Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A gun control bill is on Governor Kate Brown’s desk after it passed the state Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 554 has two components; it would require gun owners to keep their firearms stored securely when it’s not being used by the licensed owner, and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A new state bill announced on Thursday would require schools to offer full, in-person learning for students in the upcoming school year. Lawmakers say there’s already widespread agreement that the benefits of in-person learning outweigh the risks of spreading COVID-19, but passing this law
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Lee’s Summit school parents could find school start and end times changing come fall. It’s one of several options being discussed to address an expected shortage in school bus drivers. A school bus now sits along Tudor Road for all to see
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Don’t worry, Ellen DeGeneres is still very much married. The talk show host is explaining why she’s currently living in friend Courteney Cox’s house. “I should explain. I’m not having marital troubles,” DeGeneres, who is married to actress Portia de Rossi, said as she introduced Cox as a guest on her show. “I’m not living
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After a tumultuous and uncertain senior year, high school students in Las Cruces will be able to graduate on a stage with more of their family and closest friends in the stands. “My heart is so full that we’re getting to have a graduation for this senior class,” said Michelle
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The Ohio Republican Party Central Committee voted on Friday to both censure and call for the resignation of Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, one of their own members of Congress, for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump earlier this year, according to a member of the Ohio Republican Party Central Committee and a spokeswoman
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College students hesitant to receive a Covid-19 vaccination may need to rethink their decision. As most colleges in the US inch toward the end of the spring semester, a new procedure is taking shape for their return. More than 100 US colleges and universities have said they will require all their students to get vaccinated
Continue Reading The Department of Homeland Security on Friday withdrew Trump-era plans to vastly expand the collection of biometric data, including DNA samples, which would have been used for immigration purposes such as verifying family relationships. The withdrawal is “consistent” with President Joe Biden’s February executive order focused on legal immigration, as well administration efforts to reduce
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A cryptocurrency that looks and sounds a lot like bitcoin has creeped up into the top 10 biggest digital currencies list: bitcoin cash. Bitcoin cash shares most of its code with bitcoin. But it is significantly faster at processing transactions. The cryptocurrency is having a moment: It surged more than 11% Thursday, and more than
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(CNN) — El portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Wang Wenbin, dijo el viernes durante una sesión informativa que la probabilidad de daño por el reingreso de su cohete es «extremadamente baja». “Hasta donde yo sé, este tipo de cohete adopta un diseño técnico especial, la mayoría de los componentes serán destruidos en
Continue Reading (CNN) — El papa Francisco envió un mensaje de «sincera solidaridad y cercanía espiritual con todo el pueblo indio» al presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de la India el jueves, mientras el país lucha contra el peor brote de covid-19 del mundo. «Mis pensamientos están sobre todo a los enfermos y sus familias,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un jurado investigador federal acusó a cuatro expolicías de Minneapolis en relación con la muerte de George Floyd, alegando que los agentes violaron los derechos constitucionales de Floyd, según documentos judiciales presentados en un tribunal federal de Minnesota. La acusación dice que Derek Chauvin, quien fue condenado el mes pasado por cargos estatales
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En nueve días de manifestaciones miles de personas han salido a las calles de Colombia para protestar contra el gobierno de Iván Duque. Esa semana de protestas, en su mayoría pacíficas, también han dejado escenas dolorosas con decenas de muertos, enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y la fuerza pública, denuncias de abuso policial y
Continue Reading Staffers at the Washingtonian, a monthly DC-based magazine, are protesting Friday in response to their CEO’s opposition of remote work. On Thursday, The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Washingtonian Media CEO Cathy Merrill with the headline, “As a CEO, I want my employees to understand the risks of not returning to work in
Continue Reading Matt James isn’t ready to give up on his relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell The first Black “Bachelor” and the woman he chose to receive the final rose had a very public breakup after photos of her at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018 surfaced and made the rounds on social media. In a recent
