By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A record 193 homeless people died in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, in 2021, a 53% increase compared with the previous year, according to a new county report released Wednesday. Substances contributed to about 60% of those deaths, the report found, mirroring trends
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A record 193 homeless people died in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, in 2021, a 53% increase compared with the previous year, according to a new county report released Wednesday. Substances contributed to about 60% of those deaths, the report found, mirroring trends
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Covid spurred more people to order food out, making delivery workers busier than ever. So Chick-fil-A has built a break room for those in New York City that will be open for a few months, offering refreshments and restrooms in between deliveries. From February 16 through April 13, Chick-fil-A is operating
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At Tuesday night’s Bend-La Pine School Board meeting, Superintendent Steven Cook announced the creation of a new student leadership group: the Student Voice Council.
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SANDY, Utah (AP) — Shawn Blymiller spent 10 years of feeling mostly numbed while prescribed traditional anti-depressants, trudging through his day-to-day life as a suburban Salt Lake City father of two kids balancing the obligations of family and work selling technology software. When his son was diagnosed as having special
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 20 millones de personas en todo el sur de Estados Unidos enfrentan este miércoles la amenaza de fuertes tornados, granizo y vientos dañinos. Las tormentas se extenderán desde el este de Texas hasta el oeste de Kentucky. Partes del este de Arkansas, el norte de Mississippi y el oeste
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Students, staff and community members are invited to meet finalists for the principal positions at Silver Rail, Ponderosa and Pine Ridge elementary schools during upcoming community forums.
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN It was party time in Missouri on Wednesday as the Chiefs continued their celebrations after Sunday’s Super Bowl win with a parade through the streets of Kansas City and a rally where two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes told the crowd he was planning to see them in the same place
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A man out on bond on a murder charge was able to get out on bail after a new arrest this month despite rules that should have held him until he appeared before a judge. The day after Michael Lee Lambert’s
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum announced Wednesday that the Oregon Court of Appeals has invalidated a Columbia County ordinance that claims to nullify state and federal gun safety laws within the county. The ordinance was adopted by the Columbia County Board of Commissioners in March of 2021. It had been preceded by two
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Allison Morrow, CNN A federal judge released the names of two people who co-signed Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bail deal, which allowed him to be released on house arrest while he awaits trial on federal fraud and conspiracy charges. In documents made public Wednesday afternoon, the court revealed that Larry Kramer,
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Weeks after a major train derailment and controlled explosion of chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, residents have been encouraged to return home. But many questions remain about how the train derailed and what the lingering chemical exposure could be in residents’ air and water. Toxic train derailments don’t happen very often,
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Biden administration said it has deployed federal medical experts to help assess what dangers remain at an Ohio village where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed this month — a ramp-up of federal support at the governor’s request as anxious residents point to signs of adverse effects. Ohio Gov.
Continue ReadingBy Mike Randall Click here for updates on this story EAST AMHERST, New York (WKBW) — When James Kroeger’s son Bubba was born on Christmas Day 1982, he decided to put together a time capsule. Starting with some magazines, he eventually included popular records, books, and baseball cards. He says of his collection, “It did
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope just peered into a celestial Pandora’s box to see what lies beyond a megacluster of galaxies. The space observatory observed Pandora’s Cluster, also known as Abell 2744, where three massive clusters of galaxies are merging. The group of galaxy clusters acts as a magnifying glass for
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La frontera norte de México, donde persiste el esfuerzo de muchas personas por intentar entrar a Estados Unidos, suele estar en el centro de las noticias sobre inmigración. Pero a la vez también crece también un movimiento en sentido contrario, aunque de características diametralmente opuestas: el de estadounidenses que
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, CNN Read Maria Lvova-Belova’s social media, and one might think Russia is selflessly delivering Ukrainian children from evil into the care of Russian families desperate to share their love. But according to American and European governments — and a new report by Yale investigators, backed by the US State Department — she
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A father was hit and killed Tuesday on the North Freeway service road while trying to help a family member whose vehicle had stalled nearby, Harris County deputies said. It happened at about 8:25 p.m. at 14100 North Freeway service road
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Michael Jordan, miembro del Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto, hizo una donación récord de US$ 10 millones a la fundación Make-A-Wish America para celebrar su cumpleaños número 60, anunció la organización este miércoles. Esta es la mayor donación que un individuo ha entregado a la entidad en sus 43 años
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Fischer Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A mother and her baby are dead and a 3-year-old is in the hospital after a vehicle rolled off an overpass during a major crash on the SH-99 Grand Parkway. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a three-vehicle crash at 14101
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