By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. Memes and status updates explained how women could legally get abortion pills
Continue ReadingCNN By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Members in the Missouri community where an Amtrak train struck a dump truck and killed four people this week had previously raised concerns about the crossing where the crash took place, a top federal official said Wednesday. “The community has really been focused on this crossing for
Continue ReadingCAPE VINCENT, N.Y. (AP) — Television actor Mary Mara has died in an apparently accidental drowning in upstate New York. Police say the 61-year-old Mara was found Sunday in the St. Lawrence River near Cape Vincent close to the Canadian border. Police say that an official cause of death is still pending but that there
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN Abortion rights proponents have filed court actions in at least seven states seeking to block or slow the enforcement of abortion bans in the days since Friday’s US Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for states to prohibit the procedure. In Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas, state court lawsuits were filed
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is bracing for a return of tourists from abroad, as border controls to curb the spread of coronavirus infections are gradually loosened. After two long years, Yusuke Otomo, who owns a kimono rental shop, can barely contain his excitement. Hopes are running high at such businesses
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is bracing for a return of tourists from abroad, as border controls to curb the spread of coronavirus infections are gradually loosened. After two long years, Yusuke Otomo, who owns a kimono rental shop, can barely contain his excitement. Hopes are running high at such businesses
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 29-year-old man acquitted by reason of insanity of murder in the 2013 stabbing death of his father in Austin has escaped from a state hospital to which he was committed. Police said staff at the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon, near the Oklahoma border, reported Alexander Scott Ervin missing
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A wet spring followed by hot summer temperatures can make a fire like one that broke out Monday afternoon near the BNSF Railway tracks in northern Bend spread fast, even if the tall grass is green.
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Right-wing attorney John Eastman has dropped his challenge to the House’s pursuit of his call log data, according to a new federal court filing. The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack had subpoenaed Verizon for three months of records related to
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eight people were wounded in a shooting after a music event and five people were shot, one fatally, in separate incidents in Tacoma, Washington, over the weekend. Tacoma Police spokesperson Wendy Haddow said in a statement that at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, people called 911 reporting shots fired and cars fleeing in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson is serving his final days with Minnesota before leaving for the same job with LSU. His departure, first reported Sunday night, blindsided Twins fans, and Johnson called it “the toughest thing I’ve ever done.” He’ll stay with the AL Central-leading Twins through the end of a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El líder de Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, dijo a sus fans en un concierto que tiene la intención de renunciar a su ciudadanía estadounidense tras la decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. de anular el caso Roe vs. Wade, una polémica medida que elimina el derecho constitucional federal al
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices on Monday readily put themselves in the shoes of a football coach who wanted to pray at midfield after a game, over those of students who might feel pressure to join him, in an expansive decision focused on the “suppression” of religious
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A trio of Seattle Mariners regulars were suspended Monday for their brawl with the Los Angeles Angels, and another went on the injured list after being hurt in the melee. Outfielder Jesse Winker was banned seven games, shortstop J.P. Crawford received a five-game suspension and outfielder
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Good Evening Central Oregon! Well, it was another hot day for us here on the High Desert. The warm weather did not disappoint in the first official weekend of summer. Today we saw near temperatures in Redmond and in Jefferson County hit the triple-digits — 103! Today is the last day this week we will
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China, ordering federal agencies to better coordinate among themselves as well as with foreign partners in a bid to promote sustainable exploitation of the world’s oceans. On Monday, the White House
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Independence Day should be a holiday marked by freedom and fun – not forest fires, the U.S. Forest Service reminded Monday. Forest Service officials in the Pacific Northwest are asking everyone to celebrate safely and make fire safety a part of your weekend’s festivities. Fireworks – Don’t use them near anything flammable, including
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El proyecto de reforma tributaria del gobierno que encabezará Gustavo Petro toma forma y es posible que se presente al Congreso el mismo día en que el presidente asuma sus funciones. El líder del Pacto Histórico ha insistido en que se necesita un sistema “más progresivo y justo”. ¿En qué
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration has suspended an order that had focused resources for the arrest and deportation of immigrants on those considered a threat to public safety and national security. The action over the weekend followed a ruling this month from a federal judge in Texas. Advocates and
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area sheriff has withdrawn from consideration for Immigration and Customs Enforcement director. In social media postings on Monday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he advised President Joe Biden on Sunday that he was “respectfully withdrawing from consideration for the post.” He cited Senate delays in his confirmation. The Senate has
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