Aug 29 Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall By Claire Rush, Associated Press Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal that would make the state the second in the nation to require electric vehicle owners to enroll in a pay-per-mile program. Continue reading
Aug 29 Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE’s arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions By Patrick Whittle, Mae Anderson, Associated Press The case of a Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities even though he was vetted by a government system called “E-Verify” has raised questions about what employers can do to make sure they’re employing people who can legally work. Continue reading
Aug 29 Father of 8-year-old boy killed in Minneapolis church shooting wants him remembered for his love By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press “Please remember Fletcher for the person he was and not the act that ended his life,” the boy's father said Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 29 In Minneapolis, a series of shootings and the grim realities of a tough summer By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press The bad news began in the early days of summer and has never seemed to end in this corner of the Upper Midwest. Continue reading
Aug 29 14,000 U.S.-bound migrants have returned south since Trump’s border changes, UN says By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press A report reveals that over 14,000 migrants, mainly Venezuelans, have reversed their journey to the U.S. and headed back south since U.S. President Donald Trump took office. Continue reading
Aug 29 20 years on, New Orleans remembers Hurricane Katrina with memorials and brass band parade By Jack Brook, Associated Press Katrina, which was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005, remains the costliest U.S. storm on record. About 1,400 people died in five states. Continue reading
Aug 28 Florida carries out 11th execution of the year amid flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in a record 11th execution this year by the state of Florida. Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge orders new trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Sheryl H. Lipman issued the order for a new trial for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who were found guilty in October 2024 of obstruction of justice through witness tampering in the beating death of Nichols after… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 7:12 Minneapolis mourns 2 children killed in Catholic school shooting By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, Simeon Lancaster Minneapolis is beginning the long healing process in the wake of the country's latest school shooting. Mourners gathered outside the Catholic school where two students were killed on Wednesday. Special Correspondent Fred De Sam Lazaro reports. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 7:02 ‘We felt ambushed,’ man says after wife’s ICE detention led to hospitalization By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens, Laken Kincaid ICE arrested Jemmy Jimenez-Rosa in Boston as she and her family returned home to the U.S. after a vacation in Mexico. Rosa, who has a green card, was held for 10 days and moved between detention facilities. She's one of… Continue watching