The Oregon FAIR Plan Association board of directors recently approved an increase in coverage limits for personal and commercial dwellings in the face of statewide increased wildfire risk and increased housing values and construction costs. The board also hired Stephen Steinbeck as executive director.
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Kesaieva, Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio and Katharina Krebs, CNN Ukrainian forces says they are conducting “effective counterattacks” in the Bakhmut area, in comments that are in line with claims from the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner that Kyiv has recaptured some territory. Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday accused a
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Maegan Vazquez and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden‘s anticipated meeting originally scheduled for Friday with congressional leaders aimed at discussing a deal to avert a default on the national debt has been postponed, a White House spokesperson said. Friday’s meeting would have been the second time in less than a week
Continue ReadingBy GUILLERMO GARAT Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Marcelo Bielsa has agreed to become coach of Uruguay’s national team according to an executive of the country’s soccer association. Jorge Casales, a member of the executive committee of the Uruguayan soccer association, told The Associated Press that the former Leeds manager will sign a contract
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Good Thursday evening, Central Oregon! Today we continued our warming trend to the low 70s, but some cloud cover has lingered over the High Desert. Winds have remained gentle out of the north at around 5 mph. Our lows overnight will also warm up a bit, to the mid 40s. Tomorrow will be a beautiful
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would help recover fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits paid out during the pandemic. The final vote was 230-200, with 10 Democrats crossing over to vote with the Republicans. An ironic twist on the House floor occurred when now-indicted New York Republican Rep. George Santos,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En lo alto del tren de carga, que retumba, un joven dice que lo han atacado y asaltado. No hay sombra para protegerse del sol abrasador durante el día, ni un lugar donde calentarse en el frío intenso de la noche. Pero aún así, dice, este brutal viaje vale la pena.
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday. Leaders of the search efforts “have concluded that survival is outside the window of possibility,” citing the rocky terrain, the climbers’ limited
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A teenager is in critical condition Thursday afternoon after being shot by a Baltimore police officer. Officials say the shooting followed a foot pursuit during which police repeatedly ordered the teen, who was armed, to drop his weapon. An officer initially approached the 17-year-old because he was
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have their secondary again under construction following another season of passive and leaky pass coverage. The greatest upgrade potential actually lies in their draft class from the previous year. Injuries kept the collective contributions from safety Lewis Cine and cornerbacks Andrew
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A day after New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in the U.S., he signed an agreement Thursday with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008. “What would have been the start
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit says California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration improperly approved permits for new oil wells. The Center for Biological Diversity filed the lawsuit Thursday. It says the California Geologic Energy Management Division approved 21 oil and gas permits without doing an adequate environmental review. The lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called — and it’s a woman. He did not name her but said she will be starting in about six weeks. Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and
Continue ReadingAMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan. The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The guessing game began a few days ago, when an anonymous, untitled book scheduled for July 9 —— “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” — had Taylor Swift fans so convinced she had written a memoir that they made it a bestseller. By Thursday, the Swift rumors had been refuted and
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are last in the NL Central with a 13-25 record in a surprisingly lackluster start for one of baseball’s winningest franchises. It’s the worst 38-game start for the team since it was 13-25 in 1925, according to Sportradar. The Cardinals haven’t finished
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Federico Gatti scored deep into stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Juventus against six-time champion Sevilla in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals. Forward Youssef En-Nesyri scored the opening goal for Sevilla. Roma stayed on course to claim back-to-back European titles by beating Bayer Leverkusen 1-0
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Rays left-hander Tyler Glasnow has been cleared to make his next minor league injury rehabilitation appearance in his return from an oblique injury, a day after a start was cut short by left side tightness. Glasnow was hurt while throwing batting practice at spring training on Feb. 27. He threw 46 pitches for
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami’s top pitching prospect, Eury Pérez, will make his major league debut Friday when the Marlins host Cincinnati. At 20 years, 27 days old, he’ll become the youngest starting pitcher in the club’s history and the only MLB player born after 2002. Injuries to left-hander Trevor
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– A Colombia llegó este jueves un segundo vuelo con casi 137 migrantes deportados desde Estados Unidos, informó Migración Colombia en su cuenta de Twitter. Este es el segundo grupo que la institución recibe en días consecutivos. El miércoles el organismo informó en sus redes sociales que había recibido a 209 personas
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