PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to scrap a plan to implement tolls on large sections of two Portland-area interstates. KGW-TV reports Kotek sent a letter to the Oregon Transportation Commission on Monday saying the Regional Mobility Pricing Project for Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 should be halted. Kotek said in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Justin Hicks (R-Lake St. Louis) announced – in a Monday press release — his intent to run for the U.S. Congressional 3rd District seat in Missouri. The seat will be open after Republican Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer announced he will not be running for reelection. The 3rd District includes Boone, Callaway,
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN) — El oficialista Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) se acercó más a la postulación del presidente Nicolás Maduro para las elecciones de este año, al señalar este lunes que los militantes que participaron en asambleas consultivas quieren que él sea su candidato. El PSUV dijo en un comunicado que más de
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CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Russia appears on track to produce nearly three times more artillery munitions than the US and Europe, a key advantage ahead of what is expected to be another Russian offensive in Ukraine later this year. Russia is producing about 250,000
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Just days after installing his new leadership team at the Republican National Committee, Donald Trump’s lieutenants are cutting dozens of staff across key departments in an aggressive move that further cements the former president’s takeover of the GOP’s political and fundraising machinery. More than 60
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s presidential candidates on Monday signed a commitment for peace with Catholic Church leaders that proposes strategies to reduce the violence in the country. During the meeting led by the Episcopal Conference of Mexico, presidential front-runner and ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum said she would
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Paraguay imputó al expresidente de la República Mario Abdo Benítez y a otros ocho exfuncionarios de su gobierno (2018-2023) por presuntamente haber participado en la revelación de secretos mediante la filtración de informes de la Secretaría de Prevención de Lavado de Dinero o Bienes (Seprelad)
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period was a free-for-all frenzy with teams making one big move after another, highlighted by Cousins’ decision to leave Minnesota
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn preacher known for his flashy lifestyle and who boasted of his friendship with New York City’s mayor has been found guilty in federal court of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI. Lamor Miller-Whitehead was found guilty of five counts Monday after a trial in federal court
Continue ReadingJOHNSON CITY, Texas (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports that shipping business CEO Angela Chao died on a Central Texas ranch in February after her car went into a pond and became submerged in water for an extended period of time. According to an incident report from the Blanco County fire department, Chao’s car
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen and Robert Thomas each scored in the first period, Joel Hofer stopped 36 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 5-1. Entering the night eight points out of a wild-card spot and tied for 10th in the Western Conference with two other
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CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Brian Butler, a former Mar-a-Lago worker referenced as “Trump Employee Number 5” in the classified documents indictment of Donald Trump, spoke exclusively with CNN on Monday about what he saw at the former president’s private club and the subsequent fallout after a search there by federal investigators. Butler’s interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins provides new
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un exempleado que duró décadas en Mar-a-Lago, que ahora es un testigo clave en la investigación sobre el manejo de documentos clasificados por parte del expresidente Donald Trump, decidió romper el silencio y hablar públicamente porque considera que los votantes deben escuchar la verdad sobre su exjefe y el caso penal antes
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Republican nominee to the state elections board has appeared before a panel of state senators that will be deciding whether to forward her nomination for a confirmation vote. A senator asked Diane Butler Monday a variety of questions about her beliefs in elections security. Sen.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Estados Unidos aportará US$ 300 millones a la misión multinacional de seguridad en Haití, que lidera Kenya, según afirmó este lunes el secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, mientras la situación sobre el terreno sigue deteriorándose. “Hoy anuncio que el Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos duplica su apoyo aprobado para la
Continue Reading By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers’ bid for Senate in Michigan on Monday, backing national Republicans’ pick to try to flip the open seat in the fall. “Mike has served his Country during a career loaded up with accolades and wins, from the Army to Congress,
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are pressing ahead with a Wednesday floor vote on legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States unless it part ways with its Chinese parent company, even as former President Donald Trump has signaled some uneasiness over the legislation. House Energy and Commerce
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Brian Butler, a former Mar-a-Lago worker referenced as “Trump Employee Number 5” in the classified documents indictment of Donald Trump, spoke exclusively with CNN on Monday about what he saw at the former president’s private club and the subsequent fallout after a search there by federal investigators. Butler’s interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins provides new details
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man was charged with several felonies after he was accused of trying to light another man on fire and then attempt to hit him with a machete. Colin Humphrey, 18, was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The United Nations cultural and scientific agency says Ukraine will need more than a billion dollars to rebuild its scientific infrastructure that was damaged or destroyed during two years of Russia’s war on its neighbor. UNESCO says that some 1,443 scientific facilities, many attached to universities, have been damaged or destroyed along
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