Starting Jan. 2, 2023, Bridges Oregon will manage Oregon’s Communication Facilitator services, a new program that provides DeafBlind Oregonians who communicate using American Sign Language through tactile or close vision methods with access to make and receive video-to-video and Video Relay Service calls.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Al igual que cepillarse los dientes o lavarse la cara, ponerse desodorante todos los días puede parecer uno de esos rituales cruciales para la higiene básica. Pero lo más probable es que tu decisión se base más en preferencias personales y culturales que en una posible necesidad médica, afirman los expertos
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged New Zealand to take a leading role in focusing on the environmental destruction his country is suffering as a result of Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy delivered his message via video link to lawmakers who packed the debating chamber at 8
Continue Readingby Gayle Harrington, CNN Netflix’s documentary about Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, debuted with a total of 81.55 million hours watched in its first week, the company said in a press release Tuesday. That’s the highest viewing time of any documentary to debut on the streaming service in its premiere week. The series
Continue ReadingCNN by Gayle Harrington, CNN Netflix’s documentary about Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, debuted with a total of 81.55 million hours watched in its first week, the company said in a press release Tuesday. That’s the highest viewing time of any documentary to debut on the streaming service in its premiere week. The
Continue ReadingBy Marielle Mohs Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Wildlife agencies are looking into a mass poisoning of bald eagles at an Inver Grove Heights landfill. Police and volunteers found 13 sick eagles. Three of them have already died. The 10 remaining are in the care of The Raptor
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, Maegan Vazquez and Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Department of Energy official responsible for nuclear fuel and radioactive waste is no longer employed by the federal agency after two alleged airport baggage theft incidents, according to local reports and court records. Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop and Michelle Watson, CNN The mystery of skeletal remains hunters found in 1991 on a private farm lane in Pickaway County, Ohio, long remained just that: a mystery. At first, authorities believed they were of a Native American woman, about 25 years old, because of the small stature and where they were
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN The US Justice Department has charged five Russian nationals, one American and an Israeli who is a US permanent resident with allegedly conspiring to violate US sanctions by smuggling US-made equipment to the Russian military, according to a recently unsealed court documents. According to the 16-count indictment, the defendants were associated
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican salsa singer and musician “Lalo” Rodríguez has died. He was 64. Police said Tuesday that his body was found at a public housing project in the U.S. territory. They said there were no visible signs of violence on his body and that an autopsy would determine the
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly released audit has found that Tennessee has repeatedly failed to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse allegations in the facilities that house the state’s most vulnerable children. The release of the 164-page report Tuesday comes as state agency officials say they’ve been plagued by crippling staffing
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has approved sweeping legislation that would overhaul the state’s property insurance system, which has struggled due to insolvencies, high costs and major storms. The Republican proposal passed Tuesday comes during the GOP-led Legislature’s second special session this year aimed at stabilizing the property
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has approved sweeping legislation that would overhaul the state’s property insurance system, which has struggled due to insolvencies, high costs and major storms. The Republican proposal passed Tuesday comes during the GOP-led Legislature’s second special session this year aimed at stabilizing the property
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Gov.-elect Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is appointing James Schroeder as Interim Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Schroeder will assume the role effective Jan. 10, 2023.
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The former nurse of the late Hugo Chavez has been found guilty of money laundering in connection to bribes paid by a billionaire media mogul to green light lucrative currency transactions when she served as Venezuela’s national treasurer.A jury in south Florida deliberated for just a few
Continue ReadingCNN, KMGH By Stephanie Elam, CNN Across the country, overflow health care workers are struggling to catch their breath as hospitals fill with sick patients battling a trifecta of respiratory illnesses — Covid-19, RSV and the flu. “We’ve seen a real increase in cases … particularly since Thanksgiving,” said Dr. Christopher Longhurst, chief medical officer
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Closer Kenley Jansen has arrived in Boston, where fans are still stewing over the loss of Xander Bogaerts as a free agent. The right-hander led the NL with 41 saves for the Braves last season. He spent the first 12 years of his career with the
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Lofton Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSL) — A Salt Lake City woman is thanking who she calls a perfect stranger for finding and returning her lost wedding ring at the Salt Lake airport. Valerie Cameron travels by airplane for work often. She works in the convention
Continue ReadingSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one of the few solid things around the football program following the sudden death of coach Mike Leach at the age of 61. Mississippi State is facing a search for
Continue ReadingBy MATT GEPHARDT AND CINDY ST. CLAIR Click here for updates on this story VERNAL, Utah (KSL) — It’s been a little over a year since Keith Zipprich lost his wife, Jo, to cancer. Jo battled that cancer for many months, as bills stacked up for those many treatments. Keith said Jo’s insurance covered most
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