Nearly 2 million jobless Americans are set to lose their pandemic unemployment benefits early, with Georgia, Arizona and Ohio becoming the latest Republican-led states to announce they would cease providing enhanced federal jobless payments. Thursday’s announcements bring the total to 16 states that have said since last week that they would terminate the $300 weekly
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a so-called “heartbeat ban” abortion bill — barring most abortions at the onset of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before many people know they are pregnant. “Our creator endowed us with the right to life and yet
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You could call it a “musical act” four years in the making — a new partnership that promises to entertain more Central Oregonians in coming years — starting this summer, in fact.
Continue ReadingHard seltzer sales are surging but competition continues to grow, so Truly Hard Seltzer is using some star power to help the brand break through. The boozy beverage has signed British singer Dua Lipa to a multi-year sponsorship deal that puts the three-time Grammy Award winner front and center of its largest-ever marketing campaign. Truly’s
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes on Gaza continued for the 10th consecutive day Wednesday, as pressure builds for a ceasefire to halt the conflict. Four Palestinians, including a local journalist, were killed and 10 others wounded in a series of raids launched by Israeli warplanes on different areas of Gaza on Wednesday, according to the official Palestinian news
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The White House is laying down the groundwork ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris‘ first trip abroad as the lead on diplomatic efforts in Central America, hoping to finalize its strategy to take on the root causes of migration before she lands, multiple sources told CNN. It’s a high-stakes negotiation for Harris, who in March
Continue ReadingUnder Armour said Wednesday that it will bump up its minimum wage in the United States from $10 an hour to $15, becoming the latest company to raise pay to retain and recruit workers in a tight job market. Under Armour said the new starting wage, which takes effect next month, will mean a pay
Continue ReadingSnow showers are expected in the mountains over the next few days. Mt. Bachelor will only pick up a trace to about 1″ today, but accumulations could increase nicely through Sunday night. This will be a wind-driven event, so expect breezy conditions on the mountain. Despite the new snow, mountain officials want everyone to stay
Continue Reading“Cruel Summer” star Chiara Aurelia says you’ll get the answers you’re looking for soon enough. Aurelia plays Jeanette Turner on Freeform’s new psychological thriller which follows the story of Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt), who suddenly goes missing in the summer of 1993. All eyes quickly turn to Turner as someone who might be connected to
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Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FORSYTH County, Georgia (WGCL) — Parents, students, and community members packed a Forsyth County Schools board meeting to express concerns and admiration over the district’s decision to adopt a diversity plan. “Your strategic plan called DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion will fail for one very very specific reason,
Continue ReadingGenetic testing has revealed that a baby polar bear at Tierpark Berlin zoo is the product of breeding between siblings. A clerical error meant that a female polar bear, Tonja, born at Moscow Zoo, was listed as the daughter of the wrong parents, a spokeswoman for Tierpark Berlin told CNN on Wednesday. Tonja was assigned
Continue ReadingThe attorneys for the family of Andrew Brown Jr. are asking the Department of Justice to intervene after a North Carolina district attorney said that deputies would not be charged in connection to his fatal shooting. “We certainly got neither transparency nor justice today,” the attorneys said in a statement Tuesday. “We request that the
Continue ReadingSoap star Kristoff St. John died in 2019 at the age of 52 and the show that made him famous is set to pay tribute to him. According to People magazine “The Young & the Restless” will air a special episode on May 28 in which the actors who portray the children of St. John’s
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FREMONT COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A school bus driver admits he slapped a 10-year-old girl in a dispute over how she was wearing her face mask. It happened in April in Fremont County and was captured by surveillance cameras. Some may find the video disturbing. The video, which
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Blowtorches and a brazen daytime theft – suspected catalytic converter thieves were caught in the act in South Sacramento over the weekend. It was the wake-up call people in a South Sacramento neighborhood near Fruitridge Road weren’t imagining on early Sunday morning. Cellphone video shot
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WINTERS, California (KOVR) — The discovery was a shock. Eugene and Ann Breznock’s investments, worth $275,000 in their June Charles Schwab statement, gone, replaced with a column of zeros. “It’s just pure theft!” Eugene Breznock said. Because the Winters couple didn’t touch their account for three years, or
Continue ReadingNearly three years after the body of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was found in a cornfield, the farm worker charged with her murder is set to stand trial on Wednesday when opening statements begin. Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student, went missing after an evening run in Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 18, 2018, sparking an extensive
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WATERFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Several cows needed to be corralled in Waterford overnight. Early Wednesday morning, police said they had to chase a big cow and two calves at the Waterford Country School. Police said the animals somehow got out and gave officers a good run for their
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HAMMOND, Indiana (WLS) — Volunteers were out searching a fourth day for a missing 12-year-old boy with Autism in Hammond, Indiana on Tuesday. “I think by now he’s hungry, tired and looking for a familiar face to connect with,” said volunteer Kimberly Sorrell, a volunteer. Kyrin was last
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