For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and protect its own interests, according to a Harvard University study published Thursday. The peer-reviewed study found that Exxon publicly equates demand for energy to an indefinite need for fossil fuels, casting the company as
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Tuesday with the family of George Floyd exactly one year after he was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. The meeting comes as the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — legislation that would set up a
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A federal judge slammed the Department of Justice for “getting a jump on public relations” when its leaders in 2019 discussed a public rollout that would blunt the Mueller investigation’s damaging findings about then-President Donald Trump, according to a newly released opinion from the judge. Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s scathing analysis was revealed Tuesday morning
Continue ReadingThe first face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place next month in Switzerland, the White House confirmed Tuesday, as the administration and the Kremlin finalize arrangements for the summit. “President Biden will meet with President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, 2021. The leaders will discuss the
Continue ReadingLawyers for the White nationalist who killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, began making their case Tuesday that his conviction and death sentence can’t stand because he was too “disconnected from reality” to represent himself. That’s the chief contention laid out in a sprawling 321-page motion filed last year
Continue Reading“Mike Tyson: The Knockout” initially feels like it’s simply retracing the same old steps, charting the boxer’s epic rise, fall and attempted comeback. After the first few rounds, though, this two-part ABC documentary lands some pretty compelling blows, particularly in highlighting the difference 25 years made in terms of Tyson’s third act following his rape
Continue Reading Democrats are poised to confirm Kristen Clarke Tuesday as the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, a historic step that would come on the anniversary of George Floyd’s killing — and after a vitriolic campaign by Republicans over her stance on policing. If confirmed, she will break barriers in a
Continue ReadingOlivia Rodrigo has a lot to celebrate. The 18-year-old’s new single “Good 4 U” has hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the second top hit for the singer, the first was “Drivers License.” Both songs are off her debut album “Sour.” “GOOD 4 U IS NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY AHHHHHH!!!!!”
Continue ReadingPolice forces across the European Union have been accused of illegal “ethnic profiling” and discrimination after a survey found they were disproportionately stopping and searching members of various ethnic, religious and other minority groups. A report published by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), an independent organization, has for the first time highlighted racial
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Mid Oregon Credit Union’s Adopt-A-Bear Fundraiser raised more than $6,100 for Healthy Beginnings’ free health and development screenings for preschool-age children in Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingAs Nepal wrestles with a deadly wave of Covid-19, efforts to help vulnerable families there are facing new and unimaginable challenges. Maggie Doyne, the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year, has spent nearly 15 years caring for children and families in rural Nepal. Doyne is the co-founder and CEO of BlinkNow, a non-profit that runs
Continue ReadingAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky said travel demand is rebounding, but he doesn’t expect business travel to ever return to the way it was before the pandemic. “It doesn’t mean business travel is dead, just business travel as we knew it isn’t coming back the way it was,” Chesky said in an interview with CNN’s Poppy
Continue ReadingThree former and current Harris County deputy constables allege they were being sexually exploited, molested and harassed by their superiors while assigned to a human trafficking task force, according to a federal civil lawsuit filed Monday. The female officers — Liz Gomez, Marissa Sanchez and Felecia McKinney — claim they were rookie deputies when they
Continue Reading Texas is a step closer to allowing residents to carry handguns in public without obtaining a license or training. The Texas legislature on Monday approved the final version of a permitless carry gun bill, sending the legislation to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for his signature. House Bill 1927 would allow individuals 21 and older
Continue ReadingThe banking world nearly caved in 13 years ago. The former CEO of Washington Mutual is worried that another bubble is brewing. Kerry Killinger was named CEO of WaMu in 1990 and was fired in September 2008 — just weeks before the bank failed as a growing number of mortgage loans went bad. WaMu was
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Family Access Network announced Tuesday that it had received a grant of $2,500 from First Interstate Bank’s Redmond branch, designated to help children and their family members experiencing poverty in Redmond.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta mother and teacher fought off a suspect who tried to rape and strangle her, police say. He took off with her phone but it only made tracking him easier. The victim’s family used an iPhone app to help investigators locate then arrest a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An SUV belonging to a musician Akon was recovered in Forest Park Tuesday morning after being stolen from a Buckhead gas station. According to Atlanta police, the music artist was pumping gas at the QuikTrip on Sidney Marcus Boulevard on Tuesday just after midnight. Moments
Continue ReadingDissident journalist Roman Protasevich has appeared in a new video after his arrest by Belarusian authorities on Sunday, following the government’s extraordinary diversion of his Ryanair flight to capital city Minsk. The video — the first since Protasevich’s arrest — comes amid mounting fears for his safety and widespread fury over the diversion of a
Continue ReadingIt’s been 365 days since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer on a Minneapolis street. Many of the city’s residents and small business owners that serve them are still reeling from the fallout. Local business leaders say rising crime and a divided state government have obstructed their city’s ongoing recovery from both the
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