By BEN FOX and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The secretary of homeland security says tens of thousands of Afghans have been admitted into the United States since the fall of Kabul and more are expected as part of an “unprecedented” evacuation. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Friday that the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen The so-called “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the US Capitol in a horned bearskin outfit pleaded guilty Friday to a felony for obstructing the Electoral College proceedings on January 6. The defendant, Jacob Chansley of Arizona, is a well-known figure in the QAnon movement. He went viral after the January 6 attack because
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Stacker compiled a list of states where people in Oregon are finding new jobs using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Stacker compiled a list of counties in Oregon where people are most concerned about climate change using data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
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Rhett and Mel are two playful kitties who’d love to find a new home together (though it’s not required) and are waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Krajewski Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A third ape has died of complications from a bacterial infection at the Albuquerque BioPark. On Thursday the BioPark announced the death of a 30-year-old female Siamang, Johore. Last month, Huerfanita, a 48-year-old female gorilla, and Brian, a 32-year-old male
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El reconocido actor cubano Enrique Molina falleció a los 77 años por complicaciones asociadas al covid-19, informó este viernes el presidente de ese país Miguel Díaz-Canel a través de Twitter. “Llegue a familiares, amigos y al pueblo cubano nuestras más sentidas condolencias. La obra del querido ‘Silvestre Cañizo’ queda
Continue ReadingAFP, DOD, POOL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, CNN By Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed. In spite of the risk, a group called the Women’s Political Participation
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed. In spite of the risk, a group called the Women’s Political Participation Network marched on the street in front
Continue ReadingBy CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling surge of coronavirus cases in the islands, and without effective policy changes the state’s limited hospitals could face a grim crisis. An infectious diseases doctor says the state’s health care workers
Continue ReadingBy RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A group of parents of disabled students has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down Iowa’s law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education. The lawsuit is backed by the American Civil Liberties Union
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City schools are struggling to get enough school lunches. School districts say two of the three major school food distributors have stopped serving schools. The stoppage is causing a huge backload of orders and a limited supply of meals.
Continue ReadingBy SHAUN HALL Daily Courier GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A hospital in Grants Pass, Oregon, struggles with the COVID-19 surge.
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Kids are heading back into the classroom for yet another pandemic school year, but this time with the more contagious Delta variant getting more people sick. Navigating school safely will be trickier than ever. “Everyone keeps reflecting back on last year and saying: ‘Oh, we got through it with school last
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man who sported face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns when he joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge. Jacob Chansley is now seeking release from jail while he awaits sentencing.
Continue ReadingBy KCRA Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — KCRA 3 Investigates has obtained photos showing a Sacramento area high school student’s assignments stamped with the face of Kim Jong-Un, and posters from inside the child’s classroom meant to divide students by their political ideologies. This is the latest development
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Gregory McNamee, CNN Countdown to the next spacewalk: On Friday, September 3, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov will stretch their legs on a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Any spacewalk is a momentous occasion, one that speaks to the brilliant efforts of generations of scientists, astronauts, politicians
Continue ReadingTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A capsule look at the American team for the Solheim Cup. The three major champions on the team include Nelly Korda. She’s also the No. 1 player in the world who won her first major and the Olympic gold medal this year. Nelly and Jessica Korda were dominant as foursomes partners
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen will begin his preparation for the Winter Olympics at Skate America in late October in Las Vegas. Chen, who has won the last five U.S. titles and is undefeated internationally since not medaling at the 2018 Olympics, is considered a strong favorite for the Beijing Games.
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ankeny teenager is fighting for her football team on field and fighting her own battle off the field. Savannah Gunn, 14, was diagnosed with leukemia this summer. Thursday was the only night she cheered alongside her squad at Ankeny Centennial
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