By GILLIAN FLACCUS and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Forecasters warned Thursday that strong, gusting winds and low humidity will cause extreme fire danger across western Oregon and Washington this weekend as authorities encouraged residents to charge cellphones and have an evacuation plan ready. Starting Friday, a dry east wind with gusts
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El mundo tiene una necesidad apremiante de agua. La sequía y el aumento de las temperaturas amenazan con afectar casi cualquier sector de la economía, desde la energía, hasta la agricultura y el transporte de mercancías. Los mercados toman nota. El índice S&P Global Water Index, que sigue
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge rejected Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes‘ efforts to fire his two attorneys and delay his weeks-away trial for seditious conspiracy relating to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, telling the leader there was no “legitimate reason” to make the eleventh-hour change. According
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan knows what the talk will be around the San Francisco 49ers if quarterback Trey Lance struggles in his first season as the starter with Jimmy Garoppolo waiting on the bench. There will be calls from some fans for a change back
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash, CNN Former President Barack Obama plans to campaign for a variety of candidates this fall as the 2022 midterms approach, a source familiar with his plans tells CNN. He will publicly appear with candidates in congressional and gubernatorial races but will also campaign with candidates for some secretary of state races in
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers face a Friday midnight deadline for submitting proposals for how the special master review of the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago — including classified documents — should work. They’ll be filing the briefs even as the Justice Department appeals the order requiring
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN A federal judge’s move to bring in a special master to review materials seized from former President Donald Trump’s home has opened up an extraordinarily murky, sensitive and high-stakes task of finding an attorney to serve in that role and defining what exactly he or she
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Davante Adams and Derek Carr say nothing will be different about their first game together with the Las Vegas Raiders. The pair were college teammates at Fresno State and have spent plenty of time training together over the years. The Raiders traded for Adams in the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly’s former business manager has testified at the singer’s federal trial in Chicago that he believed the singer’s denials of sexual misconduct when allegations emerged against his boss in the late 1990s. Taking the stand Wednesday, Derrell McDavid said he came to understand that
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Food insecurity among families with children fell in 2021, reversing a spike during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a US Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. Some 6.2% of households with children, or 2.3 million families, were unable at times to provide adequate, nutritious food for their
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Singer Lewis Capaldi has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, a a neurological disorder that causes involuntary movements and sounds. Capaldi shared the news during an Instagram Live, explaining that the condition is something he deals with “all the time.” “The worst thing about it is when I’m excited
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN Big oil companies are spending millions to portray themselves as taking action on climate change, but their investments and lobbying activities don’t live up to their planet-friendly claims, according to a new report. An analysis from London-based energy and climate think-tank InfluenceMap found that the amount of climate-positive messaging used by
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Spencer Strider overcame a rough start, Vaughn Grissom and Dansby Swanson homered and the Atlanta Braves won their seventh in a row, beating the Oakland Athletics 7-3. Robbie Grossman, Marcell Ozuna and Ronald Acuña Jr. also drove in runs for Atlanta, which beat Oakland for
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon CEO Andy Jassy isn’t looking to force the company’s workers back into the office anytime soon. “We don’t have a plan to require people to come back,” Jassy said at the Code Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “But we’re going to proceed adaptively as we learn.” The online
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Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Many will see some clearing of that smoky haze Wednesday night. Skies will stay mostly clear and lows will be in the mid-30s to upper 40s. Winds will become light and variable this evening and stay that way through the night. We are expecting a lot of sunshine and cooler temperatures
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — J.C. Jackson is out of his walking boot and is likely to be a game-time decision when the Los Angles Chargers host the Las Vegas Raiders in Sunday’s regular-season opener. The fifth-year cornerback was one of the Chargers’ biggest acquisitions during the offseason after
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Operators of California’s electricity grid say a miscommunication led to a small number of power outages as the system was under great strain. The head of the California Independent System Operator says the miscommunication occurred Tuesday afternoon with Northern California Power Agency. The
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday announced changes to its reporting of COVID-19 data and provided an update on the new bivalent COVID-19 boosters. State health officials also gave an update on monkeypox (hMPXV) in Oregon, including new demographic data and recommendations for monkeypox vaccines. OHA Director Patrick Allen said COVID-19 data reporting is
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Taylor Romine and Stella Chan, CNN The Fairview Fire has now charred more nearly 20,000 acres in the two days it’s been burning in Southern California, according to Cal Fire. The fire, which had spread to 19,377 acres and is 5% contained as of late Wednesday, has not shown signs of slowing
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trea Turner doubled in the go-ahead run and Max Muncy added a three-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3. The NL West-leading Dodgers reduced their magic number to six games. Muncy went 3 for
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