SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Housing and Community Services announced during a media briefing Monday that the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program Portal will close and stop accepting new applications on Monday March 14, at 11:59 p.m. PT after distributing more than $289 million in federal emergency rental assistance to more than 40,000 households throughout the pandemic.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscar race may be heating up, but you wouldn’t know it to peek in on the nominees luncheon Monday in Los Angeles. Attendees packed into a ballroom at the Fairmont Century City for the annual luncheon, where nominees get to mingle and celebrate. It
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El uso adecuado de las palabras y su significado es fundamental para entender el valor que tienen. El sufijo ismo puede aludir a cosas tan disímiles como movimientos y doctrinas en contraste a actitudes y tendencias. El feminismo es un movimiento que ha evolucionado y es un concepto amplio, pero
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee County district attorney will not file charges against two Democratic members of the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission, saying there is not enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they committed any crimes. District Attorney John Chisholm, a Democrat, on Monday rejected calls
Continue ReadingBy CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Meat from gene-edited cattle could be on the way in a few years. U.S. regulators on Monday said the animals do not raise any safety concerns. The cattle were altered to have short, slick coats that make it easier for them to withstand hot weather. That
Continue ReadingBy CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Meat from gene-edited cattle could be on the way in a few years. U.S. regulators on Monday said the animals do not raise any safety concerns. The cattle were altered to have short, slick coats that make it easier for them to withstand hot weather. That
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Millones de mujeres en España están llamadas a unirse a las marchas del Día Internacional de la Mujer 2022, que este año viene con el llamado a la igualdad en este país. Desde el Ministerio de Igualdad, el gobierno lanzó una campaña titulada “In Spain we call it igualdad”,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tottenham has stayed in the race for the English Premier League top four after a 5-0 hammering of an Everton side that is in grave relegation danger. After Michael Keane’s own goal put Spurs ahead early, they ran riot. Harry Kane scored twice and Son Heung-min and Sergio Reguilon also netted. It
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have announced several changes to coach Kyle Shanahan’s staff, with Brian Schneider being hired as special teams coordinator and Bobby Slowik and Chris Foerster sharing the offensive coordinator duties. The moves come after the Niners lost several assistants this
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Some of the nation’s leading public health experts, including former coronavirus advisers to the Biden administration, detail in a new report when and how the United States can transition out of the Covid-19 pandemic phase and back into “pre-pandemic routines and lives.” Among the recommendations in the report are for the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out about Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill in a staff email — but doubled down on his refusal to publish a public statement against it. Chapek said he and Disney’s leadership “unequivocally stand” with LGBTQ+ employees. He said the company, which employs over 75,000
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Marquette forward Justin Lewis has won the Big East’s most improved player award and Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was voted the conference’s defensive player of the year. Point guard Jared Bynum from regular-season champion Providence took the top sixth man prize, and Georgetown captain Donald
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points, Paisley Harding added 14 and No. 15 BYU beat fourth-seeded Portland 59-52 in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament. Top-seeded BYU avenged its only conference loss this season, falling 75-64 at Portland on Feb. 3, to earn a chance at its first WCC tournament
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points, Paisley Harding added 14 and No. 15 BYU beat fourth-seeded Portland 59-52 in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament. Top-seeded BYU avenged its only conference loss this season, falling 75-64 at Portland on Feb. 3, to earn a chance at its first WCC tournament
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Select nonprofits, local governments and hospitals served by Pacific Power in Oregon will receive $800,000 in grants for clean transportation projects, including the Bend Park and Recreation District for an electric mower.
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has prompted a roiling debate about what US involvement should look like. US officials have made clear that American troops won’t engage directly with Russian forces, and NATO members have pushed back on calls for a no-fly zone to be set up in Ukraine, warning
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has prompted a roiling debate about what US involvement should look like. US officials have made clear that American troops won’t engage directly with Russian forces, and NATO members have pushed back on calls for a no-fly zone to be set up in Ukraine, warning that
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Duke University doctors say a baby is thriving after a unique heart transplant. The procedure came with a bonus technique, implanting some immune-system tissue to try to prevent organ rejection. The baby needed a new heart. He also had a defective thymus, which helps build the immune system. The
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle has decided to retire. Doyle played in 131 games over nine seasons and caught 295 passes for 2,729 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was selected to two Pro Bowls. Doyle grew up in Indianapolis and was a ball boy for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers. He
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for Democrats, the Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block state court-ordered congressional districting plans. In separate orders late Monday, the justices are allowing maps selected by each state’s Supreme Court to be in effect for
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