NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Waitr Holdings Inc. from May 17, 2019 through August 8, 2019, inclusive (the "Class Period"), and/or pursuant or traceable to Waitr's November 2018 going public …
THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Two Pacific Northwest tribes on Monday demanded the removal of three major hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River to save migrating salmon and starving orcas and restore fishing sites that were guaranteed to the tribes in a treaty more than 150 years ago.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California utility regulator orders corrective actions, faster power restoration, against PG&E after massive blackouts.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California power shutoffs to prevent wildfires (all times local):
NEW YORK (AP) — Harold Bloom, author of 'The Anxiety of Influence,' dies at 89.
The U.S. Census Bureau is asking states for drivers' license records that typically include citizenship data and has made a new request for information on recipients of government assistance, alarming some civil rights advocates.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her home in the presence of her 8-year-old nephew acted inappropriately and has resigned, the chief of police said Monday, after Atatiana Jefferson's surviving family called for the man to be fired and charged.
The U.S. decision to withdraw from northeastern Syria after paving the way for a Turkish invasion has placed the oil-rich region back in play, heralding a new phase in the long civil war in which America's adversaries are set to make major gains.
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on a jury acquitting a former Georgia police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed naked veteran (all times local):
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A panel discussion on caring for patients following a man-made or natural disaster and Stop the Bleed training highlight the Emergency Nurses Association 's Fall Regional Symposium in Milwaukee on Nov. 7-8.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jurors have found a former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man not guilty of murder.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jury finds former Georgia officer who fatally shot unarmed, naked man not guilty of murder; guilty of other crimes.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, regionally organized campaigns linked together as a worldwide preparedness movement spanning 60+ countries, are involving more than 63.9 million people (and counting) in earthquake safety activities throughout 2019.…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an unprecedented effort by the state's large electrical utilities to prevent another devastating wildfire. It was the fifth time Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has preemptively cut the power but by far the la…
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Southern California will host a full-day exploration of the opportunities and threats to business in sports, television, data analytics, and insurance at the 2019 Risk Management Symposium on November 19.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street Monday as investors remain cautious about the prospects of a full trade agreement between the U.S. and China.
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Automated accounts, or bots, likely generate more than half of all Twitter traffic about vaping and tobacco products, often targeting minors and promoting misinformation about e-cigarettes, according to a new report from The Public Good Projects (P…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A University of Mississippi honors student has reported himself to the college for posting a photo online of him wearing blackface, prompting the school to issue a warning about costumes.
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the leading national nonprofit organization caring for the families of our nation's fallen military heroes, marks its 25th anniversary on Oct. 17, 2019. Since 1994, the organization has provide…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For thousands of years, dogs have been our best friends, our protectors, and often our heroes, improving and even saving lives. That is why each October, American Humane, the country's first national humane organization and the nation's leading first…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The plutonium core for the first atomic weapon detonated in 1945 was taken from Los Alamos National Laboratory to a test site in the New Mexico desert in the backseat of a U.S. Army sedan.
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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with lung blood clots who smoke are more likely to be readmitted for lung blood clots than nonsmokers, according to Kam Sing Ho, MD, from Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West in New York City, who will present the study findings at…
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The long-acting bronchodilator aclidinium bromide (AB) is safe for patients at increased risk for heart attack and stroke and reduces the risk of new exacerbations in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), regardless of whether th…
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- There is nearly a 40% chance of overdiagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when spirometry is not combined with bronchodilator (BD) testing, often missing asthma and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS), according to Srinadh Annangi,…
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Vaping is not a low-risk substitute for smoking cigarettes, according to researcher Charlie Lin, MD, who authored a case study of a 34-year-old former smoker diagnosed with granulomatosis attributed to two months of electronic cigarette use. Dr. L…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Facing intense scrutiny from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Hunter Biden says he will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm at the end of the month as part of a pledge not to work on behalf of any foreign-owned compan…
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescue crews on Sunday searched for a worker missing in the partial collapse of a New Orleans hotel that was under construction, their work proceeding cautiously amid fears about the stability of the structure, authorities said.
FISHERS, Ind. (AP) — As Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump intensifies, Mark Stenske feels like he's seen this movie before, and the storyline is getting old.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white police officer who killed a black woman inside her own home in Texas didn't have time to perceive a threat before shooting her, an attorney for the woman's family said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facing intense scrutiny from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Hunter Biden announced on Sunday that he will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm at the end of the month as part of a pledge not to work on behalf of any …
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new law in Maine that says schools can give food waste away to pig farmers has taken effect.
CHICAGO (AP) — A threatened strike by Chicago teachers would test a strategy employed by a growing number of urban teachers unions convinced that transforming contentious contract talks into discussions about class sizes and student services wins public support and can be a difference maker …
CAMP MACKALL, N.C. (AP) — Army commanders are making big changes to the grueling course that soldiers must pass to join the elite Special Forces.
NEW YORK (AP) — So is red meat good or bad for you? If the answer were only that simple.
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BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla. (AP) — The sunsets are a sight to behold in Joe Leonard's neck of the woods these days. A year ago, lush stands of towering pines obscured the horizon, he said as he drove his pickup along a dusty Florida Panhandle road. Now, fields of thick grass mask row after row of stum…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has been forced into a runoff election against Republican Eddie Rispone.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Runoff election will decide if Louisiana's John Bel Edwards wins second term as Deep South's only Democratic governor .
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' fight to retain his seat in primary (all times local):
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Polls close in Louisiana primary race that Deep South's only Democratic governor hopes to win outright.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Max Scherzer was strength and fire. Aníbal Sánchez was artistry and deception.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the partial collapse of a hotel under construction in New Orleans (all times local):
POCATELLO — Idaho State head coach Rob Phenicie talked all week about the need for the Bengals to defend their home field, particularly this week with North Dakota coming to Holt Arena for homecoming.
POCATELLO — A teenage girl from Pocatello has been reported missing.
REXBURG — Chinese officials arrested China Horizons director Alyssa Petersen last month and charged her with “illegally moving people across borders.” Petersen’s family believes the charges to be unfounded and have set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for legal fees.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trey Gowdy swore he'd had enough of Washington. Disgusted by what he'd seen, the Republican congressman from South Carolina retired from office last year, declaring his skills are better used "in a courtroom than in Congress."
Jim Risch had just asked Pat Kole of the Idaho Potato Commission about this year’s potato crop when his cell phone rang loudly, its bright, old-fashioned “brring, brring” ringtone startling everyone in the conference room of Risch’s Senate office. “Guys, this is the White House — I gotta take this,” Risch said, ducking out of the meeting. In his 10 years in the nation’s capital, Risch has gone from...
BLACKFOOT — A large crowd gathered in decent weather Thursday afternoon as ground was officially broken on Cromwell Lane for Idaho’s much-anticipated second state veterans cemetery.
POCATELLO — Pocatello firefighters are wearing pink and raising funds for prevention during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Canadian company hoping to mine for gold in central Idaho wants a lawsuit filed by the Nez Perce Tribe requesting that the site be cleaned up to be put on hold.
POCATELLO — Authorities have arrested a 42-year-old Pocatello man on drug-related charges.
