To make driving safer, the Oregon Department of Transportation is installing a road and weather information system, including speed sensors, travel-time readers and electronic message signs on Highway 97 between Bend and La Pine.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution strongly condemning piracy, armed robbery and hostage-taking in the Gulf of Guinea, the world’s top hotspot for attacks on shipping and seafarers. The resolution sponsored by Ghana and Norway was adopted Tuesday. It calls on countries
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan man driving by a cemetery noticed the upkeep of the grounds were left in poor condition. He and a group of others decided to take matters into their own hands to clean it up. The
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The University of South Alabama has announced a new scholarship available to U.S. military members seeking their undergraduate degrees. The Heroes Scholarship is designed to cover tuition expenses not met by the federal government’s provision to active duty personnel for tuition
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability. “I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take,”
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — En Nicaragua, la justicia ratificó la detención preventiva del líder opositor y expreso político Yubrank Suazo, quien se encontraba arrestado desde el 18 de mayo y fue presentado este martes en una audiencia inicial, realizada a puertas cerradas en la Dirección de Auxilio Judicial. Suazo enfrenta cargos de presunta conspiración
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Danquah Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Churches are now on the lookout for people stealing catalytic converters. Buses and vans are locked away after a catalytic converter was stolen from the Madison Church parking lot months ago, but thieves are back now. A surveillance camera shows a car
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A mother said she is still in shock after being held at gunpoint during a carjacking. It happened Saturday night in a Buena Vista apartment complex. Police say her eight-year-old son was with her. The mother said she didn’t want to speak
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing employees will still be allowed to perform some safety analysis on the company’s aircraft, but for three more years instead of the five-year extension the company requested, federal regulators have determined. Federal Aviation Administration officials indicated Tuesday that the agency’s decision on the safety-related work was designed to keep a closer
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Arlo White will not return to NBC’s coverage of the Premier League when the season begins in August, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. White will be replaced by Peter Drury, who has been calling the top Premier League games since 1998, recently on
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Disabilities Commission, Northwest ADA Center and Disability Rights Oregon are hosting a Lunch and Learn webinar series in July in recognition and celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The series will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesdays throughout July.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El episodio 59 de la histórica rivalidad entre los grandes tenistas de todos los tiempos Novak Djokovic y Rafael Nadal fue otro emocionante partido, con Nadal ganando 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) para avanzar a las semifinales del Abierto de Francia. Federer y Djokovic felicitan rápidamente a Nadal por su récord en
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Much to his surprise, Tyler Lockett has become the old guy. Looking around the Seattle Seahawks locker room, the veteran wide receiver is now the longest-tenured member of the roster after the trade of Russell Wilson and release of Bobby Wagner during a tumultuous offseason.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it has agreed to review a labor complaint filed by the United States under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact. The complaint filed earlier this month says workers’ rights to freely join a union have been violated at a Panasonic Automotive Systems factory in Reynosa, across the border
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it has agreed to review a labor complaint filed by the United States under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact. The complaint filed earlier this month says workers’ rights to freely join a union have been violated at a Panasonic Automotive Systems factory in Reynosa, across the border
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — La secretaria del Tesoro de EE.UU., Janet Yellen, admitió este martes que falló en anticipar el tiempo que afectaría la alta inflación a los consumidores estadounidenses, mientras el gobierno de Biden trabaja para contener un creciente lastre político. “Creo que me equivoqué entonces sobre el curso que tomaría la inflación”,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A woman wounded in last month’s New York City subway shooting has filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock. In her lawsuit filed Tuesday, Ilene Steur said Glock “endangered the public health and safety” with the marketing, distribution and sales of its guns. In the April 12 attack, 10 people were
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A woman wounded in last month’s New York City subway shooting has filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock. In her lawsuit filed Tuesday, Ilene Steur said Glock “endangered the public health and safety” with the marketing, distribution and sales of its guns. In the April 12 attack, 10 people were
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday the US is providing Ukraine “more advanced rocket systems and munitions” as its war with Russia grinds on. Writing in a New York Times op-ed, Biden said the US goal is “to see a democratic, independent, sovereign and prosperous Ukraine with the means
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended its authority to issue a mask mandate for domestic travelers, in a brief filed Tuesday asking an appeals court to reverse a district court’s decision in April to strike down the mandate. “It is difficult to imagine a more direct way to
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