U.S. crops ready for picking, but farm workers in short supply It’s nearly apple-picking time in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Cherry season will be around for a few more weeks, and a bounty of other fruits and vegetables are maturing on branches and in fields.
“The orchards are big and beautiful,” said Dan Fazio, executive director of the Washington Farm Labor Association. More
Ebola virus re-emerges in Congolese conflict zone KINSHASA, Congo — At least four new cases of the Ebola virus have emerged in Congo’s northeast, just a week after an outbreak in the northwest was declared over, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday.
There was no indication the two outbreaks, separated by more than 1,553 miles, are related, Health Minister Dr. More
Trump pressures China with threat to crank up size of proposed tariffs WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday tried to increase pressure on China to change its trade practices by directing administration officials to consider more than doubling the size of proposed tariffs he has already threatened to slap on $200 billion in imports.
But the administration stopped short of actually making such a move, raising questions about whether it was a negotiating ploy in its widening trade war with China. More
Photographer joins bear hunt, but not to kill The largest grizzly hunt in the Lower 48 in more than 40 years is set to open next month in Wyoming, and more than 7,000 people applied for a chance to kill one of up to 22 bears. Among the tiny number of people who won the draw for permits is a wildlife photographer who has produced some of the most famous images of the area’s grizzlies.
Thomas Mangelsen, who has lived near Grand Teton National Park for four decades, said this week that he will use the permit to shoot bears as he’s always done – with a camera, not a gun. More
Sen. Collins says it’s ‘unbelievable’ that Trump wants to stop Russia probe Donald Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to halt Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, ramping up his attacks on the probe as the president’s former campaign chairman goes on trial for unrelated criminal charges. More
1 injured, 1 arrested after Tuesday night Lubbock County stabbing LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office says one person was arrested and another suffered stab lacerations Tuesday night after the Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the 13800 ... 05/1/2024 - 3:46 pm | View Link
Pensacola man allegedly attacks pregnant woman, shoots at her: Arrest report A Pensacola, Fla., man was arrested in Escambia County, Fla., Tuesday after he allegedly attacked a pregnant woman and shot at her, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. 05/1/2024 - 7:42 am | View Link
Law enforcement responded to report of a shooting in Falmouth Tuesday night Emergency crews in Northern Kentucky responded Tuesday night after a woman was shot. The shooting happened on Grimes Road in Falmouth, Kentucky. According to Pendleton County Police Dispatch, a ... 05/1/2024 - 7:35 am | View Link
Man killed in shooting on Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond Tuesday night, police investigating According to the Richmond Police Department, officers responded to the 2700 block of Chamberlayne Avenue at around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 for a report of gunfire. When they got to the scene, ... 05/1/2024 - 4:53 am | View Link
Police respond to State Capitol for report of armed individual Police responded to the State Capitol building in Hartford for the report of an armed individual on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. 04/30/2024 - 11:35 am | View Link
Local law enforcement and border patrol officers are searching for a group of migrants who landed on the beach in Hollywood Saturday morning, then fled, according to a release on social media.
About 7:40 a.m., Hollywood Police responded to the beach at Coolidge Street, the department said in an Instagram post.
Ten people were hospitalized, including a pregnant woman, a child, and a Broward Sheriff’s deputy, after a four-car crash late Saturday morning on Sunrise Boulevard near Fort Lauderdale, officials said.
Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue responded to the crash in the 2700 block of Sunrise Boulevard around 10:45 a.m., according to Battalion Chief Michael Kane.
The cardboard sign carried strong words, written in the colors of the Palestinian flag: “USF has blood on its hands.”
Seen Tuesday during protest at the University of South Florida in Tampa, its underlying message echoed the recent chants heard on college campuses across the nation.
Disclose. Divest. We will not stop.
Dear Amy: I am a divorced mom in my early 30s, with primary custody of my 8-year-old child.
I have been dating “Ben” for the past two years. He is a great guy and he is very good with my son.
We have been talking about getting married. He has never been married before (no kids), and I am gun-shy, to say the least.
I own my home, my son is happy, and I am trying to be extremely careful about our future.
Last week Ben took me out for a drink.
MIAMI — The NBA offseason is a layered process, required to take into account the salary cap, luxury tax, payroll aprons and willingness of potential or perceived trade partners to engage.
So to forecast what should or could come next for the Miami Heat requires layered conversation, with a distinct difference between what the Heat might want and what the Heat could get.
For Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg and the rest of a Heat braintrust that also includes coach Erik Spoelstra, this is more than a fork in the road, it is an entire table setting of possibilities, as the team prepares to set the table for what comes next.
Jimmy Butler
What Heat might want: It starts with receiving some type of assurance that Butler will acquiesce to putting a greater priority on the regular season.
GAINESVILLE — Disoriented and alone, the young pilot in a newly purchased used plane flying over northern Florida found himself unexpectedly inside thick, dark clouds in torrential rain. In a panicked voice, he called over his radio: “Lost in weather, please! Can you see me? Can you see me?”
More than 100 miles away, a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controller in the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center answered the pilot’s plea for help over a guarded radio frequency specially designated for emergencies: “This is Jacksonville Center on Guard.