Pleasant conditions will invade the Cascades, also. Mt. Bachelor will see partly cloudy skies with highs around freezing for the next couple days. A chance of snow showers will push in Wednesday night and last into Thursday morning. It will break up quickly and fair conditions will last through the weekend. A slight chance of
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business In 2021, Honda was outsold in the United States by the combined forces of two South Korean brands, Hyundai and Kia. Taken together, the two Seoul-based brands ranked fifth in US sales, delivering 1,439,497 cars, trucks and minivans. Japan-based Honda sold 1,309,222. Looking at just these mainstream brands, Hyundai and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites. The EPA says plants in four
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites. The EPA says plants in four
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Incluso para los estándares de la accidentada carrera tenística de Novak Djokovic –repleta de trofeos y actuaciones asombrosas, pero también salpicada de polémica–, las circunstancias previas al Abierto de Australia de este año han sido extraordinarias. “Veo la vida como una gran curva de aprendizaje”, dijo Djokovic en una entrevista
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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While the current system pressing into the Pacific NW will bring heavy rain and possible coastal flooding to Washington and points north, it will leave us under pretty fair conditions. With a flow like this, you can never totally rule out a chance of showers, but it does look like we
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it will begin enforcing regulations that require coal-fired power plants to clean up their coal-ash waste — the toxic byproduct of burning coal to generate electricity. There are approximately 500 unlined coal-ash ponds in the United States, according to the EPA, which can leak
Continue ReadingCNN, KOVR, KEYE, KOMO, KPTV, KATU, KYW, WDSU, KTVN, KOMU, KNXV, KGO, KUSA, WXYZ, KWEX-DT By Sam Fossum, CNN The White House unveiled several new initiatives across the government on Wednesday to bolster offshore wind production, streamline a review of public lands for clean energy and implement power grid improvements as part of the recently
Continue ReadingNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — No new inductees have been selected for the International Tennis Hall of Fame for the first time in its history. The Hall is based in Newport, Rhode Island, and has been around since 1955. Grand Slam title winners Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta, Carlos Moya and Cara Black were the new nominees
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States, NATO allies and Russia are all “committed to dialogue” ahead of Wednesday’s high-stakes meeting to discuss Russia’s military buildup along the Ukrainian border, US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said Tuesday. “I think right now, folks feel that both the allies and the Russians, including
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism. That’s according to the department’s top national security official, who told lawmakers Tuesday that the country faces an “elevated” threat from violent extremists in the United States. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen is testifying before
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A trilogy by award-winning children’s author Kwame Alexander that tells the saga of an African family begins this fall with “The Door of No Return.” The book comes out Sept. 27, Little Brown & Company announced Tuesday. The publisher says the three books follow the lives of 11-year-old Kofi and his
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Mientras los casos de covid-19 se disparaban en Gran Bretaña a finales de diciembre, Stuart Guest pasó sus vacaciones estudiando a fondo informes científicos sobre sistemas de limpieza y filtración del aire. Guest, director de una escuela primaria de Birmingham (Inglaterra), buscó en Amazon purificadores de aire asequibles con la esperanza de
Continue ReadingVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan will set up a $1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies amid economic pressure from China over an office that the island opened in the European Union country. Lithuanian officials announced the move Tuesday. It follows Taiwan’s announcement last week about creating a $200
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are raising their ticket prices an average of 3% in the team’s first increase since 2016. The Jets are coming off a 4-13 campaign and an 11th straight season without a playoff appearance. They kept ticket prices stagnant
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — The Ala Moana Bowls parking lot is designated specifically for beachgoers, but some surfers said they sometimes have to wait 20 minutes to park because they claim hotel workers are snagging stalls. “There are signs here that say you can’t park
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jenna Jameson has offered an update on a medical condition that has her hospitalized in Hawaii. The former adult film star posted on her verified Instagram Monday that she has gotten some answers about her diagnosis. “I’m dealing with a little syndrome called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, so I’m working through that,”
Continue ReadingBy TREVOR SOCHOCKI, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — The Bay Area Veterans Workshop and Learning Center will help veterans transition to civilian life and learn new skills. The foundation behind it could get up to a $100,000. The Bay Area Veterans Workshop and Learning Center is
Continue ReadingBy ADAM GELLER AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A series of fleeting choices and troubling circumstances fueled a staggering tragedy — the fire at a Bronx apartment building that left 17 people dead. The heat in the apartment where the blaze began was insufficient, leading a family to depend on a space heater
Continue ReadingDOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Mohamed Salah has been kept in check as Egypt lost 1-0 to Nigeria on a superb goal by Kelechi Iheanacho in their first game at the African Cup of Nations. Riyad Mahrez also had a tough day as Algeria missed chances to open their title defense with a 0-0 draw with
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