By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization arbitrators have concluded the United States violated its rules in requiring that products from Hong Kong be labeled as “Made in China.” The move was part of Washington’s response to a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong in 2019-2020. A WTO dispute panel
Continue ReadingCNN, ANDERS ELIASEN, UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH, KMGH, GETTY, DEPT OF DEFENSE By Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription antiviral Tamiflu from the Strategic National Stockpile to states and territories that request it. The US Department of Health and Human
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription antiviral Tamiflu from the Strategic National Stockpile to states and territories that request it. The US Department of Health and Human services said Wednesday this should help ease access to the medication —
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho police say they’ve determined that a white sedan found in Eugene, Oregon, is not connected to the Nov. 13 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. The Moscow Police Department announced Tuesday that it was working with law enforcement in Eugene to determine if
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Here comes the Santa Claus market rally. Stocks surged Wednesday as investors cheered healthy results from two of America’s leading companies and a surprisingly strong reading on consumer sentiment. The Dow finished with a gain of more than 525 points, or 1.6%, after FedEx and Dow component Nike each
Continue ReadingThe mountains have seen a little snow overnight, so watch for slick roads. Chains or traction tires are required on Highway 26 at Government Camp and you must carry them on all the other mountain roads. Mt. Bachelor has seen a little snow this morning and will get some sunshine today. The next push will
Continue ReadingBy Alex Hardie and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Nepal’s top court on Wednesday ordered the release from jail of Charles Sobhraj, the infamous French serial killer who inspired the award-nominated TV series “The Serpent.” The court made the decree on the grounds of his age and health, according to the court’s spokesperson Bimal Paudel. Sobhraj, aged
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho police say they’ve determined that a white sedan found in Eugene, Oregon, is not connected to the Nov. 13 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. The Moscow Police Department announced Tuesday that it was working with law enforcement in Eugene to determine if
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By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The average stay at the Ronald McDonald House in Kansas City is five nights. That just one thing that makes 9-year-old Ethan Frisbie exceptional. He has spent 267 days there. Monday night, he had many reasons to celebrate. “We’re leaving
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After some light rain and snow showers overnight, we have seen some partial clearing this morning. While we will get some sunshine today, this day will be marked by some very rapid cooling. Many are seeing their daytime highs early this morning. Highs will be in the mid 30’s and northerly
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By Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story GENESEE County, Michigan (WNEM) — Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson and his deputies conducted multiple traffic stops today, and the offenders received a special ‘ticket’. Swanson and his deputies teamed up with Kroger and other organizations to pull over drivers for a ‘minor traffic infraction’
Continue ReadingMONACO (AP) — Russian 400-meter hurdler Natalya Antyukh will lose her gold medal from the 2012 London Games because of doping. It puts American Lashinda Demus in position to be named the champion more than a decade after the race. The Athletics Integrity Unit says Antyukh did not appeal a penalty handed down two months
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By Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland man credits his houseless neighbors for saving his life during an attack. FOX 12 spoke with that man who said he feels less safe now that those neighbors have been forced to move. The neighbor said eight houseless people
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks president Travis Schlenk is stepping down and moving into an advisory position. General manager Landry Fields will assume control of daily operations. The move comes after Fields was promoted to general manager earlier this year. Schlenk previously was general manager and had retained the final say on player personnel decisions
Continue ReadingTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man already serving a federal prison sentence for running an illegal autopsy scheme also has been sentenced to serve an additional year in jail on state criminal charges. The Kansas attorney general’s office announced Wednesday that 43-year-old Shawn Parcells was ordered by a state-court judge to serve his 12-month
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Hallmark Channel is hoping to latch on to some Christmas magic from the Biltmore Estate. Starting in January, the network will begin production on its first holiday movie of 2023. The movie, “A Biltmore Christmas,” will be filmed at the
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia’s government says the first group of 5,000 Somalis sent to Eritrea for military training has returned home, to the relief of parents who had alleged their sons had been recruited under false pretenses. The defense minister on Wednesday confirmed the first group’s arrival in Somalia’s
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jamie Lopez, whose Babydoll Beauty Salon was featured in the WeTV reality series, “Super Sized Salon,” has died, her colleagues and the network announced in respective statements. She was 37. Lopez’s company released a statement on social media about her passing. “On behalf of the Babydoll Beauty Couture team, we
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget, CNN Authorities in North Carolina have released a school bus surveillance video they say shows missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari just days before her mother and stepfather said they last saw her. “Today, we are releasing surveillance video from her school bus as Madalina got off at her stop on November 21, 2022,
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET, REBECCA BLACKWELL and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s top associates secretly pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and are cooperating with investigators, a federal prosecutor announced Wednesday as the digital coin entrepreneur was being flown in FBI custody
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