By Karol Suarez and Brandon Miller, CNN At least 23 people have died after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on Monday in Quito, Ecuador, authorities said. Quito’s mayor Santiago Guarderas told reporters on Tuesday that 47 people were injured, including two that were left in critical condition as a result of the disaster. Seven have
Continue ReadingBy TOM BANSE Northwest News Network FERNDALE, Wash. (AP) — A complex deal is in the works to revive the Pacific Northwest’s last remaining aluminum smelter, located in northwest Washington. Northwest News Network reports Alcoa idled its Intalco Works smelter near Ferndale a year-and-a-half ago and laid off virtually all the workers. Labor leaders, elected
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — En lo que serían sus últimos momentos, el veterano policía se sentó en su patrulla minutos después de la medianoche cuando se abrió la puerta del conductor del automóvil que tenía delante. El cabo Charles Galloway acababa de detener el tráfico y estaba tratando de comunicarse con un despachador cuando un
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Groups representing about 100,000 ride-share drivers and food delivery workers in and near New York City have formed a coalition called Justice for App Workers. They made the announcement Tuesday and are pressing for protections including better wages, health care and the right to unionize.
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Weston McKennie says he let his team and nation down when he violated team COVID-19-rules in September, which caused the American midfielder to miss a pair of World Cup qualifiers. McKennie didn’t dress for the Sept. 5 match against Canada because of the breach, and coach Gregg Berhalter sent
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Caitlyn Callahan is the first female coach in the 135-year history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team hired the 26-year-old Callahan as a player development coach in January after she impressed them during a visit to the team’s minor-league headquarters in Bradenton, Florida. Callahan played softball
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In commemoration of Black History Month, Central Oregon Community College is hosting two free community events in February that will explore cultural and historical topics.
Continue ReadingBy Simon Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — The Reynolds School District in Gresham continues to grapple with persistent fighting and misbehavior among its students. One parent, Becky, who preferred we not disclose her last name, said her son was recently attacked by several of his classmates as he
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What you need to know before the 2022 Olympics mixed doubles curling competition begins on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech buscan la autorización de uso de emergencia para su vacuna contra el covid-19 de dos dosis para niños de 6 meses a 5 años, dijeron las compañías este martes. Pfizer y BioNTech dijeron que han iniciado una presentación continua de datos a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google’s digital advertising empire turned in another strong performance during the holiday shopping season, propelling a 36% increase in its corporate parent’s profit during the final three months of 2021. The results announced Tuesday underscore how technology giants have adapted to become even more
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This past weekend’s Janet Jackson documentary was the most popular non-fiction show on Lifetime since its “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary three years ago. The four-part series rolled out over two nights last weekend. The Nielsen company said roughly 4 million people watched on live television,
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks had a strong holiday season in the U.S., but those results were offset by higher labor and commodity costs and weaker sales in China. U.S. same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, were up 18% over the October-December period a year ago despite higher
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway has undergone surgery for the broken bone in his left foot. The Mavericks says Hardaway will begin rehabilitation immediately, but there is no timetable for his return to the lineup. The 29-year-old Hardaway broke his fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in a game at Golden
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors increased its net income 56% last year, helped by higher prices for its vehicles that were made scarce by a global shortage of computer chips. The Detroit automaker said Tuesday that it made $10.02 billion for the full year. And it predicted record pretax
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Jewish Federations of North America, or JFNA, is working to bolster security across Jewish communities. The umbrella organization and local federations are aiming to raise $126 million over three years to ensure all 146 communities where Jewish federations are located have security hubs. Only 45 currently have such
Continue ReadingBY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to create jobs across the United States by capping abandoned oil and gas wells in communities plagued for decades by air and water pollution from wells. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the funding will help the country “confront the legacy pollution
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business America’s national debt just hit another sobering milestone. Total public debt outstanding is now above $30 trillion, according to Treasury Department data published Tuesday. Government borrowing accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic as Washington spent aggressively to cushion the economic blow from the crisis. The national debt has surged by about
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr, CNN A proposal to endorse removing GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from the House Republican Conference has gained steam ahead of its introduction at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting this week. The proposed resolution, which has garnered more than 50 co-sponsors, seeks to punish the two Republican lawmakers over
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors reported record earnings for 2021, despite struggling with a shortage of computer chips and other parts that crimped its ability to build and sell all the cars and trucks it wanted. Quarterly earnings reached nearly $2 billion, excluding special items, topping the consensus forecast of $1.7 billion from
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