Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:24:56 -0500

Voters in Oregon passed one of the nation's toughest gun control laws, but the new permit-to-purchase mandate is facing a legal challenge with days to go before it takes effect

AP's top 2022 photos capture a planet bursting at the seams

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:37:18 -0500

Taken together, they can convey the feeling of a world convulsing — 150 Associated Press images from across 2022, showing the fragments that make up our lives and freezing in time the moments that somehow, these days, seem to pass faster than ever. Here: a man recovering items from a burning shop in Ukraine after a Russia attack. Here: people thronging the residence of the Sri Lankan president after protesters stormed it demanding his resignation. Here: medical workers trying to identify victims of a bridge collapse in India. And here: flames engulfing a chair inside a burning home as wildfires sweep across Mariposa County, Calif. As history in 2022 unfolded and the world lurched forward — or, it seemed sometimes, in other directions — Associated Press photographers were there to bring back unforgettable images. Through their lenses, across the moments and months, the presence of chaos can seem more encircling than ever. A year's worth of news images can also be clarifying. To see...

Today in History: December 1, Ukraine chooses independence

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:03:44 -0500

Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2022. There are 30 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1991, Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. On this date: In 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock developed among John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. (Adams ended up the winner.) In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln sent his Second Annual Message to Congress, in which he called for the abolition of slavery, and went on to say, “Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.” In 1941, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito approved waging war against the United States, Britain and the Netherlands after his government rejected U.S. demands contained in the Hull Note. In 1942, during World War II, nationwide gasoline rationing went...

Report: No altitude advice before Dallas air show crash

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:44:11 -0500

A preliminary report from federal officials on a deadly midair collision at a Dallas air show says no guidance was given on altitudes before a World War II-era fighter plane crashed into a bomber

Report: California gun data breach was unintentional

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:02:26 -0500

California's breach of personal information for hundreds of thousands of gun owners earlier this year was the result of poor training and lack of technical expertise

National Christmas Tree blazes to life with Biden lighting

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:21:12 -0500

The National Christmas Tree is now blazing with bright color

GivingTuesday raises $3.1B for charities in tough economy

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:03:20 -0500

Some $3.1 billion was donated to charitable causes in the U.S. in the 24 hours that are called Giving Tuesday

Jury convicts man in killings of 8 from another Ohio family

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:05:23 -0500

Jurors have convicted a man in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses including his brother and mother, who previously pleaded guilty for their roles

Police called to suburban Chicago home find 5 people dead

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:43:52 -0500

Five people have been found dead at a home in suburban Chicago in what police are saying is a likely “domestic-related incident.”

Atlantic hurricane season ends with 14 named storms

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:43:11 -0500

An Atlantic hurricane season with 14 named storms has ended, leaving residents in the Florida Keys to celebrate even as others around Florida and Puerto Rico continue to deal with the damage caused by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona