Police charge Portland man with rape, say other victims … The United States Marshals Service arrested a man named Gabriel Forest Weiss on Friday after police allege he lured a woman into his home and sexually assaulted her.
Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown’s push to buck Dem … WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Sherrod Brown has survived a decade of statewide Democratic losses in Ohio by building a reputation as the rare person in his party who can still connect with the white working-class voters who have increasingly shifted to Republicans. But as he heads into what could be a tough reelection campaign, Brown […]
After Murdaugh trial ‘circus,’ Walterboro welcomes … WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Walterboro native Danny Murdaugh is ready for his small South Carolina town to return to normal following the double murder trial of a distant relative that drew global attention and sullied his family’s surname. He lamented the “circus” brought to Walterboro by the six-week trial of Alex Murdaugh, which ended this […]
Utah man who killed family was investigated by child … SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Child protective services had opened an investigation of a Utah man over alleged child abuse and threats to his family just weeks before he killed seven of his family members and then himself, new documents reveal. Caseworkers were at the Haight house in the small town of Enoch on Dec. […]
These are the best places to live on the West Coast, … (Stacker) – For centuries, Americans and people from around the world have heeded Horace Greeley’s advice to “go west.” The West Coast of the United States has been calling settlers ever since the early 1800s. From the Oregon Trail to the Gold Rush to 1967’s Summer of Love, something magnetic about the Pacific Coast of […]
Thousands march in Greece as anger builds over train … ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protests have intensified in Greece days after the country’s deadliest rail disaster, as thousands of students took to the streets in several cities and some protesters clashed with police in Athens. At least 57 people — including several university students — died when a passenger train slammed into a freight carrier […]
Blanchet House holds brunch to fight food, housing, … Portland non-profit, Blanchet House, is hosting its annual Lend a Helping Hand Brunch on Sunday to fundraise for the organization’s efforts to provide meals, clothing and housing resources to people in need.
Greek train crash: Funerals begin after harrowing … KATERINI, Greece (AP) — The funeral for the first of nearly 60 victims of Greece’s worst rail disaster this week was held Friday as families began receiving the remains of their loved ones following a harrowing identification process. Athina Katsara, a 34-year-old mother of an infant boy, was being buried in her home town of […]
A year into Ukraine war, bodies dug up in once occupied … BORODYANKA, Ukraine (AP) — The freshly exhumed remains of three men lie in black body bags on the edge of the small cemetery in a town not far from Ukraine’s capital, waiting to be taken to a morgue. None has yet been identified. Ukrainian authorities are still unearthing people who were hastily buried in makeshift […]
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ about to get their first … The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources. Concerned about the chemicals’ ability to […]
