JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom plans to run for the state’s only U.S. House seat, which is currently held by Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Dahlstrom announced her campaign Tuesday. She joins Republican Nick Begich III in seeking to challenge Peltola next year. Peltola won a special election and a regular
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — The White House said Tuesday that Hamas is storing weapons and operating a command node from the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, revealing publicly what US intelligence has shown is underneath the medical facility. “Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell and Devan Cole, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is abandoning his effort to move the so-called hush money trial from New York state court to federal court. In a brief filing submitted to a New York-based appeals court, Trump said he was no longer appealing a lower-court ruling
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A tiny Jack Russell terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for more than 10 weeks after her owner died of hypothermia. Richard Moore of Pagosa Springs, Colorado and his 12-pound dog Finney had set out to climb Blackhead Peak on Aug. 19, but never returned. A days-long search of
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — A coalition of Muslim bar associations is accusing leading law firms of contributing to Islamophobia and a climate of fear in the legal community. In a letter to more than 100 of America’s top law firms, 13 national and regional bar associations called for the law firms
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire on Monday that caused $5,000 worth of damage to a restaurant in Jefferson City was ruled accidental, according to a fire report from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The fire at Dragon Kitchen – in the 2200 block of Missouri Boulevard – started in a fryer when oil became
Continue Reading By Jeffrey Kopp and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi told a California jury on Tuesday that his political beliefs ultimately inspired him to seek out the San Francisco home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year, and that he only hit her husband with a hammer because
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — De acuerdo con un nuevo estudio del Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), las camionetas y los SUV, especialmente los que tienen la parte delantera plana, no solo intimidan más a la vista, sino que realmente son más mortales para los peatones. Los investigadores del instituto analizaron los registros de casi 18.000 incidentes
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Fantasia Barrino is opening up about how the role of Celie in the upcoming “Color Purple” movie empowered her to face her past experiences with violence and sexual abuse. In a new interview with Variety published on Tuesday, the “American Idol” alum revealed that it was important for her
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a search and rescue mission crashed in southeast Alaska, seriously injuring two of the four crew members on board. A Coast Guard spokesperson says all four crew members were taken to Seattle for treatment following the crash late Monday on
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. Patchy river or lake fog possible by daybreak. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs near 70. EXTENDED: Tonight will be clear yet again and chilly with lows in the upper 30s to around 40 to start off Wednesday. We get to near 70 again
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court is reiterating its position that the state constitution guarantees a woman’s right to an abortion when necessary to preserve her life. The court issued its 5-4 opinion Tuesday in a case in which five separate anti-abortion laws passed by the Legislature in
Continue ReadingBy Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — The married Maryland doctors accused of trying to spy for Russia returned Monday to federal court in Baltimore. One worked at Johns Hopkins and the other was an Army major with a high-level security clearance. Both were arrested in September 2022.
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The 2022 graduating class had a 76% graduation rate — a less than 1% decrease from the year before. Santa Fe Public Schools and Albuquerque Public Schools are focusing on students’ mental health. SFPS added four social-emotional learning days for
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan judge ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump will remain on the state’s primary ballot, dealing a blow to the effort to stop Trump’s candidacy with a Civil War-era Constitutional clause. Court of Claims Judge James Redford rejected arguments that Trump’s role
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Courteney Cox is remembering Matthew Perry by sharing a memory from the set of “Friends” that she described as one of her “favorites.” On Tuesday, Cox shared a clip on her Instagram page from the Season 4 episode when her character Monica Geller hooks up with Perry’s Chandler Bing
Continue ReadingBy Meghan O’Brien Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — At Morrill Hall, the University of Nebraska State Museum houses many fossils and artifacts that tell the history of the state and region. Thanks to recent research by a University of Washington doctoral student, one piece of that history
Continue ReadingLEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked more than a dozen times since the deadliest shootings in state history. The law is used to restrict access to guns during a mental health crisis. An updated list shows the yellow flag law has been used 13 times since the Oct. 25 mass
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CNN By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A leak of discovery materials in the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants prompted the Fulton County district attorney’s office Tuesday to file an emergency motion for a protective order in an attempt to prevent other material from becoming public. Portions of proffer videos
Continue ReadingBy Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — The mother of a Mississippi man who was accidentally run over and killed by Jackson police is now saying she has been victimized a second time after her son’s body was exhumed without his family present. Dexter Wade’s body was scheduled to be exhumed on Monday at 12:30 p.m.
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