Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ubicado entre las cordilleras nevadas del Monte Rainier y el Glacier Peak, un glaciar significativo en el estado de Washington ha desaparecido después de existir lleno de hielo y nieve durante milenios, según un investigador que lleva años monitoreándolo. En esta franja de cordillera en las Cascadas de Washington al este
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese scientists have successfully cloned three “super cows” that can produce an unusually high amount of milk, state media reported, hailing it as a breakthrough for China’s dairy industry to reduce its dependence on imported breeds. The three calves, bred by scientists from the Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Wednesday submitted to the Oregon Legislature the 2023 Marijuana Supply and Demand report, reflecting the quantity of cannabis available in Oregon’s legal commercial market.
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing political musings on social media, to a Republican congressional candidate with a compelling fictional resume. His improbable rise to the House of Representatives started as he joined a group of pro-Donald
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Every year, Americans in snowy states wait with bated breath to see whether Punxsutawney Phil will spot his shadow. And every year, we take Phil’s weather forecast — six more weeks of winter, or an early spring? — as gospel, meteorology be damned. It’s about as strange (and cute) as holidays
Continue ReadingCNN By Randi Kaye, Dakin Andone, Dianne Gallagher and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Two witnesses in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh told the court Wednesday they are “100%” certain that Murdaugh’s voice is on footage prosecutors say undermines the disgraced former South Carolina attorney’s claim he was not at the scene of the killings when
Continue ReadingBy CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 42 points and 10 assists, Anfernee Simons added 26 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 122-112 on Wednesday night. Jerami Grant had 18 points in the first half, before leaving because of concussion symptoms. Portland outscored Memphis
Continue ReadingBy RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Mourners at the Sydney funeral for Australian Cardinal George Pell have remembered him as a victim of a campaign to punish him regardless of his guilt. Pell was once the most senior Catholic convicted of sex abuse. Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher hailed Pell as
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The two small monkeys who were found in a vacant house a day after being taken from the Dallas Zoo lost a bit of weight during their ordeal but show no signs of injury, the zoo said Wednesday. The disappearance Monday of the two emperor tamarin monkeys
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale The conspiracy theories about the October attack on Paul Pelosi never made sense. And now the public can see that a whole bunch of these false claims have been definitively disproven by audio and video evidence. Prominent right-wing figures — including former President Donald Trump and some Republican members of Congress —
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Combined Measure 110 funding reached more than 60,000 Oregonians with substance use disorder treatment and other support during the earliest phases of implementation, according to financial and operational reports filed with Oregon Health Authority. The reporting shows that Measure 110 providers served more than 18,000 over the first three months of
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. But the king is still expected to appear on coins.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people have been charged with stealing nearly $3 million from a wealthy ailing investor, moving into his Malibu beach house, claiming to befriend him and giving him drugs, before attempting to steal another $20 million after his death, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Anthony Flores, 46, of Fresno, was arrested last
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Chad Spitz, Kyle Littlejohn and Nathan Wachs will attend Eastern Oregon, while Brogan Halsey committed to College of The Siskiyous.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Outdoor company REI has laid off more than 100 people from its headquarters in and around Seattle, citing “increasing uncertainty” and a need to be profitable. President and CEO Eric Artz said in a letter to employees on Tuesday that 167 people lost their jobs, The Seattle Times reported. Artz said the
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a former Houston police officer charged with murder in connection with a deadly drug raid three years ago are decrying publicity in the case. They’re also suggesting newly discovered evidence could undermine prosecutors’ claims that the couple who lived at the raided home were
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon — a man who spent little time behind bars for a similar crime in Nevada — killed two men before being cornered by officers and fatally shooting himself, police said Wednesday. Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died at a hospital Tuesday
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The Cascade Cattle Club held a “foot” sorting competition at Brasada Ranch, and three children were victorious.
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. But the king is still expected to appear on coins.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Salir a comer podría haber sido tan popular hace 5.000 años como lo es en la actualidad. Esto sugeriría el impresionante descubrimiento en Iraq de una antigua taberna que data de 2700 a. C. Los investigadores que trabajan en la antigua ciudad de Lagash descubrieron que la taberna, escondida a solo 48
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