Continue Reading (CNN) — Más de una semana de protestas violentas en Colombia han causado la muerte de al menos 26 personas y cientos de heridos, lo que ha provocado declaraciones de preocupación del gobierno de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Alimentado por la frustración por el aplastante dolor económico del covid-19 y exacerbado por una
Continue Reading Sean Hannity finds himself in familiar territory as of late: second place. For most of his career, the right-wing Fox propagandist has been in the shadows of someone else. When Bill O’Reilly was still at Fox News, Hannity could never quite catch him in the ratings race. But shortly after the 2016 election, Hannity’s close
Continue Reading Birthdays. Weddings. Graduations. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, we watched as old milestones — and the rituals we depended on to mark them — seemed to vanish into the ether. If you’re like many people, the early days of the pandemic, and the grief contained in them, likely left you feeling adrift. When
Continue Reading There has been an outbreak of more than 200 cases of coronavirus at the US diplomatic mission in India, a source tells CNN, as the State Department this week authorized non-emergency government employees to depart the country amid a deadly surge of the disease. In addition to the outbreak of positive cases among the workforce
Continue Reading “Monster” represents a minor coup for Netflix, not as much due to the movie’s merits as who’s in it. More than three years after its festival run in 2018, the film arrives with a timely theme and a cast whose stock has soared in the intervening time — including Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jharrel Jerome and
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A judge has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. Brown was fatally shot when Pasquotank County deputies were trying to execute warrants on April 21, officials said. The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s office and a media coalition petitioned
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police discovered the body of a man early Friday morning in an east side neighborhood. A police spokesman said the body was found close to the intersection of Red Sails Drive and Skipper Drive. That’s near Hanks High School. Police said at this point, foul play is not
Continue Reading Investors are waiting for the final results of parliamentary elections in Scotland that could spark radical changes to the political and economic landscape of the United Kingdom. A decisive victory from Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party, which wants to break away from the United Kingdom, could force a standoff with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. His
Continue Reading In the spirit of Billy Crystal’s last directing effort for the baseball movie “61*,” “Here Today” serves up slow pitches for Crystal and Tiffany Haddish to knock out of the park, delivering another comedic odd couple with carefully massaged heart. As thin star showcases go, it’s an occasionally effective bit of comfort food, arriving as
Continue Reading Microsoft is giving Windows 10 a fresh coat of paint. But it’s not just getting a touch-up — Microsoft is doing all the fine details, getting under the switch plates and sanding the molding. Windows gets periodic visual updates, with constantly changing recycling bins, Start menu colors, task bar icons and other prominent items PC
Continue Reading Hong Kong (CNN) — Cuando el presidente de Filipinas, Rodrigo Duterte, transmitió en vivo un video en el que se le ve recibiendo una primera dosis de la vacuna Sinopharm fabricada en China el lunes, se suponía que alentaría a los filipinos reacios a seguir su ejemplo y protegerse contra el covid-19. En cambio, esto
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mi lista de viajes antes de la pandemia: caminata al campamento base del Everest, crucero a la Antártida, intentar visitar todas las prefecturas de Japón. Mi lista de viajes después de la pandemia: ir a mi ciudad natal y pasar tiempo con mis padres. Sé que no soy la única. Si bien la
Continue Reading Kidde is voluntarily recalling about 226,000 smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms over concerns that they can fail to alert users to a fire. The company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission identified seven affected models on Thursday, advising that customers with those units contact Kidde for a free replacement alarm.
Continue Reading The pandemic continues to roil America’s economy, setting the job market on its head. Employers looking for workers are having trouble finding them, while many laid-off Americans remain on the sidelines waiting for a return to normal. It’s a confusing mess that’s confounding employers and economists alike. The US economy added only 266,000 jobs in
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Two Democrats on the Federal Election Commission are criticizing Republican members after the commission deadlocked and did not take action against former President Donald Trump‘s campaign related to the $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. “Because of Trump’s apparent role in orchestrating the transaction, we supported (the
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