By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s bipartisan redistricting commission failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps, meaning the task will now be taken up by the state Supreme Court. This is the first time the panel has failed to finish its work since the state adopted a
Continue ReadingBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production rebounded in October as auto production, which has been hurt by supply chain problems, posted a strong increase and the adverse effects from Hurricane Ida faded. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that industrial production rose 1.6% last month after having plunged 1.3% in
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of long-haul carrier Emirates says that an initial public offering of stock in the Dubai-based airline could happen as the city-state tries to boost its local financial market. President Tim Clark also promised Tuesday at the Dubai Air Show
Continue ReadingBy CONNOR MCCARTHY Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A local food cart owner is asking the public’s help in finding his cart that was stolen on Sunday. Lamar Winston owns Mister Big Burger, a food cart located on the corner of Northeast Sandy Boulevard and 131st Place. Around 6:30
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Cada vez más mujeres consumen marihuana durante el embarazo, pero es posible que quieran pensárselo dos veces. Los investigadores han encontrado un vínculo entre el consumo de marihuana entre las mujeres embarazadas y el autismo y la psicosis infantil. Ahora, un pequeño estudio ha demostrado cómo el consumo de cannabis puede
Continue ReadingBy Eddie Dowd Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The biological family of Isabella “Ariel” Kalua continue their pursuit for answers, and now they say they could take legal action against the state for its failure to keep her safe. The family says they are basing the possible legal action due
Continue ReadingBEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — The mother of an 11-year-old girl who was the sole survivor of a plane crash on Michigan’s Beaver Island that killed her father and three others says she believes her husband protected her from more serious injuries by holding her tightly as the plane went down. Christina Perdue says Mike
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Estalló este martes la violencia en la frontera entre Polonia y Belarús, cuando los migrantes desesperados por cruzar a la Unión Europea (UE) lanzaron piedras a los guardias fronterizos polacos que respondieron con cañones de agua y gases lacrimógenos. Las autoridades polacas y bielorrusas se han culpado mutuamente por el aumento
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — The Tigard Police Department is asking for the public’s help after a Chase Bank ATM was stolen early Monday morning. The theft occurred around 3:15 a.m. when officers responded to alarms coming from a free-standing ATM in the 12100 block of
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans have taken a darker view of the economy as inflation has worsened. Yet so far, they appear no less willing to spend freely at retailers, an encouraging sign for the crucial holiday shopping season. Buoyed by solid hiring, healthy job gains
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has asked competition regulators to investigate the national security implications of American technology company NVIDIA’s planned $40 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm Ltd. U.K. Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries asked the Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday to look into both the deal’s impact on competition and national
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has asked competition regulators to investigate the national security implications of American technology company NVIDIA’s planned $40 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm Ltd. U.K. Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries asked the Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday to look into both the deal’s impact on competition and national
Continue ReadingKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera says Sudanese authorities have released its bureau chief, two days after he was detained in the African country. The network said on Twitter that its journalist was freed on Tuesday. Sudanese security forces arrested the reporter on Sunday, following a raid on his home in
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Six Greenpeace activists have blocked a railroad in southern France in what they say is an attempt to prevent loads of reprocessed uranium from getting exported to Russia. The tracks the activists stood on Tuesday are located in the commune of Pierrelatte just outside a plant where radioactive material is processed and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Six Greenpeace activists have blocked a railroad in southern France in what they say is an attempt to prevent loads of reprocessed uranium from getting exported to Russia. The tracks the activists stood on Tuesday are located in the commune of Pierrelatte just outside a plant where radioactive material is processed and
Continue ReadingHOUMA, La. (AP) — Authorities in southern Louisiana are searching for a woman who bit off part of an officer’s ear. Houma police say they were trying to break up a fight between several women in a bar’s parking lot just after midnight on Friday when one of them bit the ear of one of
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says his country is ready to offer whatever support it can to help mend relations between Lebanon and Gulf Arab nations. The unprecedented diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations unraveled late last month and has threatened to destabilize Lebanon’s new government and escalate the country’s
Continue ReadingBy HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock says Justin Fuente is out as the Hokies’ football coach. The AD had told Fuente in a meeting last Wednesday that his return next year was far from certain. Fuente decided not to wait around. Babcock says the Fuente “wanted to move
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans have taken a darker view of the economy as inflation has worsened. Yet so far, they appear no less willing to spend freely at retailers, an encouraging sign for the crucial holiday shopping season. Buoyed by solid hiring, healthy job gains
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior American official overseeing arms exports says the U.S. remains “fully committed” to a proposed sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates despite the Biden administration slowing down the deal. Mira Resnick of the State Department made the
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