By STEVEN TONTHAT Oregon Public Broadcasting PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At first glance, Eugene artist Liza Mana Burns’ latest mural — at Portland International Airport — is a bright and colorful panorama depicting Oregon’s diverse landscape. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the work, titled “Celebrate Oregon!” actually contains images of 127 objects including a wine bottle,
Continue ReadingBy STEVEN TONTHAT Oregon Public Broadcasting PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At first glance, Eugene artist Liza Mana Burns’ latest mural — at Portland International Airport — is a bright and colorful panorama depicting Oregon’s diverse landscape. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the work, titled “Celebrate Oregon!” actually contains images of 127 objects including a wine bottle,
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Kris Jenner is sharing her holiday spirit in song. The famous momager and matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner empire released her version of “Jingle Bells,” with her soon-to-be son-in-law, Travis Barker, on the drums and daughter Kourtney Kardashian playing bells. Kardashian posted about the song on her Instagram writing, “A little fun
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says it expects the U.S. to respond next month to Moscow’s request for security guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West Thursday to “immediately” meet Russia’s demand for security guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine, saying the U.S. is
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La administración Biden está levantando las restricciones de viaje a ocho países del sur de África que se implementaron el mes pasado después de que la variante ómicron fuera identificada por primera vez en Sudáfrica, le dijo a CNN un funcionario de la Casa Blanca. Las restricciones se levantarán el 31 de
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Children younger than 5 can’t get COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. yet, but there are steps you can take to protect them from infection over the holidays. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends surrounding those youngsters with adults and siblings who are vaccinated, and boosted if
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 Turkish nationals and a Chicago-based foundation it accuses of having links to terror groups. A list published Friday in the country’s official gazette includes 454 people with alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the United States. The Turkish government accuses Gulen
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 Turkish nationals and a Chicago-based foundation it accuses of having links to terror groups. A list published Friday in the country’s official gazette includes 454 people with alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the United States. The Turkish government accuses Gulen
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC By AJ Willingham, CNN Happy Kwanzaa! The cultural holiday, which comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” meaning “first fruits,” started yesterday and lasts until January 1. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy Nima Elbagir and Arnaud Siad, CNN The White House will eject Ethiopia from a trade program between sub-Saharan African countries and the United States over human rights violations, according to a statement Thursday. Ethiopia was found to be in violation of section 506a of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the statement added.
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newly released video shows a security officer leaping over conveyor belt rollers and saving a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing at a New Jersey airport security checkpoint. The footage from Newark Liberty International Airport was released Thursday by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. It shows TSA officer Cecilia Morales springing into
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN As she knocked on doors across New Jersey talking about Covid-19, Nayeli Salazar de Noguera couldn’t forget about how the virus nearly killed her grandmother last year. She knew firsthand the toll the virus took on Latinos before the Omicron variant hit the state. “She only had a 5% chance of
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Former President Donald Trump has recently been vocal about the benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 — a position that’s in line with the overwhelming majority of Americans who’ve chosen to get vaccinated, including the bulk of his own party. But those statements may not be enough to persuade the largely Republican-leaning
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Just in time for Christmas, a SpaceX cargo vehicle arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday morning bearing holiday treats and science experiments. The orbiting laboratory is hosting seven crew members throughout the holiday season. The international crew includes Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov; NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Dr.
Continue ReadingBy ULIANA PAVLOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million and Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law. The Tagansky District Court ruled on Friday that Google repeatedly neglected to remove the banned content, and ordered the company to
Continue ReadingBy ULIANA PAVLOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million and Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law. The Tagansky District Court ruled on Friday that Google repeatedly neglected to remove the banned content, and ordered the company to
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired more than a dozen of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. The Friday report by the official IRNA news agency said the Guard fired 16 missiles during an ongoing military exercise across the country’s south. It said the missiles ranged up to 2000 kilometers (about 1250 miles) and
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is expected to offer a particularly personal Christmas Day message to the nation this year. Buckingham Palace on Friday released a photo of the monarch recording the speech alongside a picture of her and her husband, who died earlier this year. The image provided
Continue ReadingCNN By Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households. While you are waiting to hear the jingle of bells in the
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle Herman and Justin Lape, CNN For Americans who suffer from weak immune systems, it felt like a miracle occurred on December 8. That day, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized a drug to help keep immune-compromised people from getting infected with the coronavirus. But that joy quickly turned to despair
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