By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Five European countries are expressing “serious concern” at Israel’s designation of six Palestinian civil society organizations as terrorist groups and say they will be seeking more information from Israeli authorities on the reasons for their listing. The Security Council discussed the designations Monday and took
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! A wind advisory begins in Central Oregon Monday night at 7 p.m. and will be in place until 10 a.m. Tuesday. Monday night will be relatively warm, with lows in the 30s and 40s and southerly winds up to 30 mph, with gusts to 45 mph. Rain is likely to begin overnight. This system will
Continue ReadingGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Unlike some of her European colleagues, Leonore Gewessler arrived at the U.N. climate conference with a clean conscience. Her 27-hour train journey spared Austria’s environment minister the criticism many VIPs faced for taking planes to a conference on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The Green Party politician has pushed to revive Europe’s
Continue ReadingGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Unlike some of her European colleagues, Leonore Gewessler arrived at the U.N. climate conference with a clean conscience. Her 27-hour train journey spared Austria’s environment minister the criticism many VIPs faced for taking planes to a conference on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The Green Party politician has pushed to revive Europe’s
Continue ReadingDOVER, Del. (AP) — Speedway Motorsports has reached an agreement to acquire Dover Motorsports. The sale ends the NASCAR track in Delaware’s run as one of the last independent operators in the sport. Dover Motorsports owned both Dover International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Dover ran its first Cup race in 1969 and
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN The number of homicides in the United States continued to rise in the first three quarters of 2021, but at a slower pace, one year after a record increase in murders that followed George Floyd’s killing, according to the latest quarterly report published Monday by the Council on Criminal Justice. A
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In celebration and recognition of our veterans and active military and their family members, Fred Meyer, a division of the Kroger Family of Stores, is hosting a hiring event for veterans, active military and their family members on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for full- and part-time positions across the company.
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens were beset by injury problems before the season began, but they have persevered well enough that they lead the AFC North after eight games. Baltimore has rallied three times from double-digit deficits in the second half, including in Sunday’s 34-31 overtime victory over
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that seeks to move state government to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2035. The order requires the 24 executive branch agencies under Inslee’s control to buy battery-powered electric vehicles to replace passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks with internal combustion engines once
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that seeks to move state government to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2035. The order requires the 24 executive branch agencies under Inslee’s control to buy battery-powered electric vehicles to replace passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks with internal combustion engines once
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid missed the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the New York Knicks after entering the NBA’s health and safety protocols. ESPN, citing sources, reported earlier Monday that Embiid tested positive for COVID-19. Neither the 76ers nor coach Doc Rivers would confirm a positive test for the four-time All-Star. Rivers said before Monday’s
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Schneider and Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Department of Justice argued Monday night against a more permanent block of the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate in a filing to the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, saying that Republican-led states and private businesses challenging the mandate have not shown that their claimed injuries “outweigh
Continue ReadingBy Rob McLean, CNN Business Two cryptocurrencies have hit new milestones. Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $68,530.34 early Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap. That’s just a few weeks after it hit a previous high of nearly $67,000 before sliding as much as 12%. Meanwhile, Ethereum also hit a record — rising to $4,837.59, according to
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that seeks to move state government to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2035. The order requires the 24 executive branch agencies under Inslee’s control to buy battery-powered electric vehicles to replace passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks with internal combustion engines once
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A judge has significantly reduced the sentences of twin brothers who were convicted of murdering an elderly Salem couple in 1993, leaving them to serve about six more years, instead of a lifetime.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer is going to miss the upcoming season because of COVID-19 concerns. The 73-year-old coach hasn’t been with the team since April, when the delta variant of the virus was becoming widespread in the United States. Stringer has a 40-year-old daughter who has required special
Continue ReadingCARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Longtime baseball agent Rick Thurman has sold his shares in the Beverly Hills Sports Council to Danny Horwits. Thurman co-founded the agency with Dennis Gilbert in 1984. Players represented by the agency include Hall of Famers Rickey Henderson, Mike Piazza, Trevor Hoffman and George Brett. Gilbert left the agency in 1999
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson acknowledges criticism of his humanitarian visit to Myanmar, but he tells The Associated Press he feels his trip was constructive. Richardson is the highest-profile American to visit the Southeast Asian nation since its military seized power in February. He
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery is back in the lineup for their game against Pittsburgh. Montgomery hasn’t played since suffering a knee injury in a victory over Detroit on Oct. 3. Montgomery was Chicago’s leading rusher at the time he went down. The third-year pro has run for 309 yards and
Continue ReadingCNN By Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst No doubt about it, there’s a lot to worry about in the country these days: Covid. Inflation. Poverty. Polarized politics. Democracy itself. But Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has decided to make us fret about something he considers to be a crucial issue of our time: the
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