PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has tentatively OK’d a proposal that would give would-be lawyers the option to skip the bar exam and instead become licensed to practice law through experience or supervision. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the state’s highest court in a unanimous vote “expressed approval in concept” to alternative pathways designed
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is prolonging economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine. The move comes amid concern that Moscow may be preparing to invade its former Soviet neighbor, but is not linked to the tensions. The measures target
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state-run news agency says the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard force has tested the engine for a solid-fuel satellite carrier rocket. Thursday’s report by the IRNA news agency quoted chief of the Guard’s aerospace unit as saying the test was successful. The general says the satellite carrier was made of a
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Inflation has vaulted to the top of CEOs’ worry list. More than half (55%) of global CEOs fear pricing pressures will stay elevated until mid-2023 — or beyond, according to a survey released Thursday by the Conference Board. Inflation is now viewed by executives as the No. 2 external threat
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday released measurements showing how hot last year was. It wasn’t record hot, but the year’s 58.5 degree average is not
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. The problem is that production is not yet at full
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. The problem is that production is not yet at full
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A breeding colony of 60 million fish has been discovered in Antarctica’s ice-covered Weddell Sea — a unique and previously unknown ecosystem that covers an area the size of Malta. The fascinating find shows how little is known about the ocean depths. The vast colony, believed to be the world’s largest,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers may have found a moon that’s completely different from anything in our solar system. It’s only the second space object discovered that may be an exomoon, or a moon outside of our solar system. The giant moon was found orbiting a Jupiter-size planet called Kepler 1708b, located 5,500 light-years from
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Allison Morrow, CNN Business Inflation isn’t just an economic headache — it’s become a political blame game that will almost certainly define this year’s midterm election campaigns. But the cause of inflation doesn’t lie with any single government action or lack of action. And fixing it — that is, bringing current
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The spread of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant is forcing some US schools to halt in-person learning because of high case rates and teacher absences. The vast majority of schools are operating as normal. But at least 2,141 schools were not offering in-person learning as of Thursday,
Continue ReadingCNN, CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN’S By Jason Hanna and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The spread of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant is forcing some US schools to halt in-person learning because of high case rates and teacher absences. The vast majority of schools are operating as normal. But at least 2,141 schools were not offering in-person
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s domestic intelligence service has warned lawmakers that a London-based lawyer has tried to “covertly interfere in U.K. politics” on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle on Thursday sent legislators an alert from the MI5 spy agency alleging that Christine Lee was acting in coordination with
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Los respiradores N95, el estándar de oro de las mascarillas de filtración, vuelven a ser el centro de atención de la pandemia debido a la variante ómicron de covid-19, altamente contagiosa. A diferencia de lo que ocurría al principio de la pandemia, las mascarillas N95 están ahora ampliamente disponibles, pero el principal
Continue ReadingBY JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prestigious Peace Prize, has issued a very rare admonition to the 2019 winner, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, over the war and humanitarian crisis in his country’s Tigray region. Abiy partly won the prize for making peace with
Continue ReadingBy Steve Large Click here for updates on this story VALLEJO, California (KOVR) — Pothole problems in one Solano County city are so bad a group of residents is banding together to fill the “tire-busters” all by themselves. They carry shovels and asphalt, and wear safety vests. And now this group of regular guys is
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss skier Carlo Janka was once crowned the world’s best all-around men’s alpine racer. Janka has announced the end of his injury-hit racing career at his home country’s most storied venue. His career peaked in 2010 as the overall World Cup champion ahead of greats
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Residents in a Huntington Beach community said they are fed up with a problem house in their neighborhood, especially after what one one woman found this week. Neighbors said that pills were found right across from Peterson Elementary school
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An investigation has found that Utah police made “several unintentional mistakes” when they stopped Gabby Petito and her boyfriend before she was killed in what became a high-profile missing person case. The independent report released Wednesday examines a stop by police in the tourist town
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — You’ve heard of the “Field of Dreams” — but have you heard of the “Rink of Dreams?” In the heart of the heartland, there’s a farm that seems to fit right in. The Schulz family is known for producing corn, soybeans
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