominated this year in music streaming: Bad Bunny and Olivia Rodrigo. For the second year in a row, Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist, according to Spotify’s 2021 Wrapped, the annual breakdown of Spotify’s streaming data.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Nashville’s Walker Zimmerman has won Major League Soccer’s Defender of the Year honor for the second straight season. Zimmerman is the third player overall and first in more than a decade to earn the MLS award in consecutive years. Nashville’s defense allowed less than a goal per game this season, tied
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business Facebook will no longer limit users from searching for or praising Kyle Rittenhouse, following a court’s acquittal of all charges facing the teenager at the center of a deadly shooting in Kenosha, Wisc., last August. Though Facebook will continue to remove posts that glorify the deaths involved in the Kenosha
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When California’s former Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies three years ago, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. On Wednesday a judge begins hearing evidence of whether the law violates the equal protection clause
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The head of Visa says he believes the pandemic caused a permanent shift of how consumers choose to pay for goods and services away from cash and into payments. In an interview with The Associated Press, CEO Al Kelly said the coronavirus outbreak helped accelerate
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story SUGAR CITY, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — What began as a wildlife adventure for Sugar City residents took a sad turn after Idaho Department of Fish & Game officials were forced to euthanize a trio of mountain lion cubs. The lion cubs had snuck into several backyards
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Perhaps it’s his figure. Maybe the long white hair complete with a matching beard he hasn’t shaved since his senior year in high school. Or maybe it’s his jovial demeanor. But even when he isn’t in his homemade red and white
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