PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest cherry crop this year is the smallest in 14 years at least in part because of a spring snowstorm. The smaller-than-usual fruit harvest happened largely because Oregon and Washington were hit with a severe winter storm on April 14, during the region’s cherry blossom bloom, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest cherry crop this year is the smallest in 14 years at least in part because of a spring snowstorm. The smaller-than-usual fruit harvest happened largely because Oregon and Washington were hit with a severe winter storm on April 14, during the region’s cherry blossom bloom, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN US lawmakers sent Twitter more than a dozen questions about its security practices Monday, on the eve of a company whistleblower’s testimony before Congress in which he is expected to outline damning allegations of security and privacy vulnerabilities at the embattled social media company. In a letter addressed to CEO Parag
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN The 74th Emmy Awards, celebrating the best in television, were presented Monday in Los Angeles. “The White Lotus,” “Ted Lasso” and “Succession” picked up some of the biggest awards of the night. (HBO, Warner Bros. Television and CNN are all owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.) See who else won below: Outstanding
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. Soccer says an investigation into alleged abuse and misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League is expected to be completed by early next month. The investigation, led by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, was initiated last fall after North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley was
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer U.S. Soccer says an investigation into alleged abuse and misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League is expected to be completed by early next month. The investigation, led by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, was initiated last fall after North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley was
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Bend’s Eastside Safeway, the scene of a shooting that claimed three lives, including the shooter, on August 28th, is set to reopen at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the store’s online website says.
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Steve Almasy, CNN A Toronto police officer who was taking a lunch break during training was shot and killed in Mississauga by a suspect who later was taken into custody in Hamilton after a second deadly shooting, authorities said at a media briefing Monday night. Authorities said another person was wounded
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, CNN The US Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the water crisis that has affected the roughly 150,000 residents of Jackson, Mississippi, who remain under a boil-water advisory. “I can confirm that the EPA Office of Inspector General began sending personnel to Jackson to collect data and conduct interviews,” Jennifer Kaplan, a spokesperson
Continue ReadingNEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of killing a woman to steal her unborn baby to present as her own went on trial for capital murder. Taylor Rene Parker has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and kidnapping in the October 2020 deaths of 21-year-old Regan Michelle Simmons-Hancock and the daughter who
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In today’s rapidly changing world, society needs children to explore, discover and think deeply so that they can be the innovators, developers and inventors who will solve the pressing challenges of our future. For many youth, there is no better experiential learning that taps into this than STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Continue ReadingBy JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior says it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules dealing with devices to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe of 2010. That incident killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico. One proposed rule would
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ self-driving car company has announced plans to expand a robotaxi service into new markets in Arizona and Texas before the end of this year. Cruise told invertors at a banking conference Monday that an autonomous ride-hailing service that began charging San Francisco passengers in June will make its debut
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ self-driving car company has announced plans to expand a robotaxi service into new markets in Arizona and Texas before the end of this year. Cruise told invertors at a banking conference Monday that an autonomous ride-hailing service that began charging San Francisco passengers in June will make its debut
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city. During a search of a San Francisco Police Department crime lab database, the
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted peppers permeates the air. But growers in Mexico are just as busy and that’s causing a crunch at the international border. Agricultural specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection are
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — A charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete, has died. Elias Theodorou was 34. His publicist, Jess Moran, confirmed the former UFC fighter died in Toronto of liver cancer. Theodorou of Mississauga, Ontario, was an athlete, actor, model, stuntman, dancer, TV pitchman,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, lanzó una dura advertencia a Moscú, declarando que “la historia pondrá todo en su sitio”, a medida que las tropas ucranianas arrasan la región nororiental de Járkiv. En un mensaje de Telegram dirigido a Rusia, Zelensky preguntó: “¿Siguen pensando que somos ‘una nación’? ¿Siguen pensando
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Gas prices are on the decline. Inflation has moderated a little, though it remains historically high. Consumers are feeling slightly more optimistic about the future. Has your outlook on the economy changed in recent months? How about your thoughts on your personal financial situation? Share your story with CNN. You could
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be back on trial Tuesday, facing more family members of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, weeks after a Texas jury determined he and his company should have to pay one student’s parents nearly $50 million for defaming the student’s father and inflicting emotional distress
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