Oregon House passes bill to give overtime pay to farmworkers; heads to Senate next
A bill that would give overtime protections to Oregon farmworkers passed the House 37-23 Tuesday and will head next to the Senate for consideration.
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Bears sign veteran LB Joe Thomas
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed veteran inside linebacker Joe Thomas. Thomas has 16 starts over seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. He has 12 tackles for loss and 10 pass breakups. The Bears made big changes after going 6-11 last season, hiring general manager
Continue ReadingOil prices touch highest level since September 2008, when Lehman Brothers collapsed
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan US oil prices briefly spiked on Thursday to their highest level in nearly 14 years, as concerns about disruptions to Russia’s supplies continue. US crude jumped as much as 5.4% to $116.57 a barrel early Thursday — the highest trade since September 22, 2008. A week earlier Lehman Brothers collapsed.
Continue ReadingParade goers catching, and ducking, goodies thrown at parades
By Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The good times rolling in full force Monday night. Lundi Gras was in full swing Monday as back-to-back parades made their way through downtown Mobile. It’s all leading up to the main event, Fat Tuesday. Plenty of spectators lined the streets
Continue ReadingQuills and thrills as prodigious porcupine puppet unveiled
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a quilling experience for all. Percy, a porcupine puppet of prodigious proportions, emerged from her giant stump home for an audience of schoolchildren and media members at a Los Angeles park on Tuesday. The adorable beast inspired oohs and awws as she blinked her droopy eyes, opened her mouth
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Lakers sign D.J. Augustin, waive DeAndre Jordan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have waived center DeAndre Jordan and signed veteran point guard D.J. Augustin and forward Wenyen Gabriel. The Lakers also waived Sekou Doumbouya before their home game against Dallas. Jordan was a flop in his only season with the Lakers, who signed the 14-year veteran in September. He
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Oregon reports 26 more COVID-19 related deaths, one from Jefferson County; 741 new cases
There are 26 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, one from Jefferson County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,648, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
Continue ReadingRussia’s invasion of Ukraine sends news network ratings up
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent television viewers to the cable news networks for updates, with Fox News Channel gaining the largest audience and CNN the most dramatic increase. Collectively, CNN, Fox and MSNBC had 6.4 million viewers in prime time between last Wednesday and Sunday,
Continue ReadingRussia’s invasion of Ukraine sends news network ratings up
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent television viewers to the cable news networks for updates, with Fox News Channel gaining the largest audience and CNN the most dramatic increase. Collectively, CNN, Fox and MSNBC had 6.4 million viewers in prime time between last Wednesday and Sunday,
Continue ReadingProposal to give overtime to Oregon farmworkers passes House
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill that would give overtime protections to Oregon farmworkers passed the House 37-23 Tuesday and will next head to the Senate for consideration. Proponents say it would provide equal protection for farmworkers who haven’t been able to earn overtime because of an 80-year-old federal exclusion based in racism. Opponents say
Continue ReadingArizona Supreme Court: Jeep can be sued over girl’s death
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The family of a little girl who was killed when her mother’s car was rear-ended by a Jeep on a Phoenix freeway can sue the SUV’s manufacturer for wrongful death because it did not install automatic emergency braking devices. Tuesday’s ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court rejected
Continue ReadingBreonna Taylor neighbor: police raid “so scary and crazy”
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor’s neighbor says she was jolted awake by the sound of a battering ram the night of the narcotics raid that left Taylor dead. Chelsey Napper testified Tuesday that she called 911 twice after bullets few into her apartment. She says it sounded like someone
Continue ReadingGOP State of the Union response: Iowa governor says ‘enough is enough’
By Clare Foran, CNN Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds went after President Joe Biden over rising inflation, foreign policy and the Democratic Party’s handling of the pandemic in the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Reynolds outlined a lengthy list of GOP criticisms, arguing that reckless government spending
Continue ReadingKansas woman wins traditional pancake race against England
LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman won a narrow victory over her counterpart in England in the traditional Pancake Day race. Whitney Hay of Liberal, Kansas, ran the 415-yard course in 1 minute, 7 seconds on Tuesday. That beat Katie Godof of Olney, England, who ran her race in 1 minute, 10 seconds. The
Continue ReadingMitch McConnell rebukes NRSC Chair Rick Scott’s plan ‘to rescue America’
By Alex Rogers and Steve Contorno, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday rebutted Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s plan “to rescue America,” trying to keep attention on Republicans’ perceived failures of the Biden administration as the party looks to take back the Senate this year. Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senate Committee,
Continue ReadingPA student disenrolled for ‘personally hurtful’ sign during women’s basketball game
By Amy Wadas Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A W&J student was disenrolled for holding up a disrespectful sign during a women’s basketball game targeting a player on the opposing team, college officials said Sunday. In a statement posted to Facebook, W&J Dean Eva Chatterjee-Sutton said the sign held
Continue ReadingStellantis plans to double revenues by 2030
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the company formed one year ago from the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and France’s PSA, has plans to double its net revenues by 2030 while moving more of its 14 car brands to being fully electric, CEO Carlos Tavares said in a presentation Tuesday. The company also says
Continue ReadingPoll worker shortages and other glitches emerge as Texans kick off this year’s primary election season
By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The midterm election season kicked off Tuesday in Texas — with election workers, voters and voting rights activists reporting several glitches, including poll worker shortages in several counties and a delay in tabulating ballots in heavily populated Harris County. But election officials in the Lone Star State say
Continue ReadingWheat futures are soaring. Food prices could be next
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing wheat prices to spike, exacerbating already high food prices. Wheat futures were up about 5.35% Tuesday, reaching prices not seen since 2008. The higher prices make wheat more expensive for food makers, who will likely pass those costs on to
Continue ReadingMexico sees 2nd major win for independent unions
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Employees at a U.S.-operated border assembly plant in the northern Mexico city of Matamoros have overwhelmingly voted to for an independent union to represent them. The vote tallies at the Tridonex autparts plant mark the second victory over undemocratic, old-guard unions that had long kept wages at rock-bottom levels in Mexico.
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