By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former top campaign aide for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has been named principal deputy campaign manager for President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection bid. Last year, Quentin Fulks was campaign manager for Warnock’s successful Georgia reelection effort. Allies tout Fulks as more than ready for a national
Continue ReadingALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man is pleading guilty to illegally trafficking wild turtles. Forty-one-year-old Stanlee Fazi of Louisa, Virginia, admitted Monday in federal court in Alexandria that he made nearly $13,000 over three years catching and selling turtles to customers across the U.S. Prosecutors say many were brokers who went on to sell
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Lawmakers in Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere are working to remove barriers between college athletes trying to cash in on their fame and the schools for which they play. The latest legislative maneuvering paves the way for schools and their fundraising arms to be directly involved in securing
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Aunque falta más de un año para las elecciones presidenciales de EE.UU. previstas para el 5 de noviembre de 2024, ya comenzaron a anunciarse las postulaciones de quienes buscarán competir por la presidencia. El actual presidente, Joe Biden, anunció este martes que se postulará para ser el candidato demócrata en
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press The College Board is revamping its Advanced Placement African American studies course again, vowing to give students an “unflinching encounter with the facts” following criticism that it watered down curriculum on slavery reparations and the Black Lives Matter movement after pressure from conservative politicians. The company did not say what
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Black holes have a reputation for snacking on stars, but some of these celestial garbage disposals may be messier than others, according to new research. Astrophysicists used 3D computer models to show that intermediate-mass black holes take a few bites out of wayward stars before tossing away the stellar crumbs and
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN A group of Republican senators on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to “use all available tools” to sanction cloud computing firms with links to China. The letter led by Sen. Bill Hagerty calls on the Departments of Commerce, State and Treasury to impose “sanctions, export restrictions, and investment bans” on companies
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN In the days after TikTok’s CEO was grilled by Congress for the first time, many TikTok users began posting about an alternative platform called Lemon8, sometimes with eerily similar language. Multiple creators described the app as being like “if Pinterest and Instagram had a baby, with TikTok’s algorithm.”
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Olga Voitovych, CNN A little part of Ukraine is reborn in southern Brazil. Just over a year ago, Ukrainian soccer team FC Mariupol disappeared, as the city it represented was pummeled by Russian artillery and bombers. On March 19, 2022, the team was due to welcome FC Kollos to the Volodymyr
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind drug for a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen’s infused drug for patients with a rare genetic mutation that affects less than 500 people in the U.S. The drug is the first
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The federal government will “not hesitate to crack down” on harmful business practices involving artificial intelligence, the head of the Federal Trade Commission warned Tuesday in a message partly directed at the developers of widely-used AI tools such as ChatGPT. FTC Chair Lina Khan joined top officials from U.S.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó ya se encuentra en Miami, luego del periplo que lo llevó desde Venezuela a Colombia y desde allí, finalmente, a Estados Unidos. ¿Por qué estaba en Bogotá si no había sido invitado por el Gobierno colombiano a la conferencia sobre la situación de Venezuela?
Continue ReadingTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Preliminary autopsy reports show eight members of an Oklahoma family found dead inside their burning home were each shot. The bodies of Brian Nelson, 34, his wife Brittney Nelson, 32, and their six children were found in October inside the flaming home in Broken Arrow, a Tulsa suburb. Police at the
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) said Tuesday she has cosponsored two bipartisan proposals that would encourage expungement of cannabis offenses and prepare for the inevitable end to cannabis prohibition.
Continue ReadingBy Mengchen Zhang, Alex Stambaugh and Ashley Strickland, CNN China’s Zhurong rover on Mars has been in hibernation since last May due to an “unpredictable accumulation” of dust, mission designer Zhang Rongqiao said, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday. Powered by solar energy, Zhurong landed in a large plain in Mars’ northern hemisphere called
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– The Oregon Department of Forestry is inviting public comment on planned projects, timber sales and other management activities in state-owned forests in fiscal year 2024.
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Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) announced Monday the 2023 Central Oregon Largest Employers List, including breakouts of the top employers in each community.
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Clint Frazier has been released from his minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. The Rangers said the release was a mutual agreement. The 28-year-old hit .250 with one homer and four RBIs in 15 games for Triple-A Round Rock. The first-round draft pick by Cleveland in 2013 batted .216 in
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Warren Sapp and Randy Moss waited longer than expected to hear their names called in the first round of the NFL draft because teams were concerned about off-field issues. Both players ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jalen Carter was once projected to be the
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Oregon State University has had a record eight applicants earn placement into the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2023-24 academic year.
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