The Oregon Community Foundation announced Thursday that Options for Helping Residents of Ashland has been selected to receive the first Project Turnkey grant of $4.2 million in state funds to purchase and transform an Ashland motel into the new OHRA Center – a resource center and facility to safely shelter community members negatively impacted by wildfires and COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingMcKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, will pay nearly $600 million in multiple settlements over its work consulting for drug companies that states say fueled the nation’s opioid crisis. McKinsey reached the agreement with a coalition of 47 attorneys general, the District of Columbia and five US territories. The company settled
Continue ReadingAt some point in the next 24 hours — after a long process of voting on a series of amendments — the Senate will pass their budget resolution to unlock their ability to write and pass a major Covid-relief bill with just 51 votes. A reminder: the budget resolution is not the Covid-relief bill. It
Continue ReadingThe Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers? We don’t know who will win Super Bowl LV. But the big sports betting and fantasy firms are already champs. DraftKings shares have surged nearly 35% this year ahead of Sunday’s big game in Tampa. The stock is up nearly 260% since it went public last April
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden announced “America is back” on Thursday and declared that “diplomacy is back at the center” of US foreign policy as he said the US will end all support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, one of several changes he announced in his first major foreign-policy speech since taking office. Biden’s announcement
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Demand for food has continued to rise during the pandemic, and local organizations are relying on donations now more than ever. Three Central Oregon organizations that provide meals and food boxes received a boost this week, thanks to Newport Avenue Market and Oliver Lemon’s customers and colleagues’ generosity.
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People who are part of the LGBTQ community may be more vulnerable to getting Covid-19 and may be more susceptible to a severe form of Covid-19, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The LGBTQ community experiences more health disparities compared to their straight counterparts, in part due
Continue ReadingA man who was attempting to get his SUV out of a snowbank in New Jersey was killed after his vehicle caught fire, authorities said. The Little Ferry Police Department said two officers responded to a call on Wednesday about a vehicle that was stuck in a snowed-over parking lot near Losen Slote Creek Park,
Continue ReadingFord reported surprisingly good financial results at the end of a tough year, and said it was increasing its commitment to vehicles of the future with a big bet on electric and autonomous driving vehicles. The company said it will invest $29 billion in EVs and AVs. It will require a bit of a catch-up
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren once again called on President Joe Biden to use executive authority to cancel student debt on Thursday — but the President wants Congress to act first. “The President has and continues to support canceling $10,000 of federal student loan debt per person as a response
Continue ReadingPolice in Plant City, Florida, are searching for a person they say stole a car containing vials of Covid-19 vaccine. In a post on Facebook, authorities said the vehicle was stolen on Wednesday afternoon from the Strawberry Festival Grounds in Plant City, about 60 miles from Orlando. The driver got out to ask for directions,
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The House is voting Thursday evening on a measure to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step that comes in the wake of recently unearthed incendiary and violent past statements from the congresswoman that have triggered widespread backlash from Democrats and divided congressional Republicans. House Democrats, who control the
Continue Reading Another effort aimed at ensuring college athletes make money off their names, images and likenesses was introduced by Democratic lawmakers on Thursday. The College Athlete Economic Freedom Act, sponsored by Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts and Connecticut’s Sen. Chris Murphy, is the latest push for legislative action amid a debate on athlete compensation under a
Continue ReadingUtah’s Evermore Park has filed a federal lawsuit against Taylor Swift claiming the title of her latest album infringes on the theme park’s trademarks. The park is seeking millions of dollars in damages, according to court documents filed on Tuesday in the US District Court of Utah. Swift released the “Evermore” album in December. It
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A Portland businessman killed in the spiraling, fiery crash of his twin-engine business jet on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation last month had tried but failed to gain certification to fly the plane, as he did that day – likely for the first time alone, federal investigators said Thursday.
Continue ReadingTwo Google engineers have resigned from the tech giant, citing the departure late last year of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru. The resignations are the latest salvos in an ongoing fight between the company and workers who are furious about its lack of diversity. In a letter posted to LinkedIn dated January 5,
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Amid the hustle and bustle of a new administration — especially one assembling in the aftermath of attempted insurrection and an ongoing pandemic — it can be difficult to remember that Americans just emerged from the most successful, secure election in our country’s history. Despite a similarly historic and unprecedented effort to deny that reality,
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Tear gas, pepper spray and other impact munitions have been deployed by police for months during protests in Portland, enveloping neighborhoods and even a school yard.
Continue ReadingBack in the spring, no one was sure what an NFL season would look like with the coronavirus pandemic. Could it be pulled off? The virus led to shuffled schedules, including a Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers game being played on a Wednesday afternoon. The Denver Broncos had to play a game without a quarterback.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — For more than a decade, a Davenport church has been serving up meals for people who are homeless. Tom and Sandy Lagomarcino are heading up the efforts recently at Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church. Usually, they’d serve up dinner at King’s Harvest shelter. But
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