By Rachel Trent, CNN After more than a year of Americans being urged to practice the safe six (feet), infectious disease specialists want to remind them about safe sex. While different people reacted to pandemic safety guidelines in different ways, for some Americans, lockdown meant less sex. But as more vaccines are administered, social restrictions
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By Annie Grayer, CNN Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal both wanted the top line for Democrats’ sweeping spending plan to be higher, in fact nearly double the $3.5 trillion framework that was announced Tuesday. The pair had been working behind the scenes and around the clock to ensure progressive
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell A federal judge in New York rejected Lev Parnas’ motion to dismiss fraud and campaign finances charges, finding an argument that he was prosecuted to block him from cooperating against former President Donald Trump is “not just speculative, but implausible.” Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, argued that he was arrested
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Two alerts in place for Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las comunidades costeras de Estados Unidos están advertidas. Según la NASA, en poco más de una década se producirá un “dramático” aumento de las inundaciones por las mareas altas en Estados Unidos. El rápido aumento comenzará a mediados de la década de 2030, cuando un ciclo lunar amplifique la subida del
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nearly a decade after being allowed to work legally in the US, Ju Hong was back at square one this month, scrambling to obtain a work permit and seeking continued protection from deportation under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Hong has been a DACA recipient since 2012 but
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Dentro de las ciudades hay lugares donde el calor del verano puede aumentar drásticamente y se observan cambios de temperatura gigantes en cuestión de cuadras. Los barrios con poca cobertura de árboles, pocas áreas con césped y mucho concreto pueden tener temperaturas entre 5,5 y 11 grados Celsius por encima de
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Las altas temperaturas no se disipan en Estados Unidos. A finales de junio, una ola de calor azotó a millones de personas tanto en el noroeste del país como en el suroeste de Canadá. Esta situación es tan alarmante que ha tenido consecuencias incluso mortales. Además, las temperaturas en el noroeste
Continue ReadingWith fire suppression resources already responding to a number of active wildfires around the Northwest and current fire conditions rating in the 98th percentile, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and the Ochoco National Forest, including the Crooked River National Grassland, are moving the Industrial Fire Precaution Level to a Level IV, beginning this Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Daniella Diaz and Lauren Fox, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its first hearing on July 27 to hear directly from Capitol and DC police officers who responded to the deadly attack, Democratic leaders announced Wednesday. The hearing will mark the first time the panel will hear
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business The US airlines reported yet another round of quarterly losses. It could very well be their last, as vaccine rates climb and planes fill with leisure travelers eager to go on vacation once again. But airline stocks are all still down, and many analysts say this is a buying opportunity
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Authorities in Toledo, Ohio, said they are planning to replace a mural honoring George Floyd after it collapsed. A large section of the vibrant mural, which was painted on the side of a vacant building, was destroyed when a layer of bricks affixed to the building gave way. “We had multiple
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN American travelers who do not currently have valid US passports may not be able to travel overseas this summer due to extensive wait times as the State Department deals with a backlog of more than a million applications caused largely by the coronavirus pandemic, a department official said Wednesday. “Currently, our
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There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,803, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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By Geneva Sands, CNN US border authorities in June arrested or turned away the highest monthly number of migrants at the US-Mexico border in at least a decade, according to a Department of Homeland Security official familiar with the figures and to previously published data. They encountered around 188,800 migrants in June, up from 180,034
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KPIX) — A 31-year-old man faces hate crime and other charges after a brutal attack on another man at a homeless encampment in Berkeley, police said Tuesday. The attack happened at 9:44 p.m. on July 8 in the area of Shattuck Ave. and
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Hill Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — Tarantulas are normally something you’d scream in horror of at first sight. But, researchers at UC Davis are hoping to turn that into screams of joy. “Nature offers such a wide diversity of, you know, proteins that basically for us are
Continue ReadingBy Andy Sheehan Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — In the rap world, the line separating fantasy and reality is often blurred. Rap videos often celebrate the life of gangs, guns and drugs, raising the question: are the performers gangsters for real or are they just acting? A trio of
Continue ReadingBy Trang Do Click here for updates on this story CROYDON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Several streets in Croydon Acres were still underwater Tuesday after the town received more than 10 inches of rainfall Monday evening. Bristol Township officials declared a disaster emergency that will help in the process of potentially getting federal and state funding
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HUNTINGTON, New York (WCBS) — Doctors are calling a grandmother a “walking miracle” after she survived COVID-19, and more. Tuesday she had a chance to reunite with some of the people who helped save her life. As CBS2’s Christina Fan reports, to understand the gratitude
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