New York will adopt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines to not require masks or social distancing for vaccinated people beginning Wednesday, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Unvaccinated people should still wear masks, and masks will still be required of all people on public transit, in schools and some communal settings,
Continue ReadingArizona Republican officials are pushing back against false claims from former President Donald Trump and his allies about the 2020 election — another sign of how the same divisions that led the House GOP to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as No. 3-ranking member last week are fracturing the party outside of
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The White House on Monday released the 2020 tax returns for Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff. Read the returns below.
Continue Reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will receive more than $5 million from his book about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, tax records released on Monday show, a considerable sum for a project under scrutiny by the state attorney general’s office. Cuomo’s contract with publisher Penguin Random House for “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19
Continue ReadingNew York Public Radio has fired commentator Bob Garfield, who co-hosted the WNYC show “On the Media,” for allegedly violating the company’s anti-bullying policy. The company announced the decision, which stemmed from a third-party investigation, on Monday. “This decision was made following a recent investigation conducted by an outside investigator that found that he had
Continue ReadingThe White House released the 2020 tax returns for both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, restoring a presidential tradition that had been ignored under former President Donald Trump. The White House also released the first and second families’ financial public financial disclosure reports. The Bidens filed their federal tax return
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Due to a sinkhole in the Arnold Water District’s main canal in Deschutes River Woods, about 500 Roats and 100 Avion water customers are without irrigation services until repairs can be completed.
Continue ReadingDays are getting longer and warmer, summer is surely coming. For millions of children, that signals the end of school and fun-filled days at camp. After the arrival of the pandemic triggered closings like dominoes last year, camp directors have been working for months to make this summer different. Across the country, the focus is
Continue ReadingSenate Minority Whip John Thune predicted Monday that his chamber would pass a bill to establish a bipartisan commission probing the January 6 attack “in some form” and seemed content on focusing mainly on the events that transpired at the Capitol, splitting with other GOP leaders who want the investigation to dig into left-wing extremism
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Lawmakers in the Oregon Senate voted in favor of a bill on Monday that would reinstate the state’s moratorium on foreclosures for homeowners dealing with pandemic-related financial hardships.
Continue Reading Most of the public wants to see the Roe v. Wade decision remain in place, polling on the issue finds, as the partisan divide on the issue of legalized abortion has widened in the past decade and a half. The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would take up a case that revolves around a
Continue ReadingThe class of 1970 at Jackson State University in Mississippi finally got to turn their tassels, over 50 years after their initial ceremony was delayed by a police shooting that left a dozen injured and two students dead. In May 1970, two students were killed and 12 were wounded when local law enforcement fired about
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There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 75th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,590, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
Continue ReadingBella Hadid made it clear this weekend where her support lies when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The supermodel shared photos and videos on her verified Instagram account of her at a pro-Palestinian protest in New York City. The deadly conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been escalating for more than a week.
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended the period in the House that allows for members to vote via proxy to July 3, the speaker announced in a letter Monday. The current proxy voting period had been set to expire Wednesday. The updated guidance comes as the House grapples with how to reopen amid loosening coronavirus restrictions
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Starting this week, the regional High School COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics program will expand eligibility to provide vaccines for those age 12 and older at new and existing sites, thanks to a partnership with pediatric medical providers and new authorization of the vaccine for those 12 and up.
Continue ReadingSnow is expected off and on this week.
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Our skies will become partly cloudy Monday night, with lows ranging from the mid 30s to low 40s
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The Oregon Community Foundation announced Monday that it has approved a first round of grants totaling nearly $1 million for summer academic and enrichment programs throughout Oregon. These initial summer learning grants will support small and large organizations throughout Oregon, many from rural communities.
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A Houston businesswoman says she helped arrange for the return of India the tiger after being was contacted by investigators. Linda McIngvale, the owner of “the resort-style athletic” Club Westside, says she became acquainted with Victor Hugo Cuevas and his wife, Gia Cuevas, when they visited the establishment as guests of a past member of
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