By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN A number of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are growing increasingly frustrated with what they see as Israel’s lack of action in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. More than one month into the conflict, Israel’s Prime Minister has yet to openly condemn Russia, instead trying
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People across Portland, Oregon, looking to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis have a new option: They can call 911 and ask for the Portland Street Response. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the unarmed emergency response program began serving people citywide on March 28. The program, housed within the city’s fire
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made two major personnel changes, seeking to cap off a series of developments perceived as damaging to his administration before October’s presidential election. The first move Monday brought the exit of Brazil’s embattled education minister, who resigned amid a scandal involving
Continue ReadingPALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane says the team will retain Ryan Bates by matching the four-year qualifying offer the offensive lineman signed with the Chicago Bears last week. The Bills had five days to match the offer or lose Bates without compensation. The third-year player was a restricted free
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There were 39 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon over the past three days, including six deaths in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,074, the Oregon Health Authority said Monday.
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says crews will try to free a container ship that’s been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than two weeks. The Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corporation will make an initial attempt to refloat the Ever Forward at noon Tuesday after more
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” included in President Joe Biden’s proposed budget is part of the administration’s effort to reduce the federal deficit. The White House says the proposal would eliminate the “sheltering of income for decades or generations.” Whether the proposal can successfully pass through Congress
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La dirección de la Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas publicó un comunicado en el que condenó las acciones de Will Smith, ganador del premio al Mejor Actor, luego de que el protagonista de “King Richard” irrumpiera en el escenario y abofeteara a Chris Rock en la ceremonia de los Oscar
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El pleno de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras ratificó la extradición del expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández, confirmó a CNN Melvin Duarte, portavoz del Poder Judicial. Estados Unidos solicitó en enero a Honduras la entrega de Hernández, que enfrenta cargos relacionados con el tráfico de drogas. El exmandatario, que
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The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse off the northwest coast of Oregon is for sale for $6.5 million.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Making the quarterfinals at a tournament used to be no big deal for Naomi Osaka. It was only a shock if it didn’t happen. Things are a bit different now. The former world No. 1 has made it through to the quarterfinals at the
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Defense Department plans to accelerate production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles so it can refill its own depleted stocks as it continues to send the vital systems to Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion, according to defense officials. Ukraine wants 500 Javelin
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Kaiser and Angela Fritz, CNN Scientists were shocked this month when a research station in Antarctica reported extraordinarily warm weather. The temperature at Concordia Research station atop Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau — typically known as the coldest place on Earth — surged to an astounding 11.3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-11.5 Celsius) on
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame and first-year coach Marcus Freeman are getting know each other. Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees returns on a staff that has eight new faces, including Freeman’s successor at defensive coordinator in Al Golden. There’s also a battle for the No. 1 quarterback spot as
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks shook off a midday slump and closed higher on Wall Street, though energy companies ended in the red as crude oil prices fell sharply. Crude oil prices sank as China started to lock down Shanghai, its largest city and financial center, to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak of
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who police say fired a handgun at a Louisville mayoral candidate has been indicted on attempted murder and endangerment charges. Twenty-one-year-old Quintez Brown was arrested shortly the Feb. 14 shooting. The Democratic mayoral candidate, Craig Greenberg, was not hit by the gunfire. A grand jury in Louisville on
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The practical, financial and emotional difficulties of being a refugee are unfathomable. But for the millions of people who have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, one obstacle may be somewhat easier to tackle in the coming months: Making a living. Businesses and organizations from all over are creating free online
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Plantronics, STAAR Surgical rise; Barclays, Citigroup fall.
Continue ReadingUNION, Mo. (AP) — A woman photographed carrying a wooden name plate torn from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection faces felony charges for allegedly driving drunk and causing a fatal wreck in Missouri. Emily Hernandez of Sullivan, Missouri, is charged with driving while intoxicated involving the death of
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