By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s governor and his wife were accosted during the weekend by two men at a Las Vegas restaurant who shouted profanities, taunts and anti-government statements in an incident posted on the internet. In a statement Monday by his re-election campaign, Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, characterized
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Webfoot Painting Company is looking for a local nurse or certified nursing assistant with a painting, carpentry, and/or deck need to tackle for its 14th annual giveaway, Project Serious: Residential Edition. This year, they’re going Seriously Big and awarding $25,000 of in-kind services.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN Abbott Nutrition is recalling one lot of Similac PM 60/40 powdered infant formula due to another report of a dangerous bacterial infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are investigating reports and complaints of infant illness related to formula from Abbott’s facility in
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist An “extreme” atmospheric river is hitting the Pacific Northwest, bringing the threat of avalanches and flooding that will persist for days. “A slow moving low pressure spinning over the north Pacific will result in an atmospheric river (a narrow ribbon of enhanced moisture transport) slowly shifting across the PacNW,” the
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist An “extreme” atmospheric river is hitting the Pacific Northwest, bringing the threat of avalanches and flooding that will persist for days. “A slow moving low pressure spinning over the north Pacific will result in an atmospheric river (a narrow ribbon of enhanced moisture transport) slowly shifting across the PacNW,”
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage has played a key role in the news coverage of Ukraine, revealing new attacks and military movements. But making sure the videos and images are real, accurate and correctly labeled is
Continue ReadingCNN By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage has played a key role in the news coverage of Ukraine, revealing new attacks and military movements. But making sure the videos and images are real, accurate and correctly labeled
Continue ReadingBy Eric Cheung, Gladys Tsai and Will Ripley, CNN As a young man, Fred Chin spent years imprisoned on a craggy island off Taiwan. Before he was sentenced, guards punched him, forced him to drink his own blood, and hung him upside down while they poured salty water into his mouth, he said. Malaysian-born Chin
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney, Hollywood’s largest and most influential movie studio, is pausing the release of its theatrical films in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine last week. “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage has played a key role in the news coverage of Ukraine, revealing new attacks and military movements. But making sure the videos and images are real, accurate and correctly labeled is
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina, Stanford, Louisville and North Carolina State remained the top seeds if the women’s NCAA Tournament began now. The NCAA selection committee did its final reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds on Monday, although the Baylor-Iowa State game played that night wasn’t factored
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Liam Reilly, CNN The Asian woman who was attacked last year in Queens by a man with a rock died Monday, her family announced on a GoFundMe page dedicated to her. In November, GuiYing Ma, 61, was sweeping the sidewalk of an empty property in Jackson Heights when a man allegedly
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Southerly winds will stay quite gusty Monday night. Lows will be in the low 40s, with a chance of rain showers all night. Warm temperatures and a chance of rain will stay with us through the middle of the week. Temperatures drop into the low 30s Wednesday night, so rain showers
Continue ReadingMt. Hood Meadows reported one new inch Monday. Timberline reported two new inches. Mt. Bachelor reported three new inches. Hoodoo, Willamette Pass, Ski Bowl have not reported any new snow.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The House has voted to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal. The 422-0 vote late Monday follows a long-running campaign to recognize the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The Senate passed the legislation last
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Few dinosaurs exude the same mystique as Tyrannosaurus rex, but the tyrant lizard king that once roamed across North America might have been misunderstood. A new analysis of the bones and teeth of 37 T. rex specimens suggests that the dinosaur might need to be regrouped into three separate species —
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The Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission on Monday directed the operators of Oregon’s independently owned liquor stores to stop selling all Russian-made distilled spirits.
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Testimony has begun in a case brought by more than two dozen Oklahoma death row inmates who are challenging the state’s lethal injection protocols. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot began hearing testimony on Monday. Attorneys for the inmates argue that the use of the sedative
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Volodymyr Zelensky es el atípico presidente de Ucrania que decidió no sólo quedarse junto a su pueblo en medio de una “gran guerra” sino que los anima a seguir en las trincheras para luchar contra la lluvia de misiles que llegan desde el frente ruso. Lo hace de manera muy particular,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A third gang member was sentenced to federal prison for the brazen armed robbery of a man’s $500,000 watch while he was dining outdoors in Beverly Hills. Forty-one-year-old Marquise Anthony Gardon pleaded guilty in September to two felonies including robbery. On Monday he received a five year prison sentence. Two other
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