Depending on weather conditions, the Deschutes National Forest will apply herbicides to invasive plants within an area adjacent to the Metolius River and the Metolius River Trail in late September, officials said Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy ARON RANEN and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The weather was not exactly cooperating, but Moschino had the antidote for a gray Manhattan day: a burst of color and whimsy filling a runway in midtown’s Bryant Park. Jeremy Scott, creative director of the Italian luxury label, filled his latest collection with
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Microsoft announced Thursday that it’s scrapping plans to fully reopen US offices early next month because of concerns about the Delta variant. The tech giant declined to set a new reopening date but promised to give employees 30 days’ notice. “Given the uncertainty of Covid-19, we’ve decided against attempting to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El sheriff del condado de Polk, Grady Judd dijo este jueves a los periodistas que el exinfante de marina que presuntamente mató a cuatro personas, incluido un bebé, el domingo por la mañana en las afueras de Lakeland, Florida, estaba buscando a una niña que creía que era suicida y que
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (KHN) — En el norte de California, el pastor de una megaiglesia reparte formularios de exención religiosa a los feligreses. Un senador del estado de Nuevo México “lo ayudará a articular una exención religiosa” al señalar el uso de células fetales abortadas de décadas de antigüedad en el desarrollo de algunas vacunas.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt to contain the latest surge of Covid-19. The new requirements could apply to as many as 100 million Americans — close to two-thirds of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt to contain the latest surge of Covid-19. The new requirements could apply to as many as 100 million Americans — close to two-thirds of
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Derek Carr remembers waking up in a panic, stressing the night before every practice. It’s been quite some time, the eight-year veteran said Thursday, since nerves and anxiety have had him rattled. In fact, Carr is looking forward to a good night’s rest before what will
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann has died. McCann helped mount an astounding array of hits on Broadway and in London, including “The Elephant Man,” “Morning’s at Seven,” “Amadeus,” “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” and “Copenhagen.” She was 90. McCann died of cancer
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Alrededor de 200 personas, entre ellas ciudadanos estadounidenses, fueron autorizadas por los talibanes a salir de Kabul hacia Doha en un vuelo de Qatar Airlines, dijo este jueves a CNN una fuente con conocimiento del asunto. El primer vuelo comercial que despegó de Afganistán desde la caótica evacuación aérea militar
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Big league home run leader Shohei Ohtani is unbeaten in his last 13 starts going into this outing for the Los Angeles Angels against the AL West-leading Astros in Houston. Ohtani is 8-0 since his last loss. Considered by many the leading candidate for AL MVP, he has struck out 135
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Para muchas personas, tener la oportunidad de presenciar de cerca algunos de los animales salvajes más emblemáticos del mundo en su entorno natural es una de las prioridades de su lista de deseos. Si tienes suerte y no te tiemblan las manos en ese momento, incluso podrías capturar la foto perfecta
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden le ha dicho a 11 funcionarios nombrados por el expresidente Donald Trump en juntas asesoras de las academias militares de Estados Unidos que renuncien o serán removidos, dice una fuente familiarizada con la situación a KFile de CNN. Entre las personas a las que se les
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan is urging the world to unite to prevent the collapse of the Afghan economy, to address fears that the Taliban’s Islamic state may spread to its neighbors, and to fight terrorism. Deborah Lyons warned Thursday that the Taliban have
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host to leader of the Republican field in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. His GOP star turn is fanning talk of his future, win or lose, in the
Continue ReadingAMHERST, Mass. (AP) — There are only three top-tier football teams in New England, and they don’t play each other much. Boston College coach Jeff Hafley wouldn’t mind seeing that change. For years, BC was the only Division I school east of the Hudson River. UConn moved up from I-AA starting in 2000, and UMass
Continue ReadingEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Police say three people were arrested in East St. Louis, hours after a shooting in the southern Illinois city that wounded at least seven people. Police say it was a wild incident that included a getaway car crashing into a commuter train. The shooting occurred Thursday afternoon, across the
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former radio station intern says R&B singer R. Kelly kept her locked in a darkened room for days before sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious in 2003. The woman recounted the episode for the first time in public on Thursday at Kelly’s New York
Continue ReadingBy JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer North Carolina State hits the road to take on Mississippi State of the Southeastern Conference in a Power Five matchup of two teams coming off big wins. The Wolfpack beat South Florida 45-0 behind a staunch run game and the Bulldogs staged a furious rally to beat Louisiana Tech
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials from Multnomah County joined Portland in exempting law enforcement from a COVID-19 vaccine order after county officials say a vaccination requirement for local officers is now legally dubious due to new guidance from the state health authority. Under Oregon law, local municipalities can
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